38 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: We?re nearing the 1rst anniversary of September 11th. I remember that day like it had just happened. The past year just flew by. I was home that morning. I was supposed to go into work that afternoon. My mother called me to tell me that she was in the emergency room at the hospital where she works. She said she almost fainted and they were monitoring her blood pressure. I told her that I would go there to see how she was doing. I started to get ready. I showered, got dressed and flipped on the television. I turned to the channel that does only traffic and weather. I wanted to see how the traffic was moving on the Tappanzee bridge. They were talking about a huge fire at the World trade Center. I turned the channel and there it was, both Towers were on fire. I thought to myself how can this be? Then they replayed the video of the second plane hitting one of the towers. They said we were under terrorist attack. I then found out that the Pentagon was also hit by a plane. At first watching the video It looked like a small engine plane, but they said it was a passenger jet. My first instinct was to call my mother. All the phone lines were jammed. I could not get through to Anthony either. I called my brother Michael, in Florida. I got through. He told me they sent him home from work. I called the hospital?.someone told me that my mother had been released and she went home. I called my mother at home with my eyes still glued on the live coverage. She said before she left the hospital, one of the nurses, a good friend of hers, screamed ?my son is dead!? Her son was a fireman in the city. He did die, his name was Tom Foley. She knew this even before the worst was still to come. I hung up with my mother and then finally got a hold of Anthony. He was at his father?s house watching with me. He was talking of someone he knew who works for Cantor and Fitzgerald. He said his friend told him that this guy works on the 105th floor. As we spoke we watched in horror as one of the buildings imploded. Anthony yelled the building is falling! I didn?t believe it at first, even though it was happening in front of our eyes. The media was speechless. What can you say? Anthony wanted to get in touch with a friend who works in building seven, so I called my mom again. We were on the phone wondering about Pat? I hoped he was o.k. He works in Harlem. Surely every officer was down there. All we could do was wait. As we watched the news, the second tower began to collapse, I screamed, in horror, and cried, ?all of those people!? I never felt so unsafe in my life. I felt as though there must be more planes out there ready to do more. There were rumors on the news that there were still some airplanes still unaccounted for. My mother heard from Pat, (her boyfriend), around 1 0r 2 in the afternoon. He said he was o.k. Thank God! Days and weeks past before he could tell us his account. All he did was work around the clock for a while. He headed down there before the second plane hit. He witnessed too much. He remembered helping people coming up from the subway when he heard the 2nd plane hit. He said it was so loud. He was on church street when the 1st building began to fall. He said he ran for his life. People were running everywhere. Some people were running into stores for safety, but he said he could not stop running. He just wanted to get as far away as possible. He inhaled and swallowed the particles. He said it felt like big chunks in his mouth. He was covered from head to toe in white. When things calmed down that evening they hosed down the guys in the street to wash them down as they lined up. He then, before getting 3 hours of sleep and going back to work, threw out his uniform. The horror had only begun. The faces of those poor people who lost there loved ones started to emerge. They would flash their loved ones picture on t.v. and ask if anyone can help them find him or her. It was incredibly sad. The wall of the missing. So chilling to think of all those faces, most likely dead. But there was still hope, it was early yet perhaps some survivors will be found. Unfortunately only 5 were found. I cannot imagine living through that. The horror of being up so high and choosing to jump to my death rather than burn alive. Some of the news stations did show people leaping to there death. I could not watch, it was unimaginable. We must have watched t.v. for days. I would go to sleep at night and hope the next day was good news. ?We found 12 police officers!? A woman that evening said she got a call from someone saying they were caught under the rubble. He was down there with some police officers. She was full of shit , we later found out. She just wanted to get on t.v. It?s amazing how these events can bring out the best and the worst in people. They say ?9-11, never forget? I won?t ever forget, it is forever fresh in my mind and still hard to believe. 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: Below is an excerpt of a chat conversation between myself and my boss who was running a little bit late that day. She started watching the TV and between her, my wife, and other people who had family at home we were getting all our information via them or the radio. The internet was totally full of course. It is rather lenghty and has some expletives in it. START******************** Ann MSG dude i'm running a little late Ann MSG i'm watching the bombings on the news Ann MSG FYI Tim MSG ok Tim MSG keep us updated Tim MSG Brian just got here, and no one is really working Ann MSG dude this is SCARY Ann MSG everything is blowing up Ann MSG pentagon on fire Ann MSG major terrorist attacks Ann MSG all bridges/tunnels closed Ann MSG pentagon/white house evacuated Ann MSG FAA stopped all flights in the country Ann MSG president is in Sarasota and they're checking out his plane right now Ann MSG oh my god you should the towers Ann MSG smoke and fire everywhere Ann MSG president on his way back to DC Tim MSG crazy Ann MSG this is unbelievable Tim MSG we are looking for a TV Ann MSG a plane crashed into the pentagon Tim MSG um I am going to suggest to the people downtown that leave, do you think that would be ok? Tim MSG they just evactuatyed the Sears tower Ann MSG are you serious???? Tim