98 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: My name is Linda Brown and I live in Wichita, Kansas. September 11th started out just like any other Tuesday. My two oldest kids drove themselves to school, and my eleven year old son decided he was going to ride his bike. I started getting ready for work when I heard the devistating news about one of the towers getting hit. My sister called me on the phone, and we watched the news together in disbelief. She was so frightened about what was happening. She kept saying she wanted to go to school and get her little boy. I kept telling her he'll be fine and I finally convinced her to leave him there. It was about 3:30 that afternoon, my son's school was letting out. I work across the street from his school and on the other side of the intersection is a gasoline station. The traffic was horrible, the gas lines were about twenty cars deep. Everyone thought gasoline was going to skyrocket in price. I went out to the intersection to help the children get across the street safely. Then I went back to work. It wasn't five minutes later when my son's friend came running into the shop, yelling Joseph has(my son) been hit by a truck on his bike. It was total chaos, Joseph was rushed to the hospital by ambulance as a level one head trauma. Later that night, the man driving the truck came to the hospital. He told us he had never driven on that street before. He was just trying to avoid the gasoline station. Joseph spent two days in intensive care. He fractured his skull, broke his nose and orbit bones in four places. Along with alot of road rash. If I would have listened to my sister,and taken him out of school that would'nt have happened. I can look back at it now and say we were the lucky ones. A lot of people were not. 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 story8970.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 HOME WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD CHILD. WHEN I HEARD THE NEWS FROM MY MAILMAN, I REALIZED THAT MONENT I FELT LIKE A CHILD. SINCE I WAS 16, I LIVED IN NY. I NEVER HEARD OF THE TWIN TOWERS? UNTIL THEN. FEELING LIKE A CHILD AGAIN, I FELT BAD FOR ALL THE CHILDREN THAT DIDNT KNOW ABOUT THIS EVENT THAT WILL HORRIZE THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. LIKE A CHILD , I WAS SCARED, FRIGHTENED, AND FELT LIKE "WAS THIS THE END EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT"? I'M 32 YEARS OLD. I'M A GROW WOMEN. WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT, I SAID TO MYSELF. THAT DAY I CALLED MY FAMILY, AND BOYFRIEND. I WAS HAVING A BAD DAY IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOW, WILL THIS COUNTRY END? I KEEP WONDERING. THIS IS NOT A QUESTION, THIS IS REALITY? LIFE GOES ON AND RATHER YOUR AFRAID, OR NOT. YOU STILL GO ON. I FEEL FOR THE VICTIMS OF SEPT.11TH. I FEEL WORST FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA AND THE SUVIVORS OF THIS ATTACK. TODAY IS SEPT.11TH, I STAYED IN AND STILL DON'T FEEL SAFE AND IT'S BEEN A YEAR. I LITE A CANDLE ONLINE FOR THE VICTIMS OF TODAY AND FOR US, THE SIRVIVORS. 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 story3711.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: On September 11th, I was sitting in my high school science class. We were about to watch a video. The teacher turned on the television, and all of the sudden the whole class was witnessing history in the making. Pictures and video of the WTC and Pentagon tragedies were all over the news. I even remember seeing one of the planes hit live, and also when one of the towers collapsed. Things like that don't leave your mind. 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 story9569.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-09-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 171.75.60.80 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: Eight months ago today, I left my house and headed for work like any other day. I work about 15 blocks from "ground zero". I usually get in early and turn on the two tv's in my dept. Around 8:50AM as I was watching the end of Good Morning America they interupted saying that a plane had hit one of the towers. They were reporting from the news helicopter. My co workers nwere starting to file in now and we were all just watching. What was happening? Just blocks away. I went to the phone and called my mom who works on Long Island. It was still early enough and you were able to get through on the phone lines. I was relaying to her what the tv was saying. All of a sudden there was an explosion. Because of the camera angle on the tv I did not realize that it was a second plane. Within seconds the TV confirmed that it was a second plane. I had been standing, I dropped to my chair , and screamed into the phone, "my God mommy another plane hit the other tower" At that moment i knew, my coworkers knew, the worlod knew, this was no accident. Some of my co workers went to the roof of my building, there are no words to describe what they saw. My building was evacuated but we were sent back in after a while. No one knew quite what to do. Then the towers started to come down. We sat, blocks away and watched as this unfolded on tv. The plane had hit the pentagon by now I believe and the other had gone down in penn. I think back now on how we all reacted. I had to keep calling people, try to get through, to connect. Others sat rivited to the TV, others just worked on. We were all in shock. I was comforted by the fact that my brother n law who is a nyc firefighter was on vacation in hawaii. He was safe. But so many weren't. So many innocent people lost there lives. Many walked home that day from Manhattan to the outer boroughs. There was this errie silence in the streets of midtown, people just walking, many covered in soot, wearing masks. Very different from the streets of downtown, where chaos reined. Everything about that morning is etched in my mind. What I ate for breakfast, what I was wearing. We all changed that day, an innocence was lost. It has been 8 months today and life goes on, but I see that morning in my minds eye every day. We will never forget......... NEVER! 