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Image: Coast Guard Strike Team Members Work Around 9/11 Debris
Members from the Coast Guard Strike Team work through the rubble and debris around Ground Zero following the attack on the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan on Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Tom Sperduto/Released)