MSG yuy Tim MSG hold one sec Ann Ann MSG they mentioned that Chicago is a city they're watching Ann MSG k Ann MSG everything is being evacuated in DC Ann MSG the stock market is suspended Tim MSG yeah I am telling Tim MSG Jenny and the crew downtown didn't even know what was happening Tim MSG I just told them to leave Ann MSG this is fricking scary Tim MSG pisses me off Ann MSG good idea Ann MSG sorry dude Ann MSG i'd rather they not get blown up Tim MSG yeah Ann MSG updates Tim MSG ok Ann MSG another explosion in the 2nd tower of the trade cetner Ann MSG smoke and fire everywhere Tim MSG the towere collapsed? Ann MSG yes Ann MSG they just showed it Ann MSG i'm shaking Ann MSG they showed the plane literally crash THROUGH the 2nd tower Ann MSG then the whole thing collapsed Ann MSG the plane just crashed right through it Ann MSG they've got police everywhere Ann MSG with rifles Tim MSG sorry Ann MSG there was a threat on the white house Tim MSG ok wait so another plane brought down the tower? Ann MSG i couldn't tell Ann MSG they showed a big honking plane fly right through it Ann MSG i thought the building was already on fire Tim MSG ok I am ready to re-up and go find out who did this Ann MSG unbelievable Tim MSG i think that was earlier? Tim MSG my wife wants me to leave so I can see it on TV Ann MSG i guess Ann MSG they showed it Ann MSG we're taping it Ann MSG there is fire and sirens and smoke everywhere Tim MSG as you can imagine no one is working? Ann MSG didn't think so Ann MSG the country is being blown up and terrorized Ann MSG no working Ann MSG the whole tower is GONHE Ann MSG GONE Tim MSG waiting for Dale to come across and tell us to get back to work Tim MSG has the smoke cleared? Ann MSG not so much Ann MSG they're showing it again Ann MSG the whole top of the bulding fell Tim MSG UHHH! making my stomach turn Ann MSG cuz the plane flew straight through it Ann MSG update... Ann MSG a plane just crashed into capitol hill Tim MSG your kidding me Ann MSG nope Ann MSG 4th plane Tim MSG OH MY GOD! Ann MSG they have no idea how many fatalities Ann MSG no DUH Tim MSG is it the Capitol building? Tim MSG heard that was false? Ann MSG nope Ann MSG the plane crashed into it Tim MSG ok just talked to my wife and she said everything seems to be fine Ann MSG justice dept is being evacuated Tim MSG well I am sure this is goning to be a lot of confusion today Ann MSG exactly Ann MSG okay a witness is sayhing it's calm by the capitol Tim MSG getting all kinds of conflicint reports Tim MSG yeah Ann MSG no one knows what's going on Tim MSG yeah Ann MSG witnesses teeling what they saw Tim MSG said bodies were falling out of the WTC Tim MSG sickeinig Ann MSG one witness said he saw the plane from the 35th floor of some building and that a 767 hit the tower Ann MSG one witness said that she saw two people jumping from the second tower before it went dow n Ann MSG plane 1 - 767 from Boston Ann MSG sorry dude... Ann MSG your wife is correct Ann MSG no explosion at the capitol Tim MSG no hearing one at the State Department Ann MSG the first twower just felp Ann MSG fell Tim MSG second tower down? Ann MSG there is NOTHING LEFT Tim MSG they are both gone huh Tim MSG Mary Ellen has cousins that work in the WTC Tim MSG ok we are going to the 2d floor cafe to see this Tim MSG cheick in later Ann MSG bye Tim MSG man this is horrible Ann MSG worse than that Tim MSG ok back Ann MSG dude Ann MSG what did you see? Ann MSG my training class was cancellede Ann MSG do you want me to keep you up to date? Tim MSG the planes crashing into the WTC and then them falling Tim MSG almost puked Ann MSG my husband called and i started crying Ann MSG pardon my french Ann MSG but this is FUCKED up Tim MSG yup Ann MSG war zone Ann MSG ash everywhere Tim MSG Can you donate blood? I would suggest you do it Tim MSG I am Ann MSG people slipping on it Ann MSG i could donate blood Tim MSG crazy Ann MSG maybe i should go do that Tim MSG I am Ann MSG i don't even know where to go Tim MSG 1-800-486-0680 Tim MSG got a lifesource card Ann MSG no Tim MSG I do Tim MSG that is the number on it Ann MSG where are you going? Tim MSG don't know have to call Ann MSG my girlfriend wants to go too Ann MSG let me know please Tim MSG ok Ann MSG the plane that was heading for the pentagon has not showed up yet Ann MSG another collapse at the world trade center Ann MSG 50 stories crashed Tim MSG yeah said another one in Pitt crashed, headed toward Chicago Ann MSG yep Ann MSG 747 Ann MSG don't know if it's related Ann MSG they're talking about it now Tim MSG wonder if that was Headed for the Sears Tower Ann MSG it was heading from chicago to NYC Tim MSG here is a link to Lifesoruce Tim MSG http://www.lifesource.org/lscdc.htm Ann MSG crashed outside of Pitt Tim MSG Oh is that it, they weren't sure when I see Tim MSG updates? Ann MSG overseas attack Tim MSG OH come on? Tim MSG where? Ann MSG pentagon collapsed Ann MSG they don't know Ann MSG a couple of groups taking responsibility Tim MSG yeah figures Ann MSG hold on Tim MSG geeezzz Ann MSG did i say the pitt flight was probably related? Tim MSG ok I am up for blood now Tim MSG weren't sure?? Ann MSG they are expecting more attack if possible Ann MSG algerians Ann MSG they're saying Ann MSG are taking credit at this point Tim MSG really? what did we do to them? Ann MSG the news guy said it was "well planned" Ann MSG DUH Ann MSG tell me something we don't knokw Ann MSG "very well organized" Tim MSG yeah and the French Bakers' Association too.. Ann MSG no shit sherlock Ann MSG hijacks of civilian airplanes Ann MSG who knows how many are dead Tim MSG boy these guys must of went for school for this Tim MSG can't get through to the blood center as you can imagine Ann MSG well that's a good sign Ann MSG saw your note - thought it was a good idea Tim MSG yeah Tim MSG least I can do Ann MSG smoke is clearing away somewhat Ann MSG United airlines crash was pitts plane Tim MSG yeah Ann MSG okay - second plane was another american airlines flight Tim MSG yup Ann MSG the first one was going from Boston to LA had 54 people on board Tim MSG well no one was spared Ann MSG second going from DUlles to LA 81 people on board Ann MSG Dulles is DC, yes? Tim MSG yup Ann MSG new conf from afghanistan soon Tim MSG geezzz Ann MSG center