172 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: the night before my husband and I had an argument. Usually when we argue we don't talk or show emotion next day. But on that morning as he dropped me off we both kissed each other goodbye. I'm glad he did. I rode the A train to work. When I got off of Broadway Nassua station (about 8:50 am) I saw a lot of paper flying like when there's a parade and I thought how weird, i didn't know there was a parade. and as i looked down Nassau, in the Wall street direction I could see all this paper flying. As I started to walk to work I distinctly remember this one lady that was well dressed cluthting on to her purse, looking up at the sky, with the most terrifying look in her eyes. And I remember thinking I wonder if she's ok, should I ask her. I felt compelled to ask her are you ok, but I didn't. Her her was a mess, her face was a bit dirty. But unfortunately my nature isn't like that so i proceeded to go to work. and then i saw another person, a man who seemed a bit out of breath, again his face was dirty and he also looked a bit scared. As I came to the corner of John street I saw a crowd had gathered and looked up in the WTC location. And there I saw this huge hole with black smoke coming out. Oh my God, I thought what the heck happened. I thought it was an explosion. I asked someone what happened and they said they think it was a jet plane. Somewhat scared I proceeded to walk to work, not knowing if i should or shouldn't. The entire time I kept thinking the same thing. I decided to go to work. When I arrived on 28th floor, the reception people looked at me a bit scared and asked me what happened. I had no idea that the impact had been so loud and that it was felt in our building. Since they didn't have a view of the wtc, they didn't know. So i told them what I was told. I went to my desk which had a view of the other tower. And two coworkers and I went into one of the offices to see from the window if we could see the one that got hit. Then all of a sudden out of nowhere you hear this like roaring sound and this huge blue plane and we screamed oh my God and we saw it hit the second tower right before my eyes. I started crying and all i knew is this was no accident and that we were being attacked. All i knew is I had to get home to my two babies at home. everyone proceeded to evacuate and somehow someway as I was crying i proceeded to cross the brooklyn bridge. Crying and scared I also started looking up at the sky fearing the worst. I walked as fast as I could and God blessed me cause i found my cousin and his girlfriend on the bridge. that familiar voice was a godsend. Amist so many people who would have guessed I would find my cousin in all the chaos. As we walked with the crowd we heard planes, we didn't know it was the military securing our skies. then we heard this thunderous roar. We began to run not looking back. We didn't know it was the tower coming down. I do remember one thing. When we got to brooklyn we found these 2 ladies that had escaped just in time, they came down from the 89th floor of the second tower that was hit. And i remember i said god bless you. And the streets were turning white in brooklyn. 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 story7614.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 work for Continental Airlines, Intercontinental Airport. I work in the control center. The morning of the attack I was sitting at my desk, it is just around the corner from the breakroom, where there is a televison. Someone came out of the breakroom and said that an airplane had just hit the WTC. We all jumped up from our desks and went to watch the television reports. At this time we are all thinking that this is a small aircraft, the type used for tourist site seeing. But as we look at the hole in the side of the WTC we are discussing that the damage was too large for a small aircraft. The next thing we see is the second attack occur. We know at that instant that this was no accident. At this point, there is silence quickly followed by mass activity. The annoucement is made shortly after that, all aircraft are being ordered to land at the nearest airport, THE NEAREST, no matter where they are. A couple of hours latter the announcement is made that all of our aircraft are accounted for. The sense of relief was overshadowed by the knowledge that we had lost airline family members. Even though they were not from our immediate family there were family never the less. 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 story5342.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. 63.185.104.118 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 lying in bed watching "An Affair to Remember" when the cell phone rang and rang. Working in the nursing field, I get plenty tired of answering the phone so I let it ring and ring, thinking if it were important enough, someone would leave a message. When it rang for about the 14th time I figured someone was quite insistnent in wanting to reach me. It was my husband sounding very grim "Have you seen what happened? Turn on the TV". Upon doing so I watched over and over again the WTC towers collapsing. I expected to hear the words "Cut!" as if it were a scene in a movie. Surreal. Total disbelief. Tears came the next day when the enormity of it all began to register. My heart broke for the families with pictures of their loved ones seaching and searching in shock. My prayers are with the suvivors and family members for strength and guidance as our nation honors all who perished on this one year anniv. of the most horrific terrorist attack on our nation has ever experienced. 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 story4953.