30 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 have already sent in where I was and what I did that day but, I have to write this now. Last night September 11,2006 I was watching tv and there was a documentry on 9-11 before I knew it I couldn't leave the room afraid I would miss something. We all know there were jumpers and felt the horror of that. Last night I heard the crashes for myself and never will be the same. I will carry that sound deep in my soul until I go on after life. I am one who gets angry that the victims seem to be lumped all together. It's the WTC story and the people that were lost. Like all souls were one. They all had a life and story, when I heard the crashes of bodies hitting the ground that day it only reinforced what I felt. If everyone heard that sound if they heard it as I did one after another it wouldn't be just "victims" we would think of one more life lost and a horrible end of their lives.I didn't know names I'm sure no one does but, I didn't have to,they made their impression on me. I haven't forgotten all the others, lives lost in fire and smoke. Some just gone when the plane hit. Some from wounds,some burned,some from the sheer shock of it. I see the hero's that day the police,fire fighters,port authority,emts,clergy and anyone just trying to help because it was something they felt they had to do................I think of the souls on the air planes that day and what they might have felt because no one could ever know those stories. I remember the "hero's"on flight 93 and what they did, the lives they saved in giving theirs. My life is forever changed,life is so precious and should never taken advantage of.I see,really see the people I pass aand look deeply to their eyes now,imprinting those eyes because they are my brothers and sisters, we all are family. I see now where I never saw before. This is only a tiny piece of what I feel,how can all that were changed on that day put into words what they thought and how they felt? Now, I pray for every soul and I feel closer and know I will never forget them or any other soul that ever gave their life so I could be free. Thank you Liz Rieger 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 story20792.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 father and I were British tourists staying in the Pennsylvania Hotel 34th/7th. We walked out of hotel and saw a blacked out police car (looking a little like K.I.T.T from Knight Rider) driving down 7th through the traffic. It was 09:15ish. We walked across and in to Penn Station where we were promptly told over the tanoy to make our exit in an orderly fashion - Being British we were used to bomb scares and thought little of it. Out in to the sunshine to awaiting reporters. Confusion and no explanation as to what was going on. We walked as far as 14th street (we had been planning to go to the Statue of Liberty) when we started to meet people walking back and noticed the smoke (although my father felt it looked like a cloud - he'd seen on the news that a storm was heading up the coast). People were crowded round shops with TV's and we started to pick up on news that there was a fire in the WTC - We had been up tower 2 on the 9th. We walked back to the hotel and waiting in the queue to phone home. We gave up because we could get through. We spent the rest of the day up town - most of it outside the Lincoln Centre. Watching fire engines stream past and wondering whether anyone back home knew what was going on. We eventually got back to Heathrow on September 19th - we had been due back on the 13th. We both feel immensely attached to NY. 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 story9514.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-09-09 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 62.189.25.18 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 sitting in my first period class, Government. I was a Junior. As usual I was half asleep and talking to my friends. My teacher heard what was happening and immediatly turned on the tv. As 20 17-year olds watched this tv, two planes crashed into the sides of the World Trade Center towers. We were devasted. No one said anything. Then we heard about the Pentagon and the classroom erupted with crying. Living so close to the Pentagon, we knew that some of our loved ones either worked at the Pentagon or were close by. Most kids were pulled out by their parents so by the end of the day, half of the student body was present. I remember being in my last class of the day, Chemistry. My father worked close-by the Pentagon and my mom often visited DC. I figured they would have taken me out of school but they didn't. At one point I looked out the window and saw a truck identical to my father's. I panicked. I was crying hysterically. I swore that it was my mom that was hurt or worse.... I went into my teachers office and I called my mother. I couldn't reach her and I couldn't reach my dad, he didn't have a phone. When I got home that afternoon, right when I walked in the door, the phone rang. It was my mother telling me that she and my dad were all right. I was so relieved. I thank the Lord everyday that no one I knew was hurt. I also pray for those families that lost their loved ones. 9/11 is a day that will forever be on the forefront of my mind and of everybody else's. I want to just say thank you to everyone involved in the 9/11 rescues and clean up efforts. I for one salute 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 story10667.