188 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: As a grade school teacher, I usually wake up at 6 A.M. for breakfast. I always watch the news as I eat. I awoke late that morning (at 6:20) and turned on the local ABC station to see a picture of the Trade Center towers in flames with the caption "Plane Hits World Trade Center." It didn't immeditely register with me. My first thought was that it must have been a small private plane, and I remembered that in the 1940s, a plane had hit the Empire State Building. I went to wake my roommate with the news, and continued getting ready for my day. I turned on the radio in the bathroom, and remember hearing Bryant Gumbel say "Oh My God" as he was looking at a video feed of the Pentagon. I ran into the living room, and saw the Pentagon attack as it happened. Only then did I learn of the true horror in New York. I saw the various videos of the planes hitting the towers, and saw that they were large commercial planes. I was numb. I drove to school, listening to the radio, wondering how I was going to teach that day. When I arrived, I found that we were closing because of our proximity to downtown Los Angeles. They were worried about more planes hitting skyscrapers. 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 story1069.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. 2002-08-19 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 198.81.17.52 Annotation Annotations to this item. Television Coverage DOMESTIC 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 am a social worker in the Kids Department of the State of Delaware. I was attending a unit meeting with about five other social workers; our supervisor was presenting policy updates and the latest data under review for our cases. Our discussion was interrupted by our Regional Administrator entering the conference room. She told us that she had just learned that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center, and that another had crashed into the Pentagon and that no one was certain what was happening. At first no one seemed to comprehend the event; our unit meeting continued another five or ten minutes, I think, before we were dismissed. But I could be wrong about that--the time factor is hazy. I was worried about my children in school, wondering if they were being sent home. I just know as soon as I could, I tried to find out more by going online (there are no TVs, and no one I knew had a radio available in my part of the office). I subscribe to the NY Times Direct, and as soon as I checked my mail, I saw several NY Times Direct News Alerts. When I opened them and saw the coverage--including the video clips of the actual crashes--I was heartsick. As the story continued to unfold, I was holding back tears. My father was in the Air Force and stationed at the Pentagon for many years before his death in 1989. The Pentagon being hit, for me, was an added immense blow. Later in the day I began to be concerned about my daughter scheduled to leave that week for her junior year in college abroad in the UK. I remember feeling that life would never go on as usual after that; that this was the beginning of the end of life as we have known it in the USA. I think I might have been right. 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 story11408.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 office is located in 4A1088D (Pentagon). I was at my desk listening to the radio (WPGC 95.5) I believe. When a breaking news story came through about the first plane that hit the first "tower" in NY. I had a student hire at that time, and she and I were in tuned to the radio. While sitting at our desk listing to the radio, about the first "tower", the second "tower" was hit. While this was going on, I decided to get up from my desk and take a walk trying to digest what I just heard. As I reached our main mail room (4B1062), I stopped to talk to a few of my other co-workers to tell them to turn on the radio for the news. It was approximately 0927. After standing there for approximately five (5) minutes, an enlisted member of our organization came running up the steps warning everyone in his passage to vacate the building because we had been hit by a plane. I immediately ran back to my office warning everyone that went pass me what was going on. When I reached my office, I informed my supervisor and my student employee, and all others that happened to be in my workcenter, what was going on and that we had to evacuate. Since the alarms hadn't been set off yet, we (my student employee and myself) immediately closed up the office, knocked on the other office doors within our passage and informed those individuals to evacuate (and why), and we then proceeded to exit the building. Once we were out side to safety, I immediately started my walk home. I knew I would not be able to take public transportation so I was ready to walk. I just wanted to get home to my kids and my dog. People say that cellular service wasn't working but in actuality it was, but the circuits were so tied up you had to keep trying to get through. I was fortunate enough that day because just as I had approached the Interstate 395 entrance (from the building's parking lot), we flagged down a guy who worked in the building (although we didn't know him) and asked for a ride across the highway. Fortunately for us, this guy happened to live two (2) blocks down the street from my house. I can't remember his name but I will always remember his face, and will be forever grateful to him. 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 story2471.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. 