26 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: On 911 I was sitting in my Psych. class and at the time I had no idea what was happening. Only to figure out later that it would be a day that would change my perception of my whole life. I walked out of class with my best friend and then noticed a bunch of students and faculty gathered around a television. I saw a news reporter and thought that it must be something slightly important but I was running late for class. I told my friend that I would meet her after my math class to go home. While walking to my math class I realized that not to many people were walking around campus. I walked into class to see my teacher crying. I had no idea what had happened until she said that something very tragic has happened to our country and class is canceled for the day so we can go home to our families. I walked back to Bodie hall (where the television was set up at) only to find more people there. I had to search for my best friend because I was terrified of what more was to come. Finally we met up and she filled me in on what had happened. From there we went straight to the car and put on the AM stations. When I heard what had happened it made me think a lot about how I take every second of every minute of the day for granted. That I need to take more time to appreciate what I have right in front of me. There were a lot of "Would if's" flying around in my head, as I am sure with many other people in this country. I think that I am very blessed to be an American and receive all the freedom that I am given. All that I could remember was all those children without mothers and fathers. How grateful I am to have my mom and dad involved in my life. All these people losing their loved ones and I couldn't even imagine losing my best friends. So for everyone out there make sure you tell someone everyday that you love him or her, because you never know what your future hold for you. Thank you 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 story455.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: 9/11 The nine eleven attacks affected many. Ranging from family, to friends, to strangers. The attacks changed the outlook of America for many Americans. It has not changed my life much but I can not say the same for others. Although the attacks have not changed my family or, my life greatly, I think it has made a great impact on my generation. None of my friends ever showed hatred or anger towards Muslims, but that all changed after the attacks. I now know people talking about bombing Afghanistan, and killing Muslims. So if someone asked me if my generation has been changed due to the nine eleven attacks I would unreluctantly say yes. I think America has changed in one immense way. Americans of all races are now showing patriotism more than before. With chins up and flags held high I think it is safe to say America has drastically changed. As for myself I have not changed much. I go on living each day like the other, still proud to be an American. Sometimes I feel loathing or anger towards Muslims, but then I just remind myself that not all Muslims are bad. I used to think that all Muslims were bad, but weeks after the attacks I realized that this was terrorists doing this not Muslims. So in a way I guess I have changed. Many were affected by the nine eleven attacks, some more than others. The attacks impacted everyone at least a little. Family friends, the whole generation was affected. We have to look past all the bombings and terrorism attacks, and when we do that I know we are all proud to be Americans. 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 story7106.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: September,11 was the biggest shock and dissapointment of my entire life. I woke up thinking it was just another day. Around third period I heard the news and I couldn't believe it was true. I went to a neiboring class and watched the towers fall. I was in a complete state of shock. I didn't know what to think or say. I just wanted to cry. Although I didn;t know anyone that was a victim on that day, I can still imagine the pain and confusion that I'm sure most of them are feeling. 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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 working for Thales ATM, Inc. as an electronic technician. A few coworkers had stopped by to tell me the news. At first I thought it was a joke. I proceeded to help install a television in the employee lounge area. Several faces started flowing through my mind. I once worked in the World Trade Towers as a service repair technician. Many of the people I dealt with came to mind as I recalled those days 10 years earlier. I was overwhelmed by feelings of loss. When the pictures on the television showed the first aircraft, live pictures of the second were soon etched in my mind. The horror and devastation became very real. If I had not made the decisions I had in the past it could have been me. I empathsized with the people jumping from the towers. The horror of burning would be too much for me to bear as well. Shock soon turned to anger when news of the responsible parties were made known. The senseless slaughter of innocents was beyond my comprehension. The anger soon turned to depression where I ended up in the hospital a few weeks later. I did not realize the impact such an incident would have on me. Perhaps it was because of the closeness I felt to those who died. Much like the Kennedy assasination this day shall be forever in my thoughts when September 11th comes around. James Alan Cole 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/. 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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: F o u r D a y s L a t e r ============================= by Michael J. Legeros September 11, 2001 ================== o Siblings o Walking Wounded o Fire Department of New York o Drinking Game Siblings ======== Today is my brother's birthday. He's a flight attendant for [some airline]. Early this morning he returned home, riding one of the jets that later crashed. The very next flight, it turns out. Five days ago, my sister's baby was born. And I became an Uncle. Gifts, both of circumstance and chance. Walking Wounded =============== Is this what Pearl Harbor was like? That's the thought of the day, the *obvious* thought of the day, as we collectively ponder: are these the same, stunned, surreal sensations that our parents and grandparents felt fifty years ago? Dazed thoughts thinking "this can't be real" while an angry anger bubbles underneath, sometimes whispering, other times screaming for eye-for-eye justice. So, lo these last years spent celebrating "America's greatest generation," we *get* what the vets were speaking about. The patriotic outrage after a national violation. Not only can you not *not* react, you cannot *not* want to help. Such as this author's immediate willing- ness to assist with local firefighting needs, should worst-case mu- tual-aid requests leave the Capital City understaffed. (Not likely, mind you, but still considered.) Our elders