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 wife, son and I were on vacation for ten days, travelling throughout Arizona and Southern Utah, visiting the various canyons and National Parks. We had flown into Phoenix on September 1, 2001 and rented a car to travel to the various points of interest. We returned to Phoenix on September 10 and stayed at a motel, preparing to fly home the next day (September 11). Upon getting up that Tuesday morning, we did not turn on the T.V. but went downstairs to have breakfast at the motel. It was then we saw on the T.V. in the lobby the unfolding tragedy, and learned later that the nation's airports were closed down. Since there was no guarantee of flying home anytime soon, I called the rental car agency and asked for permission to drive the car back to BWI Airport in Baltimore, Maryland (over 2,000 miles). When we arrived at the airport, there were hundreds of cars from all over the country because of other people not able to fly. I will never forget where we were or what we were doing on 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 story3369.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: At the Memorial overlooking the crash site of UAL's Flight #93 I thanked the Memorial Ambassador for her volunteer work. Her reply was a simple "It is the least we can do." After spending the day in the community I realized that the spirit of America lives here. They did so much more. On 9/11 I was a volunteer working in the Emergency Room of Loudoun County Hospital near Leesburg, VA. We heard of the tragedies in NYC and the Pentagon and were told that a UAL aircraft was somewhere over Pennsylvania and was headed our way. As we set up for mass disaster my heart went out to the flight attendants on board that aircraft. I traveled to Shanksville with my daughter Christine. She is a Research Assistant working on the 911 project at George Mason U. (www.911digitalarchive.org) and has visited before and knew many of the individuals we met that day. Her purpose was to further outreach to the community and to preserve the history of Flight #93 and the aftermath on-line. My purpose in visiting was to place flowers at the crash site and to give prayer for the passengers and crew. Most importantly, I wanted to pay my respects to the Flight Attendants who perished. As a retired flight attendant with thirty-five years of service and a widow of a retired UAL pilot expected a sad time. The day started with a Parade led through the small town lined with thousands by the new tanker of the Shanksville Fire Department "United Flight 93." On it were the forty names of those lost in the crash. They were followed by sixty-five other rescue vehicles and volunteers from the surrounding area. A multitude of floats and groups patriotically participated in the parade. Two-hundred and seventy-three people dressed in red, white, and blue finished the parade becoming a "Living Flag." On the sports fieldnear the school (one mile from the crash site) there was a wonderful program of tribute with everything one would normally find at a Fourth celebration but also so much more. The music included "We Shall Rise" and "Flying Home." The Keynote Address was given by Wally Miller, Somerset County Coroner, who spoke of the crash and who promised that the site would forever be hallowed ground. I understand from others that he insisted the charred trees be turned into chips and scattered there. Wally said that the families of the victims would know that they were always welcome and the townspeople would be there to support them. It was an honor to shake his hand. We met the Mayor, Ernest Stull who worked so hard on preserving the site and making it accessible and who takes great pride in his community and the work that they have done. We met also with Judy Baeckel whose husband is the Fire Chief and who put up the first memorial in their front yard and sponsored a float in the parade with forty stars representing the forty who were lost. We spoke with the Captain Jo Shade, police officer and second on the scene who worked with recovery efforts. She is a native American who spoke of the spirituality and sanctity of the land at the crash site. My favorite spot was the Memorial Garden at the Shanksville-Stonycreek School. Markers with famous sayings are placed throughout along with a sculpture featuring the handprints of students, rescue workers and others involved in the events of 9/11. The garden with red, white and blue flowers, memorial benches and paths is a very special place. We then went to the Memorial Site where we met with the Memorial Ambassador. Shortly after the crash a churchmember stood in front of her congregation and asked for volunteers with a carefully thoughtout plan. They stayed there throughout the days following 9/11 and the bitterly cold winter to explain and preserve. There is a special flag at the Memorial with two white bars representing the twin towers, a Pentagon, five stars with fifty points of light for our states, three red bars representing the blood that was spilled. In the center is the Keystone of Pennsylvania. The curator at the museum has catalogued over one-thousand items left at the site including a flight attendant dress placed there. For weeks afterwards people would lay flowers on it. The poem "The Dress" may also be found there. At the site are many tributes. My favorite are the forty angels with names of the passengers and crew. We said our prayers and left flowers and I, of course, cried. It took a while for me to realize why Shanksville in Somerset County is the most important crash site of 9/11. The Twin Towers represented the business, economy and prosperity of the US. The Pentagon represented the might and power of America. Shanksville, Somerset County and its people represent the goodness and kindness and determination of the American people. I expected a sad day but the pride of the people and the American spirit proved it to be a day of hope, history and pride. A beautiful memory was left in my mind. The passengers and crew represent sacrifice and bravery. As the words of "Flying Home" say: ".......Forty souls with destinations, every heart loved here below, Lifting off the earth together, how could they ever know? They would come home on wings of angels, From a field where flowers grow..............Flying home, flying home, Heroes, Friends and Family, living on and on, they have left but have not gone, they will rise with every dawn......." 