44 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'm about to go into my senior year at Providence College in RI. A year ago, I couldn't have been more excited to spend the Fall semester of my junior year at American University in DC. As a political science major, I was thrilled at the thought of living, working, and taking classes in our nation's capital. I arrived at the end of August and I couldn't wait to experience everything the city had to offer. On September 5th, I took a nightime tour of the city with my boyfriend, and we made a list of all the things we wanted to to together during our semester there. I remember saying that I never wanted to walk by the Capitol Building and look at it as though it were a regular building. I promised myself that every time I walked by the Capitol or another monument, I would look at it with the reverence it deserved. September 11 was the day my professor had scheduled as our "Day on Capitol Hill." The morning would begin with an optional tour of the Capitol, then we were to attend a hearing and writing a reflective essay on the Congressional process. I woke up that morning and considered not going on the tour. After all, we had to be there at 7am, and I had taken a tour of the Capitol before, and I really could have used the extra couple of hours of sleep before I had to go to a hearing. But then I felt kind of ridiculous, 2 weeks into my semester and already I'm considering missing out on things. So I got myself out of bed and down to the Capitol, where my professor and about 5 other students were waiting. While we were waiting in line, one of the security guards was on his cell phone and was saying something about a plane hitting the World Trade Center. Not being near a TV, we all assumed it was a single-engine plane and just a horrible accident. Then, a few minutes later, he got another call on his cell phone that a second plane hit. My professor thought about terrorism and told us that she would understand if we didn't want to go into the building. I thought, "Not go in? That's silly. The Capitol is probably one of the safest places to be." My professor left a few minutes later. At 9am, our tour began, and my only thought was that after the tour, I wanted to get to a TV to find out what was going on in New York. We walked through the Rotunda and into the Statue Room, and the tour guide was going along with her tour. There was a lot of movement going on, members were being rushed out, I remember seeing Capitol Police rush out Speaker of the House Denny Hastert. A classmate of mine overheard someone say something about an explosion at the Pentagon. That's when the 6 of us started to think maybe we should leave. All of a sudden, a woman running behind us screamed, "Everybody out of the building." And I just started running. I don't remember exactly the route I took to get out. I have to credit the Capitol Police for giving us excellent directions. For the first time in my life, I thought I was going to die. I remember saying those words out loud..."I'm going to die." I was just waiting, running to try to get out, and waiting for the bomb to go off. I didn't stop running until I got out of the building and onto the Capitol lawn. At that point I turned around, and just started crying. I felt confused, betrayed, and really, really scared. I looked over to my left and saw black smoke. I didn't realize then that it was from the Pentagon. I met up with the other girls from my classes and we stayed together all day long until we could get back to our dorm. We all got each other through that day. It was impossible to get a phone line out of DC, so it took a while for me to reach my family and friends. I felt betrayed by DC immediately afterwards. I finished out my semester, although I was scared for a long time. I would constantly look up in the sky at the planes going by and I would envision them crashing into everything from other buildings, to my dorm room window. I recevied tremendous support from my family and especially my boyfriend. Without them, I would have come home. A few weeks after Sept 11, I remember reading that the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania was probably headed for the Capitol. I felt numb, and I felt incredibly lucky. If that plane was intended for the Capitol that day, then I owe my life to the passengers on that plane. I will live with the after effects of Septemeber 11 for the rest of my life. It has made me into the person that I am today. I still look up into the sky a lot, although I'm not as scared anymore. I watch the news constantly to be aware of any alerts. And I feel that I'm a stronger person for having been so close to everything that happened that day. I haven't yet taken a tour of the Capitol. I know that is the only way I can truly have any closure to my experience. But in all honestly, I'm just not ready to go back in there yet. I can finally look at that building without thinking of that day. And I am finally impressed by the sight of the Capitol again. And I love DC again! I am confident that someday I will take another tour of the Capitol...and I will finish the tour! 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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 awoke that morning hearing on the radio some women screaming about an airplane. I instantly remember in 1945 a B-17 slamming into the Empire State Building. I ran downstairs and turned on the TV. I just stood in shock and dropped the remote. My best friend came in to get some breakfest and give me a ride to school. He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw the TV. After a minute of shock the second plane slammed into the other tower. I just dropped to my knees and couldn't believe what was going on. We watched for about another 20 minutes and got in my friends Jeep and rushed to school. Since my friend and I didn't have a 1st period we were able to watch the attacks. When we got to school very few knew what was going on. I got to class and told everyone what was happening. That whole day all we could do was hear the reports of car bombs, more planes, or planes headed for the west coast. At football practice all we could do was just sit real quiet. No one wanted to talk. An Army helicopter flew over twice and that was the only thing in the sky we saw that day. The next day on wensday our military recruiters were at our high school. About 200 guys from all 4 grades were in a huge line getting info or signing their papers if they were 18. I am proud to say that my friend and I have decided to enlist in the United States Marine Corp and serve our country in this global war. 