for disease control in ATL is preparing for bio-chem terrorism to be on the safe s ide Tim MSG nice Ann MSG a flight crashed Ann MSG another one supposedly Ann MSG United flight 93 on route from NJ to CA crashed Tim MSG oh man Ann MSG antoher one Ann MSG concern about another one Ann MSG this is insane Ann MSG commander of NATO Ann MSG on line now Ann MSG a General Tim MSG ok hold one Ann MSG k Ann MSG they're expecting more trouble Ann MSG they're worried about flights already in the air Ann MSG says we need to ready for whatever happens next Tim MSG geez I thought everything was grounded? Ann MSG it was once they realized what was going on Ann MSG anything that was already in the air is of concern Tim MSG my wife lost cable Ann MSG you lie Tim MSG nope Ann MSG there are two helicopters over the pentagon Ann MSG people in the lawn Tim MSG gunships probably Tim MSG this is nuts Tim MSG so much for world peace breaking out Ann MSG helicopters are monitoring the airspace above DC Ann MSG United is trying to figure out if more than one plane has crashed or if there is still on e that they are "deeply concerned about" Tim MSG oh great Tim MSG great organizagion guys Ann MSG going from Boston to LAX Ann MSG they're talking more about the terrorists Ann MSG islamic Ann MSG G-HAAD? Ann MSG haven't confirmed it Ann MSG but supposedly they are claiming resp Tim MSG yeah, I doubt it they are idiots Ann MSG saying it's due to the US stance in the middle east Tim MSG yeah just heard the same on the rafio Tim MSG radio Ann MSG here they go showing it all again Ann MSG don't need to see it Ann MSG over and over and over!!! Tim MSG telling you it was Bin Laden, he is the only one with the brains, resources, and motivation to do it Tim MSG that image will be replayed for the rest of our lives Ann MSG this obviously took a lot of braini Tim MSG just like Pearl Harbor for some.. Tim MSG never get over it Ann MSG you know the scene is DieHard 2 where the plane crashes Ann MSG from Ann MSG Die Hard Tim MSG yup, that is wha I just told my friend, just like it Ann MSG except worse Ann MSG and i thought that was awful Ann MSG Logan airport officials are now meeting with reporters Ann MSG that's Boston yes? Tim MSG great, really makes me feel like bringing a second child into the world Tim MSG yes Ann MSG they're giving a number out Ann MSG to see if loved ones were on board Ann MSG they're identifying the flights Ann MSG saying stay away from the airport Tim MSG I think Maryellen's cousins were in the Towers this morning, she has heard no new news Ann MSG shit Ann MSG what floor did they work on? Tim MSG my friend was on the way to Boston city is closed Ann MSG the phones are down Tim MSG she has no idea Tim MSG our phones? Ann MSG i lied Ann MSG NYC Ann MSG i lied Tim MSG you lost me, lol start again Ann MSG they are NOT confirming any flights or hijackings Ann MSG NYC phones are dead Tim MSG ok Tim MSG got ya Tim MSG Boston, and Chicago are closed down Ann MSG Logan has shut down all security points Ann MSG moving people away from teh gates Ann MSG all construction around the airport has been stopped Tim MSG no duh Ann MSG some dude is asking what they are doing to look at all the potential breeches of security Ann MSG in all these planes Tim MSG yeah I am sure that is the first thing on his mind Ann MSG he's being as evasive as possible Tim MSG I can't get anything on the internet Ann MSG "did the pilot have any information or talk to the tower before this happened" Ann MSG no comment Ann MSG 'don't kinow Ann MSG know Ann MSG blah blah Ann MSG blah Tim MSG crazy Ann MSG all he's confirmed is that the flights took off on time Tim MSG well you know that is a lie Tim MSG sorry, bad time for humor Tim MSG they're talking about shutting down all cel communications accross the US Ann MSG okay now they're pushing it Ann MSG interviewing tom clancy Ann MSG whatEVER Ann MSG stupid Tim MSG you think there are more important things going on Ann MSG Tom Clancy writes FICTION Tim MSG Harrison Ford will be next Tim MSG LOL! Tim MSG yeah but he knows everybody Ann MSG exactly Tim MSG one of his books is eerrilly similar to this though, did you read that one? Ann MSG nope Tim MSG yeah a Japanse pilot hijacks a plane and crashes it into the Capitol and kills everyone Ann MSG no kidding Ann MSG yikes Tim MSG yeah , guess that is why Ann MSG more ihnfo colming Tim MSG ok Ann MSG about the other United flight Tim MSG yeh I can hear it now Ann MSG 2nd plane has gone down Ann MSG the one from Boston to LA Tim MSG where? Ann MSG didn't say yet Tim MSG ok I am really lost Ann MSG what Tim MSG all the planes I can't keep track of them, don't try to explain it is nuts Ann MSG plane 1 = WTC Ann MSG plane 2 = WTC Ann MSG plane 3 = pentagon Ann MSG plane t = crashed outside of pitts Ann MSG plane 5 = crashed who knows where Ann MSG bottom line, Tim MSG ok now where is this plane tha just crashed? Tim MSG ok updates Tim MSG ok I got ya Ann MSG someone very smart working with a bunch of people that wanted to kill themselves Ann MSG for the mission Ann MSG they have not said where the last commercial jet went down yet Ann MSG US/Mexican border closed Ann MSG so if the president and VP get killed can we put Clinton back in office? Tim MSG lol, I don't think it works that way Tim MSG Powell would be in charge Tim MSG whoops speake or the house Tim MSG then Powell Ann MSG details deatils Ann MSG i want clinton back Tim MSG lol yeah Ann MSG although powell could kick some major butt Tim MSG Ken Berger get a hold of ya? Ann MSG yes Ann MSG thanks Tim MSG don't know about that, he let Hussein go Tim MSG this might have been him Ann MSG THAT would suck Tim MSG tell me about it Ann MSG we should just blow IRAQ off the planet Tim MSG could be... Tim MSG should do that with all of them Ann MSG "sorry we had to kill so many people" but had to do it to get Saddam Tim MSG if you want to make omletees... Ann MSG they just talked to the governor Ann MSG powell is in Peru Tim MSG what did tha genius have to say? Ann MSG he is on board his plane Ann MSG to leave for DC Tim MSG good luck dude Ann MSG "this is a terrible tragedy for the democracy but this will not stop the support blah bla h blah" Tim MSG think we will stop bombing anywhere? don't think so Ann MSG blood