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 story585.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 66.108.93.25 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 home on East 22nd Street in NYC getting ready to go vote in the primary. The world changed at 8:46 and I began to write to people who are on my e-mail address list. My phone service was out for quite a while and this was my only form of communication. The e-mail list grew over the last 12 months and my 'Notes from East 22nd Street' have been read in places all over the world. I am writing my last 'Note' on the one year anniversary. It has been a helpful way for me to heal. You can read my 'Notes' if you go to my website: http://members.aol.com/lobosreviews 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 story1958.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. 64.12.96.135 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 sleeping when my sister came in the room and said we are getting bombed I quckly got up and sceene it wasn't a bombing but an act of terroisum R.I.P ALL THOSE WHO LOST THER LIVES "GOD BLESS AMERICA!! FA, JUNIOR FONOTI aka (STAK) ufa!! binladin 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 story7137.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 in Macroeconomics class all morning that Tuesday, ironically learning about our strong economy. No one had come by to tell us the news, and I obliviously walked to chapel, something I did every weekday at 9:50. One of my friends came by and grabbed my arm and said, "We're under attack; the U.S. is under attack!" I had heard mumblings in the hallways, but was unable to make out exactly what had happened. Concern grew in my heart. I wanted someone to tell me what had happened. Some students stood in the street weeping, others looked stunned, while many others hurried to the chapel to find out more. I just wanted an answer. When I had found my seat, I looked around at the student body. Everyone was quiet. Not one whisper could be heard. I held my questions and sat in silence, marveling at the mood in the auditorium. 5,000 students gathered in Pensacola Christian College's main auditorium for what normally would be our chapel service, each one silent. Dr. Joel Mullinix, head of our Public Affairs department, humbly walked to the podium. He didn't stumble over his words or make any introductory statements. He spoke soft but strong words trying not to add or take away from the impact that those very words would have on all of us. He simply stated the facts as they were at that time. I sat back in my seat, unable to grasp this horrible reality. We weren't attacked, at least not in the way I had perceived outside. We, the American people, were attacked on our own soil. Civilians, normal people living normal lives were targeted by a nameless enemy. The only question that came to mind at that moment was "Why." Our pastor, Dr. Jim Schettler, came to the podium. He stood in silence for a moment, and then began to speak gentle words of comfort. He answered the question I had asked in my mind as best he could. (These are my words. I am trying to summarize what he said that day.) Evil will always be present in this world, and as long as this country stands for anything that is good, it will be a target. As far as the lives that were lost, God knew every name. Not one life was overlooked. After his brief words, he called on each of us to pray for those trapped, for the families of those who were lost, for the rescue effort, and for our country. He shared II Chronicles 7:14. "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land." He reminded us that this verse meant us as God's people. We were to humble ourselves and pray for healing, and God would hear us and heal our land. We all prayed together as he led. Each heart aching. Each soul pleading with our God to help those in need, and to bring justice to the men who brought this terror upon our people. He then asked for all who had family members or close friends in the towers or the Pentagon to come forward for further prayer and possible aid. The rest of us were dismissed as we watched hundreds of our fellow students walk forward. Again the auditorium was silent. Not one whisper could be heard. I went immediately to the student commons to watch the news and to find out more of what had happened. Watching the footage of the attacks was devastating. I could not control the sorrow. I sat and wept for hours as I watched the television and prayed for those people and my country. After the initial stun and heartache was over, righteous anger began to well up in my