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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 my way to an early-morning meeting, I had a few minutes to spare before catching the PATH commuter train that runs under the Hudson River to the World Trade Center. I took the opportunity to walk to the end of the public pier adjacent to the station to enjoy the view of downtown Manhattan and the cool, pre-dawn quiet. As I often did, I counted the floors down from the Windows on the World restaurant on the 107th floor of the North Tower, and saw that there were lights on in my old office space - I had worked for 14 years on the 103rd floor. The unusually calm surface of the Hudson that morning produced a nearly perfect reflection of the towers, and I regretted not having a camera. It was September 11, 2001. On the 22nd floor of 7 World Trade Center, we were well into our second hour when we raised our heads at the sound of jet engines, loud and close. A split second later, there was the sound of a crash. ?A plane is down,? I said. It was 8:46 am. We heard people in the hallway shouting that a plane had hit the Trade Center. As my colleagues went to see what had happened, I called our building?s security desk in the lobby. The woman who answered the phone said that they had not declared an emergency for our building, and recommended we stay in place. I went out to our main corridor to let people know what I?d been told, but many of our staff were leaving the building, especially those who had been in our old offices after the February 1993 bombing. From the looks on their faces, I knew I should see for myself. But first, I wanted to contact my wife, Carolyn. We had missed each others? phone calls in 1993, and I knew this had only added to her anxiety as she waited to hear from me. So I wanted just to tell her I was OK. I called the American Cancer Society office where she does volunteer work, but nobody had arrived yet. I realized it was before 9 o?clock, so I decided to try again in a few minutes. Our cafeteria overlooks the World Trade Center Plaza, so I made my way to that side of the building to see what I could. When I arrived, I took a quick look at the Towers and saw the impact zone with its thick, black plume of smoke. I was shocked to see the impact point so high, as I had assumed the crash was an accident involving a plane climbing out of La Guardia airport. I turned my attention to a co-worker who was very distraught and sobbing. I was eventually able to understand that she had just ridden in to work with a friend who worked on the 107th floor, and she feared for the worst. In a few minutes, she managed to compose herself enough to leave the cafeteria. I went back to my office to call Carolyn again, but couldn?t get through. I heard a colleague shout from an adjacent office that a second plane had hit the South Tower. I knew at that moment it was a terrorist act. Our chief operating officer made the decision to evacuate the building. Between dialing Carolyn, a call came in from a colleague aboard a plane that had just taken off from Newark Airport. He had seen the smoke from the Trade Center, and wanted to know what had happened. I told him it was terrorists, and that we were getting out. I left my desk to spread the word to evacuate and to search for stragglers. While I was away from the desk, Carolyn got through ? a repeat of 1993. Our COO told her not to worry, that everyone was OK, and that we were leaving the building. We were telling the staff to gather at a baseball field in the green space a few blocks north and west of the Trade Center, figuring we?d determine what to do next when we got there. A few of us stayed behind to forward some telephones to our New Jersey office and to check once more for stragglers, and then we left. It was about 9:20 am. As I exited the building, I looked over my shoulder at the Towers. There was not a cloud in the sky, and every feature of the buildings was visible. The black smoke and orange flames stood out so clearly that they looked artificial, like a movie scene. I remember thinking to myself that I knew I should feel anger, but I just felt numb. When we got to the ball field, it had already been taken over by dozens of people in FBI and ATF windbreakers. About 100 of our staff gathered. A few critical staff were asked to try to get to our Jersey City office; the rest were asked to go home and stay by the phone. The police on the scene were urging us to ?keep moving north - it?s not safe.? As we made our way north along West Street, the main thoroughfare on Manhattan?s West Side, we could see a stream of emergency vehicles speeding down from uptown, lights flashing and sirens wailing. It was hard to talk over the din. The fire engines, ambulances and police cars just kept coming, in groups of two and three. A small group of us had made about half a mile when, backs to the Towers, we heard and felt a rumble. Turning around, I saw a cloud of smoke or dust billow across West Street toward the World Financial Center. I thought it was a bomb blast. It was just after 10 o?clock, and we had just witnessed the collapse of the South Tower. All the way, I was trying to get through to Carolyn on my cellphone, but connections seemed impossible. On a hunch, I dialed the home number of our company president, who was out of town on business. Surprisingly, I got through to his wife. After telling her that everyone was safely out of the office, she told me, ?The Tower is down, and they?ve hit the Pentagon.? I heard it, but I didn?t comprehend it. Four of us convinced a limousine driver to bring us up West Street to the midtown area where two of us would try to get a ferry to New Jersey, and two others would head for Penn Station for their homeward-bound Long Island trains. On the way, we chattered about our plans, but nobody said a word about what we had seen. As my colleague