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 the 1st building being hit before going to work.matt laur said he saw another plane coming.at work,my boss didnt believe me.i wasnt sure i believed what i saw.then after the boss turned on the radio,he told me the pentagon was hit.it was like i was living in a movie.in march 2000,i went to manhattan afew days.i loved it.i had pictures of the trade center but not enough.i was wishing i had of gone ontop and taken more pictures.afterwards,i flew to sicily,to mt. etna,a volcano that erupted not long before 9-11.ill never forget.i love n.y. 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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 short story! I sat down and wrote what I was feeling as I watched the tragedy unfold. Teusday, September 11, 2001 I opened my eyes. Despite the sun, shining through the window, I was immediately reminded of how unlucky I was. How everything in my life was a total mess. I was reminded, that in spite of the beauty of the day, I was in darkness. The injustices of the modern world rolled around in my head. On a day that should have been celebrated, I chose to be sad. I chose to be a victim, to waller in my own self pity. I made my way to the kitchen to start the morning coffee; the drink that would nourish my frayed nerves, and get me through another miserable morning. Still drowsy, I picked up the tv remote, and fell back onto the bed, intending to find escape from the bitter thoughts that continued to surface in my head. As the darkness of the screen turned to scrambled colors, and then began to come into focus, I strained through my drowsiness, to make sense of what I was seeing! As the smoke began to pour from the object of my attention, I wondered. What middle-eastern capitol had suffered another terrorist attack? Must be Bagdad. Pakistan? As I became oriented to the events of the day, I realized that this was not some third world country. It wasn't Beruit, Ireland, or Pakistan. It was here, in the land of the free! There, in the confines of my safe place, through eyes that were, now, as clear as glass, I was awakened from my selfish stupor. For, there, before me, was the worst of nightmares. All the fury of hell, unleashed, right there before me. I knew the place. The twin towers that were the World Trade Center. New York, New York. There was a gaping hole in one of the towers. I watched in disbelief, as the smoke and debris poured from the damaged structure. An announcer was saying that a boeing 767 , had crashed into the building. In the back ground, I heard the screams of sirens. The camera focused on the the top of the buiding, just in time for me to see what appeared to be a person, jump from the firey hell. My pulse quickened. Beads of sweat formed on my forehead and began to make their way down my face. As my trembling fingers fumbled for the drink that would dissolve the lump in my throat, a tear fell. I watched it as it splattered on the morning paper,smearing the ink, as if to wash away the words that were important, only moments ago. Another tear fell, and then another. Once again, my vision was clouded. Not because of selfishness or apathy, but, this time, from the flood of tears that could not wash away the images, that by now, had played over and over in my mind. There I remained, unable to move. I watched in horror as another airplane came into view on my tv screen, travelling from right to left, taking aim, and, plowing into the second building. Once again bending steel, shattering glass, and destroying everything in it's path. Momentarily, I heard screams, and gasps. As the the camera panned the crowd below, I saw the look of shock and disbelief on the many faces that looked upward. Others ran for their lives, thru the ash and soot, not knowing where they were going. Confused and choking, they ran. Still others, ran straight into the hell, hoping to save someone, anyone! Soon, one building began to cave in on itself, one floor smashing into the one below it, until all that was left was fire, smoke, and the screams of the dying. The other building followed. It was now, as dark as night. Angels wept, as the many rescuers, who had saved so many lives, gave theirs. They wept as passengers on flight 93, shortened their lives, to spare the lives of the many, would be victims of target number four.They wept as people jumped to their deaths, hand in hand, to escape fire and smoke. They wept as the pentagon was struck, and erupted in fire, killing many more. And then God smiled down upon us. For we prayed. United we stood, hand in hand, and prayed. There were no selfish prayers that day. Prayers were for our fallen brothers and sisters. On that day, September 11, 2001, we showed our true colors; Red, White, and Blue! 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 story1483.