heart. I wanted justice. I wanted the man or men who were responsible for this horror brought to their knees. I was encouraged by our president as he projected the same holy anger as I felt in my heart. I was proud of my country and the way our people pulled together to help one another. I was grateful to live in this land filled with brotherly love. I was more aware of each freedom that I enjoyed, knowing that the cost for my freedom was life. The lives of those who died to bring that freedom to a new nation, the lives of those who have fought to keep those freedoms in our history, and now the lives of those who died on September 11th so that our country could awake from it's prosperity induced slumber. I believe that freedom will never die. As long as this country stands for what is right and good, we will always be targeted but never defeated. I love this country, and I would gladly give my life to protect it. I know that I am not alone. There are thousands even millions of people who feel just like I do, and these people will never allow any act of terrorism or war take that away. If we have to, we will pick up our weapons and fight the enemy ourselves on our own soil, but we will never, as long as there is breath in our lungs, lie down and give up our precious land or our freedom. Looking back on that day exactly a year ago, I remember where I was, and think how fitting that I heard it in the chapel of my college. I think, also, of how fitting it was to have begun my sorrow with prayer. The fear is gone now, as well as the pain, but the anger still lingers, needing justice to finally pass away. I am thankful for a God who hears every prayer. He heard mine that day, but not just mine, He heard every prayer as our nation came together with one voice. I believe that His presence could be felt across our land, comforting and healing those in need. I hope that each life that met death that day was prepared to meet the God of the Universe, and I pray that each and every life that was affected that day will seek Him while He may be found. 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 story5353.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: As I awakened on September 11, I turned on the T.V. as usual and had my two year old son in bed watching the Today show. We all know the horrid events that transpired before our eyes. The stongest emotion I remember was an overwhelming love in my heart for my son. I held him close all day. I also called my mother in Virginia. I wanted nothing more than to go and be with her. Just to be able to call my Mom made me extremly upset, because I knew there were so many children that would not get to talk to their parents ever again. And on this day the one year anniversary it makes me thankful for my son and my family, and a deep sense of sympathy for all the victims and their loved ones. 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 story4049.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 in school on September 11, 20001. I was in my second period class and my teacher was absent so we had a diffrent teacher she told us that she herd on the radio that the Wolrd Trade Center was hit by two aircrafts. During Lunch I went to the security desk and they had the radio on and I herd that the World Trade Center was hit by two plains. After that I decided to walk around the ground floor and seen a Televison on but it was a spanish channel and it was on mute I couldn't understand what they were saying then they showed the footage of the smoke from the World Trade Center. I walked to the front door and seen students leaving with there parents because they were worried. After lunch they told us to all go to the office if we lived in a certin area of Queens. So I went to the office and they told us that we had to walk home with all the people that lived close to where I live and we all walked home. I got home and looked out my window and saw smoke by the World Trade Center once stood. About a half hour later my mom came home and hung out till my dad got home. We were worried about how he would get home then we found out when he got home he walked over the 59th Street bridge. We watched televsion and saw tower seven colapse right before our eyes. Two hous later I went to bed and so did my parents. This day is a day that will live in infamy just like Pearl Harbor. 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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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'll never forget the phone call I got at 7 in the morning from my friend, telling me to wake up and turn on the news, we were being bombed. I didn't understand and she had to repeat herself several times before I was convinced that it wasn't a dream. I soon learned that we weren't being bombed but we were being attacked in our own buildings with our own planes. I quickly changed and drove over to her house so I wouldn't be alone. We spent the morning and afternoon fixated on the TV watching the horrific events of that morning being shown over and over. We sat in shock and spoke very little except to say "I can't believe this is happening". While the events took place far from us; we still felt vulnerable. If this could happen there, it could happen anywhere. For the first time I felt like our country wasn't safe. I called as many loved ones as I could to tell them I