281 20 7169 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I first heard the news on the radio. I could not believe my ears. I did not want to admitt that America was in trouble. I did not hit me hard until Steve Holstein (dj on wixy 100.3) announced that the Pentigon was being attacked. I called my husband to tell him to turn on CNN and tell me what was going on. A few minutes later I hear him scream NO! NO! NO! I thought something had happened to our daughter (she had just turned 1 on the 9th of September). He told me that the twin towers had just callapsed and we had just had a national catastrophy. I use to take freedom for granted but not anymore. Lots of times you hear of wars but never get to experierence the after affects. With this, our entire country was affected. Terrorst tried to divide us but that is what made us stand more unified. Cassandra K Reed Mansfield, Illinois 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 story4575.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 had just woke up for work and was getting ready. I had gotten a cup of coffee from downstairs. The odd thing was that I had turned on the television and had decided that I would watch the news while getting ready. I had never done this before, I would normally just get ready a get out the door and off to work.. I wanted to watch tv for some reason that morning. Little did I know history was in the making on my TV and I was about to see it. Every channel had New York on its screen. I thought maybe this is just a big fire, no pictures yet of the replays of the jets hitting the towers. Total and utter confusion from the news networks, they sounded like they had no idea what was happening. I had the impression that it was a fire for about 15 min. Then before my eye I saw something that I couldn't believe, tower was doing something. Oh my god; that building is falling down. No it cant, theres no way. Yes one of the towers was just falling to the ground. What about all those people, who could do such a horrible thing I thought to myself. Even with such a disaster; I got in my car and drove off to work. Strange I thought to myself, I don't see any planes in the sky and I'm right next to the airport. They certainly had a lock down on that. No one seemed to think that terriost were going to attack in Portland. Business was going on as usual but it was going to be the talk of the day. I knew that after news had confirmed that these had been attacks on the American people. We had to drive on and not let this get us down as a nation, everyone else is just jealous of what freedom and creativity can do for a nation. 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 story10304.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 woke up and turn on the Today show. I saw the plane flying into the tower. I actually thought it was a preview of a new diaster movie. Unfortunately, I finally realized that it was real. I was horrified. I went to work and the news kept coming in. The second plane, the plane in Pennsylvania, the Pentagon. It just went on and on. I think I was in shock for the first day. I have a cousin that lives in the city, so we tried to reach him. I finally talked with my aunt who said he was fine. I am from a family of 10, so were talked and emailed all week. I spent quite of bit of time that first week just crying. I was so sad for the firefighters and policeman. We are avid baseball fans, so the first games when they played America the Beautiful, I teared up again. When the Mariners cinched the playoffs, it was incredibly respectful. The walked around the field with a flag. I have always been a very patrotic American, but I think my patrotism increased. However, the violent response is not 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 story4130.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 on my way to work listening to WTOP an all news radio station when the breaking news reported a plane had flown into the World Trade Center. Within 10 minutes I had parked my car and grabbed a key to a room (I work in a hotel) so that I could watch the TV. For some reason, my inner voice said that this is something very important. I turned on the TV and the Today Show was on. I immediately called my daughter to tell her what I was seeing on the TV Screen - while we were talking the second plane hit and I just started screaming into the phone - we are under attack, oh my God! We hung up and I watched in horror for a few more minutes. I called my sister in law that works at the Pentagon and told her what I was seeing and for some reason started saying "Get Out - Pick up your purse and get out". We were to remark later that evening about what I had said. She asked me "How did you know" and I just said something inside of me wanted to warn you! I went back to the hotel lobby and tried to absorb the scenes I had seen on the TV and relate the info to my workmates. I think people thought I was crazy! It was much after that, while sitting at my desk, I heard a loud noise and felt the ground shake. I jumped up and ran with my room key to watch the TV again. News came quickly, it was the Pentagon that had been hit. I somehow got back to my office and started listening to the radio. But it was all too much - my mind and soul were suddenly overloaded with fear, terror and wonder at what was next. I shut my office door, turned off the radio and tried to calm my sould - it was too much for a human to take in. By 12:00noon my daughter and I had spoken several times. At 1pm my neice called me to say that she could not get her mom on the phone or her cell phone - she was shaky and scared and weeping. I had to choose my words very carefully, be positive, give her hope, say it was too early to expect to hear from her. She was safe somewhere. After all wasn't her office at the Pentagon in the new wing - structurally strong - we would hear soon! The hardest things that day, through the evening, on the hour throughout the night was to hear my neices voice, now sick with fear, sobbing with what we all would find out too soon to be true - the new wing, the lovely smile, the 17 years in the same office working for Navy OPS, gone in an instant. A soul taken with so many others, senseless. On Sepember 11, 2001 a new life started for me and my family - a beloved member was gone and we will never be the same. My soul weeps for the death and destruction that I witnessed - my 58 years had not prepared me for the overwhelming fear I felt and the on-going sadness that I am left with. God Bless Us Each and 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 story4280.