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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 on my way to class when i heard people screaming and others crying. I was in front of The JOHNSON CENTER at George Mason University (Fairfax, Va). I didnt realize what had happeend just yet. As soon as i entered i saw pictures and film footage of the twin towers. It was terrible because many of us had friends and relatives in NY. I had just arrived from NY on Sept. 10th. I flew in from la guaredea international... In fact, as soon as i realize that it was a terrorist attack i called my folks and told them that i would not be going to class, i was even prepared to go back to my home in chesapeake, va. I loved the DC area and furthermore i loved the people of NY. It was a sad day for all of us. I cried and i prayed that day... The PENTAGON was, holy **** the pentagon was hit. I just couldnt believe it. I was just there a week or two before the 9/11. I couldnt believe that someone could destroy the towers too. It was a shame. There was some positive things that came out of it. We all stopped, as Americans and as fellow humans, to reach out to our loved ones. Many of us even gave up their lives to become angels of God. I wasnt a religious man before this, but i sure did understand that some people are really angels in disguise. Despite all this, I still believe we can live in peace and prosperity. I hope that it all works out. Godwilling it will... 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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 in my theater drama class (first hour) and one of the students came in last. He said that one of the Twin towers had been hit. We all just laughed and were, like, yeah sure. My teacher decided to find out if it was the truth and he went to CNN.com and found one of the first pictures of the crash. We all kind of went into shock. The bell rang and i went to my second hour class. lots of people in the halls didn't know yet. In English we had a teacher come in and tell us that another plane had hit. They took our class to another room and let us watch, because they thought it was history in the making and it was. So we watched the tower fall and my Friend Jackie next to me began to cry. She said that she had family in New york. (don't worry they were all fine) She was really upset about it. We watched the first tower fall, and I felt a deep emptyness grow inside me. I knew that when the first one fell that the other one was going to fall also, because i knew that today was not America's day. I heard about the other crashes by random glimpes' of the Tv's in the pod. The teachers in the later hours wouldn't let us watch, they told us that we were supposed to go on with the day as normal as possible. I don't know if i agree with that, but thats what happened. Although my last hour teacher, Mr. Barker, let us watch the latest news. I walked home in sort of a daze and i couldn't really believe what had happened. I saved the news paper or the day the title was 'EVIL' it was so crazy. 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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 dont thank anyone will forget that day.Icould not belive want was happing all those people that lost there lives for want.Im so sorry for those people who lost there loved ones that day.Just rember we will never foget them. 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 story3562.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 am nobody, but I am also "everyone". Everyone who was shocked and saddened by what happened. I watched the news every waking minute of every day for more than a month after September 11th. I cried with everyone, I cried alone, I cried with every story of a lost loved one, a missing father, husband, child, sister, brother. I have cried for the last year. I have not tried to analyze the reason I cry, I'm sure it's depression, and a deep, intense sense of hurt. I hurt that there can be people who hate us so much, that they would do something so unimaginably cruel to so many people. When my friend called to tell me that a plane had hit the World Trade Center, we were discussing what could have cause the "accident". We were still talking when the second plane hit, then we knew. We are so much like small children in this country, we don't really understand how much hatred and envy there is toward us. We open our arms to everyone, we try to accept everyone. We have our faults, but as a country, we never set out to harm. How has my life changed? I still live the same life, but now I carry a sense of grief that I feel will never leave me. I am often happy, but I am always sad. 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 story1627.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 am a teacher in a small rural school near Kansas City. I work in the library, and at that time we didn't have access to a TV or radio. We got a call from another building (HS) that the planes had hit the world trade center in new york. I walked over to the high school to see what was going on and that's when I saw one of the school secretaries run over to the principals office and say that a plane had crashed into the pentagon. I remember walking into the high school library and past classrooms where they had access to TVs ....it was deadly silent and every person in each room was in shock and staring at the TV. I will never forget the looks on their faces. When I went outside to walk back down to my school, i remember looking up and seeing all the airplanes circling to land at KCI airport. There were countless circling contrails in the sky...very, very strange. Back at