also had a buffer of sorts. For better or worse, ours is an "information age." What was once radio, newspaper, and a little bit o' television, is now CNN, the Internet, and near-instant pre- packaging of just-happened horrors such that, by four o'clock this afternoon, most of the major news sites had slick, professional- looking graphics already advertising "America Under Attack." (In their defense, I suppose presentation *is* everything. Even in the worst of times.) Of course, provided you could *connect* to such sites. Internet bandwidth was catch as catch can today. Once con- nected, though, content was indeed king: photos and articles and testimonials and those amazing (if wee) videos that diminished, but didn't sterile, the day's incredible footage. Click to experience the story. No thanks, living it already. Don't know about y'all, but this writer hasn't had a lighthearted thought since the first exclaimed phone call from my mother this morning. Food, drink, and dessert urges are down. Favored hobbies seem suddenly trite. Work tasks are all at once hollow. Heck, just *get-ting* is a challenge, wading a stream of "survival thoughts," the mind's eye imagining worst-est-case scenarios requiring bottled water, stashed cash, or, ah, "home-protection devices." (A gun shop 'round the corner was doing brisk business!) If I resemble a sort of "walking wounded"-- if all of *America* is rendered same-- it shouldn't be much of a surprise. "TV war" debuted during the Per- sian conflict and "TV terror" is the logical, expected extension. And in a land of free speech and open borders, of jury trials and death-penalty foes, of mindlessly easy travel from coast-to-coast, by car or boat or train or plane (the latter more secure the fewer times "20/20" et al tried to "beat the system"), that the bullies are bullying *harder* is hardly news. The United States is a coun- try that, well, asks questions first. It's why we're liked and, alas, why we're not. Fire Department of New York =========================== Officials fear 200 firefighters perished during the World Trade Cen- ter attack and subsequent collapse. Twice the number initially re- sponded, with upwards of 11,000 (!) eventually responding, reports firehouse.com, quoting Harold Schaitberger, president of the Inter- national Association of Fire Fighters. The site, quoting a late re- lease from the FDNY Press Office, that the list of deceased includes FDNY Chief of Department Pete Ganci, First Deputy Commissioners Bill Freehan and Raymond M. Downey, and the Department's Chaplain, Rev. Michael Judge. The largest loss of firefighters in a single inci- dent, speculates the site, occurred on April 16-17, 1947, in Texas City, Texas, when fires and ammonium nitrate explosions aboard two (docked) ships killed 27 firefighters (and nearly 573 others). The entire department, if memory serves. Drinking Game ============= Warning! Contains humor in wake of great tragedy! World Trade Center drinking game. Instructions: Take a shot each time a network-news anchor uses one of the following adjectives: o horrific o horrendous o horrifying o terrifying o unbelievable o unfathomable (rare, take two shots) o tragic o terrible o just terrible o we have just learned o wait, we're getting another update Copyright 2001 by Michael J. Legeros -- September 13, 2002 ================== Music for angry, tortured, disparaged, disbelieving souls, as drawn from author's collection of soothing heavy-metal music: o "Call of Ktulu" (instrumental) - Metallica (with San Francisco Symphony Orchestra) o "Estranged" - Guns 'n' Roses o "God Hates Us All" - Slayer (entire album) o "Go To Hell" - Megadeth o "Hand of Doom" - Black Sabbath o "Highway to Hell - AC/DC o "Mr. Scary" (instrumental) - Dokken o "On Your Feet, On Your Knees" - Motorhead o "Orgasmatron" - Motorhead o "Painkiller" - Judas Priest o "The Razor's Edge" - AC/DC o "Screaming For Vengeance" - Judas Priest o "See Me Burning - Motorhead o "Shame" - System of a Down/Wu-Tang Clan o "Timebomb" - UDO o "Ton of Bricks" - Metal Church o "TV War" - Accept o "Wake Up Dead" - Megadeth o "You Can't Stop Rock and Roll" - AC/DC -- September 16, 2001 ================== o FDNY Fatalities o Helping Firefighters o How To Be An Idiot, Part 1 o Memo to Tom Brokow et al o How To Be An Idiot, Part 2 o Things We Feared o How To Be An Idiot, Part 3 FDNY Firefighters ================= Confirmed list of Fire Department New York fatalities, updated as soon as possible after updates from firehouse.com: http://www.legeros.com/fire/fdny.html Helping Firefighters ==================== Banners, ribbons, fundraisers, and flags. Prayers, condolences, and moments of silence. Bowed heads and renewed respect. But if you *really* wanna help firefighters-- both in New York and in the rest of the world-- here's a simple gift that can be given over a lifetime: get out of the damn way. When driving, when meeting a fire truck en route to a call, let *it* have the right-of-way. In 1999, notes the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 32 of 112 fatal firefighter injuries occurred while responding to or re- turning from an incident. And isn't their job dangerous enough al- ready? Plus, do you really want *yours* to be the car that delays firefighters for those final fifteen seconds that a trapped child could've been successfully rescued and resuscitated? Think about it. How To Be An Idiot, Part 1 ========================== Make generalizations about people based on the actions of a few. Memo to Tom Brokow et al ======================== Please, please, *please* don't keep us in suspense during the next national tragedy. You know, that shamelessly sly way of construct- ing sentences with the "teasers" right out in front, a la "we've just received a report from the Legislative Building, [ slight dra- matic pause ] which is right around the corner from the Adminstra- tive Building, [second slight dramatic pause ] where NOTHING HAS HAPPENED." Spare us. How To Be An Idiot, Part 2 ========================== *Believe* generalizations about people based on the actions of a few. Things We Feared ================ Warning: Contains *more* humor in wake of great tragedy. Things we feared one week ago: o sharks o shark attacks o losing a winning lottery ticket o George Bush publicly speaking, bless his heart o military spending cuts o social security lock boxes o Gary Conduit never going away o Jesse Helms retirement as hoax o boring TV news o boring talk radio o too many cell phones o Anne Heche continuing to make news o Hilary Clinton for President o Al Sharpton for President o Rudy Giuliani forgotten o jumbo jet crash. Singular. How To Be An Idiot, Part 3 ========================== All dogs bark. My dog barks on command. Therefore, all dogs bark on command. -- September 24, 2001 ================== o New York's Bravest o Chart o Map o Definition of Freedom New York's Bravest ================== From http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/fdny/home.html... From the FDNY 2000 Annual Report... Staffing --------- 11,495 Uniformed Firefighters and Fire Officers 2,677 EMTs and Paramedics 222 Fire Marshals 195 