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 watched in horror in my home that terrible day as thousands of innocent people lost their lives .i watched in horror as the first plane hit thinking i hope this is video then the second devastating plane crash was less than 10 minutes later from sept 11 on i got a great since of unity from our country it was sop beautiful to see that fabulous flag at every turn.and i hope we can still keeep it flying till the day comes we wil no longer live in fear of a terrorist threat GOD BLESS US 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 story1005.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. 2002-08-13 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 192.251.125.46 Annotation Annotations to this item. 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 know my story is nothing special compared to those who lived in New York City. I just want to let everyone know how it touched my heart and my town. It made me realize how this country can come together. I have never once seen an entire school stand up and say the pledge like our school did the day of September 11. It made everyones little problems go away. We became one country and we wernt scared to show our pride anymore. The trend was to show your colors of Red White and Blue. People began to put flags up and show there support. You could really see barriers in our town began to break down. People began to walk by and wave to one another. You saw someone else w/ a flag on there car it gave you this warm feeling inside. I know its sad for something like this to happen for us to learn. This event made me wanna get invovled in the community it made me wanna get out there in help. So in the end of all this I want to thank all the heros of Sept. 11. Thanks for all yoru help and showing your love for your country. 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 story3662.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I am a member of the United States Air Force. I woke up that morning and it felt the same as any morning. I did not get a chance to watch the news so I caught it on the way to work on the radio. I remember trying to determine if the news commentator was speaking of events on American soil or was it somewhere else. In the midst of my confusion I heard mention of the World Trade Center, The Pentagon, and another aicraft off its course. I listened in shock and unbelief. Who dare attack our mainland? How did this happen and who let it happen? My heart cried out to God some how I knew He was giving us as a country a wake up call. Were we really a united country? Do we really trust in God as we say we do on the money? Was our country focused on our good deeds more than our heart and soul as a nation? All of these thoughts raced through my head. I had finally reached work (McChord AFB)and everyone was either war-ready in despair or in shock. We had already begun to gear up for world wide support and from that day on for the next month I was working 12 hour shifts. All eyes were fixed on the television that day at work. Some of us wanted to blow some people up, some of us wanted all Muslims removed from our country and some just wanted the security of yesterday. As I watched the names, ages and occupations of those killed scroll across the television screen it became so much more personal. I was infuriated even more. But when my anger settled I was amazed at how united our country was and how we seemed to move as one unit in the same direction. Differences no longer mattered for a time and our fast pace slowed down to remorse over lost lives. We all cherished the lost lives of the brethren we never even knew. As a nation we hurt, cried, angered, feared, and gathered as one. The American flag was waved and posted on every vehicle and home. Memebers of the Armed Forces were appreciated and honored. People were reminded why they pay taxes to support the military and even a discount on purchases was not asked for but freely granted. Today I write this on the anniversary of that dreaded day. The airman of McChord AFB just disassembled from a base wide retreat. It was a sight to see and something I will always remember. Even the anniversary of these terrible event brought us all together again for a short moment in time. God bless America forever and always. Here's a poem I wrote shortly following the event. It helped me cope and place all of my feelings in one place. 11 September 01 Numbness infiltrates the nations hearts Terrorism tore our souls apart An exploding tower tumbling down Lives in danger leaping from heights above, Flashing life?s thoughts of the ones they love. An airplane reserved as a casket closed With victims forced to yield their souls. Moments later additional despair Another flying casket diving from air Another exploding tower tumbling down. Manhattan massacre began this daylong nightmare Paralyzing our country, once, fast paced, now, motionless terror. Husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, brothers, Sisters, nephews, nieces, cousins, grandfathers, grandmothers, Best friends, best men, and matrons? of honor?lie lifeless, In an instant lives are changed forever. Breaking news, breaking homes and hearts. All differences aside fifty states united together, And in unison prayed to God our Father. Once politically correct, dare not offend, careful, speak not His name. However not caring to misuse it in vain Now to Him, we turn, careful not to offend, Our Alpha and Omega, our beginning, and our end. 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 story5015.