PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANDREW HARNIK/THE WASHINGTON TIMES While some come to ground zero in Lower Manhattan to observe the progress on 1 World Trade Center from the nearby World Financial Center, tourists Eliza Grimond (center) and Liz Lyon (left), who traveled from England, look at the photos and dedications left to honor those who died Sept. 11, 2001.
Construction of the One World Trade Center continues Sept. 1, 2011, at ground zero in New York. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
From the nearby World Financial Center, one can see ground zero and the cavities left in Lower Manhattan by the towers destroyed Sept. 11, 2001. Construction workers are making progress on 1 World Trade Center, the largest of four towers planned as part of the $18.7 billion ground zero project. (Andrew Harnick/The Washington Times)
ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS President Bush embraces New York City firefighter Bob Beckwith while standing in front of the collapsed World Trade Center buildings in New York on Sept. 14, 2001. Mr. Bush famously used a bullhorn to reassure ground zero rescue workers, the American public and the world that the terrorists would soon be hearing from the U.S. In Kentucky on May 6, President Obama returns the salute of Adm. Eric T. Olson, commander of U.S. Special Operations Command, as the president arrives at Fort Campbell four days after the killing of 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden by Navy SEALs in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
PHOTOGRAPH PROVIDED BY THE U.S. NAVY The USS New York, with more than 7 tons of steel from the World Trade Center built into its bow, is carrying families of 9/11 victims and first responders from Norfolk, Va., to New York for the 10th anniversary of the attacks.
Families of 9/11 victims and first responders will journey from Norfolk, Va. to the New York Harbor for the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks aboard the USS New York, which is bolstered by seven tons of recovered World Trade Center steel in her bow. (Image from US Navy)
One World Trade Center rises above the lower Manhattan skyline in this aerial photo, Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2011, in New York. Behind the tower are the Hudson River and New Jersey. Sept. 11, 2011, will mark the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the United States. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
A tattered American flag recovered from World Trade Center debris is part of the Smithsonian Institution's upcoming special display of 9/11 "relics," positioned on tables rather than from behind exhibit glass. (National Museum of American History)
Associated Press Caitlin Leavey wears a special necklace in honor of her father, a New York City firefighter who died in a rescue mission in response to the World Trade Center attacks.