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 sleeping. My husband called me. He told me to turn on the tv. When I turned it on I saw the first trade center. smoke filled the air. I had no words to describe my feelings. Mostly I was sad. Then I witnessed the second plane hitting. I suddenly became terrifed,realizing this was no accident.I called my mother she still resides in N.Y. When I found out what had happend and who could be responsible I was furious. I couldn't believe anyone could hate us that much. I mean I always thought out of all the countries you could live in the usa was the best. You were allowed to dream and no matter what position in society you are you can always overcome it as long as you tried hard and knew what you wanted. Now a year later I feel more sadness than I did that day. I think about all the people in other countries who are not as fortunate as i am. As I was growing up. I always had hope for my future. Many people don't even have that. I think I have grown as a person since last september. I jusy want to leave by saying. Life is verrry short. Stop and say hi to your neighbor. Smile, you never know you just might make someones day. And always have patience, you know not what they have been through. GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY Sincerly, Mrs. Ramona MCcall 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: Dazed was the word of the day,for the week, for the month,for the year. It's difficult for me to understand the extent of the damage to the US from the Sept. 11 attaks. I understand that the enconomy wasn't doing too well afterwards, I understand a lot of people lost their lives that day, but as awful as this may sound it's hard for me to understand the vastness of the accumulated damage. I didn't lose a family member to the attacks, I didn't lose anything. I watched everything from the television; I never saw it in person. To me it felt like a bad movie that I could turn off and it would all disappear. Nothing seemed real that day. Not even the attacks. The Pentagon has been completely repaired like nothing ever happened. Until I see ground zero I will never fully understand the extent to which the attacks affected out lives. 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 story10099.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 do not think about the events that occurred on September 11, 2001 as much as I used to. I do not cry for what happened anymore. I do however remember the day?s events vividly, and I am more than positive that it was a day I will never forget, nor was it one that I could or would ever try to forget. A student at Virginia Commonwealth University, I was in class when the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center. When the professor allowed us to leave early, no one did, we all huddled around televisions, and watched the plane crash into the building, over, and over, and over again. The magnitude of what was occurring not even beginning to sink in. Of course it was an accident, of course everything would be ok, it would be just another news event, nothing to worry about. My family would be okay in Virginia, I would be okay in Virginia, my friends would be okay in Virginia, and everything would be just fine. Back in my dormitory there were large signs posted everywhere. Information, counseling sessions, phone banks to call loved ones; the Governor would be visiting campus, classes were to be forgiven. How could this affect us in Virginia? It couldn?t, no way. It did. Without a television in my room, I found a radio, and used the Internet to gather information. The Pentagon was next. It had come to us. My mother worked at Quantico Marine Base, no answer on the other end of the phone. It kept ringing, ringing, ringing. Was she in danger? Of course I would believe so until I heard her voice, which would not come to me until much later in the evening. A frantic call from my stepmother put my mind at ease, my family just outside of D.C. was all right. My sister called from work to get the latest news, what could I tell her? Only rumors, bombs in the White House, President in danger, all high rises evacuated, we?re at war? I did not know if any of it was correct, all hearsay, and passed on information. There was a gathering at the student commons, I watched reports on CNN about a terrorist attack on the United States, and this was what they were calling the events by then. They didn?t know the predator, but we all felt like prey, even in Virginia, where it could not have possibly reached us, but did. I watched both planes crash into the towers, a crash site somewhere in Pennsylvania, saw the Pentagon in flames, a place I had driven by so many times, having grown up just outside Washington, D.C. The nation?s capital was being attacked. What was going to happen to our country? A die-hard Democrat, I had loathed George W. Bush, but my friends and I gathered around a television set and watched our President speak, anyway. His speech brought me to tears, and comforted me in a way no one else?s words could have. In this time of crisis, our leader was behind us, and not backing down. We would be okay, they had found us, but we would be okay, our nation would survive, even if thousands had not. After the attacks we signed up to donate blood, food, anything. My mother volunteered her services the day of the attacks at the Pentagon; saw firsthand what these terrorists had done to our nation?s capital, her hometown, and our country. A month after the attacks my mother drove me by the Pentagon, she told me to look at what they had done to us, to never forget, to be proud of our country, to thank God for our lives, and to pray for those lost. I watched the building in the rearview mirror, and felt a sense of closure, we had been injured, but the country would move on, together. Even now, six months later, I feel the effects of September 11th. The memories tug at my heart and sometimes I want to cry from the articles I read, the pictures I see, pictures of babies who will never meet their fathers. I want to cry for weddings that never took place, for lives not finished. I look at the world through different eyes; I look at our nation with a newfound pride. I believe in America now, I know what she can do, and what she can allow all of us to accomplish. We are a strong nation, and I know this now because of what we have survived, what we have lost, what we will become. 