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 had left 1st period that day to go to my orthodontist appointment. when i got back and went to the office to sign in what i saw on the television was horrible. the first plane had just crashed into the world trade center. i signed in and went to my 2nd period english class and told ms. ewens to turn on the tv. she did and a few minutes later the second plane crashedd into the second tower. everyone was worrried from then on out. noone knew what was going to happen and if life was goin to change. after september 11 i saw the most patriotism in the United States i had ever seen. everwhere i looked i saw and American flagt waving in the wind. it was amazing how much people cared for their country and the sacrifices they were willing to make to ensure their freedom and security. 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 story7037.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. 2002-09-13 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 207.193.126.63 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My story is not that awe inspiring or dramatic but I wanted to include it here. Living most of my life on the west coast and not knowing many people from New York or Washington, it didn't hit me for quite a while on that day. When I heard about the first tower being hit I had just gotten out of the shower and was shaving. It really didn't seem real at the time until I heard on the radio that the second tower was hit. I went out to watch it on TV and woke up my wife and son. While sitting there I started to feel like the morning that President Kennedy was shot. We first just heard reports but it wasn't until we saw more reports on TV and then finally from Parkland Hospital that it finally hit us that JFK was dead. The same with 09/11. The remainder of the day was a blur, trying to work and listen to reports and cathcing a few, occasional glimpses of the TV. Since many of the architects in our office travel as well as our client, we were nervous about those people who were out of town. It wasn't until later that we heard that all of our staff and those of our client were safe did we relax a little. It also made us feel much better to know that our client, Costco, loaded up trucks with food and water from their Sterling, Virginia warehouses and took it to the Pentagon to help those working there to fight the fires and search for survivors. 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 story5493.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. 67.26.89.218 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 watching TV in our waiting area in our Family Practice Clinic with other co-workers, doctors, nurses, patients, admin personnel, clerks; we were all gasping at this horror in front of our eyes feeling so helpless, shocked, afraid, angry and very, very sad. I think we all felt about every emotion; we were all in tears, even the big guys! We did alot of hugging with each other and many of us called our loved ones to tell them we love them because we didn't know what else to do or if there would be any more time left for life. It was a tremendous, heart wrenching and eye opening experience and we'll never forget watching CNN that day and praying for all the people of the United States. 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/. Title A name given to the resource story4400.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. 198.26.118.37 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: When I first learned of the attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon I was in my 3rd period English class. My initial reaction was shock. When the assistant principal came on the intercom and announced what had happened I told myself ?this isn?t real?. ?How could something like this happen?? Everyone in the class was blow away. After the announcement there were a few moments of silence because we all still needed time to absorb what we had just heard. Throughout the day the halls were full of emotion. People were angry, sad, and stunned. As the day progressed and I saw image after image of the blazing buildings I went from shocked to sadden and then to angry. To this day it still seems unbelievable that something like that happened here. I see the aftermath unfolding on the television everyday and I wonder if it will happen again, if it will be worse the second time around, will we get the horrible master minds behind these acts and something like 9/11 will never happen again. Whenever I go on a flight there is that lingering image in the corner of my mind of the plane flying into tower and I?m scared to think that that could happen to me. When you think about history you realize that this isn?t the first thing of its nature to happen. Before 9/11 there were the embassy bombings in Africa and the continuous bombing of England in World War 2. History is always repeating itself events like this have occurred sense the dawn of time and will continue to happen as long as there is always hate for someone else till the end of time. 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 story11016.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My husband always calls me at a certain time each day, just to tell me hello and that he loves me. On September 11th, 2001 he called earlier. Said he just put on the TV set and saw that a plane had hit one of the towers... thought it was just an accident. While we were talking the second plane hit the other tower. I did not have a TV on at work, but the sound of his voice will always haunt me... The employees I work with then found our TV and hooked it up and just watched for hours and hours the horrow of 9/11. I will never forget that day. Even today, I cry when I see them call out the names of their love ones. I will always cry this day.. it is the sadest day of my life. 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 story20541.