17 20 7169 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at my high school on the morning of September 11th. I was on my way to 2nd hour when a friend came up to me and told me that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. It's a little pathetic- but at that time, I didn't even know what the World Trade Center was. I believe I responded with a, "Oh no way!" and went about my way. Well a few minutes later, the live coverage was on every t.v. in the building. Kids were walking through the halls crying, some people called their parents to go home, and the worst thing--a mother came into the school crying to get her daughter saying that their father, who was in NYC for buisiness, had a meeting that morning in the World Trade Center. That's when I began to realize how serious this was. I became afraid for my father, who works Downtown Chicago. Once the news came that another plane had hit the Pentagon, I grew scared for my Aunt who I knew was flying into Dulles Airport in D.C. that morning. I couldn't believe what was happening, and all I wanted to do was go home and see my family. When I did get home that night, I was relieved to see that my dad had stayed home from work that morning, and that both my parents were safe. My sister was away at college and we got in contact with her to be sure she was safe. However- nobody could contact my aunt. The next few hours were horrible...my mom and I went out to the local grocery store and bought gallons of water because we didn't know what to expect, and we checked our cell phones every 30 seconds to see if someone had called with news of our Aunt. We finally got ahold of her that evening, and she told us that she was pretty much stuck in a hotel in Downtown D.C.- that she didn't even want to go onto the streets because it was so chaotic down there. I've never been happier to know that every member of my family was safe and well. That night I just sat up forever crying, and listening to the rest of my family cry...there are no words. I know I'm only 16 and have alot to learn in life- but I do know that Tuesday, September 11th is a day that I will never forget. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story1339.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-20 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.193.154 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: The first thing i remember from the morning of the 11th is sitting in my 5/6 class Which was freshman social studies. I don't remember what we were studing that and frankly I could care less. I remember sitting there and the phone on the wall ringing. Which almost always meant some one was getting called down to the office. An event that affects only one persons life. Little did I know that phone call would be engraved into my mind. Anyway that call was the school secretary calling my teacher that the World Trade Center buildings had been bombed. We turned the tv one right away. I can't remember if we turned it on before or after the second plane hit but i remember being in total dismay seeing the smoke coming from the top of the buildings. I also remember the conversation skirting around about what happened and how the buildings got bombed. My initial thought was some milatary had gotten pissed at us and dropped an actual bomb onto the buildings but before i had a chance to see video of the planes hitting the buildings the bell rang and it was off to period 7/8. When I got to the next period i wondered why the tv was not on? Had Mr. Leonard heard about the bombings or did he just not care? It turned out he didn't have a coaxial cable to hook the tv up to the wall. Everyone in the class was willing to hunt one down so we could watch the broadcast of the WTC stuff going on. This is where i have to confess that at the moment i volutered to go look for a spare cable i was more woried about gettin out of work then what was going on in New York at that time. Weel Mr. Leonard wouldn't let us look for a cable and we ended up doing work that day. In the next class period i had spanish. The teacher was Mr. Leonards wife she did have a working tv. When i walked in the room i looked at the tv and that is where for the first time i saw video of the planes hitting the towers. I then learned that during the period before the towers had also fallen. The full impact of this didn't really hit me till the next day. During marching band the next day our director took us out onto our practice field. Our band director called us together on the 50 yard line and told us that this was one of those moments we would remember for the rest of our lives. He told us to look up at the sky. It was a cloudless day and nothing was in the sky because of the grounding of the planes the day before. It was so quite that it was a little scary you could here even the slitests sound. So i leave you with this measage What ever you do DON'T FORGET. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story10423.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was sitting there studing for the upcoming test. that was the only thing i was worried about. All of a sudden a teacher who was crying ran by and told my teacher to turn on the tv. She said the world trade center was attacked. I clearly remeber the white expressiion on my teachers face as she turned on the tv to see the horrific site of the World Trade Center in smoke. All thoughts of my test vanished and thoughts of fear and astonishment entered my mind. How could this happen?! Why would this happen?! WHAT HAPPENED??!! I was stunned by it all. Throughout morning classes the tv was left on. Teachers tried to go on eith the normal schedule but evidentially everyones' attention was on what was happening in Ney York. As news of the other planes hitting came, tears broke out in class. It was an awful gloomy day. The most vivid image in my mind was in 3rd period. The horror of the first tower crumpling. Time stopped as the tower slowly crumpled to the ground. I wasn't sure if time would ever start up agian. Throughout the day anguish turned to fear, fear turned to rage. Why would anyone want to so this? Who would send people in a plane to take their life and the lives of many innocents? As new details came into light, i was enraged by seeing the people of Alfganitstan cheering, celebrating in the streets over the tragedy in America. The brave fireman, risking their lives some giving them up, to save the lives of innocents in the buildings. The inages of seeing people actually dive out of the towers windows out of desparation. And the fact that these people condome this is astonishing to me. Seeing this onl stenghthed me. Seeing the faces of those celebrating, only made me wioe the tears from my face. I was not going to give them the satisfaction of my suffering and fear. I knew that the reason why they took such drastic measures was because they envied us. They envied our country, our unity, our freedoms. I was going to stand up and be proud. Everywhere people stood up with new courage and new feeling of nationalism. We were not going to stand for this. We were not going to let this destroy our country. United we stand. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story8116.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-24 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 208.180.232.14 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: We as a nation have spent the previous year grieving over the events of September 11. There are still so many unanswered questions. We are left with the basic understanding that we will never know why exactly this has happened to us. Together we have survived, together we will move on however never forgetting what has frozen our minds and scarred our hearts. I knew from the moment I walked outside that God was with me, with us. I felt the cool breeze hit my facing sweeping my hair up and off my neck. I felt a slight relief come over me. It has been so long since the wind has been this gentle and yet so strong. The assembly in the stadium was remarkalble. America's flag flying proud in the air, the reassuring words of President Bush, and the steady beating of the snare drum; made last years tragedy so real. It felt good to cry tears of rememberance this morning. I feel so honored that our country has such brave men and women, who put their lives at risk to save others. I am proud that I have such people surrounding me everyday. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story3261.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.50.139.249 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: Someone at work had a radio on at the time of the first airplane attack and came into our section because a co-worker had a small television at the office and we could view the live CNN broadcast. We were all in shock at what we saw and chills raced down my back and I felt sick to my stomach. I had always loved those buildings when visiting New York and couldn't believe someone would want to destroy them. In the beginning, that was what I thought about the most. But we were watching the review of the first attack and when we saw the second airplane approach and hit, and the subsequent collapse of the buildings, the horror of what had happened finally sank in. All thos people! We couldn't work anymore and after watching some more at the office, we all left. Some of my co-workers went out on Lake Erie fishing to try to forget the horror but I just went home and watched the unfolding story on CNN. We watched CNN for three days straight except when our 5 year old was in the room or we were sleeping. My husband and I visited New York the weekend of October 18 and made our way to the site of the tragedy. Even then, the buildings were still smoldering and the ash had yet to be cleaned from the streets totally. It was very disturbing and depressing. How could Human Beings plan and execute such an abomination? We stayed at the Waldorf and went to a Broadway Musical and that made us feel somewhat better, just helping the city to recover but I personally will never forget the feelings that I had that day and the days after the incident and I hope noone who experienced this history will ever forget. God Bless all the heros who took part in the rescues and the soldiers who made some of the perpetrators pay. I only hope that our government can fix enough of the internal issues to prevent this from happening again, here or anywhere in the world. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story4240.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was in school when I heard about the atrocity that had occured on September 11th. When I came home to my house. It was a very morbid atmosphere. My parents were shocked, just like the rest of the nation. To get away from everything that was happening I decided to go to the park and mull things over. Everybody there was talking about what had happened. The perfect horror story had now been portrayed, not by Steven Spielberg, But by Osama bin Laden. That day did not get any better for me. I decided to ride my friends bike around the basketball courts. As I was riding it i hit a rock and flew over the handle bars. Imiediatley i knew that i had broke my wrist. The pain was something i had never felt before.I then did something very stupid. I knew that my wrist was broken but i decided i could still play a pickup basketball game with the people at the park. This is were i realized the seriouisness of the injury. I went home and my dad took me to the hospital. After wer got there we found out that my left radius had been shattered. I can clearley remember the melancholy seen of President Bush adressing the nation, While I was in a hospital bed. I was horified on that day. The biggest change September 11th has caused in my life is that i now have a greater apreciation of being an American. Before 9/11 I took living in this land of oppourtunity for granted. September 11th made me realize that the U.S is vulnerable to terrorist attacks. Before, I believed that this country was untouchable. The attacks that happened on September 11th caused me to be more aware of what is happening in the world now. I thought that America was king and that nobody would dare attack it. I think that the Al Queda network succeeded in there attacks. They succeeded in causing doubt and pain to the people. The succeeded in causing the stocks to fall. And most importantley they succeeded in uniting a country. Race, Religon, And politics didn't matter on that day. All that matters was that the United States was truely united. Hate and anger were forgotten and thats what should be remembered. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story8450.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-17 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.60.58.139 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: Howard Stern was jabbering away about a plane flying into the World Trade Center, I wasn't sure if it was a repeat of an earlier show. When I got to school, I was headed to Pre-Calculus when some people were talking about a plane crashing into the Pentagon. I dismissed the thought entirely, because I thought for sure that area was protected by surface to air missles. Someone else said someone blew up a bomb at the FAA center in Leesburg. I took my test, drove home and noticed by parents were both there, and they were watching the TV. It was an unreal feeling. I felt like I was in some disaster flick where the entire nation is under attack by hostile forces. Black smoke billowing from the World Trade Center. A plane crashing into the World Trade Center. A beautiful, clear blue sky. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story10102.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-09-15 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 164.106.108.157 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was late for work that day and like usual,I had my bedroom television tuned to the news. I hopped out of the shower and heard a strange tone of voice emanating from the tv which immediately drew me to it...Before my eyes was the remnants of the first crash and there was no way I could accept the theory about an "accident" given the fact that it was a commercial airliner. I continued to remain in front of my television, dripping wet, and witnessed the second plane deliberately crash into the other Tower. I thought it was the end of life as we knew it and at that moment, it really was. I felt the impact just as surely as if I had been there. That may seem hard to believe for the thousands of people that really were physically present, but I hope they know our spirits were with them continuously throughout this nightmare. With shaking hands, I called my oldest son who lives in downtown Minneapolis and told him our country was under attack and to leave the downtown area immediately. I thought every commercial airliner was going to fall out of the sky that morning. I really did. I became a total media junkie after that insane and cold blooded attack on our country and our people. I felt compelled to watch the horror and suffering; feeling that I was supposed to live it as closely as possible with everyone who was personally affected. I felt it to be an obligation and my duty to witness every heartbreaking situation that I possibly could. Would that relieve anyone's burden at all? Of course not, I knew that, but I felt that we all had to suffer, we had to share the load because it was so hideously unbearable for the ones who were there and the ones who lost their beloveds. I have been on antidepressants for several months now, my grief and horror manifested in an ugly rash all over my arms that would not go away. I also painted the entire inside wall of my garage with our American Flag. I have purposely flown commercially since September 11th, 2001, and have made a personal vow to never be apathetic to any terroristic threat while flying or otherwise. I will go down fighting if I have to. I will not live in fear. I oppose terrorism and violence with every cell in my body, but to the terrorists of the world...we are aware and we are strong. Our country and people operate from a platform of love,terrorism is the opposite, it promotes hate and fear. Love is stronger and due to their hatred and violent actions and beliefs, they will NEVER break the spirit of the People of the United States of America. God Bless Everyone. Kathleen Clayton Minneapolis, Minnesota Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story1700.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My friend called me from his work asking me to turn on CNN, he had just herd on the radio a reporter plane crashed into the World Trade Center. I turned to CNN and watched footage of a plane going head on into the tower, at this point the reporters only assumed this might have been an accident. Then the second plane hit. I't was hard to watch, I tried to explain to my friend the plane was not moving, it was crashing right into the building.The footage rolled over, and over, the same horrible sight. I was shocked and could not fathom what was soon to come. Reporters then started to guestion the possibility of a terriost attack. The horrifying guestion of what the country was watching, still not answered. Then, the Pentagon was attacked. I felt as if I was in a car accident and time was going slow. Reporters announced their was a plane in the air they could not account for. Our President was going to a secure secert location. I looked all around me. Pictures of my son and husband,the security of my home, the blue sky outside my window, the freedom I took for granted. WAR, my god, we are at WAR. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6362.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was driving to work in Manitowoc, Wisconsin and did not have the radio on in my car. When I arrived ar work, one of my fellow associates who was sitting on a bench outside the store said "Have you heard?" I said "No, what are you talking about?" She said you better sit down and proceeded to tell me what was happening. The entire store was inside the Radio Grill watching the events unfolding on television. It was a very sad day for all of us. There was a depression that settled over the store for several days. I feel for all those who lost loved ones. There was so much grief. Some wounds take years to heal and some never heal. Ruth Hermann Plymouth, Wisconsin Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6864.