198.26.119.86 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 will never forget my morning commute to SFASU on September 11, 2001. Luckly, I was listening to the radio and not my CDs. A startled female radio-jockey interrupted the music and said something on the line of "Oh my God, a plane has crashed into one of the twin towers." Soon, she announced "There's another that just hit the other tower. We are under terrorist attack." She began talking about the terrorism. These events were hard for me to phantom. How could this happen and why? My embedded belief of "Big-Ole US of A" being invincible was challenged. I feared for our safety. I did not want this to result in war. I did not want my dad to return to the service. Every time my heart pumped, I could feel adrenaline shooting through my veins and spreading throughout my body like a malignant cancer. I noticed I was speeding. I was in a hurry to get to SFA. I wanted to see actual footage. I illegally parked closer to the main entrance. People were glued to the screen TV. They watched in horror. I remember viewing bloody victims aiding the rescue workers. They were oblivious to their injuries. They put others in need first. How noble! Then, to my shock a tower collapses. I felt my heart drop as I watched it descend. I felt sorry for all the people on the planes, inside the collapsed tower, and the surrounding area. The attack on the Pentagon was announced. I was thinking how lucky I was to be where I was standing. I felt my heart drop for the victims, their families, friends, acquantiances, and the whole country. We are all victims. For me, seeing people jumping to their death was the most troubling. Viewing this made me feel faint. Class was about to start. Reluctantly, I stopped watching. I was hoping the professor would dismiss class. To my dismay, he did not. How can one focus on class and note-taking when this was happening? There could have been the possiblity of more attacks! I viewed my professor as being cold. It was so difficult to focus. I managed. Watching the news exhausted me. The fear, the suffering, the constant change of the screen. It was the topic of every channel. It was such a horrible event to see yet, I remained glued to the tube. In fact, I was mentally exhausted for about a week. Everywhere I turned, 911 was the subject. A local mental health clinic had their waiting room T.V. (which is mounted so that one cannot change channels) on CNN. That was such an odd situation. A clinic of some potentially unstable people watching a screen with bloody, screaming people running, people crying in anguish and horror, buildings on fire and collapsing. Makes me wonder about some of the staff's mentality. I am confident in saying a patient who is there because of this event would probably not want to view its horrors. 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 story1547.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. 2002-08-29 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 66.76.33.190 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 watched the attacks on television and that morning reported into my Chapter in Santa Rosa California. I put my name on the list as available and shortly after September 11 was sent to Brooklyn as a Family Services worker. I was assigned with a team of seven others, nurses, mental health, and family service to Ground Zero. My job was to roam the streets and stop people allowed in to return to their apartments to claim their things. I also worked on a card table in various apartment buildings interviewing clients. I found people who needed assistance and helped arrange funerals, mental health care, food, family grants, and various other needs. We set up makeshift offices in Battery Park's vacated apartment buildings, South End and River Terrace below the barracades. The work was the most difficult, emotionally stressful job I have ever undertaken. We assisted many of the 43,000 families that had been evacuated and heard heart wrenching stories day after day for 30 days. The fire was burning and the smoke gave me a cough that lasted for ten months. I was there from September 22 through October 26 and returned again in January and February. I was proud to be there not only as a trained Red Cross worker but as an American. We worked there as volunteers and we didn't leave when it got tough. We gave every bit of emotional and physical strengh we had to that job. When I left New York there was nothing left of myself - I had given it all away. I feel we were all heroes and would never hesitate to do it again. jude patch guglielmino 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 story1434.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: Luego de vivir el horror durante un ano y medio en Colombia, ver los noticieros cargados de sangre, encontre en el traslado de mi esposo a la compania en Miami una luz y una esperanza para una vida mejor, o por lo menos sin tanto terror como el que viven los colombianos. El 11 de septiembre estaba en mi lugar de trabajo, la casa de Jean Pereira, una americana con dos bebes que me contrato para que le ayudara con sus dos hijos. Su esposo aun en la casa, nos aviso cuando vio en los noticieros, todo lo que habia sucedido, por mi mente solo paso la cara de mi hija de 10 anos quien estaba en el colegio cerca de donde yo trabajaba, pero sin saber nada mi cunado ya la habia recogido junto a mis sobrinas. Esa noche no podia creer todo lo que habia sucedido veia como la gente en su desesperacion se lanzaba por las ventanas y no podida creerlo, tantos muertos, tanto horror. Dios mio que paso? es este el fin del mundo?, mama que pasa porque exploto ese edificio? que respondo... todavia me cuesta explicarle a Daniela ya con 11 anos que paso el 11 de Septiembre del 2001, porque aun no lo he asimilado. Ana Morales 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 story4449.