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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: After having just celebrated our 1 year anniversary with his mother and stepfather in Phoenix, Arizona, my partner and I set out to spend some time with his father and stepmother in Bend, Oregon. We elected to go through Las Vegas instead of going through Los Angeles, mainly because we wanted to spend a couple of hours in Vegas - cramming as much as we could into that short amount of time. We headed out about in the early morning of September 11th. As the sun started coming up, we were approaching a tiny town in the middle of nowhere named Weikiup, Arizona. It was the only town for miles, and the only restaraunt in the entire town was a Subway located in the town's only gas station. We weren't too keen on the idea of having sandwiches for breakfast, but we didn't have much of a choice. As we were purchasing our breakfast, one of the workers asked me if we had a radio in our car. I told her that we did, but that the antenna wasn't working properly, so we couldn't pick up much (especially out there). She said that a plane had just crashed into the World Trade Center, but she couldn't make out much on their tv or radio. We kinda dismissed it as a minor accident (thinking that it was a small personal aircraft as opposed to a full jetliner). So we resumed our trip. It wasn't too much longer before we began approaching the Hoover Dam. As we started getting close to Vegas, our radio started working. I tuned in to the news stations to listen to what was going on. We were in shock when we realized that it was an attack. Not being able to get good information other than the radio report, we weren't sure exactly what was happening in our country. We crossed the Hoover Dam, but there was a ton of security everywhere. We heard not five minutes later that they were shutting down the traffic over the dam. Had we been a few minutes later, it would probably have forced us to go several hours out of our way. As it was, we pulled into Vegas. It was fairly quiet, I'm sure, as to what it is normally like. We parked at Caesar's Palace and went inside. The shopping area was closed. Only the casino's and hotel areas of Vegas were open. Pretty much all other attractions and public places were closed. We were disappointed that the one day we could be in Vegas was the one day it was pretty much shut down, however, that was completely overshadowed by the events that were unfolding before us. We found our way to the lounge at Caesar's Palace with the HUGE screens where people unfortunate enough to not be able to get tickets to the fights that were held there watched it all on tv. The screens were taller and wider than several movie screens. Every channel was showing coverage of the events, and it was very eerie to watch the towers fall over and over. It brought tears to my eyes to know how many lives were lost, and to know that the world had just been changed forever. Like most people in the country, I'm sure, I was afraid of what was yet to come. Was there going to be a war on our home soil? Possible nuclear attacks? With little to no information available, everything was uncertain. I had visions of our freedoms being taken away...of American's suffering and dying all around us. I was afraid for me and my family, as well as all of America. Brandon took my hand and we just sat there staring at the screen in horror. Chills ran down my spine. I thought the world was coming to an end. But something made me look over at my love, and all at once I knew that everything was going to be ok. I knew that we would make it through. The world may have been forever changed. America suffered a wound that it would never forget. But I knew that we would survive. And I knew that I was safe...because I was with the one that I loved. And no matter what was to come - they couldn't take the love in my heart away. After a while, we got up and left the lounge. We visited a lot of the other hotels. I called my parents to check in on them as we were approaching the hotel New York, New York. It was extremely eerie. Of particular interest was the black and white photo of the towers just outside of the restrooms. There were people all around, seemingly going about their business. But there was a sort of silence that seemed to persist. You could feel the gloom. People tried to salvage their vacations, but found that they simply could not enjoy themselves with the tragedies that had just occurred. Most of the attractions were closed, but we did manage to get to enjoy the Star Trek Experience at the Hilton. I could not help but think about the message of Star Trek - about a future in which humankind exists in harmony with one another...and how far we have to go to achieve that. As a gay man, I had experienced the best and worst in people. But somewhere deep inside of me, I knew that there was hope...we just had to find it. Now it's two years later. Brandon and I are no longer together. Life has carried us in separate directions, but my love for him lives on. I will never forget that day, and what having him by my side meant to me. I believe that there will always be a part of us that will forever be in Las Vegas on that tragic day. And no matter where life takes us, the events that occurred on that day will stay with us forever. 