love them and make sure they were ok. The days after the attacks all blurred together as a mass of sadness and hopelessness. Moments of encouragement were found as my work observed the moment of silence and when the President spoke to our country. Over the next several weeks and months my feelings of patriotism and love for my country and my president were stronger than they had ever been. I was ashamed to be around people who had anything negative to say about it and everytime pictures of the attacks would be replayed at work or at a friends house, I would hold back tears. I don't know why this event effected my life so profoundly. It happened across the continent but it felt like it happened right next door. I didn't lose a brother or sister, my father or mother; but all I can think of is, I could have. It's been a year today since the attacks and our country and myself have been forever changed. We can no longer lie to ourselves that we in America are untouchable or indestructable. It's the coming of age of our country. We can no longer be innocents letting devastation effect the rest of the world but not us. We have been forced into growing up as a country and hopefully growing together. It is a sad thing that it took so much tragedy to join our nation together. On this first anniversary, as we all look for ways to honor the memories of those who lost their lives to terrorism I wonder how many will be successful. The only way I think we can hope to honor them is to learn from what has happened. We are a nation that is strong and powerful, but most of all, we need to be a country that is united. When we stand together as a people, embracing our differences, loving our neighbors, and respecting our freedoms; it is only then that we truly show the world we are a great nation. I hope we WILL let terrorism change our lives. That what they intended to hurt us will only make us stronger and those who lost their lives, did so to make sure we never forget how lucky we really are. 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 story3767.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. 216.163.74.139 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 at school during third period Langage Arts. We had to got to the library to cheak out books for the grade requirments.Than our librarian statred to tell us we were going into war we had been attacked! So naturaly we went into panic, and bunches of parents came to get there children. I had to stay. We mostly watched to see what had happened. Than our board of directors ordered everyone to turn off the televisions and to get back to work. Thats how September 11, 2001 went for me! September 11means mostly hardship and patriotic feelings to me! Since it is so close to my birthday, the tradgedy makes me think about my life,and how fortunate I was not to have someone in New York at the time. On the other hand I am glad at the fact that this event has made everyone come togather and think of our country. Than you stop and wonder why did it take losing thousands of people and 2.5 buildings to become this patritic 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 story3097.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. 156.63.41.73 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: After dropping my children off at school, I had to go by a Printing business to pick up completed jerseys for my son's football team. I was talking to the owner and a neighbor of mine that works next door. The radio was on, and we all heard about the first plane. I didn't think anything more than it was an accident and I remember thinking, "What a shame..." I got in my car and started driving to work. I was listening to my favorite morning show which immediately started talking about the plane crash and then the second plane. I hurried on to work so that I could watch the television. After the third plane crash, all I wanted to do was go get my children from school. I started praying. I started calling my husband(who was out of town on business in MexicO) and I told him I loved him and to hurry home. We couldn't function much at work the rest of the day, just prayed. I prayed that if the end of the world was coming, that my children would not die without me. The feeling was helpless, hopeless, and extreme sadness. My 7 year old son, who never watches anything but cartoons, wouldn't quit watching CNN. He was shocked and couldn't sleep. My 12 year old daughter hid in her room and said she wished the world would be normal again and that she didn't want to hear about it anymore...she wanted normalcy. Money problems didn't seem so bad, just trivial(along with other worries in life). I am truly thankful nobody in my family was hurt, but the world does mourn...we were ALL directly involved. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at home on the morning of September 11th. The phone rang and informed me to turn on the tv. When I turned on the tv I was in shock with what I saw. I was born in Pennsylvania and could not believe what happened there and in New York and Washington. That day i was glued to the television watching everything. My stepchildren were getting ready for school and explained to them what happened. My other half was going to work and kept calling to see the latest update. That day is a day that will never be forgotten in my mind. That was a horrible day. People lost there lives and they will never be forgotten. That day I held my family close. 