THE TENSION: Combat Camera: A 9/11 Retrospective, Part 5

New York, N.Y. (Sep. 14, 2001) -- Cars and motorcycles lay motionless among the wreckage of the World Trade Center, which was destroyed during the Sep. 11, 2001 terrorist attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson.)

New York, N.Y. (Sep. 14, 2001) – Personal effects were hastily abandoned when buildings were evacuated in the wake of the Sep. 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson.)

New York, N.Y. (Sep. 14, 2001) – A New York City firefighter attempts to clear his eyes of soot during rescue efforts at the World Trade Center. The building was destroyed during a Sep. 11, 2001, terrorist attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson.)

New York, N.Y. (Sep. 14, 2001) -- While working around the clock to find survivors, a rescue worker takes a moment to reflect on the impact of the devastating terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. It was an emotional time for the rescue workers because many of them had lost co-workers and friends in the day’s devastation. The World Trade Center was destroyed during a Sep. 11, 2001 terrorist attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson.)

New York, N.Y. (Sept. 14, 2001) -- Days after a Sep. 11 terrorist attack, fires still burn amidst the rubble of the World Trade Center. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson.)

New York, N.Y. (Sept. 14, 2001) -- A "bucket brigade" works to clear rubble and debris, hoping to find survivors of the deadly terrorist attack on the World Trade Center (WTC). The WTC was destroyed during a Sep. 11, 2001, terrorist attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson.)

New York, N.Y. (Sept. 13, 2001) -- A symbol of freedom flaps in the wind, contrasted by a soot-covered building. Patriotism was widespread throughout New York city, as well as the country, as rescue workers labored to save lives. The World Trade Center was destroyed during a September 11, 2001 terrorist attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson.)

New York, N.Y. (Sept. 13, 2001) -- A weary New York City firefighter surveys the destruction as he departs the area. Most of the emergency personnel worked tirelessly for more than 24-hours immediately following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack that brought down the World Trade Center. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson.)

New York, NY (Sept. 13, 2001) – A rescuer takes a break from the toil of the recovery efforts surrounded by the eerie reminder of what once was a bustling area of world commerce. The World Trade Center was destroyed during a September 11, 2001, terrorist attack. (U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Jim Watson.)

WASHINGTON -- Firefighters struggle to contain a spreading fire after a hijacked commercial jetliner crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. The Pentagon crash followed an attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City in one of the worst terrorist attacks in history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jim Varhegyi.)

WASHINGTON -- Police helicopters and emergency ambulance crews stand by to aid injured workers following the crash of a hijacked commercial airliner into a section of the Pentagon. Military and civilians helped transport injured people on litters to ambulances for treatment and transportation to hospitals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gary Coppage.)

The "Tribute in Light" memorial is in remembrance of the events of Sept. 11, 2001. The two towers of light are composed of two banks of high wattage spotlights that point straight up from a lot next to Ground Zero. This photo was taken from Liberty State Park, N.J., Sept. 11, the five-year anniversary of 9/11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Denise Gould.)

On the fifth anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 184 beams of light rise from the courtyard of the Pentagon. The lights are to remember the 184 lives lost when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon Sept. 11, 2001. (U.S. Air Force photo/Col. Walter Gordon.)