shortage Ann MSG in DC Ann MSG LAX evacuated Tim MSG no kidding Ann MSG disney world is being evacuated Tim MSG lol talking to a guy downtown who was sent home, former Marine, said he's pissed off Ann MSG go find out who did this and kill them, k? Ann MSG do you have military friends with access to planes? Tim MSG yeah, a few times over Tim MSG lol, not anymore Ann MSG bummer Tim MSG believe me I know a lot of pissed off Jarheads right now that are just itching to go.. Ann MSG a witness is talking about a woman who had a baby on the street and people were stampedin g it Ann MSG so she and another dude jumped on the baby and pushed it by a building Tim MSG where was this? NYC? Ann MSG yes Tim MSG baby live? Ann MSG outside the WTC Ann MSG yes Tim MSG well that is good Ann MSG european officials saying "act of war by madmen" Ann MSG no kidding Tim MSG lol boneheads Ann MSG family members are starting to show up at the airport Tim MSG Palastians are celebrating Ann MSG there is a gas leak in NYC Tim MSG no surpise there Tim MSG bet there are a bunch of them Ann MSG they're also afraid another building may fall Tim MSG geez, how many others are on fire? Ann MSG it's actually cuz of debris that fell from one of the towers that hit another bldg Ann MSG hit the other bldg Tim MSG great Tim MSG be back in a bit going to lunch Ann MSG bush not returning to washington Ann MSG don't know where he'll go instead Ann MSG afghanistan is having a conf call when yuou get back Ann MSG they think it was Bin Laden Ann MSG like you said Ann MSG oh apparently we're blaming the afghanies for harboring Bin laden even though he is dange rous Tim MSG ok back Ann MSG all flights are now accounted for Tim MSG ok that is good Ann MSG FBI reports no claims of responsibility Tim MSG I heard that the Taliban condemed the attack and did not do it???? Ann MSG true Ann MSG but the US seems to be attacking them for letting Bin live there Tim MSG looking at still pics from a Boston paper, un beleivable Tim MSG lookst like a volacanic eruption, people covered with ash Ann MSG yup Ann MSG there are papers and desk things everywehre Tim MSG undoubtely bodies too Ann MSG gross Ann MSG disgusting Tim MSG geez I am thinking of going home Ann MSG witness talking about the first crash Ann MSG was in the basement Ann MSG see ya Ann MSG i'm staying here Tim MSG yeh haven't left yet though Ann MSG hubby wants me to stay home Tim MSG yeah Tim MSG I would Ann MSG he worries aboutt his kind of stuff Ann MSG i even have roses waiting for me at the front desk! Tim MSG so do I, and it is modified about ten thousand times when you have kids Tim MSG well that was nice Ann MSG our anniversary was yesterday but the flowers didn't come on time Ann MSG :( Ann MSG they're there today Ann MSG the witness said he was in the basement and there were people trapped in the elevator tha t was filling up with water Ann MSG they broke it open and got the people out Tim MSG WOW! lucky bastards Ann MSG no kidding Tim MSG HA HE, guess what today is for me Ann MSG they got up to the 39th floor when the 65th floor collapsed Tim MSG oh man Ann MSG what is today for you Tim MSG My anniversary at Hewitt. Ann MSG no kidding? Tim MSG Guess it will be a memorable one Ann MSG congratulations! Ann MSG it is 9/11 Ann MSG 9-1-1 Tim MSG yeah, wish I could skip it though, seems kind of ominous Ann MSG vested? Ann MSG % Tim MSG yeah they were saying that they used American and United planes too Tim MSG no my one year Ann MSG that's still 20% Ann MSG no? Ann MSG or did they move it to 2 years Tim MSG don't know Ann MSG you're 20% Tim MSG ain't 100% so I am still sticking around Ann MSG by the way, i didn't think you were serious about palastine Ann MSG celebrating Ann MSG apparently you were serious... Tim MSG got two years on my contract then I am up for free agency Tim MSG yeah Tim MSG about Palastine Ann MSG gotcha Tim MSG hehe Tim MSG I will be renogotiating at that time, aren't you my agent now? Ann MSG they stopped a dude in Seattle with bombs Ann MSG closed the needle Tim MSG wow really! Tim MSG we heard a report about a bomb in a school somewhere Ann MSG i can't keep track Ann MSG how's everyone on the team doing? Tim MSG yeah it is nuts Tim MSG well some people are actully working Ann MSG i talked to Amy Ann MSG it sounded like she was working Ann MSG dharmesh is working Ann MSG i, on the other hand, am not so much Ann MSG a little PTO today... Tim MSG yeeah I am trying to write SAS code but it is kind hard to concentrate Ann MSG all baseball games cancelled today Tim MSG oh that's it now I'm really pissed Tim MSG any updates? Ann MSG every domestic aircraft is grounded Ann MSG never happened before Ann MSG nothing is new Ann MSG just talking about the flight patterns and all that Tim MSG oh Tim MSG looking at some pics, unbelievable Ann MSG they're not doing any people searches until they know they buildings are safe they want to get the black boxes obviousy... Ann MSG from the planes Tim MSG yeah, might be awhile though Ann MSG oh yea Ann MSG i've got to run out for a second Ann MSG apparently the boxes have tracking devices on them Tim MSG yeah I have trainig at 2 till 4 then I am gong to split Ann MSG k Tim MSG talk to you tomorow then Ann MSG i'm going to stay here Ann MSG k Tim MSG later 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 story1149.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-19 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.73.213.5 Annotation Annotations to this item. Afganistan/Mideast Internet Newspaper and Magazine Coverage Osama Bin Laden Rumors U.S. retribution DOMESTIC Sep 11- Sep 21, 2001 Notes Notes about this item. Move to emails Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On the morning of September 11, 2001 I woke up to the T.V and when i saw the planes hitting the trade center I thought I was dreaming but then I saw my mom crying and I knew it was not a dream it was really happening. The first thing I did was go and get my sister out of school. Then I called my dad to see if he had heard what was happening. I remember watching the T.V all day long and seeing all the faces of those who had lost someone. and then turning the channel only to see people in Afganistan yelling and celebrating what these people did. I was disgusted and couldn't believe some one could even have the heart to do this. I didn't go to school that night it was canceled. I didn't go the next day either because there was a bomb threat so they shut 4 streets downtown. I couldn't believe this was happening not in America all my life I grew up thinking that no one could touch my Country but on the morning of 9-11-2001 that changed. I was afraid to do alot of things I only wanted to stay with my family. Then the First Lady came on the T.V and said don't let these people win don't let them change your life. So I got up and I did what I thought would make me feel better I started Volenteering even though it wasn't in New York I still felt better because I was doing my part in helping America get back to her old self. This is my Story! Shanna Marie Wong 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 story6283.