Photo SpecialThe Miners: The Lives They Lived

The 13 men who worked together in the Sago Mine depended on friends, family and each other. Here are their stories

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BAND OF BROTHERS

Like the tunnels and chambers of the mine in north-central West Virginia, the lives of the 12 good men who died in the Jan. 2 explosion were inextricably linked. "They were actually family underneath there," says Anna McCloy, wife of the sole survivor. (Here, a local pays his respects.)

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Credit: ED REINKE/AP

Updated: Friday Jan 13, 2006 | 06:00 AM EST

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