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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 Daina Riecken. On September 11, 2001 I was 8.5 months pregnant with my first child. I had just dropped my husband, who is in the Army, stationed in Ft. Carson, Co, off at work. I came home and wanted to catch a couple more hours of needed sleep before I had to go to work myself. At 7:30 in the morning my co-worker called me and told me to turn on the t.v. and she asked me what part of New York my husbands family lived in. When I turned on the t.v. it didn't matter what channel it was everywhere. I didn't know if it was real at first and then I really didn't know what to think or say. The only real thing I could do was get on my knee's and pray. When I walked out the door to go to work the whole world was quiet. It felt like the world had stopped. There wasn't even any sound. Everything was so still. Work ended soon after I got there. My boss and I were too scared to stay at work. We live in Colorado Springs, Co and since we didn't know what or if something was going to be hit next, we wanted to be with our families incase it turned out to be Norad. When I got a hold of my husband at the base he didn't even know what had happened, no one did until he turned on the radio. The rest of the day went so slow. I had a million things running through my mind. I didn't even know what was going to happen with my husband yet. I think that the one thing that scared me the most is that I could not get a hold of my husbands family who I knew went to Lower Manhattan often. As the day ended I got to go to the base to take my husband and another soilder dinner. I couldn't help but cry when I saw Cheynne Mountain (Norad) in front of me. I had never seen so much security on the base. It was really scary and unsettling. When I got home I went to bed, I didn't sleep. The only thought I pondered over was, "how was I going to explain this day to my unborn daughter." To this day, a year later, I still can't put it into words. All I can say is that I pray every day for those who lost their loved ones and how proud I am to be an American, and a military wife. My husband is my hero. 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 story5616.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: "Hey chris, you have your tv on?" Asked my friend Dr. Arnold. "nope im busy with stuffs. Why what about it?" I answered. "A plane just crashed at the World trade center man. "Geez bro ok im gonna go check it out,bye". I put down the phone turned on the tv and just then the 2nd plane hit the other tower then erupted into a ball of flames. And then i screamed "Oh God, my brother!" My brother mike works as a system analyst with the credit suisse first boston located in what used to be building 10. It was 9 in the morning and mike have had the habit of having his breakfast there at the tower. My intial reaction was to call him at his mobile but then all the communication system in the entire east coast area was already down. And there is no way for me to reach him through his pager even. No phone calls from him or even a call to any of my other siblings situated across the continental US. It was past 1 a.m. (local time) when i believe my brother was already dead. I was devastated and was already making funeral plans at the back of my mind. Provided there would be a body. I cried, i prayed (most of our family are born again christians) and asked God for strength to help us through. At around 4 am the phone rang and then i heard a very familiar voice saying, "it's ok bro,it's ok. Thank God we're all ok!" No body from the credit suise first boston were among the dead and call it divine intervention or anything, my good brother for the first time in his almost 8 years with the company, he came to work very late. 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 story11000.