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2006-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.100.70 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 going to work at Abbott Laboratories, listening to the radio when I first heard of the "passenger aircraft that hit the World Trade Center" as the radio first announced it. I didn't think much of it as I thought, it may have been a small plane that hit the building, I went into work and was relaying the news to a co-worker who hadn't heard of it. As we listened to the radio the news became more clear, we started getting phone calls from friends and spouses, as I frantically tried to find a TV somewhere at work I listened and then started to watch the video feeds via the Internet news channel. All I could do was watch in horror as we watched the first tower on fire and listening to the news broadcasters relaying information. Then came word of the second plane hitting the second tower, all we could do was listen in horror as we came to realize what was actually happening. I frantically tried to call my girlfriend in Michigan to talk to her because I was an emotional wreck inside. As we all stood watching and listening to the news, I was numb, dumb founded as to why and who... In the coming hours and days as the who and why became known, I had such a rage within me, and like a lot of other folks in this country, I came to realize that we, America, are no more safer against terrorist acts as any other country that has had a terrorist act committed against them. I've always been patriotic, but like most all Americans, my patriotism came rushing out, I was angry I wanted revenge, I wanted retribution, but after listening to President Bush and realizing that it wouldn?t come quick I figured I?d do what I can. I donated blood, gave to charity for the victims, and prayed for the lost souls that never deserved to have this happen to them. I display my American flag up on my living room window, and I swore that it wouldn?t be put away as my show of American faith for all to see, to show any would be terrorist that we will never cave in, that the American people will never be bought to our knees as they so much wanted to do on that fateful day. Almost a year later I still get emotional when I think about what happened, it has had such a profound effect on my life and the way I see things. I wish I could do so much more than the tiny bit I feel I?ve done. I, in no way can realize what the families of these people must go through day in and day out, but I hope that life for them gets a bit easier as the days go by, my heart and prayers go out to them, they loved ones are the true heroes of America, and till the day I leave this earth I will never forget??? God Bless them and all of 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 story1236.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: It was nearing 9 a.m. and I was waiting for my cubicle-mates to arrive. A few of us had already exchanged morning greetings. I was sitting at my desk when I heard a loud "BOOM". A giant fireball flared up outside our windows on the 97th floor, facing Tower 1. I stood up and couldn't believe my eyes. I didn't even have a chance to react. Someone yelled "It's a bomb!?, others yelled "It's a plane!". I just stood there wide-eyed and terror-stricken. Then the heat came toward us like a wave. It was immediate and tremendous. I grabbed my bags and started to evacuate, even though there were no alarms. I wandered into the hallway when someone yelled, "Take the Liberty Street stairs". I tried to think where there was another staircase, but realized I didn't have time to waste. By then, people were starting to appear and we all headed down the stairwell we were always instructed to use in case of emergencies. I saw one of my friends turn around to look for me as he headed down the stairs, but we were separated by the growing number of people. Survival was my only thought for the next 45 minutes. In order to move as fast as possible, I took off my heels on the 95th floor and carried them down. The door opened on the 90th floor and I stepped out of the stairwell for a moment. I saw my boss, another friend and a bunch of others trying to decide what to do. I was drawn back into the stairwell and continued my journey downward. On the 70th floor, an announcement was being made that our building was secure and we were to remain where we were. Some people continued down, but I exited the stairwell, once again. We were being instructed by a fire warden to stay put. Some people were talking about returning to their offices. I held my hand on the doorknob to the stairwell, and when the public address announcements ended, I opened the door and fled. I reached the 61st floor when there was a tremendous explosion. The building swayed back and forth. I can?t even describe the terror I felt as I was thrown into the wall. I screamed and screamed and screamed. A man grabbed me and held me until I calmed down. The lights flickered, there was white smoke everywhere and I saw that a large piece of concrete had fallen on the stairway landing. It took several seconds, but people came back to their senses. We all realized that we were not going to get out if we panicked. I tried to keep positive. One woman was praying, another singing. I resumed mydescent. I didn?t know if I had enough time to make it out of the building before it collapsed, because I knew it would collapse. It was inevitable. The building was vibrating and I ran faster and faster. I hiked my skirt up around my waist and pulled up my sleeves. It was getting hotter and I was scared. I didn?t want to die like this. My cell phone rang and I was actually mad because I didn?t have a second to waste trying to find it and answer it. I did though. It was my husband. I was on the 35th floor, but I couldn?t voice that detail. I told him I was leaving and said ?Goodbye?. I remember seeing two firefighters heading up and I wanted to tell them to turn around and save themselves. I reached the 20?s?the teens?the 3rd floor?I remember thinking that I still wasn?t safe, and now I would be at the bottom of the rubble when the building fell. I finally exited to the lobby and ran past the PATH train entrance. I looked into the eyes of a security guard I saw almost every day and said ?Thank-you?. They were directing us to exit. I was told to stop running, but couldn?t. When I got