PHOTOS: The National 9/11 Memorial Museum
May 14, 2014
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (back L) hugs retired New York City Fire fighter Mickey Kross as he greeted first responders to the scene of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001, during the opening ceremony for the National September 11 Memorial Museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City. The museum spans seven stories, mostly underground, and contains artifacts from the attack on the World Trade Center Towers on September 11, 2001 that include the 80 ft high tridents, the so-called "Ground Zero Cross," the destroyed remains of Company 21's New York Fire Department Engine as well as smaller items such as letter that fell from a hijacked plane and posters of missing loved ones projected onto the wall of the museum. The museum will open to the public on May 21. (Photo by Mike Segar-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490808425 )
Visitors watch a screen projection of the dedication ceremony for the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York, Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/New York Daily News, James Keivom, Pool) ( Sept 11 Museum )
Men in uniform walk to position at the start of the dedication ceremony for the National September 11 Memorial Museum on Thursday, May 15, 2014 in New York. (AP Photo/John Angelillo, Pool) ( Sept 11 Museum )
A woman places a hand on the names engraved along the South reflecting pool at the Ground Zero memorial site during the dedication ceremony of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York on Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Spencer Platt, Pool) ( Sept 11 Museum )
President Barack Obama (R) assists Ling Young (L) and Alison Crowther to the platform to speak during the dedication ceremony in Foundation Hall at the National September 11 Memorial Museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City. Young was working on the 86th floor of the South Tower and was one of 12 people who escaped the sky lobby after Flight 175 struck the World Trade Center. Crowther is the mother of Welles Crowther who was killed on September 11 while assisting in the evacuation efforts in the South Tower. (Photo by Richard Drew-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490796173 )
A woman wipes away tears at the Ground Zero memorial site while watching the dedication ceremony of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at in New York on Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Spencer Platt, Pool) ( Sept 11 Museum )
President Barack Obama pauses as he speaks at the National September 11 Memorial Museum, Thursday, May 15, 2014, in New York. The president praised the new Sept. 11 museum on Thursday as "a sacred place of healing and of hope" that captures both the story and the spirit of heroism and helpfulness that followed the attacks. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ( Obama Sept 11 Museum )
Members of the general public watch a screen projection of U.S. President Barack Obama giving a speech during the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Anthony Behar-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490795257 )
Former New York City Mayor David Dinkins arrives at the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Anthony Behar-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490795125 )
President Barack Obama speaks at the National September 11 Memorial Museum, Thursday, May 15, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ( Obama Sept 11 Museum )
A firefighter looks towards the World Trade Center site from within the FDNY's Ten House fire station following a ceremony dedicating the National September 11 Memorial Museum, Thursday, May 15, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow) ( Sept 11 Museum )
U.S. President Barak Obama speaks about Welles Crowther, pictured on the screen with his mother Alison, during the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Chang W. Lee-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490795389 )
Mickey Kross (C), who served as a Lt. in FDNY, accompanied by ten other members of FDNY and Port Authority who were trapped and survived during 9/11, speaks during the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Chang W. Lee-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490795725 )
Invited guests listen as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the opening ceremony for the National September 11 Memorial Museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Segar-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490796261 )
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, along with former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton tour the Memorial Hall at the National September 11 Memorial Museum with former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Thursday, May 15, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ( Obama Sept 11 Museum )
Former New York Governor George Pataki (2nd L), greets former U.S. President Bill Clinton (R) and former US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Chang W. Lee-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490796299 )
People gather on the plaza of the National September 11 Memorial to watch the telecast of the dedication ceremony for the museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490807253 )
Former New York Mayor and current chairman of the National September 11 Memorial Museum, Michael Bloomberg, delivers his remarks during the dedication ceremony in Foundation Hall at the National September 11 Memorial Museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City.(Photo by Richard Drew-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490796447 )
People gather on the plaza of the National September 11 Memorial to watch the telecast of the dedication ceremony for the museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490807255 )
US President Barack Obama speaks at the dedication of the national September 11 Memorial Museum in New York, on May 15, 2014. Obama inaugurated the museum commemorating the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda suicide attackers which killed nearly 2,800 people. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 529785028 )
U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by John Munson-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490808155 )
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani hugs FDNY Lt Mickey Kross during the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by John Munson-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490808159 )
First responders Manny Rodriguez, Pia Hofmann, Det. Anthony Favara, of the NYPD and Lt. Stephen Butler, of the Port Authority Police, speak next to the "Last Beam" during the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by John Munson-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490808167 )
Visitors gather on the plaza of the National September 11 Memorial to watch a live video of U.S. President Barack Obama's speech during the dedication ceremony for the National September 11 Memorial Museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by James Keivom-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490808673 )
Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani speaks during the dedication ceremony in Foundation Hall at the National September 11 Memorial Museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Richard Drew-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490808411 )
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (C) greets first responders to the scene of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001, during the opening ceremony for the National September 11 Memorial Museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Segar-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490808489 )