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 story7388.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. 2002-09-14 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.120.248.238 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: Well lets start like this. I have a dream since I was a little kid to go to US, and mostly visit NYC and just the World Trade Center. I am so yeah I dont know how I feel but mostly sad. For all theese people. And their familys. Who hade someone who was hurt or killed in the terror attack. The big houses just dissapeard so easely... and so many lifes just gone. The twin Towers was a symbol of the great american pride for me. Now their gone....and the big huge dust cloude reaching for the sky..... I was sitting home and my bf was calling me and sade: U have to watch TV NOW! The World Trade Center is damaged.. I turned on BBC World and CNN and saw the destruction... so horrible. And the suddenly it collapsed... I just sat there and did nothing. And fellt thata I wanted to help. But how would it look like if I catching a plane to go to NYC and help? I was so helpless.... felted so bad. My tears was falling down and yeah it was a horrible feeling. I cant describe it. And for the one who did this? I cant understand how a person could do such a bad thing to the great nation in the east......Just cant understand that. Sometimes when I am thinking about it is like the whole world is taring apart for me. Feeling so great for the people who lost their lifes, all the rescue people and to everyone.....I was sitting and watched the "year day" and all the horrible feeling come back to me. Still feeling sad.... Well that was my side of the story.... 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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. 2002-10-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 62.66.11.11 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at work. It was a regular day or so I thought. I work for the Post Office. I was trying to get the mail out when it came over the radio about the first plane. I thought how could a pilot hit the WTC on such a clear day. We all went to the swing room to check out the TV. There it was the second plane striking. For the first time I did not feel safe in my own country. After the devastation, I was happy I did not know one person who was killed. I began to feel bad because like it or not those were my fellow countrymen who rode on the bus or train that I do every morning. I felt empty all of these emotions. So in days to come I read the poem Footprints. It made me feel better. When I see it on the news the stories, the devastation I change the channel. In order to heal I must move on but I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT FOR ONE MOMENT I WAS NOT SAFE. We are strong we will move on. One day at a time. It may feel as if we can't, but we must for our children. They are our future. TC EVANS 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 story3688.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. 64.12.96.8 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 will never forget the fear, the hurt, the anger, the shock I felt during the entire day. I watched those news reels in horror and disbelief. I didn't personally know any of those whose lives were taken that day but they were Americans and therefore my brothers and sisters. I can only imagine how their friends, families and co-workers felt and must still feel to this day. My heart went out to them then and still aches for them now. I am proud of the resolve of our nation and it's president that we would not and did not let this attack go unanswered. For all the hurt, I was so proud to be an American that day and in the days following. If anything good can be said to have come from the ordeal it is that I have been better able to put into perspective what truly matters and what is important. My most treasured gift, my little girl, became even more precious to me that day because I was reminded of how quickly things change. I never did, but especially now never will, let an opportunity to hug or kiss her or tell her I love her pass me by. We ARE a nation under God, indivisible, with liberty for all and for that I am so grateful and so proud. We proved that day that united we stand! Susan Mullen Baylee Mullen Massachusetts 9/11/02 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 story2790.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. 209.58.199.79 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 absent from school that day ill. I was awoken from my sleep to hear my Dad shouting something. He had put the radio on after going into the bathroom, about one of the towers being hit. I instantly put the news on, to see pictures of the crash. I went downstairs and flicked through all the channels, not just the news channels. MTV, heck even Disney was showing stuff. And then, I watched TV for many hours. 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 story8979.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. 