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 telecommute several days each week because of the nature of my job and the heavy traffic in the Washington, D.C. area. When the first plane hit the World Trade Center tower, I was preparing to participate in a staff meeting via telephone. My wife was watching television news and I looked up at the TV when she reacted to the breaking news. I watched in shock, mesmerized, and then mechanically dialed the conference room at my office in Washington, DC where my fellow employees were assembled. Each day we start our morning staff meeting by asking, "What is new? What's happening today?" The answers are usually routine, but I had the sad duty of telling the assembled group that it appeared a large aircraft had just crashed in New York City in the Wall Street area. Transfixed, I saw the second plane approach the other Trade Tower. The resulting crash reminded me of rocket attacks in Vietnam over 30 years ago...and without thinking I told my fellow employees that we were under attack...either a terrorist attack or military action in New York City. We immediately broke off the call so they could prepare to evacuate our offices which are across the street from the White House. My phone rang just moments before the third plane hit the Pentagon...it was the office. Before we could exchange any further news, the explosion at the Pentagon reverberated through the phone in an eerie stereo effect and I asked if a plane had crashed in the District. We decided that the Pentagon had been the target just as it was announced on TV. The shock and horror of the attack will remain with me forever. 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 story1599.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 in my second hour class, as usual, when a student quietly knocked on the door and asked to see Mr. Fletcher. He was immediately given an audience with our teacher, and when he had left our teacher quickly strode up to the television and turned it on. The second plane had just collided with the tower...and newsmen were amazed. They were still wondering whether it was an accident. The people in my class were so shocked...we all tried to pass our feelings of with humour. I thought that this must be some cruel joke, it couldn't be true, we hadn't been attacked like this since Pearl Harbor. Immediately after class we went straight to our friends. I remember telling Lauren bleakly, "Two planes crashed into the twin towers in New York." She wouldn't believe me. In third hour, all of us sat around the television, transfixed with horror. The Pentagon was hit. I wondered if the terrorists would leave our country anything. A lot of our teachers wouldn't let us watch the news, I guess they thought we might brood. At lunch, that was all we could talk about. We watched people cry in the halls. It was really depressing, and I kind of wished that we could leave the school, which by now was filled with halfbaked rumors and stuff. My mom excused my sister from school, along with my cousin and I. We were joined by my sister's best friend, who had a waver that hour. We drove down to the coffee house, bought some coffee and hot chocolate, and talked for three straight hours. We talked about how scared we were, and how when it happened, we hadn't believed it. "I burst out laughing when I saw it," Valerie related. Ylinne, my sister, told us how one of her classmates had started crying when he recieved a telephone message from the office. His grandma, who lived in New York, was safe. She had just called. After that, we went home. Our cleaning lady Marcel was there, and the television was on. But it was old, stale news...we grew tired of watching the horrors happen, and hearing speculations about how many people had died. We turned the television off, but that left a void. I felt cut off. I remembered how people had cried at school, and many anchors had broken down while reporting. I was unable to cry, and that lack of grief was horrendous to me. I felt like a monster, like I didn't have any emotions at all. I still can't cry. My sister started to cry at dinner, when we watched the Palestinian children rejoicing in the streets. It seemed disgusting that others hated us that much. Afterwords, I went to the Internet and looked up all the stuff I could find on the World Trade Center. A message board had been placed at the site where we could vent our feelings about what had happened. I remember reading one man's comment that New Yorkers sucked and they deserved it. How can you watch a person having to make a choice between death by fire and death by air and come out unchanged? I was blinded with anger. Another man voiced his bigoted opinions about Muslims. I was really disgusted. Having heard echoes of his voice in the innocent voices of my classmates made me extremely angry. It was bigots like him that made our world so scary. 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 story2229.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. 198.109.168.234 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: It was a very normal morning as usual. I was sleeping in my bed with a sweet dream. The annoying phone rang to break the peace of the morning. A very rush and loud sound through my ears.