The 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

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.)