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: On September 11, 2001, I was a regular seventh grader going to music class. When I saw, on one of the school's televisions, a plane going through a building. After I got to music I found out I had seen a plane go through the first Twin Tower. All trough music, we kept the television on to see if anything else would happen. All of sudden, Boom! Another plane crashed through the second Twin Tower. Everybody in the class was shocked. When I got home from school, I saw on the television that a plane had in Washington D.C. had crashed into the Pentagon. Something good that happened was four men stopped terrorists from crashing into another building. They did this by overtaking the pilots and crashing into an open field where there weren't any people. A couple of days later, I found out Osama bin Laden and his Muslim followers were behind the terrorist attacks. He said his religion told him to attack America, but other people of his religion says that is not true. My life has changed in a lot of ways since September 11, 2001. I have taken fewer things for granted, such as my family and my friends. Also, I now know the U.S. is not as indestructible as everyone says it is. This also shows that the U.S. has to be ore alert about terrorists, and they have to take extra precautions. My life has also changed because I am closer to my family more than ever before. I now realize I can lose anyone in my family at any time. I don't feel safe anymore. When a plane flies over my house, I think of September 11. I think anyone in the planes, in the buildings, or helping to try to save people's lives should be remembered. Also, I think the four men on the Pennsylvania flight should be remembered. This is because they overtook the pilots and crashed into a place where no people were around. the New York City police and fire department should also be remembered. They tried to save survivors from the burning buildings. In my mind, I will always remember what happenend on Septmeber 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 story8495.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. 2002-10-18 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: The morning of Sept. 11, 2001 was a big morning for me, I was finally going to a big meeting with the Milwaukee Cty. Sherriff's Dept.My appointment was at 8 (central time)so I was walking into the courthouse when the first plane hit. Standing in line to go through security there were TV's- all of a sudden the news went to a breaking news- and it showed the plane hitting. I couldn't beleive it. I felt sick; everyone around me was in shock. I have family in the city and immediately thoughts went to them. I just stood there with all the other people watching in horror as the images was replayed over and over. I see the man I am to meet with run by- I ask him what is going on? He says he has to go to the airport- we'll reschedule. He tells me to get home. People on cell phones are yelling that Chicago is the next target I froze, my sister lives there. I try to call- no answer. I try to leave the city but if you've ever been to Milwaukee you know the traffic sucks on a good day. It was as if a tidal wave were rolling towards us-from Lake Michigan- everyone heading west and north and south out of the city. I tried to get my husband on my cell, but nothing. I am so scared as he is on a project in the tallest building on the Lakeshore. I don't know where to go what to do. I drive to work where everyone is gathered around the TV in my office. I sit there for an hour trying to get a hold of my sister, finally I talk to my mom and she says sis is on here way up out of Chicago. I cannot bear to sit a t work so I go home and watch the news. Finally husband comes home- we sit for hours. Finally we walk into the village for a candle light vigil. There is sadness everywhere. WE decide to walk up tp the tavern to get away from the TV, but they are playing it too. Everything changed that day. We had only been married for 3 months. We realized it would never be the same again. I carried around so much sadness and anger for months that I grind my teeth til this day. My heart breaks for all who lost love that day. Especially for the orphans of 9/11. 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 story10518.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. 2004-04-01 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.94.244.2 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: "The Towers are gone..." How can you even digest something so drastic? Looking back on the day, a year later, it makes me think once again just how terrible this tragedy has been. When I first found out that day of the disaster, it was probably the most unbelievable, in comprehendible situation that I have EVER experienced. I thought as if it was nightmare. But as I stared at the TV in awe and disbelief, I realized that the nightmare had only begun. Today, a year later, our nation still stands proud, strong, and united, as promised by President Bush. As we keep those lost in this act of terrorism in our thoughts and prayers, the fight against terrorism continues. And trust me, the battle has JUST begun. 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 story3056.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: I was in bed watching the remainder of Good Morning America trying to get a few more minutes of rest before starting my day, when I heard/saw the events of the day. I spent the rest of the day in shock, in tears, and in mourning for people I did not know. My heart just broke for the two cities of which I had visited. NYC in June for vacation, no less. It was my husband's birthday. Not exactly the time you feel like celebrating. So..we postponed it until the next day. As we will do this year, also. We will, instead, attend a memorial service this year as well. It is the least we can do. We have flown our flag and had r/w/b lights or a lighted flag on ever since. We will not take them down until BinLaden is captured,or killed, and until our troops come home, ending this war. We owe it to those lost on that day to never forget what happened. We owe them honor in this small way. We need to remember so that we will always remember that we are not in control of our destinies. We need to remember that we are not an invincible nation. It is our duty. This year will be marked by watching the news, attending a service, and taking a few moments out to pray for our nation and the families who lost their loved ones. This was a day I will choose to always remember. I have to. I feel I have no choice but to remember. 