Fire Inspectors 1,741 Administrative Support Personnel (Dispatchers, Mechan- ics/Tradespeople, Technologists, Civilian Profession- als, Etc.) Causes of Fatal Files --------------------- 20 Intentionally Set 31 Smoking 37 Candles, Cooking, Matches, Open Flame 3 Electrical Heater 23 Electrical/Extension Cord 9 Electrical/All Others 4 Vehicle Accident 2 Gas Vapor 4 Other 133 Total Fire Fatalities, All Cause Fire Response -------------- 933,295 Fire Apparatus Responses 449,296 Fires, Non-Fire Emergencies and Medical Calls 29,281 Structural Fires Extinguished 31,058 Non-Structural Fires Extinguished Fire Investigation ------------------ 7,937 Fires Investigated for Potential Arson 3,404 Fires caused by Arson 394 Arrests Made Medical Emergencies ------------------- 1,262,599 EMS Unit Responses 1,064,591 Medical Emergencies, Total 388,760 Medical Emergencies, Life-Threatening Fire Prevention ---------------- 181,328 Inspections 58,729 Apparatus Field Inspection Duty (AFID) Inspections 81,520 Violations Issued 69,537 Violations Corrected 8,724 Summonses Issued Chart ===== One month ago, feeling like five years ago, a three-dollar, FDNY "unit location chart," as advertised in "Fire Apparatus Journal," an every-other-month monthly rag featuring fire truck photos and related news. Tis a two-page chart, color-printed on thin, not-quite-cardboard stock and laminated by Yours Truly at Kinko's and which details, as of November 1999, the station or special facility location of every engine, squad, ladder, rescue, and marine company, as well as (most) all Special Operations Command (SOC) u-nits. FDNY is the largest fire department in the nation and one of the largest in the world. (Tokyo is bigger, I believe. Who else?) And its roster reflects the breadth and severity of the services they perform. Even before the hundred-fold (thousand-fold?) challenges of September 11, 2001, the firefighters of New York have been fighting more than just fires. As listed on said chart, these "specialized units" suggests theirs is a job even *tougher* than what we've imagined: o Alternative Fuel Response Unit* o Collapse Rescue o Computer Assisted Dispatch Operations Unit o Decontamination Unit o Decontamination Support Unit o FDR Drive Response Unit** o Field Communications Unit o Foam Carrier o Foam Tender o Hazardous-Materials Unit o Hazardous-Materials Technician Unit o High-Rise Unit o Hose Wagon (JFK airport) o Hose Wagon Manifold o Mask Service Unit o Mobile Command Post o Photo Unit o Rehabilitation and Comfort Unit o Satellite Water System Unit o SCUBA Support Unit o Tactical Support Unit o Thawing Unit (for frozen fire hydrants) o Safety Battalion * Carries dry-chemical extinguishing agent, for propane-powered vehicles and such. * Mini-pumpers utilized during recently completed long-term re- pairs that denied highway access to most full-size apparatus. Map === From cnn.com and colored by Yours Truly, map of where the Heck everything is happening: http://www.legeros.com/images/afghan-map.jpg Definition of Freedom ===================== The freedom to display a flag. The freedom to protest a displayed flag. The freedom to protest the protest of a displayed flag. Copyright 2001 by Michael J. Legeros 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 story357.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: This was written to commemorate the events of an unforgettable day in the life of two Americans, which may have changed their life forever. My life will never be the same. Today is September 16, 2001 and I woke up with two goals to accomplish. Both goals revolved around soccer. Goal one is to get my son to his soccer practice in the morning and the other is to go to my daughter?s game in the afternoon. As much as I enjoy watching my children play soccer, there is no joy in my life. I am mourning the death of thousands of people in New York City. Exactly five days ago, my life changed. On September 11, 2001, I personally witnessed an attack on America. It was a glorious Tuesday, the sky was a beautiful blue and all my worries seemed trivial. Our family had just gotten back from Miami the week before. It was a great vacation and we were moving on with our busy daily life. This meant getting the children to school and settling into our work routine. My husband and I drive to work everyday. We both work for a New York City law enforcement agency and our office is located in the lower part of Manhattan exactly one block away from the New York Stock Exchange. Nevertheless, we were running late that Tuesday morning. Our daughter had taken her time getting dressed and our hopes of getting to work early were dashed. We were able to leave our home in Rockland County before seven-thirty. To our amazement, the traffic on the George Washington Bridge was very light that day and it was smooth sailing. We managed to drop the children at school by eight o?clock that morning. What a wonderful morning it was and the possibility of arriving at work before nine in the morning was real. No such luck on the FDR, traffic was heavy and we had just passed the United Nations when we heard that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center building. Like so many New Yorkers, we were listening to Z-100 and our first thought was that this was one of Elvis? sick jokes. My husband and I quickly realized that this was no joke. As the news story was unfolding, we got closer to lower Manhattan and the second plane hit Tower two. At that moment, many police cars, fire trucks and ambulances were seen speeding towards Broad Street. The skyline was filled with smoke and both buildings were on fire. From the car, I could see debris and I looked at other cars wondering if they too were witnessing and hearing this horrific chain of event. I did not recognize the expression on people?s faces but I saw many drivers gawking at the sight of the Twin Towers on fire. Traffic was diverted towards the Brooklyn Bridge area of Manhattan. Like so many other New Yorkers on that day, we witnessed the sight of FBI agents and NYC Police Officer on the streets of New York trying to control traffic thereby allowing the easy passage of emergency vehicles. We saw many people getting out of cabs and just walking towards the City Hall area. There were many that did not know what was going on. They would glance over their shoulders and ask car drivers ?What happened?? Those that responded to their questions had listened to the radio knew that terrorists had attacked New York. Traffic moved and we were able to park in Chinatown. The miracle of finding parking in the Lower East Side was greatly unappreciated on that day.. Our hearts were heavy and we prayed for the survival of those trapped in the WTC as we walked past Chinatown and the many court buildings. The top floors of one building and the middle floors of the other building were on fire. Orange yellow balls of fire were visible, and much debris was falling. As we got closer, we realized that maybe it was not debris. The looks of horror and prayers of many for those that were trapped did nothing to prevent what had not yet taken place on that beautiful