The number of lives lost in the 9/11 attacks likely would have been higher had William Rodriguez not been one of five people to have this inside the North Tower of the World Trade Center.

Imagine coming into work one day like you normally do, but then later on, frantically embarking on a mission in which the success of it might result in your death.

Even while the massive cleanup effort was going on after the Twin Towers were destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, plans were being formulated as to what the replacement to the towers would look like.

Get your tissues handy, because the 9/11 Memorial & Museum is getting ready to host a touching tribute for family members of those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

This many years later, officials are still trying to identify victims’ remains. The other 40% have been difficult to identify due to being badly damaged by fuel and fire. And in at least 40 cases in which they’ve used the technology, the DNA has been successfully extracted. However, there are no DNA samples from all of the family members of the victims for reference. “I would love to be able to say that we’re going to identify -- that’s our goal, to identify every victim,” Desire said.