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I got up and began getting ready for work, as usual. I noticed, on my computer, that there was something about an airplane that had hit the WTC. I guess I wasn't awake yet, because it didn't register as significant. I got to work and my boss asked if I knew what had happened. I told him that I'd heard something about it. He told me to turn on the TV in the store, because it was much bigger than I thought. By this time both towers had already collapsed. Initially, I couldn't comprehend was I was seeing. Then, as the images on TV were repeated, I began to understand the devastation of that day. I immediatly called my fiance and told her to turn on the TV, that the WTC was gone. Like me, she didn't understand what was happening. I continued to watch the TV, with no argument from my boss. For half that day, I tried to do my job, but I couldn't concentrate on anything but the events of that day. I found myself at the point of tears for most of the day. I somehow made it through the day, but found that I was uneasy driving near downtown with all the tall buildings around me. I also had near panic attacks driving through tunnels. I was also very uncomfortable with the eerie emptiness of the sky. We live in the landing path for SeaTac airport and are used to planes flying over. My fears have dissipated with time, but I still have difficulty bringing up the memories of that awful day. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On that morning, I went to work thinking about all of the mundain things I had to accoplish. I had just started a new job, and the stress was already getting to me. As I went on my break at nine, a friend of mine came in and said that one of the Twin Towers just got hit by a jet, his wife had just called telling him. We all thought it was just a joke, or a small one person plane. As we left break, I walked out on the the sales floor and saw the two store managers looking at the tv, with their hands over their mouths. My stomach instantly hit the floor. As I approached the television, I saw the sihlouette of the second plane and commented on how low it was. It went behind the tower, and never came back out....just a ball of flames. I called my husband, who was still sleeping, crying and yelling at him to turn on the TV. We watched in horror as the Pentagon was reported hit. My brother is a Naval Officer, and had been known to be there weekly. Thank God, he called that night to tell us he was in Norfolk and not to worry about him. I got off of work and went home and held my son, who was seven months old. All I wanted in the world was to be with my family and cry. How did the day change me? I look at things differently now. I quit the job I found so "mundain", and went back to school. I tell my husband that I love him every time he leaves, whether we are in the middle of a heated argument or a wonderful day. I look at my beautiful son, who is now 18 months old, and I think about all of the hope his future holds. Our second son, Logan, is due this December 8th. Family has always been important to my husband and myself, but now it is so much more important. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story4260.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My first thought when the towers fell was for the fire personnel and the police personnel. As the daughter and sister of policemen and the sister of a volunteer fireman, I recognized the danger when they first entered the first tower. When the towers fell, I knew that lives would be lost. All that died that day were heroes. All that survived that day are heroes. My heart stopped that day and my first thought was to call all of my family and make sure that everyone was okay even though we were all far removed from the sites of terrorism. I was driving to an interview for a new job when the first plane hit and I heard it on the radio. When the second plane hit I realized that the world had just changed. I did lose some friends from college but was unaffected in my close personal life. What has changed has been my spiritual life. I have faced three series of treatments for leukemia since 1998 but nothing had made me face my own mortality as much as the terrorist attacks on America. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story5307.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.76.153.108 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: The 11th was the first day of school for me and my friends. That morning my mom woke me up for schhol like she did every day the year previous, but that day she urgently woke me up and told me to turn on the T.V. so I did. What i saw then was ,for me, the scariest sight in the world. When I got to school that day my friend told me that he was there the Tuesday the week before the attack and i was horrified. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story816.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-06-23 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 65.59.29.5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at my house when I first heard that terrorists had hijacked planes and flew them into the World Trade Centers. I was first surprised that someone could penetrate our defenses and shocked when I witnessed the towers crumble to the ground. I didn't know what to think. Was the world coming to an end? On my way to school, my dad turned on the radio and everyone was reporting on the World Trade Centers. There were reports of a third hijacked plane trying to kill the president but when they found out he wasn't at the White House, they crashed into the Pentagon. At school, most everyone was talking in amazement about the terrorist attacks. In most of my classes, we watched live coverage of the progress of firefighters, police men, and volunteers doing whatever they could to make the situation better for the injured and those in need. I remember people buying flags to hang on their car, shirts, hats and other patriotic symbols of the United States and New York City. Since 9-11-02, I have begun to not take things for granted and to cherish what I have, especially my family and friends. Hopefully, we'll capture every member of Al-Quida. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story8279.