outside, it looked like a war zone, but I was grateful to see sunshine. I cried and I was shaking uncontrollably. I still didn?t feel safe. I needed to walk away as far as possible because I didn?t know how many city blocks would be taken out when the building fell. I wanted to live. I needed to live. I had to for my children. I met another colleague who made it out and we walked, trying to make cell phone calls once we were away from the building. (Closer to the building, we were told to turn our phones off because they were interfering with emergency communications.) I was still barefoot and didn?t even realize it. I put my shoes on when we were about 5 or 6 blocks away. We kept walking and made it to Canal Street (about a mile away) when people began to scream. We turned around and saw debris flying up in the air. It was twinkling in the sunshine. I thought they blew up another building. My colleague was screaming ?No, NO!? and I realized that was OUR building and we were just there. I shook and wept for all the trapped people and for myself. I couldn?t believe I had survived and as yet did not comprehend the enormity of this event. 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 story9348.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: It was quite eiree. On September 10, I had bought a card game involving time travel. The next morning, I was playing the solotaire version, changing the outcome of many important historical events such as the sinking of the Lusitania, the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the Cuban missile crisis, and the assassination of JFK, when my roommate came home from work and told me that an airplane had hit the World Trade Center. We turned on the news and watched the reports on the crash thinking, "It must've been some kind of malfunction." When we saw the second airplane hit, it became all too clear. This was not an accident. An attack on the US even more shocking and devastating than the bombing of Pearl Harbor had just unfolded before our eyes. From now on, people would remember not just where they were when Kennedy was assassinated (except for those of us who had not been born yet), but also where they were when terrorism hit America. I'm sure that even in the year 2051 I'll still remember the image on the television of the second plane banking left in order to slam into a major US building full of American citizens. The only thing that kept me from falling apart completely in the following weeks was seeing the citizens of New York and D.C., people who would normally not even say "hi" to anyone they see out on the street, jumping in to help in the rescue efforts for people they've never met before. It felt so good to see people performing acts of help and kindness to combat acts of harm and hatred. 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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 a freshman in college. In the morning I had choir rehearsal and we were supposed to sing in chapel that morning after rehearsal. We headed over to the chapel and we could hear people talking about a plane crash. Nobody really knew and we didn't really think it was as huge as it was. In chapel the president of our university came up and told everyone what had happened. He cancelled classes for the rest of the day and they had the news playing on the large screen all day in the auditorium. People just kind of stopped their everyday normal life and were glued to the news. 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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 name is Heather. I am a C.P.A. in Providence, Rhode Island. I was at work on the morning of September 11th, buried in work due to an upcoming deadline. One person had a television in their office and was watching the Today show when news of the 1st plane was shown. We were all saddened by a plane crash but noone thought anything of terror. Then, 17 minutes later, when we were all pretty much back to work, the 2nd plane hit and that's when we knew that there was something tragically wrong going on in the country. We all went to the kitchen, where the television was and watched in horror and disbelief at the chaos that had engulfed New York City. It was unfathomable. Thoughts of revenge and terror raged through my head. The first thing I did was call home and tell mu husband that I love him. I was also very worried about an upcoming war because my brother had been in the National Guard. I feared that an ensuing war would take him away from his family. I was also thinking about how oblivious we were to anything like this happening. Never in a million years did I think another country could invade the United States, the most powerful country in the world. I was 9 months pregnant on September 11th. My baby was due in 11 days. All I could think of is what type of world is my son coming into? How could I bring a child into such a harsh world? I was an oblivious one. September 11th has made me take a lot things and hold them in perspective. Don't let the little things bother you. Tedious things can consume your life. Life is too short and too fragile. Try to live your life as best you can and help others as best you can. My son was born on September 22nd. What I will teach him is to love everyone, help everyone, and be thankful each day you're alive and that you were born into the greatest country in the world, the United States of 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 story2645.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 busy with normal routine work, when my husband called to tell me that the World Trade Center had been attacked. He then called back several minutes later to tell me the Pentagon had been hit. Chaos erupted in the building. One of my employees' husband works at the Pentagon, she could not reach him. Because my daughter goes to school on an army base very close to NSA, I was very concerned and I drove like a race car driver to pick her and her best friend up from school. Once safely at home, my husband arrived to take care of my daughter and her best friend. Because I am a healthcare administrator, I returned to work where we held vigil for the rest of the afternoon, trying to calm my employee as we waited to hear word of her husband. Word came at 4pm, her husband was alive and unhurt. This tragedy spared me close friends and relatives, but it did not spare me my fellow human beings, my fellow Americans. I grieve for all of them, I pray for them still. May God Bless America and shield us from any further attacks from our enemies. 