Bill Spade stands in front of the Ladder 3 Fire Truck at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_17.jpg
Bill Spade, a firefighter in FDNY Rescue 5, who was with John D'Allara in his last moments on 9/11. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_03.jpg
An archive image of John McLoughlin and his colleagues. McLoughlin was a Port Authority Police Sergeant who was buried in rubble of the World Trade Center on 9/11 and survived. (Photo courtesy John McLoughlin)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_Archive_37.jpg
Bill Spade, a firefighter in FDNY Rescue 5, who was with John D'Allara in his last moments on 9/11. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_02.jpg
John McLoughlin, John Busching, and Scott Fox are reunited after many years. McLoughlin was trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center for 22 hours after 9/11, and Busching and Fox were two of the people who helped rescue him. (National Geographic/Harrison Cooney)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_28.jpg
Nicholas D'Allara, son of John D'Allara, who was killed in the collapse of the North Tower on 9/11. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_14.jpg
John D'Allara and Nicholas D'Allara chat during their reunion with the Spade family. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_15.jpg
Carol D'Allara, whose husband John D'Allara died in the the collapse of the North Tower on 9/11. John D'Allara was a member of NYPD's Emergency Service Unit. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_01.jpg
John Busching and Scott Fox are reunited after many years. Busching and Fox helped to rescue John McLoughlin, who was trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center for 22 hours after 9/11. (National Geographic/Harrison Cooney)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_29.jpg
Carol D'Allara with her sons Nicholas and John, during their reunion with Bill Spade. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_05.jpg
The D'Allara family and the Spade family pose together during their reunion. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_10.jpg
Carol D'Allara with her sons Nicholas and John, during their reunion with Bill Spade. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_04.jpg
Carol D'Allara smiles while talking with Bill Spade, who was with her husband John D'Allara when he was killed on 9/11. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_12.jpg
Bill Spade holds a photo of John D'Allara, who was a member of the NYPD Emergency Service Unit and died during the collapse of the North Tower on 9/11. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_07.jpg
An archive image of John D'Allara, an Emergency Service Unit officer who died during the collapse of the North Tower on 9/11. (Photo courtesy Carol D'Allara)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_Archive_40.jpg
Carol D'Allara and her sons Nicholas and John, sit with Bill Spade and his family during their reunion. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_09.jpg
John McLoughlin and Scott Fox, a retired firefighter, who helped to rescue John from a pile of rubble after the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11. (National Geographic/Harrison Cooney)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_21.jpg
John McLoughlin, who was a sergeant with the Port Authority police, was trapped in the rubble after the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11 for 22 hours. (National Geographic/Harrison Cooney)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_20.jpg
Bill Spade holds John D'Allara's badge, which his son Nicholas D'Allara now carries. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_08.jpg
John McLoughlin recounts the events of 9/11, in which he was trapped for 22 hours in a pile of rubble after the collapse of the World Trade Center. (National Geographic/Harrison Cooney)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_24.jpg
John McLoughlin, John Busching, and Scott Fox are reunited after many years. McLoughlin was trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center for 22 hours after 9/11, and Busching and Fox were two of the people who helped rescue him. (National Geographic/Harrison Cooney)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_30.jpg
Bill Spade stands in front of the memorial wall at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_18.jpg
An archive image of John Busching, an Emergency Service Unit officer who helped save John McLoughlin on 9/11. (Photo courtesy John Busching)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_Archive_39.jpg
An archive photo of Bill Spade, a firefighter in Rescue 5 who was a first responder on 9/11, with his colleagues. (Photo courtesy Bill Spade)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_Archive_36.jpeg
An archive image of Scott Fox as a firefighter in Rescue 5. Though he was retired at the time of 9/11, he went to help and save John McLoughlin from the pile. (Photo courtesy Scott Fox)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_Archive_38.jpg
John McLoughlin, who was a sergeant with the Port Authority police, was trapped in the rubble after the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11 for 22 hours. (National Geographic/Harrison Cooney)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_19.jpg
Behind-the-scenes as John McLoughlin, John Busching, and Scott Fox are reunited after many years. McLoughlin was trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center for 22 hours after 9/11, and Busching and Fox were two of the people who helped rescue him. (National Geographic/Harrison Cooney)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_31.jpg
Scott Fox, a retired firefighter, during his reunion with John McLoughlin and John Busching. (National Geographic/Harrison Cooney)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_25.jpg
Scott Fox, John McLoughlin, and John Busching pose together during their reunion. McLoughlin was trapped in the rubble of the World Trade Center for 22 hours after 9/11, and Busching and Fox were two of the people who helped rescue him. (National Geographic/Harrison Cooney)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_33.jpg
John McLoughlin chats with John Busching about the events of 9/11. Busching was one of the people who helped to rescue McLoughlin from the rubble of the World Trade Center. (National Geographic/Harrison Cooney)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_27.jpg
John McLoughlin recounts the events of 9/11, in which he was trapped for 22 hours in a pile of rubble after the collapse of the World Trade Center. (National Geographic/Harrison Cooney)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_26.jpg
Scott Fox, a retired firefighter, during the reunion with John McLoughlin and John Busching. (National Geographic/Harrison Cooney)Posted 08/07/26103_911Reunited_32.jpg
Lt. Col. Marilyn Wills and Cmdr. Craig Powell, who worked at the Pentagon during the 9/11 attacks, take a photo together after being reunited. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26102_911Reunited_25.jpg
Cmdr. Craig Powell and Lt. Col. Marilyn Wills, who both worked at the Pentagon during 9/11, are reunited after many years. (National Geographic/Virginia Sherwood)Posted 08/07/26102_911Reunited_19.jpg
