FDNY's ground zero search: "It's a family member. We want to be there." | 60 Minutes Archive
Members of the FDNY's Squad 18 who were off duty on the morning of 9/11 worked 24-hour shifts digging through the wreckage at ground zero in search of missing firefighters.
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