and I waited in the crowd for the ferry, we heard aircraft noise. The entire crowd cringed, very visibly. Then someone said, ?Relax. It?s an F-14 rolling around up there.? I looked, and he was right. The U.S. Navy was on patrol. After getting on the ferry, I looked back downtown. I kept wishing the smoke would clear so I could see the Towers. I wondered if I was just at a low angle, with the rising smoke just obscuring the buildings. I wasn?t processing the facts I had: the Towers were down, but I couldn?t comprehend it. It took us nearly two hours to get from the ferry landing in Weehawken to Jersey City by bus and foot. On the way, we stopped at the Hoboken train station to see whether the PATH link to Jersey City was in operation, but no luck. As we walked from the station, we were threading our way through ranks of ambulances from nearby communities, parked and waiting for casualties. I have a vivid recollection of a petite, red-haired woman in hospital scrubs, with a stethoscope draped around her neck. She stood completely still, with a look of pain on her face. Her hands, in bright blue gloves, were extended toward the Trade Center, waiting. We got to Jersey City about 1 o?clock, to find that the authorities had ordered the evacuation of our building, two blocks from the waterfront and the PATH station. I talked the police officer into letting me in, just to retrieve my car from the garage. I drove three of my colleagues home, and headed home myself. In the car, I was able to reach my parents, and ask them to let Carolyn know that I was alright, and that I would be home soon. When I did reach home, I spent the rest of the day ordering the company?s financial affairs as best as possible from the kitchen table. I was on the phone with my COO a little after 5 pm. He was in his apartment in Jersey City, and had been watching our building burning for much of the afternoon. We were on the phone together when it collapsed at 5:20 pm. Although I was occupied calling family, friends and co-workers until nearly midnight, my clear recollections of September 11 seem to end at that point. * * * Four people I knew or had worked with perished at the Trade Center that day. I mourn their loss, and grieve for their families. They were innocent, chance victims of a horrific act. I grieve as well for the heroes of September 11, the firefighters, police and emergency medical workers who responded, and gave their lives in service to others. There are no words. Having worked in those buildings for 14 years, I caught their spirit. The concept, the idea of the World Trade Center was - and is - much bigger than the buildings themselves. I feel their loss. Not the metal and glass. The idea. 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 story1859.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I remember I was sitting at my desk looking outside the skyline from my window, I sit next to the window and it was clear blue sky. I remember I got a CNN news alert via email and this is when I learned of the first plane hitting WTC. I quickly got up and went to turn the TV on in our breakroom, as I did this I saw the second plane hit. AS I watched in horror...in disbelief..all I remember what an eerie feeling that came over me..and my co workers..we could see people falling to their deaths on Live TV..My eyes quickly filled up with tears and emotions....as the news kept going..then we learned of Pentagon and the plane that the heroes saved, that was going to hit the White House. I will never forget 9/11, I will always remember the horrible scenes that flash in front of my eyes on the Television. I appreciate life much more now than I had prior to the 9/11 attacks. God Bless the people that lost their lives and their families. And God Bless the USA. I am so happy and proud to be an American. Rick Adame 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 story3667.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I woke up around 7am as usual to prepare for work. I turned on the Television to Fox 59 as I did every morning and would listen to the news while I prepared for work. There was a break in the news to report the first collison into the 1st World Trade center. After that point I was totally glued to the television with dis-belief. I don't believe I ever felt that scared in all my life, as if the whole world had just caved in. All my thoughts and feelings of ever feeling secure had just ran down the drain. I then fell into a silent self depression of my own, not understanding how this could happen on this wonderful Earth. And how could this really be happening. Why? I kept thinking to myself. I had never really listened to much television about some of the Political stuff that had been going on before, but after that I couldn't get enough radio, television etc. In my mind I will never truly understand why the whole entire world cant be just be one big happy family, helping one another etc. To this day I pray for world peace, but until the whole world wants it. it will never happen. Thank you. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story5685.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I had gone to Las Vegas for a short trip. I was to leave Vegas on the morning of 9/11/2001. The phone rang that morning and it was a call coming from my hometown in Kingsport, TN telling me that a plane had hit the Twin Towers and to turn the T.V. on. I sat there numb and could not believe my eyes. The horror of what I saw and quickly realizing we were under attack. The desperate feeling of needing to talk to my 3 children back in Tennessee and North Carolina. I finally was able to get an outside line, so I called my daugher in N.C. because my two sons had probably already left for classes. They are both in different colleges. My daughter was hysterical and at the time I knew nothing about getting out of Nevada or if we would be under more attack and would never get home. I explained how long it took me to get an outside line and the calls were being limited. I had asked her to please let everyone know and to tell her brothers how much I loved them. One of my sons attends college close to a Neucleur Plant, and I was terrified, even a year later, I'm still teffified because I believe they will