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 eleventh is a day that will be in everyone?s minds perpetually. It started out as a mundane day, where I suspected nothing out of the ordinary to happen, yet who would know that history would forever be changed on this particular day? I was just proceeding from gym and going to my third period class, English. As I imperturbably walked to English, I noticed that all the classrooms had the television monitors turned on, which was unusual. As soon as I reached English class I realized what had happened to the ?Towers?. A commercial airplane had just crashed into one of the ?Towers?. My first reaction was that the incident was just a mishap due to technological malfunctions or deficient navigational directions, yet still the thought of this catastrophic event being intentional never crossed my mind. Although that thought and my initial reaction was then expunged once the second plane collided with the other tower. I then felt anger towards the people who could implement such a ghastly tragedy upon their own mankind. Are we not all human, though we may look different from one another, in perspective we are still humans? Several people in this world have an arduous time dealing with people that are different. Although, is it not the variations among mankind that indeed makes this world go around, for wouldn?t life be tremendously dreary and monotonous if everybody was like everyone else? I not only felt anger, but deep dejection for the ones who lost their lives and for the families of the victims as well. I did not lose anyone in the terrifying tragedy, but in a way I still felt as if I had. I feel that everyone is connected together in one way or another and when countless, innocuous people lose their lives, it effects everyone in their own personal way. Also, I believe that everyone?s lives have changed after the attack, whether they actually had a connection with the victims or not. Throughout the day I witnessed both of the towers fall to the ground. It was even more disquieting to see that the hijackers knew where to direct the planes, so, as the towers would eventually collapse to the ground. Why would other human beings want to cause so much anguish to other innocent people that intended no harm? I also witnessed throughout the day the terror and perplexity of the people and the circumstances that surrounded their situation. I feel that the survivors and the families of the victims have great valor to live their lives with the injuries they sustained, physically and emotionally, and the impediments that they must endure everyday of their lives. There is no amount of pain that could compare with that of which they must live through each day of their lives. Yet, there is a quote that I find valuable in time of need and it is, ?Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of overcoming it,? as stated by Helen Keller. Many people take things for granted in this world, but life is short and you must live everyday as if it is your last because you may never have another chance to do the things you love. Subsequent to this dreadful tragedy, there was another quote that came to my mind. It is, ?Time will bring you better tomorrows,? though the author of this particular quote is anonymous, it may help those in need, because there will always be better tomorrows no matter how calamitous a situation seems, there will always be something better in the future. ?The past cannot be changed, the future is still in your power,? ~ Hugh White. 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 story657.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 dropped my son off at high school and returned home to the television still on, telling us that something had happened. A plane had flown into the World Trade Center. All the world seemed to believe it was an accident of horrible magnitude. As I flipped through the channels, my oldest son called me from his home. All he could say was, "What is the matter with these planes, another one just crashed." It's mind boggling, and, yes, quite heartening to know that he, as well as many people nation-wide could not fathom such destruction could be brought against others intentionally. Not only lives were lost that day, much innocence was lost. Just like the parent who tears up when dropping their child off for their first day of school, knowing that they are growing up a little that day, we mourn the loss of innocence that helps us all to be trusting, probably naive, individuals. 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 story1967.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: After my first class of the day, I heard a few people talking about some plane crash in New York. I had no idea of what it was at the time, but it didn't concern me much. PLane crashes happen, right? When I arrived in my second class, the television was on to aome news network and live footage of the towers was playing. By this time, both towers had been hit but were wtill standing. My first feeling was shock, and I know it lasted for the rest of the day. In all of my classes for the rest of the day, we watched tlevision. What struck me most about the television coverage was how visibly shaken the reporters were. For once,they were allowed to let down their masks of calm, and their fear and sadness showed through. For once they seemed as human as the rest of us. After that, my benevolence towards the media faded as they almost comstantly replayed images of the planes crashing or the towers falling. It nearly made me physically ill and it did make me ill mentally. I stopped watching the news because I did not want to watch those thousands of people dying over and over again. I'm not sure if I imagined it or not, but I swear I could see people jumping from the buildings, trying their chances with a fall rather than stay in the flames of the building. I was not caught up in the patriotism that ensued, nor was I bent on revenge. Some of the events that followed made me ashamed to be American at all (the attacks on Muslims and Arabs who had no connection to the attacks whatsoever). I became more cynical and disgusted in matters concerning the governent. I already didn't like Bush, and the almost immediate retaliation did not endear him to me. Bush claims to be a Christian, but he was not even following the most basic guideline for actions that Christians hold dear: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. He seemed to twist that into "You have done this to me and now I will do it to you." Revenge gets us nowhere. The only thing it accomplishes is to give morticians more work. 