my school, We tried to find a way to get some info and a couple of staff members hooked up a radio and I tried to get a signal on a TV in the library. We also tried to get on the Internet to check the news websites like CNN, but none of the web sites would work. We only caught bits and pieces and were very frightened at what had happened. The staff members didn't intentionally inform the students, but they knew something was going on and eventually found out and were told. The students were very distracted and some even cried. We tried to continue the school day normally as best we could, but staff and students were very upset and afraid. It was this day that caused our principal to make sure we subscribed to a satellite tv service so we could get information in case of another emergency. When I got home that night I watched CNN continually all night and thereafter as much as I could for several days. I became obsessed with the news and remain so, to a lesser degree, to this day. 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 story11705.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 husband was getting ready for work here in Arizona which is 3 hours behind New York time. I was asleep with my 2 year old daughter in her bedroom. I was 7 months pregnant with our second child. My husband quietly woke me up saying I might want to see what was on TV. I was watching when the second plane hit. I hadn't had alot of sleep but spent most of the day watching CNN. My husband wanted very much to stay home from work but he had been sick the week before and didn't want to use more sick days. He works for a financial investment company so we weren't sure if he would get off early due to the stock market situation. I recorded the first few days of news coverage onto VHS. We were fortunate enough to have not lost anyone in any of the three tragedies on 9/11/1. However, my husband had just spoken with someone there the previous day in the course of his work. This year on 9/11/2 my husband, daughters, brother-in-law and I flew to Ohio to visit his Grandparents. The air fare was less expensive so we were grateful to be able to afford the trip. His Grandmother doesn't get out of the house much so is not able to travel here to see us. This was the first time she saw her new Grandaughter and second time for our oldest. Since we were flying on 9/11 we weren't able to see many rememberance specials but I recorded the Larry King Live Weekend edition that interviewed different people who lost a loved one in the attacks. I hope our nation is able to better defend us in the future from further terror attacks and count my blessings for what I have daily. 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 story7750.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 like many others was watching the news report about the first tower being hit, when I saw the second plane hit the tower. I could not believe what I was seeing, the first thing I thought about was my children and my husband and were they ok, I like many other parents chose to pick my kids up from school early that day. I next thought about all the people that were taken from this world for no good reason at all. I so wanted to go there and see if I could help, but I new that this was impossible for me to do. I also thought that I could help by praying, praying that they would be able to find most if not all of the people. My heart went out to the families and loved ones of all the people that died,and it still does. My heart was very heavy and the nightmares were awful. Sept 11th 2001 is a day that will be forever in my mind. I hung a flag in my window at the front of my house for all of my neighbors to see and that flag is still there. 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 story5263.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 will always remember where I was on September 11,2001. I was in the hospital with my father. On September 8,2201 my father went into the emergency room of Mesa Luthern hospital with severe abdominal pain. We later found out that he had a mass the size of a grapefruit on his pancreas. Obviuosly, this was quite a shock to my family. He was admited immediately. Fortunately, I was able to take a leave from work to be with him while he was in the hospital. Which ended up being four months. The morning of September 11, I was trying to get some sleep after a very rough night with my father. Something that is almost impossible in the hospital, they are forever coming ang going poking and checking something. My mother woke me up right after the first plane hit. I remember rolling over and thinking to myself," Someone is trying to start another world war. " Then the reality of what was happening hit me and jumped out of bed just in time to see the second plane hit. I remember the horrified way I felt when I saw the towers collapse. I have a cousin in New York and my thoughts were with him, as I knew that he was probably watching helplessly as people were jumping off of the building. He still won't talk about it. All I could do that day was push the panic that I was feeling aside, because I had to send my father into a surgery that would either save his life or kill him. I sat down after my father had gone into surgery and prayed. I prayed for hours. To me, September 11th will always be a reminder of how strong the human spirit can be when called upon to be so. I saw men and woman push aside their fear and come together to do their best to save lives. And I saw my family go through one of life's hardest trials without falling apart. So, whenever anyone asks me where I was on September 11th, I will always be ready with an answer. 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 story3100.