attack again. Its just a matter of time. Look how long they planned this attack. I told her I would try to call back with more information as I knew it. On one occasion I was able to get thru to my mother in S.C. and she them relayed information to the rest of the family. We take so much for granite. All at once, there isn't a way to communicate with your family and you feel so helpless. It was very difficult getting an outside line, but I must say the Airlines was doing a more than efficient and wonderful job considering what had just happened. There was no way to leave Las Vegas. No rental cars availabe and then you were not able to cross over Hover Dam. Amm Track was offering to help, if you had flown on a major Airlines, but they did not recognize Soutwest as one of them. I remember going down to the casino to leave the motel, because friends of mine were staying at the other end of the strip. As I walked thru the casino, everything was quite. This was an erie feeling. People standing around the bar watching the news. Everyone was solemn, sad and disbelief in what they were watching. Security around there tighten up real quick. Las Vegas was light a gohst town. People just walked the street in a daze. At night Vegas looked so different. Many of the lights were turned off, but the billboards were lit with 'GOD BLESS AMERICA' AND THE AMERICAN FLAG on them. The pride for which you felt to be an American was overwhelming!!!!!!!! After the 3rd day of being stranded there, we all finally rented a car just to get away from the strip. This did us all a world of good. Just to drive out to Red Rock Cannon and be reminded of the beauty of our Country and take a ride to see Lake Meade. How refreshing, but never for a split moment, did we forget what horror was going on in New York. We all cried for everyone that had lost their lives. At the same time, I was and still am very proud of our President. It was difficult to leave the T.V. because I wanted to know everything that was going on. On the evening of the 3rd day when we heard the first airplane in the air, everyone cheered and clapped. I believe that anything to do with the flag or United States was SOLD out completely. The motel where I was staying was very accomodating, but unfortunately some were not. The day I was finally able to leave to come home was a mixture of feelings and you were suspicious of everyone!!! We were all at the airport that morning 5 hours early. There were people already there and then the sun started beaming down as the morning grew longer. The airport was doing all they could to accomondate everyone. They were out there handing out bottle water to everyone and offering assistance to our Senior Citizens. Our baggage was checked and by the time we finally got thru all the security checks we had only 15 minutes before we were to board our plane. Everyone watched each other! To look in the faces of the pilots and the flight crew when you were boarding the plane, you couldn't help but cry. I have always been thankful for our police departments and fire departments, but nothing like I am today. They have my utmost praise and respect. I was so humble and thankful to be home again and to hug my children and grandchildren and at the same time felt pain for those who had lost their loved one. I hope we never FORGET what happend and become to passive again. "GOD BLESS AMERICA" Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story8388.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 listening to "LA Law" while writing narrative notes on my clients at the group home I worked at overnights. They had just left for workshop, and I was waiting for my husband to pick me up from work. When he arrived he said, "Turn on the TV!" I said, "What channel?" He said, "Any news channel," so I turned on Fox News Network. We watched Tower 1 burning, and then saw a plane hit Tower 2. He said, "That happened just before I drove up." We watched for a few minutes, then left to go home. I started to pray silently, "For the sake of his sorrowful passion, have mercy on us, and on the whole world." The talk radio station went back to covering a NY station live, and I heard a call go out for all NY firefighters to report to the scene... Then I heard that the Pentagon was hit. I felt like I was living War of the Worlds, and I cried, because my country was under attack. Two other times in my life that I was scared was during the Cuban Missle Crisis in October, 1962, when I lived in Florida, and when President Kennedy was killed and some of us 7th graders thought the Russians would take over. My husband and I decided to go to Shoney's for breakfast, and just before we got there Tower 2 collapsed. After breakfast we heard on the radio that Tower 1 had collapsed, and that there had been a plane crash in Pennsylvania. We went home and I went to bed, since I had to work again that night. My sister and my mother both called to see how our daughter and I were. My daughter was active Army in Colorado and I was a Reservist. I told them we hadn't heard anything. My sister said that our Dad had gone to the Post Office and when he heard, he turned around and went home. I said it must have triggered memories of Pearl Harbor... Since then our daughter put in for duty in Germany and arrived here last October. I was activated and was sent to the same duty station. I arrived here a few hours after the war started in March. I work with people who have been sent from down range to the hospital here. I lost my Dad (who was sick since Jan.) the day after the POWs were found and released. 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 story9452.