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 story2613.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. 152.163.188.6 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: Trabajo en un cybercaf? en Huacho-Per? para esa fecha recuerdo claramente como llegaban las personas preocupasidimas a llamar por telefono y tratar de comunicarse con sus familiares que de alguna manera estaban ligados al lugar de la traged?a. 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 story1410.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. 2002-08-22 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 200.60.14.253 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 remember that the first time I heard about the tradgedy of September 11, I was unloading my backpack at my locker. I overhead some other students raving about how a plane ran into the World Trade Center. At first, I thought that they were joking and that the incident they were talking about was just some bogus high school gossip. When I arrived at my first period English class, everyone was buzzing about the terrorist attacks. An announcement came on over the PA stating, "Teachers and students, please pardon this interruption. Will all teachers please turn off their televisions at this time and keep them turned off throughout the day. Thank you." Of course, no one listened to the announcement, and many teachers allowed classes to watch the news or listen to news radio. My Spanish teacher told the class that she had a friend in New York whose husband worked at the Trade Center, and my teacher had been beside herself with worry until her friend sent her an e-mail that was only one sentence long: "He didn't go to work today!" Upon realizing the reality of the situation, I instantly felt a pang of grief for all the people who at that moment were dying in the Twin Towers. I thought of their families and friends, and how so many people had lost their children, husbands, wives, and parents in those few hours. I also felt disappointed at the state of humanity, because I believe that all living things are inherently good-natured, and the malice of the attackers made me question that belief. When will we all listen to John Lennon and give peace a chance? Before September 11, I did not belive that I would live to witness world peace, but the attacks that day made me realize that it will take at least another millineum or two for world peace to become a reality. 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 story2656.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: Holding my children in my lap and watching in horror as the events unfolded on every channel of the television, I could only weep. America was under attack and we stood helplessly watching as planes began to do the unthinkable. The nation stood still as our innocence was stolen. My young children asked so many questions... "Why are you crying, Mommy?" was the first. I was so incredibly grateful to be holding my children and kissing my husband as he left for work. Throughout the day, I felt such an empty helplessness. "What can I do?" God showed me that I could seize the opportunity to teach my children about our great nation and about our great leaders. I pointed out every good deed I could find to help them see that our nation is about people and not just buildings. The kids learned about the president and his role as leader. Now, only age 4 and 7, they immediately recognize President Bush and they respect him as a man of integrity. Today as they watch the remembrances, they can fully recall the events of last year. 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 story4962.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: Dear: America Hello, My name is Gloria Jackson. I am 36 years old, married to a wonderful man (William) and the mother of two of Gods most beloveth blessings, a daughter(Morgan 8yrs) and a son (Noah) 22months. The day of September 11, 2001 was like any other day( so I thought). I awoke that morning shortly after my husband headed off to work to get my daughter ready for school. I went through my normal routine of dressing the baby and making sure they both had breakfast. When the clock read 7:45 me and the children set off in the car to take Morgan to school. It was a beautiful morning. I remember it well because as I was driving down Hargrove Road the sun was so bright in my view of driving that I had to put the sun visor down to able myself to see. Noah, was being a character as usual, playing in the car seat, while Morgan was wondering out aloud what the school days lunch would be, because she did'nt want to eat spinach!. I laughed and said "for your sake I hope that its pizza" and she replied "Wow, I do too!". When I drove up to the front of the school building I stopped the car and helped Morgan out of her seatbelt. I gave her a big kiss and told her to have a "wonderful" day. She gave me a big smile and said okay Mom, you too,and I love ya!. I waited in the car until she went into the building and drove off. Noah was cooing in the back, and I started singing his favorite song as I drove along. "The itsy, bitsy spider" always tickled him and still does to this day!. As I drove down McFarland Blvd., a shorter route home, the sun was still so very bright that I decided in that moment that I would not take him to daycare and me and him would go back to the house and bond