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-02 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.79.81.239 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was in the 6th grade at Rowan Middle School. I was in Science class and all that I remember was that my teacher, Mrs.Thomas came running into the classroom crying. She then turned on the television. I saw two planes hit the the two towers. Tears began to run down my face as I thought about all of those human lives in the building. I saw people jumping to their deaths from top floors and others running back in the building to help. Yet, what stood out to me the most was that when the ash was settling on people, everyone looked the same. There were no African-Americans, Latinos, Caucasians, Native Americans, ect... instead, there was unison. People lending a helping hand, not just the firemen,policemen, or doctors, but everyday human beings. I thought about the children and parents that were left behind by the vitims of the attacks on the U.S. The terrorists may have thought they succeed in their mission, but what they didn't count on was the uniting of the people that live in the United States of America... We must not let this die or those countless people and heroes died for nothing Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story20868.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2006-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.229.196.131 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I woke up at 10 am on Sept. 11, 2001 and got ready to make the first design of the George W Bush 2000 Stolen Election Commemorative Coin as I wanted to channel my frustration with the theft of the 2000 election into a coin. I turned on my computer to begin designing the coin and I brought up my web browser to search for coin designs and photos and browsed the web and saw the stark headlines "Twin Towers Leveled to rubble". I found it shocking to learn the news and hoped that recovery of people could get done. As the day passed on I learned that close to 3000 people might have died in the towers and the pentagon. May God rest their souls. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story2187.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 151.202.90.36 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was asleep when the first plane hit. My husband was watching the news and woke me up screaming. I ran to the TV screen and I was in total disbelief. I just kept thinking that could not be an accident....then the second plane hit, which, of course, confirmed it was terrorism. I had read about Bin Laden weeks earlier and immediately thought he was behind it. I worked in a building that had over 30 floors and remember thinking we would not be safe. Fortunately, they shut down the building for 2 days since everyone was too shocked to go to work. I did not lose friends or family members in 911, but the memory of those who died (and especially of those images on the television) will stay with me for the rest of my life. It is easy to get teary just thinking about it. Now it's easier to understand when elders speak about the horrors of Pearl Harbor, World War II, and the VietNam War. Now I can say that my generation knows what horror is all about -- we witnessed it on 911. May God have mercy on all of us for making such a mess of this planet and may God bring to justice those that have inflicted so much pain and suffering on the innocent. God bless America and everyone who strives for peace. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story9408.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-08-06 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 65.169.171.225 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I WAS GETTING READY FOR WORK TURN ON THE TV AND SAW WHAT HAD HAPPENED TO THE FIRST TOWER. THEN THE SECOND TOWER WAS HIT. I WAS STUNNED AND SCARED. MY HUSBAND WORKS AT A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT AND MY SON IS AN ENGINEER AT MOFFET AIR FIELD. SO MY FIRST CALLS WERE TO BOTH OF THEM. I FELT NUMB AND HELPLESS FOR ALL THOSE PEOPLE THAT WERE LOST AND THEIR FAMILIES THEY LEFT BEHIND. I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT DAY. OR WHEN PRESIDENT KENNEDY WAS KILLED. GOD BLESS AMERICAN!! ANN ARMSTRONG Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story2508.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.201.3.2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: Where shall I begin. The morning of September 11,2001 Was one that I don't think myself, or anyone else will ever forget. I was working in my office in Tarrytown New York when I heard something on the radio stating there was an accident with one of the Twin Towers. A small plane had hit one of them. It really didn't sink in. I proceeded to go to the cafeteria for a cup of coffee. Walking into the cafeteria, there were people swarmed all over the television. I could barely believe my eyes. Seeing a plane coming from the right side of the T.V. screen and smashing into the other tower. My brain didn't really register what was happening. People were screaming and crying. There were people jumping out of the Towers. I ran into my office to tell everyone what was going on. My sister who works with me and my other co-workers went back to watch the horrific seen unfolding before our eyes. After about 2 hours everyone decided to take the rest of the day off and make sure all of our loved ones were safe. I felt so helpless. I wanted to do something, anything but didn't even know how. I live in yonkers New York which is only 15 minutes from the city. My sister and I went to her house. I could normally see the city skyline from one of the roads close by. Smoke was all that I or anyone else could see that day and many days after. There are no words to describe the pain felt for the victims and their families. Someone very close to me lost her fiancee. My heart goes out to her and his family and all the thousands of other victims and families. New York and the rest of the country has come together like never before. The tears will never stop when I think of September 11,2001. The pain and anger will never subside but the love and memories of all the victims will bring peace in our hearts and strength to a country that will shine of freedom and liberty. I am proud to be an Amerian. I will hold my flag high and never forget. God Bless America and God Bless the victims and there families of September 11,2001. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story3093.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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