Tuesday morning. Our stride towards Broadway was steadfast and determined. Walking towards the World Trade Center and trying to find our way to work was our immediate goal. We had just passed 26 Federal Plaza when we heard the rumbling of the earth. My first thought was ?This is an earthquake and my second thought was ? We are getting bombed.? Nonetheless, debris was flying and Federal Police Officers were telling us to run north. We ran and looked back. We saw smoke and continued running. There was nothing but smoke. It was minutes later when we realized that the second tower had fallen. We made our way to Chinatown knowing that many had died. All of a sudden there was a second rumble. This time there was no smoke and the second building fell. One floor after another fell. It seemed like an eternity. All of Manhattan was evacuated. We had the rest of the day off; yet, this was not what we wanted. Silent screams of horror, fear and immense sadness wretched my soul as tears ran down my cheeks. There was to be no tomorrow for many. All they did that morning of September 11, 2001 was go to work? Treasure every day of your life. Today can be your last day on earth? God bless America! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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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 had started off like a normal day I got up and got ready to go to school. On my way to school my dad ask me if i heard about the bomings. Well i didn't even know till it was that big of a deal until i got to school. In every class I went to all of my teachers Wear watching the news. It was so weird for me, I had know clue about what had happened. I was just really confussed until I got home and me and my family talked about it and they told me that this was going to change the USA. It really didn't hit me about what happened until a few days later when I finally realized how big of a deal this really was. 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 story6896.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: A Day of Rememberance By:Corey Easterday When I think of September 11th I think of so many things,tragedy,pain,sadness,and anger. I believe it to be a sad coincidence(if it is a coincidence) that we dial 911 for emergencies and the biggest emergency in U.S history was on 9/11.Millions of people around the U.S felt so many emotions when those planes hit. 4 planes hit in all, one in Shanksville,Pennsylvania where if those brave passengers had not sacrificed their lives many more would have died, one in the Pentagon, and two in the World Trade Centers where the biggest death toll took place. When those planes hit thousands died but millions were affected. 3,025 people died in all. I think that September 11th is a time to look back and reflect on what happened. Before that fateful day we all took life,justice,and freedom for granted.After it we never vgiewed our lives the same way again 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/. 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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: Chris Castro Global 5/13/02 World Trade Center September 11, 2001 was the worst day of any American citizens life. I was in Earth science third period when the assistant teacher Ms. Neuman was telling Ms. Kersch about the tragedy. No one really knew if it was true or not. Then Ms. Kersch turned on the television. We were all witness to a historical tragedy occurring and it was horrifying. We all couldn't believe our eyes. The one World Trade Tower was on fire and lots of smoke was coming out of it. Millions of people were fleeing away from the tragedy to save themselves. After that class everyone was talking about it, and we watched it in every class during the day. The media had a huge impact on this event because the had live footage of the incident and brought breaking news every second. This incident will have a big impact on my life because this was an enormous tragedy for the United States. It also p ut us in a big debt by using all of are surplus money. We had to make provisions as well for our new military. The World Trade Center wasn't the only building to get attacked. The Pentagon was also attacked. It didn't collapse like the other buildings did. A plane hit one side of the building and started a fire. Because of these attacks there is now very strict security at airports and other important places that terrorists would consider as key targets that could hurt our country. Our country now is taking extreme precautions to fight terrorism. This tragedy will be in history books to come. I feel extremely sad and fortunate to have seen this occur as I was growing up. My children and grand children will ask about the attacks someday and I can tell them everything that happened because I lived through it. But yet I still feel sorrow for the people who died and for their suffering families. 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 story702.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: As it was to be a late day at the office, I was home when CNN broke in with the story of the first plane hitting. "Must have been an accident" I thought, but in the back of my mind, there was the recurring thought of the 1993 bombing, and of course, Oklahoma City. As the second plane hit, and that thought was confirmed, I thought, "What sort of person/persons would do such a thing to civilians?" Not knowing what else to do, I started driving to work, but decided to find out what was going on. Rather than listening to the usual FM top 40 fare, I turned into the all news AM station WWJ, and before I even got onto the freeway, the announcer stated that a plane had hit the Pentagon, and another was in Pennsylvania, somewhere. For those of you who are familiar with the Detroit area, you have no doubt experienced the grid-lock that is I-696. Not on September 11, 2001. It was eerie driving on what normally is a very busy, and slow freeway, and finding yourself all alone. When I reached the office in Southfield, the phones were quiet, and everyone had this look of horror on their faces, and they had not seen the images yet. They had only heard on the radio. After calling some family members, I decided that this was not a day that anything was going to get accomplished, so, I went back home, and sat glued to the television for a few hours. The big concern I had was "Where is the President?" He should be addressing the nation about this. Of course, Presidential security had taken care that POTUS was well protected, and surrounded by the fine men, and women of the United States Armed Forces, as he went from base to base. I suppose the most lingering thought I had that day was for Detroit's large population of people of Arabic, and Chaldean descent. There is always that element of the population that pins the blame on an entire group of people, no matter how innocent they may be. There were indeed some threats to harm, or kill people from those areas, or their descendants, but for the most part, most people were too hurt, angry, or stunned to do anything rash. As someone who has lived in the Detroit area for five years, I can honestly say that the thing that those of us who did not lose loved ones that day should remember from September 11th is that for a little while, the acrimony between black, and white was forgotten, and for that short time, we were Americans first. Yes, we suffered a terrible loss, but together, we COULD overcome. May God continue to bless America. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story9506.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 I was in my first year of college at Western Michigan University. I remember my alarm going off and thinking about skipping my 9 am class. After diecding that i couldnt miss I got and started to get ready for class. When i walked out of my room I noticed that the girls across the hall were up with their door open and they were glued to tge TV. They saw me and yelled somehtign about a plane hitting one of the world trade towers. I stood in their room watching the footage of what we thought was a terrible accident, then left when i realized i would be late for class. By the time i walked across the street and sat down the who would had changed. It wasnt an accident anohter plan had hit the other tower. Classes were clanceled so i walke dback to my doorm where i learned about missing plans and more hit buildings. I rememebr walking to the cafateria and everyone was eating, silent with eyes glued to the TV. I still get chills when i see the image of the second plane hitting. I remember seeing the building colapse thnking follishly that everyone got out. It didnt really hit me how much the world had changed untill my father who owns a business near detroit close to my home town and said that they wer closing down plants. Driving home that weekend i still rember the shock of driving by the Detroit airport and not seing a single plan land or take off. I try my hardest to remember the events of that day so that i can one day tell my children how in one wlak across the street how i went from feeling saf in my home country to a feeling of fear of what tragedy might happen next. 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 story10613.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 that fateful day that I will never forget as long as I live.I was serving jury duty for the first time and the judge had just given us a recess for about 15 mintues and we were in the break room and it seemed that the recess lasted forever, and finally the judge and the court stenorgafer came into the breakroom, and the judge look at us and told us about the world trade centers and the pentagon and the crash in Penn. and he said that they were dismissing us and for us to go home and pray for the victums and their families of this tradgedy. I left the court house and walk downtown to get a taxicab and when I got home I don't think that I remember how I did get here. I turned on the television and I sat down on my sofa and I watch as the first plane hit the south tower and then I watch the second plane hit the north tower and then a few minutes later I watch as both towers collasped. I could not beleive that this was happening in the United States of America, as my husband had served his counry for 20 years in the military first in VeitNam, then in Sardi Arabia, then the Red Sea and practically everywher else I thank the Lord above that he was no longer on active duty and then I thought of my oldest son who is in the Army and his a medic and where he might have to go and served his country, but as it turned out that never happened, because his company was not active duty. I still belevie in the United States of America and our goverment leaders and that in the end good will prevail over evil. And I beleive that the people who attacked us, are evil and that God will see to them in the end.When they have to stand before him and tell him their sins, then maybe they will be sorry then. I really hope so for them. Muriel E. Merrill 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 story4754.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 remember the day of september 11, oh so well. I was sitting on my couch watching t.v when the breaking news came across N.B.C. All of a sudden i saw a plane crashing into one of the twin towers!. I really thought i was seeing things,it just didn't strike me that this was LIVE coverage as to what was happening at that very moment in the city of New York. When that plane struck that tower, i thought" oh my god,those people,all those people are going to be dead!. No words can describe how the impact of that plane hitting that tower had on everybody up here in canada. We are a country who pulls together in times of need, whether it be for friends and family or just total stranger's. The new's stations had their phones ringing off the hook, with people asking about what they had just witnessed on our local news channels.The aid started pouring in at that very moment. Our local police and fire departments, the red cross,just everyone. This had to be the worst day for everyone, in the world, except of course Afghanastan. The people behind this MUST pay for this tragedy they chose to put on the american people. I as a canadian will not sleep until i see president Bush get these people,whether it be one person or a million. How dare they take lives of our brother's, sister's and children. On Sept 11 I want you to know that you are all in our prayer's and thoughts, and we as canadian's stand as one with you and will be by your side on the day that these inhumane individuals ALL pay for the fear and heartaches they have endured onto our fellow neighbor's of america. My sister is married to an american whom which live in Georgia, and i live in fear daily knowing they could be the next victims. America please don't let your guard down ever until these hateful people are in hand. My thoughts are always with you and on Sept 11, I hope you know that the country of Canada is right there with you to help you get through this awful tragedy. GOD BLESS AMERICA! Your Canadian Friend Forever!! FAYE ZWICKER 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/. 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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 getting ready to send my 11 year old son off to school. I had the News on as I sat in bed and talked to him. All of the sudden, a special news report came on and showed the first tower burning and the annoucers speculating on whether a bomb had blown up. Then they saw the wing of a plane sticking out of the first tower. I ran to the front room and threw a video in the VCR and began to tape. Little did I know I would be taping for the next 24 hours. My son and I sat nearly speechless as the coverage continued to play out. It was horrifying watching as the second plane hit the next tower, the pentegone was hit and the horrifying account of the last plane being taken over by the passengers. I dare a terrorist to try to take a plane again! The worst story I heard was about a man who had escaped the tower, only to be crushed to death by a body of someone who dove to their death instead of being burnt. An officer was standing next to them and relayed the story. I can't imagine living with the memory of something horrific besides what else he had to witness. 