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 story4954.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: Our officemates and I were doing our normal job in Pentagon room 5A324 when I heard the news. Someone saw the breaking story of the first World Trade Center crash on the news in our Colonel?s office. The word quickly went out, and soon we were crowded in our conference room watching the story unfold. We were debating if it had been an accident or deliberate. When the second plane hit the World Trade Center, we knew it was deliberate. While most expressed horror at the scene, two of us realized that we were now a likely target. We were trying to figure out who to call to get the Pentagon evacuated, when it happened. We felt the impact, and we knew what it was. The building around us shook, but nothing collapsed on us. Thank God for the engineers and engineering of the Pentagon. I have no doubt that the original construction and renovation saved a lot of lives. We immediately started evacuating the office, seemingly for a long time before the alarms went off. We made sure that our office and our neighboring office were both empty before evacuating the building. I was amazed at the calmness of everyone. It didn?t matter if we were military, civilian, or contractor - we were of one spirit, helping others along the way. Once outside, we saw the smoke and smelled the burning fuel. I wanted to go to the scene and render what assistance I could. I realized though that all military had the same basic self-aid buddy-care training, and emergency vehicles were already responding as well. I was concerned that I could be part of the problem instead, so I made my way to the outer edge of the south parking lot. Though logically I have no reason for regret, I still regret not doing more to help. Once out there, I offered assistance to a female Staff Sergeant that had fainted. Someone had water, so I offered tissues to use as a cold compress to a nurse that took things under control. A police officer announced evacuation to one mile away, but people were not responding. I used my command voice to "herd" people out of the south parking lot and beyond the freeway overpasses. During this action, I was informed that we were released to go home and await orders. Seeing that the situation seemed under control, I started leaving the area. Noticing that vehicles were still coming down the ramp from I-395, I worked my way up the ramp to the freeway, directing traffic to stop and turn around along the way. When I got to the freeway, a police officer arrived and thanked me for redirecting the traffic. During my walk home along Columbia Pike, I noticed that several fire trucks and rescue vehicles were stuck on northbound Glebe Road trying to get through to Columbia Pike. I stopped traffic, directed southbound Glebe Road traffic to the side, and waved the fire vehicles into the opposing lane to get through. Also during my walk home, I rendered assistance to a young mother and her toddler son. She lived near the Pentagon and ran away after the explosion but was now concerned about her sister. I carried her son and walked them to a restaurant where I entertained her son while we watched for her sister to drive by looking for her. A coworker of another office arrived and waited with us. The woman?s sister arrived, and I resumed my walk home. When I got home, I called family to let them know I was OK. I then called a friend to find out if she was OK. She was shaken-up, but walked to Crystal City, so I told her I would pick her up. I drove in as close as I could and picked her up. We then got into the mass exodus out of the area to get her home. We then went back to work the next day, with the building still on fire. We arranged temporary workspace elsewhere in the building and set about the mission of fighting the war on terrorism. 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 story9129.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My husband (Bob) and I had just come home from what we thought was the worst weekend of our life together. We'd just visited a town in Michigan were our youngest daughter had moved to (her Step-Father relocated there) since she lived with her Mother she went with them. I cried the whole weekend, my husband was his brave Fatherly self. We returned home late Monday evening and decided to sleep in;we were on vacation. We were going to fill our vacation with family fun here at home. Spend some time with our grandchildren and spoil our Mothers. Tuesday morning arrived and Bob turned on the television to see what was going on in the world. He suddenly woke me up saying he thought there was a movie advertisement and he didn't think the movie was going to be a success. He had the sound turned down so I could sleep. I put my glasses on and saw the first tower on fire then immediately after a plane CRASH into the second tower. I told him that didn't look like a movie commerical and to turn up the volume! At that instant we both broke out in tears and held each other for the rest of the day. We spent the rest of the week glued to our television and cried. We were utterly numb and heart sick.We made sure EVERYONE we knew across the nation was alright. Prayed that the families directly affected would find strength in God and country. We realized that we'd just lived through not just the worst weekend of our lives together but the absolute worst week of our lives together as AMERICANS and citizens of the world! Thank You for the opportunity. 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/. Title A name given to the resource story5068.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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