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during the opening ceremony for the National September 11 Memorial Museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Segar-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490808543 )
LaChanze sings Amazing Grace during the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum May 15, 2014 in New York City. Her husband Calvin Gooding was working for Cantor Fitzgerald and was killed on 9/11 while working at the World Trade Center. (John Munson-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490808767 )
U.S. President Barack Obama greets Ling Young and Alison Crowther during the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum May 15, 2014 in New York City. Young escaped the South Tower of the World Trade Center with the help of Crowther's son Welles, who died that day. (John Munson-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490808773 )
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks during the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum May 15, 2014 in New York City. (John Munson-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490808777 )
Members of the general public are reflected in the glass facade of the 9/11 Memorial Museum pavilion during the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York on Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Anthony Behar, Pool) ( Sept 11 Museum )
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by John Munson-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490808787 )
Members of the general public watch a screen projection on the World Trade Center Plaza during the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York on Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/ Anthony Behar, Pool) ( Sept 11 Museum )
(L-R) Former U.S. president Bill Clinton (L), former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, former New York Governor George Pataki and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani attend the opening ceremony for the National September 11 Memorial Museum at ground zero May 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Segar-Pool/Getty Images) ( 490808857 )
Former President Bill Clinton attends the dedication ceremony in Foundation Hall, of the National September 11 Memorial Museum, in New York, Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, Pool) ( Sept 11 Museum )
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police cadets pause at the Ground Zero memorial site during the dedication ceremony of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York, Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Spencer Platt, Pool) ( Sept 11 Museum )
Members of the general public watch a screen projection of U.S. President Barack Obama giving a speech during the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York on Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Anthony Behar, Pool) ( Sept 11 Museum )
As the image of Welles Crowther, a victim of the September 11 attacks is displayed behind him, President Barack Obama speaks at the National September 11 Memorial Museum, Thursday, May 15, 2014, in New York. Obama spoke at the dedication in New York for the National September 11 Memorial Museum. He said the museum tells the story of 9/11 so that future generations will never forget. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ( Obama Sept 11 Museum )
President Barack Obama speaks at the dedication of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York, Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Timothy A. Clary, Pool) ( Sept 11 Museum )
People watch a live video from the Ground Zero memorial site of the dedication ceremony of the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York on Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Spencer Platt, Pool) ( Sept 11 Museum )
A woman cries as she watches the screen projection of U.S. President Barack Obama giving a speech during the dedication ceremony at the National September 11 Memorial Museum in New York on Thursday, May 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Anthony Behar, Pool) ( Sept 11 Museum )
US President Barack Obama looks at the pictures of 9/11 victims as he tours the National September 11 Memorial & Museum on May 15, 2014 in New York. Obama inaugurated the museum commemorating the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks by Al-Qaeda suicide attackers which killed nearly 2,800 people. AFP PHOTO/Jewel SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images ( 529786443 )
President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, former President Bill Clinton, and Diana Taylor, tour the Memorial Hall at the National September 11 Memorial Museum, Thursday, May 15, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ( Obama Sept 11 Museum )
Steel from the World Trader Center north tower floors 97 and 98, left, is displayed at the National Sept. 11 Memorial Museum, Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo) ( Sept 11 Museum )
A recovery mask used by a burn victim from the attacks on September 11 is viewed during a tour of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490461157 )
The only World Trade Center presentation model still in existence is viewed during a preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490461287 )
Surviving firefighter Dan Potter's fire helmet, which he used at Ground Zero on September 11, is viewed during a tour the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490461289 )
Artifacts from Ground Zero are are viewed during a preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490461291 )
The burn mask, right, of a World Trade Center survivor who was injured by burning jet fuel, is displayed at the National Sept. 11 Memorial Museum, Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo) ( Sept 11 Museum )
The bullhorn President George W. Bush used to speak to first responders and the public at Ground Zero on September 14 is viewed during a tour the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images ( 490462739 )
A sign tracking the time Osama Bin Laden was at large is displayed at the National Sept. 11 Memorial Museum, Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo) ( Sept 11 Museum )
Fragments of the fuselage of Flight 11, that hit the World Trader Center, are displayed at the National Sept. 11 Memorial Museum, Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo) ( Sept 11 Museum )
The "Survivor Stairs", remnants of a Vesey Street staircase where many people who worked at the World Trade Center towers during the September 11, 2001 attack escaped to the street, seen during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529759584 )
A photograph of one of the World Trade Center towers collapsing after the September 11, 2001 attack, seen during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/StanHONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529759591 )
Detail of objects found after the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon, seen during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529759610 )
A display showing the Al-Qaeda hijackers, is seen during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529759753 )
A model of the World Trade Center buildings, seen during a press preview in the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529760043 )
Workers prepare for the opening of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529759910 )
Handmade missing posters of victims of September 11 are viewed during a tour of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. The long awaited museum will open to the public on May 21 following a six-day dedication period for 9/11 families, survivors, first responders ,workers, and local city residents. For the dedication period the doors to the museum will be open for 24-hours a day from May 15 through May 20. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490425545 )