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: It was my Junior year at fountain valley high school, i was gettin up early, like I always did, and i turned on the news, channel 11, and as i was eating my cereal I saw these two large buildings burning, and then the news was showing how 2 planes had crashed into it, then i saw the building claspe, and I was just sitting there watching it, not really knowing what was going on, I was in shock that it didn't register into my mind, and it was like a flash, but nothing there, i left to school with out saying nothing about it, but when i got to school and went into first period, that was all we did was talk about it, and watched the news all day, school was not school that day, i did nothing but watch the news. During my psychology class during the middle of the day was when it finally hit me, I was so blown inside and i didn't want to be in school. I was thinking about how there was going to be so much hatred in the streets and how this was going to effect our society, I knew people were going to be ridiculed for their beliefs, and i felt bad for all that suffered so much, there were so many families who lost their parents and sisters and brothers, i could think of how they felt, not even comprehend how it would feel. Our nation was attacked, but we worked together and got so much help that we made it through this, and know that it has been a year things or starting to look better, but no matter how long it's been we will never forget this tragedy. 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 story8244.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 supposed to be in New York on September 11. I had been attending school there and planned on returning after visiting my family for the summer. But, finances and a recent engagement kept me in California. On that life-changing morning I was lying in bed with my fiance, Brian, when the phone rang. It was my best friend telling me to turn on the news. What I saw didn't quite register. I thought it was a movie. New York was covered in gray smoke and ash, and the twin towers were crumbling. People were screaming and jumping to their death. Brian and I just sat on the edge of the bed, stunned. I was supposed to start a new job that day. Brian turned to me and said "Marry me, today." He's a Medic in the National Guard and he was worried that he might have to leave to fight a war. He wanted me to be his wife before he left. I said yes, then I called my new job and told them I wouldn't be in, I was getting married. We called our family members and told them, then began to hunt for a place to wed. My mother was instrumental in securing us a place in Long Beach, where I was born. It was a small chapel with lots of flowers and they provided the marriage license. My mother also insisted on buying me a dress and shoes, my Nana bought cake for a small backyard reception and my friend bought flowers. My husband-to-be was put on 24 hour alert and spent the day in uniform packing his gear and buying extra amunition. I was tired, sad, confused and scared. Seeing him prepare for possible war on our wedding day wasn't exactly what I had in mind. That day we bought silver wedding bands from the jewelry store across the street from my bank. Brian ironed my wedding dress for me while I got ready, and we headed for the chapel. We began the ceremony with a prayer for all those lost in the Twin Towers attacks and we ended the ceremony husband and wife. Now, one year later, we are happily married and are weeks away from having our first child. As I watch the news and memorials for the 9-11 attacks I can't help but think of the look in Brian's eyes as he said his vows to me. In spite of death, potential war, and terrorist attacks, there was joy and love and the promise of a brighter future. That is what no one can take away from us. We, as Americans, as human beings, have within us the power to shape our own destiny through our spirit, strength and love. It's hate that destroyed those towers, and love that will rebuild what was lost. 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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: We got up early on September 11th. We had our oldest daughter home from Spain for a couple of weeks so we decided to drive from Orlando to Miami and take a week off for a vacation. We got up early to take advantage of the day. We didn't even stop to eat breakfast we went to the drive through at McDonald's and ate on the road. At some point we turned on the radio and began to hear the news that a plane had crashed into the world trade center. Of course it was early on and it was being reported as an accident and not as an attack. About ten minutes into the news report we could hear in the background that there was another plane that had hit the other tower. At this point we knew it was no accident. We didn't know how to react. We were horrified,scared, not knowing what to expect. I remember driving along the road with water on either side of us and feeling that the world was coming to an end. I remember wondering if I would ever see my sister and mother who live in Europe again. I remember feeling completely and totally helpless. I just wanted to go home. The events continued to unfold. The Pentagon was hit and there was still an airplane in the air that by then we knew was probably headed for the White House. The thing I remember perhaps the most about September 11th was how eerie it felt to see the skies empty. Knowing there was no way into or out of the country. It is a feeling I won't soon forget. I was blessed that the events of September 11th did not take any of the people I loved from me but I think that I speak for many when I say that September 11th took away my sense of security. Something inside us all died on September 11th but out of tragedy hope is born and out of this tragedy a great sense of patriotism and hope for the future was born. I remember going home and hugging my neighbors and talking to them more often. I pray it is not in vain that those more than 3000 people lost their lives, I hope that we continue to feel the bond of humanity long after the first anniversary, long after the 10th anniversary, I hope we 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 story5767.