-"Hurry! Wake up! Watch t.v.!" It was really an unforgettable morning. I was shocked to see such a cruel picture in which the airplane was attacking the buildings, and the buildings were falling down in just a few seconds. I thought I was dreaming. But when I saw those people scattered with dust and tears, hundreds and hundreds papers flew in the air, the firefighters busy here and there, etc. I finally realized that was an unbelievable disaster. I was so angry at those people who made this world chaotic, but except for praying and praying, what could I do? Time went very slowly that morning. It was torturing to see the t.v. screen over and over again. I kept telling myself-Don't let the hate between human beings disappoint my enthusiastic heart. 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 story9068.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. 2003-02-19 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.205.120.90 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 herd about it i was devistated people are going on about the towers dig deal about the towers there was alot of people who died the world changed on september 11th america has faced the most unthinkable tradgedy the world has seen september 11th the day the earth stood steal the end by kayla f god bless u 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 story2181.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. 210.50.154.33 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: Our 17-year-old daughter, Victoria, who was adopted by my husband and myself from Guatemala 3 years ago became a US citizen on Valentine's Day, 2001. On 9/11/2001, John Booker, her father and my husband, was working in Argentina, and she and I were preparing her for school. I heard on the radio that something had happened at the World Trade Center and urged her to turn on the television---to see the World Trade Center on fire. She turned to me with the eyes of a child who has already seen too much horror in her life [including losing both birth parents by the age of 7 and being put on the streets of the very dangerous Guatemala City to beg for coins at age 3]. Her face collapsed in tears and she collapsed in my arms. The World Trade Centers collapsed to her growing terror. After a while, she agreed that she could go to school---if I would work at home [only 1-1/2 miles from school] that day. She went to school and I tried to work, frankly unable to hold a coherent thought. When I picked her up at the end of the day, she was so sad, this beautiful child we wanted to give happiness to. "One of my teachers was crying," she said, "She's from New York and she's afraid her friends were in there." And later, "You and Papa made me an American, Mom, and now I'm a target." 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 story5942.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. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 198.81.21.48 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 driving to work when I heard on the radio about the first plane hitting the tower....and then the second tower a bit later. The disc jockeys were trying to confirm this...they thought it must be a really bad hoax. Then they confirmed it. I got to work and some had gathered in our conference room to watch the news on the TV in there. We heard about the Pentagon being hit next. We had two co-workers in D.C. working at the Marriott near there who were putting on one of our medical meetings. When we were able to reach them via phone, they said they felt the hotel shake and people were wondering what had happened. Our office closed down at 9am PST that day. We were stunned and saddened and worried about our co-workers at our NY based offices and our co-workers in D.C. On a more personal level I was worried about a close friend who was a police officer in NY at Plaza One. I was not able to get hold of him and took several days before he could get through to let me know what he was going through, but that he was safe. I hope people never forget how precious and fragile life can be....and to make the most of each day and not forget to share the good things with others...share our love and be quick to forgive....listen to one another and share our feelings and be proud that when a crisis hit, we were humane, we gave our prayers and our energy and our money and whatever else that was needed to aide others. I did not lose anyone that day in NY or D.C. or PA., but, that doesn't mean my heart and prayers are not always with those who did. 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 story2780.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. 198.71.26.175 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On the tragic day of September 11th, our school was having a bus evactuation drill. The bus driver directing the drill for my bus had told us the Trade Center was bombed. Little did we know, the pentagon, our mighty military headquaters, had also been desolated. One section of the Pentagon and both of the towers that stood so tall crumbled before our nation. I learned the full story when visiting my mother in the hospital. I was mourning for the victims and their families more than anything. Our great nation was struck at the knees and fell, but the will of its people made it stand again, taller than ever. Since the bombing, I have said a prayer for the victims and their families as well as all innocents killed in our bombings. Now more than ever I realized how much our lives are worth and how quickly they can be ripped away from us. Now the ruins of the Trade Center lay desolate, moved not by the machinery assigned to pick it up, but by the compassion our county yielded to all that have died. Every I wake up I am grateful to live. Every breathe is noticed. The food, clothes, roof over my head, and love from my parents is not taked for granted nor will it ever be forgotten. I look at life content with what I have and I have no desire to change it in anyway. Not only should thing be taken from this experience, but people should remember also. We must remember not to let our anger speak for us because recklessness will only cause more pain. We must remember the innocents that died in the four planes. The Trade Center, and the Pentagon, as well as all the innocents people in Afghanistan that were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Most of all, we must remember and continue to give and share our experiences so that this day that made history will not be forgotten. All in all, I feel shaken by the tragic events but more importiantly educated and compassionate about this nation; 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 story8508.