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 story2850.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: At 8:40am I was walking my dog in Prospect Park. I looked up and saw a plane flying extremely low, so low in fact that my dog even noticed it. Minutes later I heard a crash and heard sirens. A police car almost hit me it was flying so quickly. By the time I got home I was receiving so many phone calls. Firstly, my godsister worked on the 101st Floor of Building 1 at Marsh & McLennan. Secondly, my mother lived a few blocks north in Independence Plaza. Thirdly,my mother-in-law drove a bus daily that passed the World Trade Center. So imagine my pain when I couldn't get in touch with these three people. With regard to Linda Maier, there was no word from her. On the second day I pulled a tarot card which depicted a woman dressed in white with long blonde hair. When I saw the card I knew she had passed. My godmother is a psychic and Linda came to her in a vision with her deceased mother. She said it had happened so quickly that she had believed it to be an earthquake. That day she was on time (she was always late) and had worn white. Her body was never discovered but we had a lovely memorial service for her. She leaves behind a nine year old daughter, Isa and her love from childhood, Robert Ramirez. My mother-in-law finally called me at 10pm on Sept. 11th. She was safe and sound. Tbe MTA had rerouted her bus and she was not permitted to travel below Houston Street. As for my own mother, it was days before I received a call from a police officer who put my mother on the phone. Imagine the tears! I still cry when I think of it. She had been evacuated that day and all phone lines and electrocotu were down for almost a week. The survivor that my mother is, she was already contacting FEMA with regard to a vacuum cleaner that would remove the "white soot that never appears to go away." As for me, it was a time of such sorrow and joy that will remain etched in my memory forever. It wasn't until that very day that I remembered how I had wound up in Brooklyn. I had been living in a loft apartment a few blocks south of the Empire State Building. Some friends of mine had showed me a movie regarding the prophesies of Nostradamus and warned me that a plane would hit the Empire State Building that July and that the building would collapse on my home. They moved to Austrailia and I fled to Brooklyn. Imagine a year and a half later when these predictions came to fruition. Veronica Ramirez www.everywherepromo@hotmail.com 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 story6599.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On September 11, 2001, I was in Jacksboro, Texas, visiting with my mother. We (my brother, my mom and me) had just gotten into her pickup to go to the local restaurant (it's a small town) and headed off towards the square when I discovered I had left my purse behind and I needed it. We turned back to the house and heard the reports on the radio. My mom thought it was a broadcast much like the Orson Welles one from years ago and then we realized it was REAL!!! As soon as I entered the house, my fiance was on the phone calling me from Louisville, Kentucky. We turned on the tv and sat there in shock for a minute then we left and went to her cousin's house a half hour's drive away. We watched it on the tv all afternoon. We could not believe that someone had attacked America here on our homeland. My son was just 11 months old then but I decided he would know what had happened because it changed our nation's history and impacted billions of lives. I kept copies of the newspaper for him to read when he's old enough. I just pray he never has to see it happen again! God Bless ALL the victims and survivors of 9/11. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story4488.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 unemployed at the time. I was still sleeping when my mother in Georgia called me at around 6:30 am (California time). I was thinking that if she calls that early in the morning that something tragic happened to a family member. I braced myself for that kind of news when she told me that America was being attacked. "What are you talking about," I asked her, confused. She went on to tell me what was going on and that I need to go turn the TV on. After we hung up I stumbled to the living room, still in a confused state and turned on the news, and saw the picture of both towers on fire. Then a few minutes later a report came in about the Pentagon attack. Needless to say I stayed put that whole day. They virtually evacuated downtown San Francisco and the Bay and Golden Gate bridges were jammed with people trying to get out of SF. My sister lives in DC and I kept trying to call there all day but the circuts remained busy throughout the day. I mostly stayed home glued to the TV that entire day, which was probably a mistake, because that night I couldn't sleem much for the dreams I was having of airport control towers blowing up. I guess every generation has its defining day...December 7 1941, November 22 1963, April 4 1968. September 11 2001 will definite be that date for my generation. 