"The definition of a modern approach to war is the acknowledgement of individual lives lost."

              - Maya Lin 

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  Rebuilding the WTC

  Narration: Tom Hanks  (9:43)

  The care in constructing the WTC Memorial is a metaphor for the success of fostering community and American resilience in times of great crisis.

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  9/11 Memorial, Tribute in Light

  Ten-Year Anniversary    (2:55)

  These videos and photos were taken at the National 9/11 Memorial at Ground Zero on the first two days in 2011 that it was opened to the public.

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  9/11 World Trade Ctr. Memorial

  9/11 Memorial Team   (3:18)

  Individuals who played a part in building this memorial describe the site design, and a 9/11 victim's daughter tells what the memorial means to her.

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  The Museum within a Museum

  9/11 Museum Director, Architects  (3:15)

  The original space of the World Trade Center site and its remnants are as important to the storytelling of 9/11 as the museum that houses it.

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  WTC Symbol of Resilience

  Last Column Removed from WTC   (3:12)

  The Last Column was the final steel beam recovery workers ceremonially removed from Ground Zero, marking the formal end of a long recovery effort.

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  9/11 Anniversary Ceremony

  Ground Zero 9/11 Ceremony   (3:57)

  This ceremony at the 9/11 Memorial Plaza has become a tradition for family members of victims of both the 2001 and 1993 attacks on the World Trade Center.

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