a little bit more. We made it home and I put him inside his play yard and preceeded to pour myself a cup of coffee and listen to the morning news with Diane Sawyer. I remember the broadcast that morning because she was about to interview someone about decorating and I being a homemaker was very interested. During the telecast, Diane jokingly made a comment to Charles ( his last name escapes me, please do forgive me)and they both laughed. As I was about to go into the bedroom to retrieve a notebook, I heard Diane say " We have breaking news out of New York", I turned around midway, and as she was speaking there in the background of the Good Morning America telecast was a split screen of a metro area with alot of big buildings in view and one of them was on fire. The news was very sketchy. I could tell the broadcasters were having a difficult time trying to relay to the public what was happening. I heard Charles say " there has been a terrible tragedy, a plane has flown into one of the twin towers. As that was unfolding, I was shocked at what I say, I picked up Noah and sit on the sofa and continued to stay trans-fixed to the television. As I continued to watch with sad amazement, I then saw what every unfortunate person who was watching the broadcast saw, as another plane hit the other tower!!!. I was just astonishingly shocked and horrified!. I grabbed the remote to turn the channel to CNN news and they were broadcasting the terrible crash also. It seemed as though every television channel was now focused on the fact of the plane crashes. I sat on the sofa holding Noah and trying to stay composed but deep inside of me I felt scared for some reason. I guess it could have been from the true horror of what I was viewing on TV or the frightened look of utter shock from the broadcasters on every channel who tried with professionalism to rely the facts as they came in. Then it happened!! the World Trade buildings started to collaspe!!. My heart just dropped and I started to cry a silent cry for fear of upsetting Noah. There was more breaking news about the Pentagon being hit and the White House being evacuated. I was so afraid, but my inner peace which I know only comes from God, kept me serene through it all. I called my husband and told him to tune to the T.V. or radio and to come home if at all possible because I just didn't know whether America was under seige or what. I wanted to call everyone I knew and try to warn them personally. I called my sisters job and left word for her to call me. and I thought about checking my daughter out of school but was reassured when the school system said that they were handling the matter of the childrens safety. As the hours of that long day progressed... there was more shocking details of the tragedy that came out and just an over whelming saddness in the nation. I cried many times that day for the lost of the innocent people and the tragedy felt by the entire world. I hope to never in my life as God gives me each day that he deems... to never witness anything as horrific and tragic as what I saw that day of September 11, 2001. My heart goes out to all those loving souls who died for the freedom of the United States and for which it stands. I hope and pray that we all as Americans can take from this tragedy a respect for our fellow man and know that life is a gift and we are so very blessed to be in a country which values life and liberty and justice for all and that this horrible event in our history (as profoundly terrible and sad as it is) can bridge us all in a direction of unity and strengthen us in the years to come. May God bless this nation and the souls within.. Thank you. Gloria Jackson 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 story5083.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 to work by 8:00 on September 11, 2001. The last few months had already been pretty hectic for me. I was married in July and was in a pretty bad car accident in August. I was lucky to survive both events. All I wanted to do was get back to my regular work routine. That was hard to do since my work week now consisted of 3 doctor visits each week and a daily call to my lawyer and insurance company. The accident was not my fault, a lady pulled out and hit me when I was going 45 mph. I swerved just enough to allow both of us to walk away. If you have ever been in a car accident, you know how stressful it can be. You try to get healthy, you try to get your car replaced, you try to prevent the insurance company from taking advantage of you, and you are always trying to figure out what to do with the entire situation. It's always changing and nothing is ever easy. I work in a cube farm for a big company. Have you seen the Dilbert comic strip? Well, that's how I feel at work sometimes. I'm a technical guy that tries to keep people's pets alive. If you got a sick fish, your snake won't eat, your pond has a leak, you call me and I try to help you. My job can be fun or it can be very stressful. Normally, it's not a problem but with the last few months, my edges were frayed. That morning, I was waiting for my bank to confirm my loan for a new car. My bank had not received confirmation that my old car was totaled and had been paid off. The car dealership was expecting me to come pick the car up after work. Once again, nothing seemed simple. When one of my friends yelled over their cube that a plane hit the world trade center, I didn't pay much attention to it. I thought a 2 person plane must have hit it by accident. I continued making calls to my bank trying to get things taken care of. I was faxing information and calling my wife in a rant about the whole car thing. The radio confirmed a plane had hit the towers. They sounded very concerned about it but I didn't see the gravity of it. A small plane hitting the tower was tragic but not the titanic sinking. It would be in the headlines for a few