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-18 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.60.58.139 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was nine in the fourth grade. When I heard about this I was afraid that I was next. I felt sorry for these people. I saw that the plane crashed into the trade center. It had many people trying to get out but couldn't. On september 11,2006 over 2500 people died. I heard that the trade center collpised and even many more people were killed.I felt sorry for the people in this 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 story20537.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. 68.186.239.238 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 HEARD THE NEW ON 9-11 I WAS AT MY FRIENDS HOUSE. WE WERE PLAYING A GAME ON THE COMPUTER, UNTIL WE TOOK A GLIPSE AT THE T.V. AND SAW THE WORLS TRADE CENTER FALLING DOWN. WE WATCHED THROUGH THE WHOLE NEWS AMAZED AT WHAT HAPPENED.WHILE I WAS WATCHING THE T.V. I WAS GOING THROUGH SOME EXPERIENCES. I WAS SHOCKED,AMAZED AND UPSETR AT THE SAME TIME. IT WAS UNBELIEVABLE THAT SOMONE CAN JUST FLY A PLANE INTO WHAT WOULD BE A TRADEGY.A WEEK LATER THERE WAS ALOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN MY HEAD. I WAS STILL REFLECTING ON WHAT HAD HAPPENED. I FEEL SAFE CONSIDERING THE ARMY IS AT OUR BORDERS. BUT I STILL HAD SOME CONCERNS.I FEEL SAFE IN A WAY THAT I KNOW THAT THEY WERENT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. ALSO BECAUSE THE ARMY IS AT OUR BORDERS LIKE I SAID.THE TRADEGY AFFECTED MY LIFE IN MANY WAYS. ON WAS THAT ALL ALL AMERICANS DIED IN THOSE PLANE CRASHES. 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 story7149.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. 209.175.105.14 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 woke early on September11,2001 because we had an appointment, so I turned on the television and I seen the aftermath of the first plane. I recall thinking how sad and what an accident. Then I watched as the second plane hit and thats when I knew that everything had just changed in America, my children woke and they seen me watching t.v. and that I was upset, they then went and woke up there daddy and few the first part of that morning we watched as the horrors of that day unfolded before our eyes.. I watched my children cry and they asked why? I couldn't answer. I then watched my husband cry as the towers went down. I must say that was very hard, for all of us. I told the children to go on to school, and they did but not without my promise that if anything else bad happened I would come and get them. My youngest made me say "Ilove you" more than twenty times and I did this for her and for myself, I stayed by the t.v. for most of the day just numb and sad, never did I think this would've or even could've happened. I did a lot of crying the frist week, my heart still aches for all those who lost someone, my heart wishes them love and peace,forevermore. My thanks and prayers go out to 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 story4040.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.56.23.228 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 just left my girl at school as i went back home and walked in my wife informed me that one of the towers had been hit by a jet., i set down to watch the reports when the second jet hit the other tower I was in shock not able to belive what had just happened i told my wife that we had been attacked by an other nation that had no remorse or concern for a human life., Later the news report of a jet hitting the pentagone i felt like crying but could not because of the anger that boiled in me like the rest fo the nation. I asked God to please bring comfort to those that lost Father's,Mother's ,Brother's,Sisters and Husband's and Wife's that will be a day that i will never forget when are nation came together in the time of need and unity to over come are what was intened to destory are faith and freedom . GOD BLESS ALL & Everyone 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 story4080.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. 205.188.209.38 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: Once i heard the principal come over the loud speaker and tell us turn on the tv i was so nervous because the principal never tells the school turn on the tv. so the teacher turned the tv on and we saw the WTC been hit. we all called our parents and we went home it was on tv for about 13 whole days nonstop 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 story11183.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2004-12-07 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 163.153.15.22 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 HEARD ABOUT THE SEPTEMBER 11 BOMBINGS, I WAS IN MRS. TYLER'S 2ND PEROID ENGLISH CLASS.THE MOMENT I HEARD THAT OUR COUNTRY WAS ATTACKED BY TERRORISTS, I JUST WANTED TO RUN AWAY AND CRY. AS I WAS WATCHING THE NEWS, I SAW THE PLANES CRASHING INTO BUILDING AFTER BUILDING, AND IT TOOK ME BY SUPRISE BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY. I ALSO FELT A LOT OF PAIN, NOT ONLY FOR THE MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN WHO LOST SOMEONE VERY CLOSE AND SPECIAL TO THEM, BUT ALSO FOR OUR COUNTRY AS ONE. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER THE ATTACKS, I STILL FELT VERY DEPRESSED AND MOURNFUL;MORE THAN I EVER HAVE FELT BEFORE IN MY LIFE. RIGHT NOW I DO NOT FEEL SAFE,NOR WILL I EVER, BECAUSE IT COULD HAPPEN ANY TIME, ANYWHERE, JUST LIKE ON 9-11.THIS RECENT TRAGEDY HAS EFFECTED ME IN A WAY NOT EVEN WORDS CAN EXPLAIN, SOME IN GOOD WAYS, AND SOME IN BAD.I THINK OUR COUNTRY, AS A WHOLE, HAS ENCOUNTERED A LOT OF PAIN AND TEARS, BUT THAT JUST GOES TO PROVE, OUR COUNTRY CAN GET THROUGH ANYTHING IF WE WORK HARD TOGETHER;AND I'M 100% POSITIVE THAT EVERYONE ELSE LIVING IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FELLS EXACTLY THE SAME WAY. 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 story7144.