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 on my way to Wolfetrap Park with the rest of my fifth grade class. We reached the parking lot, but just as we were about to step off the bus, my teacher's phone rang. She became confused, and she asked the person on the other end of the line to repeat what he had said. Then, her face blanched, and she turned away from us. She stepped off the bus, and we could hear her begin to cry. After about fifteen minutes, she returned with a face rubbed raw by her tissue. She told the bus driver to return us to the school at once and forbid any further questions. Upon reaching the classroom, she first closed the door. She whispered that she would be in trouble if the school staff knew she was about to say anything to us. Then, she quietly told us the horrible truth, and told us that her husband worked at the Pentagon, and she didn't know if he was okay. Then, she turned on the television, muted it, and gave us work to "complete." We were to begin writing if anyone came in, but we could watch the coverage when no one else was around. When class ended, we were told to go straight home and not to say anything to anyone else about what she had said. When I reached the house, I finished the homework she had given us and began to watch the news. I can only remember thinking how I had woken up that morning expecting to have a great time at the park, only to experience the tragedy. My teacher quit her job and moved away when she found out that her husband had died. Now, when I remember September 11, 2001, I remember her courage and determination to make sure that we all knew everything, and to not show her fear and sadness. On that day, we finally received the message from all those nations who had dealt with similar attacks, and it was this: we cannot be ignorant to our enemies, no matter how far away they are. We must be prepared to steel ourselves and live out our lives no matter what happens. We will never be able to bury that event for good, but hopefully, in the future, we'll look back at it as time when we were weak, but we were made strong. 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 story20417.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 a long way from New York ON sept. 11, but the anger rose up in me as I drove home that faithfull day. I sat down at me PC and beagn to write and the following lines exploded onto the page. Strangely I felt better I know Bin Laden will never read this but it is my sincere hope he feels the wrath of our spirit and resolve. Enemies Enemies come in all shapes and colors. Some are brave and forthright, warriors fighting for their cause. Some are cowards fighting from behind women and children. Their cause is unjust and vain. It is thought to be a God given right for them to force their ideas on all mankind. They are not brave and are not just. They are misguided individuals who are easily led down the path of total destruction by a charismatic leader who cares only for his control and power over weak men. It is this kind of enemy we, as Americans, face today. One who sought to destroy the American way of life. When the first plane hit the World trade Center, it shook the very foundation of American life. In that instant America lost her innocence. We had not been attacked on our soil for over 50 years. We were blissfully immune to the horrors of terrorism of this magnitude, until September 11, 2001. Reeling from the first attack, we all witnessed a second attack as the 757 bored in on the second tower. As the flames tore through the building, we all realized this was a purposeful attack. One that was meant to destroy the American Spirit and to cripple our economy and our very livelihood. As the day wore on we learned of other attacks and the death toll began to mount. America as a country cried tears of sadness for those lost in this senseless attack and the families whose lives were changed in the blink of an eye. But then, a small voice was heard rising from the ashes. Only a whimper at first, then as the days wore on, it grew louder. USA, USA USA! It grew until it was spilling over the world. It was heard at the Kremlin in Moscow, It was heard at 10 Downey Street in London, but most important it was heard in a Terrorist camp somewhere in the small country of Afghanistan. The world knew that the sleeping Giant had been awakened. The American spirit began to swell to a crescendo that was heard with great welcome all over the world, except where the cowards hide. It was not music to them. It filled them with dread and despair. No longer did they dance in the street and burn old glory. No longer did they cry ? death to America?. They knew at that very instant that their days were numbered. America had vowed to seek them out, no matter where they were hidden and destroy them. The attack on the twin towers, and the other targets had succeeded in destroying the wood, steel and glass. It succeeded in killing Americans, Brits, Indians and many other nationalities. But the cowards forgot one thing. Our American spirit has been tested before. The British tried to stifle our desire for independence but could not. The Japanese tried to destroy it at Pearl Harbor. Hitler tried to crush the free world with his version of supreme government. Each time Americans stood tall and strong to drive the terror of the day out of our American vision of Freedom. We will do the same now. Terrorism will not win. The basics rights our forefathers laid out for us have helped to forge an America with a strong will and spirit that cannot be broken so easily. Our eyes may be blackened, our lips bloodied but our resolve is stronger than ever. Bin Laden, I hope your ready to meet your maker, whoever he is, cause we are coming. The troops you will see will number in the thousands but the spirit of millions ride with them. Ken Wood 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 story8447.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 worked in Toronto, Canada and was on my way to downtown Toronto to begin my day of elevator inspections at the Air Canada Centre. Enroute I was listening to Howard Stern on the radio when I overheard Howard mention something about a plane hitting the World Trade Centre. At first I was somewhat confused and remember thinking that "Howard has really lost it now" as I thought this was one of his crazy jokes that didn't make any sense to me. When I arrived at the building and went to sign out the keys, it became apparent that this was no joke and that it was very real. The manager of building services and I discussed whether or not today would be appropriate for inspections, and I ended up starting the inspection process, with the understanding that I may be asked to leave at some point. While in the elevator hoistway (shaft) of my second elevator inspection, I was contacted by the manager on my cell phone, who requested that I leave the premises immediately as a second plane had hit the WTC and that downtown Toronto was being evacuated, as a cautious safety measure by the Mayor of Toronto. I thought this was somewhat weird as Toronto was not even in the U.S. and did not seem to me as a target for terrorism, but I complied with the manager's request and left the premises immediately. I remember driving back home from Toronto at approx. 