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: September 11 hit us like a ton of bricks. There is simply no better way to illustrate the complete and total shock I felt on that fateful and unfortunate day. That morning, I had begun to awaken from a deep sleep. In my semi-conscious state, I was beginning to hear words and phrases coming from the T.V. that I left on. "...a plane has just hit the World Trade Center..." That cut through the grogginess and I sat upright in bed. I wondered what kind of pilot could lose sight of the Twin Towers. I was seeing it all with my own eyes, yet the reality of it all had not fully sunk in. It was like watching a movie. Then I decided to get dressed. When I returned, I saw the South Tower erupt in flames. This was no accident. We were being attacked. From that point, I sat watching the latest developements as they happened. The third plane crashing into the Pentagon, the center of the U.S. military. I didn't think it could get any worse. It did. Yet another plane was (heroically, it turns out) brought down in nearby Shanksville, roughly 2 1/2 to 3 hours from Pittsburgh. It was closer now. Downtown Pittsburgh was evacuated. People were in a mad rush to get home. Parents pulled thier children out of school. The events of that day are now ingrained in every American's memory. Within hours both towers collapsing, the Pentagon on fire, thousands dead. No matter what happened, things seemed to get worse. Then, like a Pheonix rising from the ashes, the damaged American spirit returned stronger than ever. People tried to help any way they could. Some held vigils, some went to Ground Zero to help attempt a rescue, some made donations, children collected pennies. That is what I remember most of that tragic day. American solidarity was renewed in a big way. 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 story572.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. 2002-05-09 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 172.147.26.107