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. 209.175.105.14 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On September 11th for some reason I did not turn on the T.V. that morning as I usually do, so I did not know what was going on. I dropped off my two boys at school and came directly to work. When I got to my desk it was about 8:10a.m. in the morning and my supervisor said that our Boss just called to tell us to put on the T.V. that a plain just hit the Twin Towers. We all went to the back to watch, and decided to put the T.V. up front whare everyone can see. The silence was overwhelming and the shock and screams when the second plain hit was scary, then to find out about the other two plains was just two much for me. Here I was a mother with two sons expecting to have a third and I just held my stomach and cried for how long I don't remember. The thought of my kids being raised at this time and bringing a new life into this world really baught tears to my eyes. I just wanted to go home and hug my kids, husband, and family. My family and I kept in touch throughout the day all just praying and telling each other we loved each other. Thank God our family out in N.Y were all doing fine. I just prayed and still pray for peace. 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 story2667.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 and I were in the hospital and I was giving birth to our 2nd daughter, Natalie Elizabeth Ferraro. Natalie was born on 9/11/01 at 7:13 A.M. By this time, we had a familty memeber bring our 1st daughter, Julia Rose, to the hospital to be with us. We were all in complete bliss, enjoying the birth of our new daughter, and completely unaware of what was happening in the world around us. By the time I was admitted to a room at about 9:20 A.M., the bliss ended abruptly, just in time to watch the 2nd plane hit on the television. Natalie is the ray of sunshine for us on one of the darkest days of history. 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 story7785.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. 2002-09-17 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.151.91.209 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 don't really remember the begining of my day on September 11. But for the rest of my life, what followed will be forever embedded in my memory. I had been at work for about thirty minutes when someone came into my office and asked if we heard what had happened to one of the World Trade Center buildings. The first thing that jumped into my head was a bomb. It had happened before, and I figured it had happened again. I quickly went to the CNN internet site. From that moment on I was glued to my computer screen. Nothing else seemed to matter. At first I thought it was an accident. I had never heard of a commerical airliner used as a terrorist weapon. But as I was watching the news unfold, I saw the second tower being hit. Then I knew it was no accident. My heart was beating fast, and I started to shake. This couldn't be happening. Not in the U.S. One of the first things that came into my mind was Pearl Harbor. I had heard older people talk about Pear Harbor, but because it was before my time, my feelings were at a distance. Now I truly new what the nation was feeling, that fateful December morning, because I was feeling it now. My heart ached for all those people who had died, and more who will have to deal with the loss. Although I was lucky enough not to have any family lost, I still grieved as a citizen of the US. It hit so close to home, as if it was someone from my family. In a way it was. Still this day, anytime I read a story or see pictures of that day, the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I have tears in my eyes. The emotions are fresh again. I wonder how long it will take to get over it. Then I realize that I never want to get over, not that I could. I realized that this was history in the making, and all of us are front row witnesses. That someday, way in the future, when all of this seems like a Pear Harbor to other generations, I will be able to share my memories, and tell of the countless heroes who lost and gave their lives on September 11, 2002. 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 story1327.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. 2002-08-20 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.54.99.109 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On September 11, 2001, I was in my classroom at P.S. 191 in the Crown Heights section of Brooklyn. As a NYC Teaching Fellow, I only started teaching the day before, and admired my view from the fourth floor; Queens, the Brooklyn Bridge and a view of downtown including the World trade Center towers. People were entering my room all morning long. At first it was computer technicians, the rest, I didn't know. I thought they were looking at something technical. With a roomful of kindergartners, I first noticed the smoke across my windows. I thought that this was odd and when I looked out the window, and thought, "My God, the Twin Towers are on fire!" I thought I'd best take a photo since this seemed extraordinary and when I focused my view finder, I saw the South Tower collapse in front of my eyes. I rubbed them and thought the smoke was playing tricks with my eyes. At 12:30 when I was scheduled for lunch, the librarian asked if I wanted to have lunch in the library with the other teachers. She said, "We have the television set up." I thought the teachers were watching soap operas during lunch so I thought I'd go out of politeness - just this once. When I saw my first news report, I didn't get it - planes crashing into the WTC? Did the pilot have a heart attack? Why wasn't the plane ditched in the harbor? I was quickly updated on the situation and fortunately was able to contact my family. I didn't know anyone who was lost that day, yet I feel as if I did. I imagine that of the people who were lost, I've passed them on the highway, sat next to one or two on the subway, or perhaps, taught their children 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 story10174.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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