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 story7229.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 at home getting ready to go to work for the day.It was a little before 8:00am. The TV was on with Good Morning American when the reports of the first plane hitting the WTC came on. Until then, I had only been half listening, going about my normal routine (It was a beautiful, sunny day in Kansas City as well). While this was sad news, and many people were dying, this type of thing happens. So, other than the initial sadness and "oh those poor people" thought that you, I went on about my business. But, what I didn't expect was to turn around to get something out of my closet and hear on TV, "Another plane has hit the WTC!" I turned around in time to see flames and debris flying everywhere. All I could do was sink onto the edge of my bed, stunned. I don't think I was able to breath for a while there...This surely can't be an accident...the day was too pretty and clear on the TV screen. What then? How in the world could this happened? My husband, Tom, had left for work and my two daughters had already left for school so only my 8 year old son was home with me. He was watching cartoons and didn't really ask too many questions because he was in the other room and didn't seen to comprehend. It was just like watching an action movie on TV for him. Heck, I wish I was still that naive and didn't have to know the truth. I think my silent reaction helped to keep him calm. I don't think, well, I know that he doesn't and won't for a long time, understand the ramifications of what happened. I ended up being about 25 minutes late for work. I just couldn't seem to get things together. I called a co-worker on her cell phone. She was on her way to work, but hadn't heard the news yet. I told her, well, I'm not sure what happened but they are saying it couldn't have been an accident. What then? Aren't we, the big, mighty USA safe from those pathetic a-holes out there? We have no enemies...we are safe and take care of other countries... who would want to harm us? We're the good guys, dammit!!! I got to work and my husband, Tom, called to ask if I had heard and we told eachother "I love you". We talked for a few minutes more but there really wasn't anything to say besides "I love you". With each occurrance of terrorism that day, my feelings just kept going deeper and deeper, numb, shaky, nauseous, mad, angry, pissed..SCARED!!! The only sense of loss I could compare it to was the day my Dad died...and I didn't know anyone, or even know anyone who knew anyone, that was lost or injured in any of the catastrophes of 9-11. About 2:00 that afternoon, our boss called to tell us that we had better leave to go get gas because "they" were saying the prices were going sky-high. So, my co-worker and I each went to get gas. It was busy, but not horribly so, at Quik Trip. While sitting in line to get gas, I got even madder. Here, thousands of people are dying and we selfish people are concerned with high gas prices. Yet, the businesses were just as heartless as the terrorist--they were the ones charging the prices!!!! By 5:00pm, some gas stations here were charging more than $5.00 per gallon (Compared to the $1.25 it had been that morning). Needless to say, those gas stations are in a lot of trouble, as they should be. Tom and I went straight home that day after work to be with our kids. While I had the comfort of my three kids with us in our home, my step-sons live about 50 miles away. There just really wasn't any true peace because our entire family wasn't together. Even being more than a thousand miles away, we were scared silly. It just took everything out of us, mentally, physically and spritually. While the normalcy of our lives in the Mid-West didn't really change, I know my life did. Being only 16 and 18 years older than my daughters, we experienced this horrible thing together. This was the first horrible thing like this to happen to our country in our lifetime...that we could relate to and feel anyway. I tried to answer all of their questions as honestly as I could and comforted them when I got home--the girls had watched it all day long in school and had even seen the buildings going down. I always thought of the United States as being off-limits to these kinds of things. Operation Desert Storm was too far away for me...it didn't sink in at the age of 19. We were living in Oregon when the OK city bombing occurred so that seemed like a whole world away and it was even orchestrated by our own people--even though I hate to call them US citizens--they were. My daughters were younger than my son is now when that happened. So, thank goodness, they really don't remember that. So, it being almost 9 months later, I try to continue being nicer to people like I was for a while after 9-11. I try to remember how fortunate and lucky I am to have a wonderful Mom and brothers (and Dad who I miss dearly), the best husband and our combined (almost "brady bunch") family of 5 kids. I try not to take things for granted, even though I do. I think of all of the people out there who have lost someone or something because of this..To you I say I am sorry that other human beings could do this to you. I wish I could change things, knowing I can't, but I do think of all of you and pray for you and your loved ones. 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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 had just dropped my son off at school when I returned home to watch a little of the Today Show before I went off to the gym. As I'm watching the Today Show, they show us the first plane hitting the towers. My husband is a New York City firefighter, who happened to be home that day and was still sleeping. I ran inside our bedroom and told him "Hon, you're missing a good job today." I knew his firehouse would respond to this incident, just as they did in 1993. He then turned on the T.V. and started watching himself. We both then saw the second plane hit the towers and my husband's first words were "It's terrorists." I don't feel I really understood the full impact of what I was seeing. I then went to the gym and took my aerobics class. In the middle of my class, my husband came running into the gym and told me he had gotten called in for an "all hands emergency." He asked me to try calling some of the other firemen in his house that lived in our County. He had tried calling himself but couldn't get through to them. We were already starting to have problems with the telephone lines. My husband left and, little did I know, I wouldn't see him for another two days. I then went home myself and pretty much just glued myself in front of the T.V. and watched the horrors unfold. But I had hope. People were going to come out alive. At 6:00 that evening I received a telephone call from one of the wives of a firefighter from my husband's firehouse. She wanted to know if I had heard from my husband. Her