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 story564.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. 2002-05-08 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 12.152.177.3 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: Ever since that tragic day, my life has never been the same. There aren't enough words to describe the anguish felt by myself and my friends on September 11th. My best friend's boyfriend Nestor Cintron worked in one of the Towers for Cantor Fitzgerald and was among the lives lost that day. My friend Aris told me that he would call her every morning to wake her up and wish her a good day. They lived together and he always used to call her to wake her and tell her that he loved her. He called her up that day and woke her up, told her that he loved her and then forty-five minutes later the Towers collapsed. I live less than two miles away from the the World Trade Center and used to enjoy shopping there and really appreciated the beauty of it. The day the Towers went down, I felt as though I had lost a little of myself. The area where I lived was closed to any outsiders who did not reside there. The air was unbreathable. People walked as though they were in a trance. I cried so much just thinking about how cruel these individuals who planned this tragedy were. I was also shocked to learn about the Pentagon and about those other lives lost in the other plane crash. My entire community came together and several of us volunteered, donated blood and did what we could to help out. I felt a strong unity amoung New Yorkers, not just because we had to be united but because it was the only way to deal with this it. I still can't believe that this tragedy occurred but, we must now look to the future and pray and unite as 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 story7532.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 have lived in New Jersey my whole life, but have always had a special place in my heart for NYC. I actually worked for about 6 months right across the street from the trade center for awhile on Broadway-and commuted, shopped, met friends, etc. everyday. By Sept 11 2001, I was working midtown in the Chrysler building. On that morning I was coming into Hoboken with the thought that as usual on a beautiful day as it ironically was, I would take the ferry. Suddenly, someone yelled "oh my god!!!!" I looked out the window and saw right after the first plane hit. Fire and a big hole. I thought it was a stupid pilot who was high or something mechanical. Never terrorism. It just doesn't happen here. I proceded to still go to work. I wanted to talk to my coworkers. I got there somehow and I find out that we were attacked. I cried and said some things I am not too proud of. Naturally the Chrysler building was a target as I thought all of New York was under attack. We evacuated-and spent the day runnning from bomb threats-seeing men my dads age crying-and walking around in utter confusion, sadness and terror. The firm I worked for said that if we wanted they would set us up for the night in a hotel and I said "NO WAY-IF I HAVE TO SWIM BACK TO JERSEY I AM GETTING OUT OF THIS CITY!!" Finally, we were able to get home from Penn Station. Everyone on the train was hugging each other and making sure everyone was okay. I still couldn't believe it. I got home finally feeling like I had been through a war or something. I had about 20 messages on my machine-(never felt that kind of love again). I watched the coverage for another day-then put on cartoons because I couldn't take it anymore. But I eventually came back to the city that I will always love-and love even more now-and went right back on the subways. They hurt us but they can't break us. God bless America and the men and women who died just being everyday heroes. Patricia Brown 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 story9178.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 went to work at 7:00 a.m. at McConnell AFB and got all my work done for the afternoon. When our shop turned on the tv we saw one plane hit the first tower and then the other tower got hit and fell....I was in total shock!!! For the rest of the day our shop watched the news not believing what just happened, relatives were phoned. I am from Wichita KS so I knew my family was alright but my mom was afraid they were going to deploy me asap. We got released early from work that day so we could reflect and get into reality what just happened hours ago...I will never forget that day as long as I live. I am just thankful for my family being ok but will always have my heart poured out to the lives that were lost and to the familys. "United we stand" Sincerely, SrA Danielle L. Hardin 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 story5854.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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