9:40 a.m. thinking that it was strange to experience the traffic "rush" leaving the city at such an early hour. When I arrived home I spent the majority of that day watching the news in disbelief. All I could think of for a long time afterwards was how terrible it was that such a cowardly act as 911 could cause such mayhem and fear around the world; enough to make totally unrelated cities evacuate for fear that they might too experience a terrorist attack. 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 story11309.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 at the Aurora Tennis Club playing tennis. I was playing a practice match with my best friend Keri when the first airplane hit. I was playing on court 1 so I was virtually on 10 ft from the front desk. Keri and I were right on the middle of a point when we heard Carlene (The manger of the Aurora tenns club(ATC)) scream "Oh My God" We were a bit shocked to hear Car scream that loud in the middle of work so we stopped what we were doing just in time to see it on replay. We saw the airplane hit the first tower. A shock wave went through me because my parents had just returned form New York the week before. I din't really know what happened, I as only 12 years old, I didn't understand. I just knew that something terrible had happened. Keri and I dind't play tennis any more that day instead we watched the news all day trying to understand why someone would do such as thing. I will never forget what happened on September 11, it was a terrible day for most but for me I think it was the day when I began to grow as a person. I no longer take my life for granted because I learned that life is a gift that can be taken away instantly. Andrea Remynse 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 story9295.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: WHAT I REAMBER IS THAT I WAS COMMING BACK FORM THE BANK THAT MORNING. AND I HEARD ABOUT IT ON THE RADIO. AS I PULLED BACK IN TO THE PARKING LOT . AND I WENT IN AND LISTEN TO IT ON THE RADIO WE HAVE IN THE RESTRUANT. WERE I WORK . THE PEOPLE THAT WORKED WITH ME THAT DAY WE WILL NEVER FORGET WHAT HAPPEN TO OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS ON THAT DAY WHEN THE TERROIEST TRIED TO TAKE OVER OUR COUNTRY .I PRAY WE WILL NEVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT EVER AGIAN. GOD BLESS EVERY FAMILY THAT WAS TORN A PART THAT AWFUL DAY. 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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: Shizuoka, Japan September 12, 2001 7:36 am After two very exciting and tiring days of my very first overseas business trip, I woke up thinking about work and decided to call into the office at 5:30 am and asked for Arlan. Deb said he wasn?t there, but Mike and Dave were. Deb said she was thinking of me today and left it at that. I thought that was thoughtful, but I failed to read into her words. I just said thanks and was transferred to Mike. I will never forget the odd feeling of disbelief as Mike calmly and professionally told me that the United States was in the highest state of alert. I had been expecting to discuss my business in Japan and sat with pen in hand, scribbling down some of his words: ?New York Trade Center- both towers gone?Pentagon attacked?No flights to or from the U.S.? I think it hit me at that moment as I realized my country was under attack and I might not be able to get home to my family. Mike continued in an even tone that our corporation would continue to do business, but schools may be closed and employees would be free to stay at home with their children if needed. He firmly instructed me to be careful and be prepared to stay in Japan as long as necessary. I asked him if I should continue with my appointments. I think he said simply go on with business and be safe. I hung up, now shaking as the impact of the situation became real. Without even thinking of what I would say, I knocked on the door of my associate, Shawn. To my surprise, he was already up. He said, ?Can you believe it?? I then learned that he had been up most of the night watching the news. He thought it best to let me sleep and tell me in the morning. I then went back to call Alan. He assured me that all our extended family members in the New York area were okay. He had been in Detroit on business and had attempted to conduct a meeting, but he and his associate, Julie were both pretty shaken up by the events and left early. Alan said that a lot of people were praying for me. He also advised me to go on with my business and show those around me what a strong, brave American woman I am. It would be something that they would always remember. Alan?s words of confidence inspired me to go on and prepare for the day. As it turned out, it truly was my time to be brave. Shawn was running on just a few hours of sleep and needed some prompting to get him moving. He is a sensitive and caring guy, not only concerned for his wife and kids back home, but truly feeling the pain of those affected by the attacks. Being in a foreign country is odd. Being in a foreign country and knowing that your homeland is under siege is such an oddness beyond words?like a bad dream. The weirdest thing is that I have not been uncomfortable in Japan, considering the heat and humidity and torrential downpours of the typhoon. Even now, the discomfort I feel in every inch of my body has nothing to do with my environment. I was really looking forward to telling everyone of my wonderful experiences in Japan, but my stories will pale next to the tragedy in the U.S. Watching the collapsing towers on CNN was at first unreal, like watching a movie, then real and horrible as a terrible and bitter sadness engulfed me. How very strange that on my first trip to Japan I should be thrust into such a situation. Archbold, Ohio, USA August 22, 2002 11:21 pm How very strange that after all that, I am no longer employed by the company that sent me to Japan. My life has changed very much in the year that followed 9/11. I have been unsuccessful in finding a corporate position for the last six months. Jobs are few and far between. I rarely receive responses from my resume. My former associates no longer associate with me. On the positive side, I am enjoying time with my daughter, Brigitta and my husband, Alan. I have been a regular Betty Crocker, cooking and baking like never before, cleaning, organizing and gardening as well. I am returning to my musical roots and have several students in piano and voice. I know God has a special plan for my life and I will continue to look to Him as it unfolds. God bless America. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was working at my desk when a fellow employee in our NYC office called and said to turn on the television, that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. I rushed to get a television and turned it on to watch with fellow workers in my office. At first we had thought that a small commercial airliner had hit the building. I then thought.... it's such a clear day, how could you make a mistake like that? Then we watched in horror as another jetliner hit the adjacent Tower. We then learned that another plane had hit the Pentagon, and one had crashed in a Pensylvania field. I was shocked. It was unbelievable. I was worried for our fellow workers in Manhattan. I felt for the families that had lost loved ones, and for those families that had lost more than one member. When I saw the first tower disintegrate, and then the next my thoughts went to my infant. I immediately went to pick her up and return home. I no longer felt safe. I still don't even today, the first year anniversary of the disaster. So many lives were lost, and to think of the horror all those trapped people felt, in the buildings, on the airplanes. I have never felt so unified with all the people in this great country of ours. I am proud to be an American. 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 story2973.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 name is Tina. I have a sister that works in the pentagon. She was a few hundred feet from the blaze. Just the day before, she had not finished writing her transcripts for her secretary job. She had decided that she would finish them in the morning. Had she finished them the day before, she would have been walking through the corridor where the plane hit. There was a guardian angel watching over her that day. I a few days before that had just realized that I was pregnant. I now look back and no longer take things for granted. There are a lot of children out there that are now without a mother or a father. I guess that day I can say that my family was fortunate enough to not have to live without a person we hold so dear to us. I want to say thank you to all those who helped save lives, and to all the brave people who risked their lives for others. That is what our country is about, lending a hand when others are in need. I could not imagine what those families are going through, I just thank god that I am not in their shoes. May god bless all those families that have been hurt by this tragedy, and know that you are in our prayers. 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 story5418.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 slept until after noon on that day. I had given birth to triplets just two weeks earlier. None of them survived due to complications. I was in mourning. The events that took place in New York that day brought me to life. I was able to stop crying for the first time in about a month. The tragedy of 9/11/01 was a bitter-sweet day for me. It was devastating to the world I live in, while on the other hand I was happy to know my children would not have to grow up in a world full of terror and confusion...they were already in a better place. 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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 Shirley Presley Iam from Charleston Mississippi and I work at the Tallahatchie County Library in Charleston. On September 11 I was in the library workroom stamping books. My supervisor Shirley Williams had turn on the t.v. to watch the new. A new special came across the station showing that one of the twin tower had been hit by an airplane. I could not beleive my eyes, about 5 mintues later a second plane hit the other tower, it was like looking at a movie. I could not beleive it, it did not seem real to me. The horror of watching those planes hit the twin towers and knowing that innocent people was on the planes and in the towers. It was like watching death before my eyes. Two telephone worker came running in library shouting "do you have a televison, we heard on the radio that the twins tower had been struck by a airplane." They came into the workroom and saw that we were looking at the news on the t.v. and took a seat to watch with us. All of a sudden the announcer switched to the pentagon and it was on fire, the newman said the another airplane had hit it also. we was at oz at what was going on, why was this happening, who hated america so bad that they would do this. They switched back to the twins tower, and we were watching the t.v. and one of the tower starts to fall,oh my God we all starts to shouting at the same time "look the tower is falling." I was so upset it literally scared me to see this happen I started to praying to God for the people and to watch over all. september 11 is a day I will never forget. needless to say we did not do a lots of work that day. Shirley Presley 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 story2843.