Artifacts from Ground Zero, including part of a television and radio antenna from the North Tower, is viewed during a preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490425573 )
Artifacts from Ground Zero, including an elevator motor from one of the buildings, is viewed during a preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490425575 )
The destroyed Ladder 3 fire truck is viewed during a tour of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490430197 )
A firefighters shirt used at Ground Zero on September 11 is viewed during a tour the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490430209 )
People tour the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490430211 )
People tour the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490430269 )
People tour the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490430237 )
A worker under a photograph of the World Trade Center seen during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529758695 )
A quote from Virgil seen during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529758461 )
People tour the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490430271 )
A photograph of the World Trade Center after the September 11, 2001 attacks (L) and a column and facade segment (R) seen during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529759146 )
An exhibit of memorials seen during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529758998 )
An exhibit of memorials seen during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529759007 )
This Sept. 10, 2012 file photo shows electronic images of victims of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, destined to be a part of the future 9/11 Memorial Museum, during a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) ( Sept 11 Museum )
People tour the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. The long awaited museum will open to the public on May 21 following a six-day dedication period for 9/11 families, survivors, first responders ,workers, and local city residents. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490424761 )
Visitors to the Sept. 11 Memorial, left, peer at pair of World Trade Center tridents, that once formed part of the exterior structural support of the east facade of the building, in the Sept. 11 Museum, in New York, Wednesday, May 14, 2014. (AP Photo) ( Sept 11 Museum )
A New York Fire Department ambulance, is seen during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529757663 )
National September 11 Memorial & Museum Chairman Michael Bloomberg (C), 9/11 Memorial Museum Director Alice Greenwald (L) and 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels (R) at a press conference before a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529751537 )
This June 27, 2013 file photo shows perimeter box columns from the World Trade Center installed in the 9/11 Museum with a view towards the new 1 World Trade Center in New York. Recovered from the WTC site after Sept. 11, 2001, this structural steel called ìtridents,î rose from the base of the North Tower. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File) ( Sept 11 Museum )
An American Flag recovered from the World Trade Center site is viewed during a preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490424281 )
Visitors to the Sept. 11 Memorial peek through a window at pair of World Trade Center tridents displayed inside the Sept. 11 Museum, Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in New York. Leaders of the soon-to-open museum are portraying it as a monument to unity and resilience. The tridents once formed part of the exterior structural support on the east facade of one of the buildings. (AP Photo) ( Sept 11 Museum )
Artifacts from Ground Zero, including the cross made out of steel from the buildings, is viewed during a preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490424215 )
Artifacts from Ground Zero, including the cross made out of steel from the buildings, is viewed during a preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490424219 )
A destroyed fire department ambulance from Ground Zero is viewed during a preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490424277 )
A salvaged bicycle rack from Ground Zero is viewed during a preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490424287 )
An opening panel showing a timeline of events seen during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529757235 )
Helmets worn by New York City Fire Department Firefighter Christian Waugh on September 11, 2001,are seen during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529757614 )
Artifacts and images from Ground Zero are viewed during a preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490424389 )
The destroyed Ladder 3 fire truck is viewed during a tour of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490424757 )
A pair of World Trade Center tridents, that once formed part of the exterior structural support of the east facade of the building, stand in the Sept. 11 Museum, in New York, Wednesday, May 14, 2014.Leaders of the soon-to-open Sept. 11 museum are portraying it as a monument to unity and resilience. (AP Photo) ( Sept 11 Museum )
Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a news conference at the September 11 Memorial Museum before a press tour on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490424579 )
A salvaged section of steel facade from the North Tower from Ground Zero is viewed during a preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490424801 )
A painter gives a touch-up to a wall inside the Sept. 11 Museum, adjacent to a pair of World Trade Center tridents, that once formed part of the exterior structural support of the east facade of the building, Wednesday, May 14, 2014, in New York. Leaders of the soon-to-open museum are portraying it as a monument to unity and resilience. (AP Photo) ( Sept 11 Museum )
The personal identification of Glenn J. Winuk, who was killed at Ground Zero on September 11, is viewed during a tour the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490424919 )
Artifacts from Ground Zero is viewed during a preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum on May 14, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) ( 490424921 )
National September 11 Memorial & Museum Chairman Michael Bloomberg (at podium), speaks at a press conference before a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529751574 )
National September 11 Memorial & Museum Chairman Michael Bloomberg (R), 9/11 Memorial Museum Director Alice Greenwald (L) and 9/11 Memorial President Joe Daniels (C) at a press conference before a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529751591 )
Members of the media in the Historical Exhibition area during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529757008 )
Charles G. Wolf, whose wife Katherine died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, speaks to reporters after a press conference before a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. No remains of Wolf's wife were found. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529751613 )
The symbolic Last Column (R), a steel beam from one of the World Trade Center towers, stands near the Slurry Wall (L), which holds back the Hudson River waters, seen during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529757161 )
Remains of a New York City Fire Department Ladder Company 3 truck is seen during a press preview of the National September 11 Memorial Museum at the World Trade Center site May 14, 2014 in New York. AFP PHOTO/Stan HONDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 529757046 )
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