2003-01-20 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 62.31.86.55 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 day that will and cannot be forgotten. I was sitting in class doing my work, when another teacher informed us that a plane had just hit one of the twin towers. So our teacher turned on the television, it finally came to the students that America was under attack by a bunch of ruthless cowards. Then we saw the second plane hit the remaining tower. A whole bunch of emotions flew over the rest of class and I. It was the day after my fourteenth birthday and I was in complete shock. Everything and everyone came to a complete stop. I think that something like that would never in a million years happen to a country like the United States of America. This attack on our great country should have never happened but it did. This type of stuff happens to other countries, which always have problems about their government or something in that sort of nature. Every day you read about stuff that happens in the far east and you suddenly find this attack splashed all over the news and on magazines through out the entire world. ? I thought oh my god, this can?t be happening to us, the United States. Just yesterday I was celebrating with the joy of my son?s birthday. Oh my god the horror, terror, the devastation, this can?t be happening. I remember being called up to the office later that day to be informed that I was being sent home. I got my things and left the school with my mom. When I was home, the event was on television and they were explaining what had just happened to the U.S. So I finally sat down and relaxed and thought to myself how many people lost loved ones while in the building and how many people were lucky to come out of the buildings before they came crashing down. I my mind I just wanted to find who was responsible for the attack turn them in and watch them get what they had coming. Later on that night, my family and I went to church and we gather around to pray for those who lost their lives. We also prayed for those who still weren?t sure that they had loved ones inside the building or not. It just shows how creepy and horrifying that day was for people who were in the city of New York. So after listening to our pastor talk about what had just happened to our country, we all went home to sit down and relax and think about the whole day in general. We watched some television and then went to bed. It will be a day that cannot and will never be forgotten for years and years to come for those people who lost their lives in the World Trade center. The day was known as a day of fear, sadness and complete angry. 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 story2429.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. 209.158.163.14 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 was working at a collection agency in Bethlehem,Pa. I was collecting on cell phone accounts and calling New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and DC. As some of us were waiting for the calls to go threw a guy sitting across the isle from me said that a lady had just told him that a plane had just crashed into the World Trade Center. He thought the lady was joking until one of the other girls said that someone had just told her that too. Alot of us started to get worried, about that time our supervisor came out and said that another plane had just crashed into the towers. During this time we were still trying to make calls to the city and the surrounding areas with no luck. That is when our managers decided that it was time to shut down the dialing system. We were sent to break early and I went online to see if I could fine anything out. I remember it took a really long time to get online but when I finally did I saw pictures that scared me. During our break the Pentagon was hit and when we came back from break we were told to go down to the main floor to meet with our managers. By the time we got down there they were telling everybody to leave, we were in an office building, 21 stories tall and less than a half a mile from the Lehigh Valley International Airport. I remember that that 40 min. ride home seemed like it took forever and when I drove by the airport it was completely still. It was erie. On my way home the first tower collapsed and I was glued to the tv when the second one came down. I have not worked in an office building since then. All I have to say to end this is that I hope I nobody has to go threw that again. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6807.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. 152.163.188.6 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: Co-worker rushed into the break room and said the World Trade center was just struck by a plane. We proceeded to setup a TV to see the news. Thinking this was an accident, we are all in shock. Short period later we see a plane crash into the other tower. Now we know this is no accident. Then it continues, the Pentagon attack, the Pennsylvania crash, the towers collapse, the number of dead, 20,000, 30,000, 40,000 or more people could of been killed. Shock sets in. My heart has hardened. Every time I hear or see of the death and destruction that these sorry individuals created my heart hardens a little more. If we do not find the people responsible I know God will deal with them. I wish all the survivers find peace within. I pray we never see another tragedy. 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 story3055.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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