days, the damage would be repaired, and that would be it. I didn't think it had anything to do with me. Then I heard other people talking about the towers. They were saying an airliner hit the tower. I figured it was the rumor mill blowing things up again. If you work in an office, you are either the person that spreads ehe rumors or the person that gets entertained by the rumors. Me, I get entertained by how far the rumor gets from the truth. Someone may have a flat in the parking lot but by the time I hear it, someone's tires were slashed by a jealous boyfriend that wants to kill Jane Doe. Then a few hours later, the truth pops up and you just shake your head. An airliner hitting the towers was hard to believe, an airliner hitting the towers on purpose just wasn't possible. When that rumor started, I chalked it up for paranoia. Then the second plane hit. I was staring out the window when I heard that. I wasn't thinking about the towers. I was thinking of how I was going to get my new car. I needed the loan approval by 3:00 today. I was thinking about my problems. I had been since August 16th. I guess that's why I just kept telling myself that the towers were really going to be okay. Maybe one plane hit one of the towers. A small two seater plane that some amateur pilot was flying. Then the calls stopped. I get about 50 to 75 calls a day. Everyone in my department gets that many calls. There is always a phone ringing but a little after 10:00, the phones just stopped. I could hear people mumbling about two jet airliners hitting the towers. There was talk of it being on purpose. I picked up the phone to make a call. Not to my bank or to my lawyer. I called my wife. She had been keeping up with situation in New York. She always started her day by listening to CNN. She said one of her employees, his dad works in the smaller trade center building. She told me the pentagon may have been hit by a plane. We didn't talk long. I just gave her the latest update on getting the car. I told her I would call her later. I called my bank again. I was getting closer to getting my loan approved. I just needed a little more time. I called my car dealer and told him i was having some trouble getting the loan. It wasn't I couldn't get the loan but I didn't have all the paper work done. I told him to bear with me and I would have the loan. I still planned to get the car today. Then I started getting on the web to see what CNN was saying about New York. I couldn't log on, the site was busy. I tried MSNBC and MSN. There were too many users on their sites. One of my friends at work had been on the CNN site all morning, they e-mailed the story to me. I was able to log on through their e-mail. I say about the towers being on fire. I read about the airliners hitting and how many people had lost their lives. I saw the pentagon had been hit. Then the word terrorist started to pop up on every headline. That's when if first registered in my mind. It was real. I read every bit of information on the web page. It didn't seem possible. I called my mom. She knew all about what was going on. She told me that my uncle in the reserves was at the pentagon. She was worried about him and had been calling family all morning. She couldn't get in touch with anyone. I called my wife again. She wasn't worried anymore. She was upset. The truth wasn't a flat tire in the parking lot. The truth was more than any rumor could fabricate. Two airliners had hit the world trade center. The planes had been hijacked by terrorists and turned into weopons against the United States. Another plane had hit the pentagon and a forth had crashed in Pennsylvania. It effected my mom through my uncle. It effectd my wife through her friend's father. And it effected me through them. I heard about people jumping from the towers. I read about it on the website. Then the towers collapsed. I hoped the people inside had gotten out but the news reports were grim. The loss of life was staggering. More information came in about police and fire fighters inside the buildings. I kept picturing it all in my mind but I just couldn't make a mental picture of it. I couldn't quite comprehend it. I needed to distract my self. I called my bank and they told me the loan couldn't be processed. All the banks were locked up because of the towers. It was one more way I had been effected by the tragedy. I called my car dealer and told him it might take me a few days to get things done. I couldn't get my new car. I can go another day without a car. What did it really matter. Somehow new cars, lawyers, insurance companies, and medical bills just didn't seem as important as they did at 8:00. I have the things that really matter. I called those people that matter and didn't worry about the things that don't matter. No new car? So what. So what. When I got home I watched the TV like every other American. I saw the horrible images over and over again. I felt angry and I felt sad and I felt this incredible loss for people I didn't even know. I was effected not just by the people connected to me directly but by those that were on that TV. I got that new car 2 days later. I bought my flag and put it on my car. I got my t-shirt with U.S.A. proudly written across the front. It suddenly wasn't corny to have these things. It was a matter of pride. It was showing support. It was cool to be American again. It was okay to show your american pride. My brother-in-law is in the Middle East now. He has been for some time but there is talk he is coming home soon. The world is different for me this August. I laugh about how hard it was to get married. I don't think about the car accident much. I'm grateful for being healthy and for having my family. I enjoy talking to my uncle that was at the pentagon that day. I don't take my freedom for granted. I still grumble about the things that don't really matter. But at the same time, I tell myself to remember the things that are truly important. I'm different. Most of the people I know now are. But some things are still the same. Tell me a story about a flat tire, I'll still laugh about it. Still laugh about those ballooned up rumors. But, so what. I know what's really important. 