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: Of course, it started out as a normal day. I was at work when my husband called & said that he had just gotten back from taking my daughter to pre-K & heard on the radio that there was a plane crash. Thinking that it was "just" a plane crash, I remember asking a couple of people around me if they knew anyone there & if they had heard the news. Then a teammate who had her headphones on & hadn't heard me tell the people around me about the news report my husband had heard, threw off her headphones & said that there had been a plane crash & that it might be linked to terrorists. My husband, still on the line with me, said that they were probably just looking for reasons for a plane to crash into a large building & that perhaps it was an amateur pilot who made a terrible miscalculation. We hung up & since he works nights, he was going to go to bed. We have televisions in our hallways that are always tuned to our internal news & announcements, but they are capable of picking up outside channels. So someone had turned all of the tv's to CNN. I had just gotten out to the hallway with one of my friends to see what they were saying since it seemed to be such big news all of a sudden. We were on our way to get coffee & looked up to the tv to see what they were saying. The newscaster was saying that a plane had crashed & that they were trying to piece together what had happened when out of nowhere comes the 2nd plane & crashes into the other tower! We could not believe our eyes. Tears were pouring & there was absolutely no question in any of our minds that we were witnessing acts of terrorism live on the news. It was unfathomable. Coffee was forgotten as I ran back to my desk to call my husband & he was already watching the news. I remember him saying that he was going to try to rest so that he could go back to work that night, but we both knew that he would be glued to the television to see what happened. I turned on my radio at my desk & the station that I picked up was of course talking of nothing else. As if the towers were not bad enough, we then heard that up to 9 planes had been hijacked & everyone was in an uproar. To add to that, we then heard that the Pentagon had been hit by one of those planes. The newscaster was livid. He was saying that they had hit not only the center of the financial world (the Towers) but they also hit the center of our National Security & I think he was as scared as he was mad. That is when the entire day just became surreal. Who would do this? I kept thinking. Who hates us so badly that they would do something this awful? I just remember people all around me calling their friends & family & their kids' schools & it all seemed like it wasn't real. When my friend that I was going to get coffee with earlier came by my desk to tell me that the first tower had collapsed, he was crying. I remember thinking that he was a guy & he was crying. Seems odd to think of that at that moment. I only remember bits & pieces after that. There are gaps when it just seemed confusion ruled the moments after the first plane hit & I don't think that anyone did any work. I can remember praying alot. I remember trying to stay calm when I was worried that there would more targets. Our building is only 6 floors, but people were concerned that we could be a target, although that was very unlikely. Everything goes through your mind when something like this happens. ((Of course, there was news concerning the American Express Tower in New York as well because we didn't know if it had been damaged or not since we were not there. I am happy to say that it is still standing & there are people working there now.)) In between all these things, I made calls to my mother-in-law to see if she knew what was going on. I called my husband when I heard about the Pentagon because I let the newscaster scare me so bad. I scared my husband because I usually do not get so upset unless we are alone & here I was at work getting all worked up. Then my mother called me from West Virginia because she had called our house & my husband told her how upset I was. I told her I was ok, but didn't she think I should go get my daughter from Pre-K. By then, some of my teammates had already left to get their kids & when the team leaders told us that we could leave if we felt that we needed to, I called my husband & told him that I was coming home. I refused to look at the televisions when I came out into the hallway to go home. If I had looked, I would have seen the replay of the towers falling & I didn't want to see that & have to drive home. I know alot of time passed between 9am when my husband first called & 11am when I left work, but it seems like only a few jumbled, awful minutes, almost like a dream. It still seemed unbelievable to me. On the radio going home, the religious station I was listening to was not playing alot of the news over & over. I agreed with them when they said that they thought inspirational music & prayer was needed much more than the sounds of this awful day playing over & over. The host of the morning show said that this was an unthinkable day & all she could think of was to play song she was going to start & she could barely get the words out as her voice cracked: "The Lord's Prayer." Needless to say, I was in tears the rest of the way to my daughter's school across the street from our home. I was not the only parent with the same idea. The teachers had not told the children anything except that there had been some bad accidents & that their parents would explain when they came to get them. I am grateful that there were no televisions on & that the teachers prayed with the children before they went home. I told my daughter that some bad people had done some horrible things & immediately, she thought that they were in our town. I