husband was supposed to have gotten off of work that morning at 9:00 a.m. She hadn't heard from him and couldn't get through to him on his cell phone. I told her my husband got called in that morning at 10:00 a.m. and I hadn't heard from him yet. By 8:00 p.m. my husband called me. He borrowed someone's cell phone. He then gave me the names of the firemen missing from his firehouse. It was as if a knife had been put into my heart. Some of these men I have known since my husband got into the Fire Department, 13 years. I continued to watch the T.V., believing that these guys - my friends - would be found. At 10:00 p.m. I received another phone call from another firefighter's wife. She, too, wondered where her husband was, why he hadn't returned her messages that she left on his cell phone. But now I knew, he was one of the missing, but I couldn't tell her that. I then called another friend of mine, who happened to know her brother. She said she would call him and tell him he has to go see his sister and tell her in person - she shouldn't hear it over the telephone. The reality of what was happening was sinking in and it just made me sick. I held out hope for at least two weeks that they would be found alive. In the end we lost all of the six men working on the truck that day. If my husband would have been working, he would have been gone too. It was the first time I ever experienced the death of a firefighter that I knew and it hurt like hell. These were good men, with so much ahead of them. This is not the way it's supposed to be. 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 story5545.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: A Sunny September Morning I lay here on my couch, trying to fall asleep the same way I do every night. Well not every night, just since July because the TV in my bedroom has been broken since then. Every night has been the same since then. I would fall asleep watching television, and Brian would wake me up before he went to work. I would go into my bedroom and fall back asleep, and later wake up for work. I don?t know why I didn?t get a new television, I have the money, I guess I am just a little too lazy sometimes. Every night it was the same routine. It kind of worked out well. I worked late-nights and Brian worked nine to five so we weren?t in each other?s way. By the end of the summer I kind of thought that Brian was getting mad, or at least annoyed that he woke me up every morning. I actually liked it, because of our different hours we hardly saw each other. Brian was my big brother and by waking me up, I guess he felt like he was looking out for me. At times I think Brian was madder that I fell asleep with the TV on. Heaven forbid the electricity bill was more than last month. One night about seven months ago, I fell asleep on the couch watching television. I remember this night so well, because it wasn?t unlike tonight at all. Brian woke me up before he went to work. He shook me and said, ?Neal, how are you going to wake up for work.? I said, ?Don?t worry I will go inside?. I got up went inside and fell back to sleep. The next thing I remember is my cell phone ringing, I didn?t answer it, and I thought that if it were important they would call my house phone. Looking back I realized that this was totally against my normal routine. Normally when I got home from work at night I shut my ringer off because I would get calls from telemarketers all morning. Any one that needed me knew to call my cellular phone A few minutes later my cell phone rang again; I still didn?t answer it. I was waiting for my house phone to ring before I thought anything of it. Sure enough my house phone rang next. It was my mother, and she was hysterical. She told me to turn on the news. When I put the news on, I saw that a plane had flown into the building that Brian worked in. Mom was telling me to call Brian and find out what was going on. Within the next few minutes, a plane had hit the other tower of the pair. The next thought in my head was my brother Eric, he was supposed to be flying to Tampa that morning for business. I asked mom about Eric. She said that she couldn?t get in touch with him. Apparently the phone lines were all tied up because of what had happened. Mom couldn?t get a call through to Eric because he lives in New Jersey. When I finally got Eric on the phone, he was just as bad as mom. His flight had been cancelled and he was home alone. Eric is the oldest of us, but he really doesn?t handle bad situations well. I knew I had to get to Eric because he was alone. Mom was not alone, so she was ok. I was watching the news and when the first of the two towers collapsed, I ran out of the house. Traffic to New Jersey was horrible, I later found out that the Outerbridge Crossing was closed. Actually all of the bridges to Jersey were closed. While I was sitting in traffic, Eric called me. He told me that the tower had collapsed. Knowing that Tower Two collapsed and Brian was in Tower One I told him not to worry; Brian was in the other tower. Between his tears he was able to explain that now both towers had collapsed. In disbelief I told him not to worry everything would be ok. Sure enough Eric was right, both towers had fallen, but it had been almost two hours and I felt that Brian had enough time to get out. At this point, I just didn?t want to be alone. Now my sister-in-law was home, so Eric wasn?t alone. I went to the only place I could get to, Mom?s house. When I got there, mom was alone and crying. All I could was hold her and try to comfort her. We were keeping hope alive, but part of us knew that there was no way Brian had escaped. It had been about four hours now and still no word from Brian. Out of nowhere, my cell phone beeped with a voice message. I knew it was Brian, he was calling to tell us that he was ok. When I heard his voice I felt such a sigh of relief, but it came too soon. This was the first call that my cell phone received that morning. In all of the confusion and with the phone lines being tied up, I had just got the message. It was Brain calling at 8:51 am. He called to tell us what had happened. He said, ? A plane had hit the trade center and I am in it, everything is on fire. If I don?t make it out of here, tell everyone that I love them?, and then he said his last choked up goodbye. After almost seven months, a memorial service, and a funeral, we still don?t want to admit that Brian is no longer with us. On that sunny September morning something stopped me from answering the phone. I don?t know what it was, but now the last words that Brian had for us will be with us forever. Now even seven months later I still fall asleep on the couch with the television on, hoping that this was all a dream; waiting for Brian to shake my arm and tell me to go inside, because I don?t want to be late for work. In loving Memory of Brian Nunez 3/31/72- 9/11/01 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 story7654.