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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 seems like yesterday That bright blue day one year ago. And it is still so close because New York is my home. No, I was not near ground zero- 92nd Street and West End, where I work, is a long way away. Even further away is Harlem and my brownstone. I was putting on my sandals to come to work when ABC announced that a plane had just hit the first tower. There was no panic then because like others I figured it was probably a little twin engine deal that had veered off course. But like other New Yorkers I knew this meant a change in the way things would be run that day. The subways would be off, there would be no mail delivery. If you have lived in New York a while you think they'll use any excuse. But I knew also that I had to call my parents in Atlanta and tell them we were fine. I ran to the top floor to tell my oldest daughter not to go to Long Island to class that day- she may not be able to get back. She was fuzzy with sleep as I explained why. Then I ran back to my bedroom and sat on my bed to call my parents. That when the second plane hit. Suddenly I felt the need to go to work, to be with my other family. My husband was safe at work in Westchester County, my older daughter at home, but work was 11 blocks from my youngest daughter's junior high and I wanted to get her and take her home. Things were still calm and fresh in my mind. In Harlem the effects had not been felt yet so when I boarded the bus I was surprised to hear that several passengers had no idea what was going on. But as we went down Broadway to 135th Street to make a right hand turn we could see the elevated subway tracks leading to the 125th stop. All the trains were standing still. In fact, nowhere in New York city was a train moving. Many people were stuck for hours underground. Many people barely got out of the last train to go under the towers. By the time I got to work a mere ten minutes later the air had changed. There was a smell of something burning and there were helicopters everywhere. We were in the middle of a war zone. When the towers crashed our phone system died. The eight of us watched on tv and wrapped our arms around each other and cried. So many lives lost and for no reason. We didn't understandbut we soon disbanded to find our loved ones. Along with monay parents that had walked a long way, I signed my daughter out of school and took her hand and walked home. It was a long walk home without looking back. Buses passed that were full and couldn't stop. No one complained. No one honked a horn, no one cursed in anger at the slow moving traffic. I walked with people I didn't know who smiled at me because they were alive. We were alive. But unlike the woman turned to a pillar of salt in the bible no one looked back. We were 20 blocks from home when a bus that wasn't full stopped and picked us up. No charge, the driver said and smiled. Lots of smiles from people just want ing to get home. A boy sitting next to me was supposed to be in court that day, but the court was closed. He didn't want to go to jail, would they hold his hearing again. I assured this young man that they would. I told him the whole world was going to be on hold for a while. He didn't know about the plane in Pennsylvania or the plane that hit the Pentagon. He had been stuck underground on a train. Harlem at night lights up like a party. It is alive with people and noise. But on 9/11 when I went outside to look into the sky there was not one soul out on my block. I looked up into the beautiful night sky and saw our protection flying overhead. I had already stopped watching the news and started watching my daughters, little woman unnerved by a world at war that I never knew. I tried to give myself one memory to carry with me about that day for the rest of my life. And today a year later as the wind blows wildly and we grieve and remember I take out that thought to hold onto: September 11, 2001 was the most beautiful day that I have ever seen. Not since then has there been another day like it and I thank God for that. 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 story3012.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 get up early in the morning because I am a school bus driver for Gilbert Schools. I always get up and pray before I go and then watch a little news. This day I got up turned on the tv and watched in horror as a plane hit the first tower and then a few minutes later another. I couldn't believe my eyes. I was thunderstruck. My thoughts went to the people on the planes and in the towers, and then to the families. I got ready and got my children ready. They came in and watched the tv for a while. I listened to the radio on the way to the compound. I was listening to the radio on the bus as the stories of all the flights were crashing and what was being hit. It seemed like a scene from a movie only this one we were a part of it all. It was really happening. It was so hard to believe. All my students were getting on the bus with looks on their faces. By the time we got to school they were numb and werent sure if they wanted to go to school. I was in the middle of my first run when our supervisor announced that due to the nature of content that we turn off our radios. I had students that day who were crying and some who wanted to hug me before hey got off the bus. We aren't supposed to hug them, but that day I did. I said a little prayer for each of my kids as I left them at the school. I called my mom and family. I went to the church and members were gathering for prayer. I wasn't sure what to pray, I was still numb fromthe shock.I just called upon the Lord and started to pray for all the people. When I went back to work, there were tvs set up in the break areas. The reports of the calls the passengers had made were coming across the news. I had to go outside I couldn't hear anymore.We put on smiles as we went to pick up the students and take them home. Some had gone home with their parents and a few were still there. The ride that day was very quiet compared to their usual. I said my usual "have a nice evening" as they got off the bus. I went home and unlike many others that day I hugged my family and thanked God I had them to kiss and say goodnight too. 