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: It was unusual that we would have the news on in the morning since my two and half year old son normally watches cartoons. I would have been at the high school teaching, but with the birth of my other son just one month before it allowed for me to be at home on maternity leave. My husband and I prepared for the day as I flipped to watch the morning news programs. I turned to the Today show and the first plan had just hit. Like others, I thought of this as a horrible accident and wondered how a plane could have been that low or off course. Moments later, the second plane hit and I knew that something strange was happening. My husband had to leave for work and I had this sickening feeling that I just couldn't explain. I worried about him, but hoped that our little town would be safe. We talked throughout the day so that he could stay updated. I left the news on all day and just could not believe as one frightening thing happened after another. We went for a walk that evening just to get away from the news and maybe the world for a little while. Shortly after this life changing day, our two and a half year old began waking up at night scared of the airplanes outside his window (we live 5 mins. from the Dayton International Airport). I guess it just shows us how much everyone was affected by this day. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story1954.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. 2002-09-09 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 156.63.21.49 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was in History of Music class at Berklee College of Music on the morning of September 11, 2001. When the class let out at 11 AM, there were postings all over the doors saying "Due to Terrorist Attacks, Classes have been cancelled." My friend and I thought it was some joke and we ripped the fliers off of the doors and headed to our next class. There was an eerie fear welling up inside of my body. I stared at the Prudential Building looming above my head, then back at the flier, then back at the building and assumed that a terrorist had attacked downtown Boston. When I got to the Mass. Avenue building, I noticed the doors were plastered with the fliers. Upon entering the building I noticed how quiet and empty it was save for a radio blaring the news on the security guards desk. An aquaintance ran up to me hysterical, in tears, and told me that the World Trade Towers had been bombed and were gone. I was in disbelief. What kind of bomb had it been? Was all of lower Manhattan gone? How many thousands of people must've perished! My hands started trembling. My first thought was to get out of the shadow of our own skyscrapers to my apartment. I quickly left and began to walk to my apartment. The air that morning was absolutely brilliant. A perfect fall day. I stared at the crisp blue sky where every morning I would watch airplanes fly over the city as they took off from Logan Airport. With each breath, the scent of my cologne reinforced that memory. Had I watched the fated planes that morning? All along the street people were on their cell phones and talking about the attacks. Everyone was somber, walking slowly in the usually bustling street. The words terrorism and war coming from these strangers frightened me. The panic on their faces chilled me. I got home and turned on my television and cried at the sight. I frantically tried to call my family in Virginia to tell them that I was ok, but my cell phone was jammed and service on the telephone would come and go. Later in the day we took a drive around the city. F-16s were speeding across the sky and with the sound of each approaching, my heart dropped, my eyes studied the skies and all I could think was that a plane was bound for downtown. I spent most of the remainder of the day staring out of my apartment at the Boston skyline wondering if it would be there in the morning, watching the horrific events on the television over and over. The news flashed terror warnings for the Boston subway and for the Financial District. Several college students in my building were standing at the elevator leaving for home in fear that evening. The following day, each class was spent talking about the attacks. In one small class, two students began to cry and the professor excused them. All I could think of is that it felt like a dream. Later that evening, I joined in a candle light vigil at The Christian Science Plaza. Seeing thousands of stragers standing in silence, praying, crying and fearful has been one of the most moving moments of my life. In the coming days, the city was in fear. It was announced that the terrorists may have had a cell at the Westin Hotel and hundreds of people were crowded in the streets to see what was happening. Police blocked off streets and the already traffic jammed Back Bay became impassable. Looking back on September 11th, 2001, I feel myself and the entire country had an overwhelming feeling of helpless and mourning. I have never been an extremely patriotic person, but on that day I felt connected to each and every person I saw. We had shared in an historic event that will be documented forever. I will never forget the crystal blue skies of that September morning and the feeling that something so terrible could not have happened on such a lovely day. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story9447.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. 2003-08-30 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.246.197.42 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 that something had happened at all i was in my 3rd period math class, i didn't really know yet exactly what had happened my teacher didn't want to give us information she said may not be true. I found out what was happening and that a plane had flown into the World trade center in my next class. at first it seemed unreal, people were telling me what happened and i didn't believe them i thought they were all joking untill my teacher turned on the T.V. and the first thing i saw was the broadcast of the plane hitting the building and even still it felt like this can't be, this can't be happening to America. I remember some of the students being happy that we were having an early dismisal and there would be no more work but the only thing on my mind at the time was to get in touch with my mother to find out if she heard and to make shure she knew i was ok. Know i just feel like the mourning period is over. We should never forget, but we should try to move on or else they've won and accomplished what they seeked out to do. 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 story5146.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. 68.81.28.81