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 Brazilian and I live in Paris with my French husband. On Sept 11 2001, it was about 3pm in France and I was at work. I called a Brazilian friend who also lives in Paris to chat, and the moment she answered she asked me if I was calling "because of the plane that hit WTC". I didn't know anything about it, neither did she know anything else, and I just tried to seek information on the internet. Instinctively I tried to load some Brazilian news sites; one of them still had its normal frontpage, the other one had this caption "plane hits WTC" and that was it. I emailed my brother and a friend in Brazil, who I knew would be connected at that time (10am in Rio), asking them if they had any other information. I tried to connect to French news sites, nothing was on, and then tried to connect to CNN, which took a long time to load. In the meanwhile, my brother Gustavo and my friend Luiz had answered saying that apparently a second plane had hit the other tower. I felt as if I was going to fall, my heartbeats accelerated and I was really scared. Still, I couldn't get any news from any other website, and I was embarassed to pass along the news on the office because I was afraid it wasn't real, or maybe it was just a mistake made by the Brazilian news sites... When I finally got CNN and I confirmed it, I told the people working with me what was happening. Everybody thought it was a joke; I remember my boss coming out of a meeting and not wanting to hear it, thinking everyone was making fun of him. The emails exchange between my brother, my friend and I continued. I can still remember when my brother wrote me saying that they had hit the Pentagon. There were also some rumours and I have this email where my brother "yells" "oh my God, they just hit the United Nations building". I thought he was talking about the Swiss one, and then I thought it was the end of the world and that all capitals in Europe would be attacked. I was really afraid and wanted to go home to be with my husband - but I kept trying to call him in the mobile and he just didn't answer. I also tried to call my mom in Brazil, I really thought this was the beginning of WWIII and that an atomic bomb would fall in some minutes. I never felt so scared in my life. The time passed and I got a bit calmer when I understood there was no threats in Europe (for that moment); still I was afraid and really sorry for all the people in the WTC. I remember helping my friend Luiz call his dad, who was in NY that day; he finally made to call him. I also remember the cold reaction my boss' boss had when learning it - "oh, that's nothing, now go back to work and call the ad agency". I'll never forget that - I was there saying "but don't you see? things will never be the same again!" and she was like "nah, they'll just arrest some people and that's it". Little did she know about all the impacts on economy that would follow -specially on our industry, Tourism... My brother told me "go home as soon as you can" - he was afraid for me being in Paris, an important capital in Europe - "and don't go near the Eiffel Tower". Well, I instantly calculated - the tower is at 2km from my home... I finally got my husband on the phone and I told him I'd be going home as soon as possible and if he could please do the same. In the company I worked at the time, nobody got to go home sooner, nor did we have TV sets or radios - we were supposed to be working normally! I'll never understand this reaction. I did call the ad agency and they answered "are you nuts? we're not working, the world is changing!". I felt relieved... On my way home, I was really afraid of a terrorist attack on the subway. When I finally got home, I was able to call my mom and talk for a while, both of us crying and not knowing what would happen next. I really hoped at that time to be in Brazil with my family and husband, I still think it'd be safer for that matter. I watched the news on TV all night long, crying everytime I saw the images of the planes hitting the towers. I still think about how people on the planes felt, knowing that it would crash. Today, 2 days before the 1-year anniversary of the attacks, I want to say that I am feeling very sorry for all the people who died in that day, for all the families that lost someone - because I know how hard it is. I try to see both sides of the question - how the international US policies are somewhat responsible for all this hate, and also how unfair it was to kill so many innocents. And I pray for the souls of those who died, I pray for the familes, and also pray for a better world, where there will be a better comprehension of the differences between people and where all decisions will be made based on global needs, not individual ones. America has now the possibility of doing better; let's not let revenge destroy the world. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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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: September 11th was a very tragic day for everyone around the world. i was so scared angry and confused when i heard what happened at first i didnt beleve it. but then i turned on the tv & i knew that this was defently for real!! i was thinking why would anyone in there right minds do this.. ?? how could all of these guys kill thousands of people.. for there enjoyment?? i mean i was literally glued to the tv all day long for like the next week.... you would never think anything like this would happen... even though i didnt know anybody on those planes or in the towers or in the pentagon(thank god) but i soo felt for those people who lost someone they knew...i remember crying so much... cuz i knew that my brother whos in the navy would have to go to the middle east!!! i was a terrible day... so now all i hafta say is god bless america & everyone who lost someone& even everyone who didnt lose anyone, ya'll should live ur life to the fullest cuz now you never know when ur gonna lose ur ur family.. you just hafta give mad propps to all the firefights policeman everyone who tried to rescue anybody& died doing it they just had 100% bravery they were the heroes of 9/11 !!!! 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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: As I look back on the events of September 11, 2001. I am reminded of how precious our freedom really is. We should never take our freedom for granted. Freedom was dealt a severe blow on 9/11, but as the events unfolded, and I witnessed the calming strength, and resolve of our President. I was then and even more so today very proud to be an American. This indeed was a terrible event, but we as a nation have proven to be steadfast and dedicated to the principles of Freedom. That freedom was born in the late 1700's. I think the founding fathers would be proud of the way our leaders have handled this infamous attack. We as a people may bend,........but we will not break. This is and always will be, "The Greatest Country on This Earth". I will always and forever be proud to say: "I am an American". God Bless the USA. Jon D. Carris 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 story2756.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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