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 story4994.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: Shock, disbelief, surreal. It couldn't possibly happen. Reality abruptly woke us from our naive sense of security and threw us into the harsh reality of vulnerability. My 11 year old son and I watched the news that night of videos of the attack. Over and over and over again as though we were trying to MAKE our brains comprehend the unimaginable. My son was too scared to go to school the next day. Tears of panic and fear convinced me to let him stay home with his grandparents. But I had to go to work; not because of a fear of reprisal, but because I was so angry that someone was trying to destroy my freedom, my way of life, my country. I wasn't going to allow that to happen. I needed to show my son that though I too was afraid, I will stand up and march on. I needed to show that to my students as well. I teach high school students who are new immigrants to this country. I teach them English. They needed to understand that the reasons their families came to this country were at risk. They,too, are a member of this great country. They, too, needed to stand united with all Americans of every nationality and do whatever they could--write letters, send gloves to the crews cleaning Ground Zero, pray. My American-born students, as well as my son, needed to wake up to the fact that their freedom is NOT free. Tens of thousands of men and women have died so that they may have the freedoms they enjoy today. Our history as a nation is founded on the basic principles of human rights, of government for, by and of the people. If they turned their cheek on this tragedy,they are at risk of losing the most basic freedoms. They understood this message. Even today, one year after the tragedy, I still remind my students what it means to be in America. When my students stand to say the pledge every morning, they now have a deeper comprehension of the frailty of their freedom and what the red stripes in our flag represent. They shall 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 story6946.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: On September 11, 2001, I went to school just like every other normal Tuesday morning. During third period is when the planes had hit the World Trade Center. I forgot one of my books for fourth period, so I went to my locker to get it. As I walked pass the library in school, I saw a telelision in the hallway, and a group of kids just starring liflessly at the sight of heavy grey smoke. I just took a quick look, and figured it was a tape of something that they had to learn about that had happened in the past. Because being an American, I was so confident that we were the superior nation, and also, being only 13 at the time, I wouldn't think of such a thing happening without reason. So I hurried on my way, so that I wouldn't be late to class. In fourth period, I recieved some information about what had happened, but I was still confused, and we knew very little about it. As the day went on, that's all we could talk about in class. One of my teachers said, "It's like a fight; they have given us a bloody nose, but they will not win the fight." That made me feel much better, even though I could in no way comprehend all of the deaths on that day. I saw people leaving school and crying. By seventh period my school was almost empty. Then, I too, left school. When I got home, I starred at the t.v. watching the planes hit, over and over. It's all they had on almost every channel. I then wrote about it in my journel so that I can tell my children when they learn about it in school. I also made calls to my friend in Washington, D.C. who was in college, and my uncle who had been in the city for work that day to make sure they were all right. I will never forget that 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 story9308.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. 2003-05-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.8 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: I was 8 1/2 months pregnant. I was at work and just turned on the tv to watch the news....i was watching wondering what had happened when i saw the second plane hiot the tower i was in bewilderment....could not believe what i just saw......at that time i felt a searing pain and fell to my knees....i called my mom and she came right over and took me to hospital....baby was not due until oct 12....i was scared but at the same time i knew it would have been allright,...see my birthday is on pearl harbor day....so in an eerie way i was calm....but at the hosp they decided to try to stop labor...it worked,,she came just a few weeks later,,,,so not only is it a day to remember always i have other reminders of that day also...i weep for all the loss of life and wish i could have truly helped,,,had i not been pregnant i would have gotten to ny just o thelp in some way....anyway my daily prayers go to all the ones who lost that day.....and to our nation who lost its " innocence" so to speak....god bless all 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 story5498.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. 65.31.99.188