explained that they were far away, but that we needed to pray for all of those people even though we didn't know them. She went to play & watch a movie on our television in our room while my husband & I watched the news for a little while -- not in front of our 4 yr old. We didn't want her to see all of this tragedy, but of course she knew something had happened & did see clips in the following days which really upset her. The rest of that day was spent with my family & being on the phone when we could actually get a line to speak to anyone. That day had to be the busiest in phone company history as everyone was checking on everyone else to make sure they were all accounted for. I later learned that an old high school friend had been on the plane that crashed into the Pentagon. His older brother had been killed the previous year leaving him an only child. When the plane crashed that day, his parents were left childless. It angers me to think that anyone should be able to do this to us & to our country. It saddens me that someone would do this to all of us. My 4 yr old should not have to see these images on tv. We made the most of the rest of our day spending it together as a family & thanking God that we were still alive. This year, my daughter, now in Kindergarten, wanted to know why they had to have a moment of silence for the heroes. I still don't think she really understands & I sometimes wish I were in her shoes. I understand & I am sad. We are lighting a candle tonight & having a moment of silence here in our home to remember the heroes, the lost ones, the victims & the survivors & we will be praying all the more. Thank you for letting me tell my story. I have not been to that field in Pennsylvania, nor have I been to the Pentagon or to New York, but my heart still mourns for all of the loss. Yet my heart soars when I see the patriotism & the unity that this tragedy has brought. May we draw closer to God, even if it is through this horrible ordeal. Thank you again for listening to my story. ---Tomi in Coral Springs, FL 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 story4552.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: If you had asked me before September 11th if I was patriotic, I would have said, "yes," not really giving it much thought. I just figured that I was patriotic because I was an American citizen, would wear red, white, and blue on the Fourth of July, and would recite the Pledge of Allegiance every morning. I never thought about my immense love for this country. I never thought about the unity of the people of this country. I never thought about those who are not fortunate enough to live in a free world. I never thought that my patriotism would change greatly. On September 11th, all that would change. I was sitting in my 2nd period drama class, goofing off with my friends and just chatting like we usually do. We were just going about our normal day. A fellow classmate received a news bulletin on his watch. It said, "Plane crashed into World Trade." It just kept running across his watch like a scrolling marquee. We weren't sure exactly what it meant or what was going on. I just ignored it figuring some small private plane must have hit it. I didn't think anything of it. The bell then rang and we moved onto break and onto my 4th period class, chemistry. About 45 minutes into class, my teacher turned on the TV. What I saw just made me sick to my stomach. We just sat there, motionless, and watched in horror. Students' faces in the room just froze in sheer panic. Classmates were getting upset because many of their parents work in the Pentagon, where another plane had hit. While watching the news, I didn't understand at first what was going on. The World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon had each been hit by a commercial airplane. This was serious. "Why?" I kept asking myself, "Why would they do this?" The news had said that they believed it to be an act of terrorism. I didn't really understand what terroism was. I never really heard much about the subject. After a few minutes, it hit me that I had no idea if my mom was safe. She doesn't work in the Pentagon, but she was going to Pennsylvania that morning with my grandmother and would be on the highway that passes right in front of the Pentagon at around the time the plane hit. I didn't know if they made it or if they were stuck because of closing of the highway. It wasn't until after I got home that I was able to get in contact with my mom who had safely arrived in Pennsylvania. We got out of school early, and I just came home and sat down in front of the TV with my dad. I just sat there watching the horrifc replays of the planes crashing and the towers falling. Almost every single channel had switched over from their regular programming to the terrorist attack coverage. There was no way to escape it. I just didn't believe that it was really happening. All I could was sit there, in shock, and just cry for all those who lost their lives. Children would growp up not to know their loved ones. It was such an awakening experience. We are not safe from anything. We take for granted almost everything in life. I never thought in a million years, would an attack of this magnitude occur in America. I thought we were on good terms with other countries. I thought wrong. Even though America lost many great lives that day, we became stronger. Everyone in this nation united and became one. People were holding services, candelit vigils, and making memorials. Patriotism was shooting up all over the place. Everyone was donning our nation's colors: red, white, and blue. I found myself thinking about how proud I am to be an American. In the days, weeks, and months afterwards, life was melancholy. The news showed the clean-up of Ground Zero and would periodically do feature stories about 9-11. I was able to get back to my daily routine of life. But I never forgot those thousands of people who were innocently killed. I have the utmost respect for them and their families. I feel slightly guilty that I participated in the increase of patriotism right after the attacks. It showed me that it had to take something so terribly disastrous to make me realize that I love my country. I should have been this patriotic all along. But now, if you ask me if I am patriotic, I would say, "With all my heart, body, and soul." 