9/11 14th Anniversary: The 25 Most Powerful Photos

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    The South Tower of the World Trade Center explodes in flames after being hit by the hijacked airliner, United Airlines Flight 175.
    3/27 The South Tower of the World Trade Center explodes in flames after being hit by the hijacked airliner, United Airlines Flight 175.
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    The north tower of New York's World Trade Center collapses after being struck by hijacked American Airlines Flight 11.
    4/27 The north tower of New York's World Trade Center collapses after being struck by hijacked American Airlines Flight 11.
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    Doug Kanter's picture of a man standing amid the seemingly endless World Trade Center rubble, calling out for survivors.
    5/27 Doug Kanter's picture of a man standing amid the seemingly endless World Trade Center rubble, calling out for survivors.
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    President George W. Bush was informed by his chief of staff Andrew Card of the attacks on the World Trade Center during a school reading event in Sarasota, Florida.
    6/27 President George W. Bush was informed by his chief of staff Andrew Card of the attacks on the World Trade Center during a school reading event in Sarasota, Florida.
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    This image (another by Stan Honda) shows a survivor, layered in eerie, white dust, trudging away from the cataclysm.
    7/27 This image (another by Stan Honda) shows a survivor, layered in eerie, white dust, trudging away from the cataclysm.
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    Stunned, frightened Marcy Borders, 28, is covered in dust as she takes refuge in an office building after one of the World Trade Center towers collapsed.
    8/27 Stunned, frightened Marcy Borders, 28, is covered in dust as she takes refuge in an office building after one of the World Trade Center towers collapsed.
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    Jennifer S. Altman, a freelance photographer, took this picture of the towers ablaze, and far, far below them, one woman wearing an expression of pure horror.
    9/27 Jennifer S. Altman, a freelance photographer, took this picture of the towers ablaze, and far, far below them, one woman wearing an expression of pure horror.
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    Joe Rosenthal's photograph of five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the Stars and Stripes at Iwo Jima.
    10/27 Joe Rosenthal's photograph of five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising the Stars and Stripes at Iwo Jima.
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    Photo: DOUG KANTER/AFP/Getty Images
    11/27 Photo: DOUG KANTER/AFP/Getty Images
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    Photo: Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/Getty Images
    12/27 Photo: Jose Jimenez/Primera Hora/Getty Images
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    Hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 (L) flies toward the World Trade Center, as the north tower burns following the earlier attack.
    13/27 Hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 (L) flies toward the World Trade Center, as the north tower burns following the earlier attack.
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    Looking West Over St. Paul's, Lower Manhattan.
    14/27 Looking West Over St. Paul's, Lower Manhattan.
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    Hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes at 9.03am.
    15/27 Hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 from Boston crashes into the south tower of the World Trade Center and explodes at 9.03am.
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    Here, firefighter Tony James cries while attending the funeral service for New York Fire Department chaplain Mychal Judge at New York's St. Francis of Assisi Church.
    16/27 Here, firefighter Tony James cries while attending the funeral service for New York Fire Department chaplain Mychal Judge at New York's St. Francis of Assisi Church.
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    Getty photographer Spencer Platt's picture of a crowd in Lower Manhattan watching the twin towers burn.
    17/27 Getty photographer Spencer Platt's picture of a crowd in Lower Manhattan watching the twin towers burn.
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    An unidentified New York City fireman walks away from Ground Zero after the collapse of the towers.
    18/27 An unidentified New York City fireman walks away from Ground Zero after the collapse of the towers.
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    A rescue helicopter surveys damage to the Pentagon as firefighters battle flames after an airplane crashed into the U.S. military Headquarters outside of Washington.
    19/27 A rescue helicopter surveys damage to the Pentagon as firefighters battle flames after an airplane crashed into the U.S. military Headquarters outside of Washington.
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    A satellite image of lower Manhattan shows smoke and ash rising from the site of the World Trade Center at 11.43am on September 12, 2001.
    20/27 A satellite image of lower Manhattan shows smoke and ash rising from the site of the World Trade Center at 11.43am on September 12, 2001.
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    A New York City fireman calls for ten more rescue workers to make their way into the rubble in this photograph by U.S. Navy Photographer's Mate 1st Class Preston Keres.
    21/27 A New York City fireman calls for ten more rescue workers to make their way into the rubble in this photograph by U.S. Navy Photographer's Mate 1st Class Preston Keres.
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    A photo taken on September 11, 2001 by the New York City Police Department as the North Tower collapses, engulfing lower Manhattan in smoke and ash.
    22/27 A photo taken on September 11, 2001 by the New York City Police Department as the North Tower collapses, engulfing lower Manhattan in smoke and ash.
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    A man covered in dust walks in the street near the site of the World Trade Center towers in New York City, in this file photo.
    23/27 A man covered in dust walks in the street near the site of the World Trade Center towers in New York City, in this file photo.
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    Firefighters - stark against the grayish white dust that blanketed so much of lower Manhattan - walk a path cleared of rubble near the base of the destroyed south tower in the days after the attacks.
    24/27 Firefighters - stark against the grayish white dust that blanketed so much of lower Manhattan - walk a path cleared of rubble near the base of the destroyed south tower in the days after the attacks.
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    In a scene repeated with terrifying frequency as flames engulfed the top of the towers, a man falls (or leaps, as was evidently the case with many victims) to his death from the World Trade Center.
    25/27 In a scene repeated with terrifying frequency as flames engulfed the top of the towers, a man falls (or leaps, as was evidently the case with many victims) to his death from the World Trade Center.
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    Witnesses watch flames spew from one of the several buildings - in addition to the Twin Towers - damaged or destroyed in lower Manhattan.
    26/27 Witnesses watch flames spew from one of the several buildings - in addition to the Twin Towers - damaged or destroyed in lower Manhattan.
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    Rescue workers carry mortally injured New York City Fire Department chaplain Mychal Judge from the wreckage after he was killed by falling debris while administering last rites to another victim.
    27/27 Rescue workers carry mortally injured New York City Fire Department chaplain Mychal Judge from the wreckage after he was killed by falling debris while administering last rites to another victim.

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Today marks 14 years since 9/11. While many images from Ground Zero remain seared in our memory, LIFE.com has shared 25 of the most stirring, powerful photographs from that day, the day everything changed.

For the full photo collection, go to LIFE.com.

Warning: Disturbing images.

 

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