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 story7745.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 commuted from Riverside on the Metrolink every morning into downtown LA. That morning was no different from the rest. As I got into work that morning at about 6:30 I was told that a plane had crashed into a building in the World Trade center. I stood there in shock as did everyone else. It was like the world stood still. No one moved we all just stood there like zombies. We had the radio on and we were crowded aroundit as the second plane hit. I just couldn't believe that this was happening. People were crying and staring in a daze. I got a call from my Mom making sure I had heard what had happened, and then she told me very panicly that there were 22 planes unacounted for and that some were on there way to LA. Before we hung up she told me that if I felt like I was in danger to just leave. This scared me to death for my Mother to say something like that especially since she had called in the middle of her first grade class. The radio confermed that thre were planes in the air that had not checked in and some were indeed on there way to LA. This send people into a panic leaving to get there children runing out of the building and others just standing there not knowing what to do. No one was working,people were calling loved ones and looking out the window expecting to see a plane at any moment. A announcement came over the intercome saying that the building was being evacuated. This sent me in a panic since I had taken the train into work from 50 miles away. I realized that if they were to shut down the metrolink and the freeways I would be trapped in LA. I called my husband who was on his way to work to come and get me. His work, since he worked in a hosptial in Riverside, did not feel the urgencey that was felt in LA and they made him choose between his job and his terrified wife in LA. He choose me and they fired him. As I waited for my husband to pick me up almost the whole building was gone. I was almost completing alone with no where to go. I found myself needing to be around other people for comfort and was hugging complete strangers. We had no idea what was happening and if it was going to be mulitable attacks and if we were next. As we went outside other offices were being evacuated and schools were being shut down. There were people on the street wandering not knowing which way was safe. None of us knew what to do or where to go. When my husband finally arrived I found out he had to take the back roads because they were closing parts of the freeways. I got in the car and we drove as fast as we could out of LA. we even passed police cars who didn't care what speed everyone was driving. Some what safer at home,but fearful of the unknown , we turned on the TV. For the first time we saw what I had only heard on the radio. Images to painful to be real,of the planes going into the buildings. We just sat and watched most of the day trying to come to grips with this horrible shock to our nation. No longer could we look at an airplane the same way ever again. No longer would I walk to the train station and not look up at the sky scrappers with uncertianty. I was watching people on the subway differently and not taking anything for granted. As I look back on that terrible day one year later I still feel numb. I woke up early this morning to hear each name, a real person who was killed in these horific attacks. I felt like my emotional wounds were open again I cried with those who had lost loved ones. Driving down the freeway this morning I saw two people on a motorcycle with a huge American flag waving in the wind, and it comforted me. Yes we lived through this tradgy and no mater where in the nation we were that day,the nation cried together, uniting us forever. We will never be the same but we 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 story4445.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. 24.205.178.35 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: On Sptember 10th myself and my fiance were moving into our first apartment.. So as we were opening boxes I got a call that my stepdad had a stroke and only had a 25% chance of living. SO I work for AMEX Travel and I booked everyone in my family on a flight to OH where he is for the next morning. So I am sitting in my living room waiting to get ready to leave watching the today show like I always do and I watched the entire thing take place.. Could it not be the worst feeling in my life. My brother and his family were due to fly one of the AA flights but things were going so wrong in the ariport that they for some reason didn't get on the plane.. THANK god but anyway we ended up driving 16 hours to OH and being with my mom but it was the worst 16 hours of my life.. There was 0 people on the road and when we did stop everyone was crying, it was just awful.. on our way home from this tragic experience we did the stop on the Washington Bridge and lit a candle at 7pm and just said a prayer with everyone in the country and I have never felt more at home and more loved than anything.. The whole country was one and it felt awesome to live here and be AMERICAN...... It sucked but it was great to feel the pain and let everyone know that we loved them no matter who they were!!! Today is 9/10/03 and it has been 2 yrs to the day my stepdad had the stroke and he died last Saturday on 9/6.. So from now on everything I do is for him.. WE LOVE YOU FRANK!!!!!! 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