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 had the day off of work and decided to take advantage of the early bird special at Jiffy Lube to get my oil changed. As I was in the waiting area I heard on the radio that a plane had hit one of the Twin Towers. I thought to myself, "What idiot pilot couldn't see the tower?" Minutes later I heard the news about the second plane and by then there was live air shots on the television above my head. I remember the news casters voices, trying ever so hard to stay composed. The rest of the news cast was a blur to me because by the time my car was finished, I had a pit in the bottom of my stomach. I drove all the way home paying close attention to other drives faces and reactions, as I was sure they were hearing the same news that I was. I spent the next 7 hours in front of the television set crying uncontrollably. I felt sick. I honestly couldn't believe that I had just seen that happen. My children were at school that day and I was wondering if they would know anything was wrong. Apparently the school had a little assembly because as hard as the teachers tried to not show concern or sadness, it was apparent to lots of the children that there was something wrong. I spent an hour after they were home wondering what I was suppose to say to them since I couldn't even understand or explain it to myself. When I finally sat down with them, my heart just sank. I thought, "Look at what I have been forced to do." I will forever remember the first day that my youngest son, age 7, heard the plane overhead after the attack. He crouched down, shielded his hands over his head and cried, "No, not us. Please don't hurt us." Then the following day my oldest son, aged 9, came home and was very proud to tell me that his school had decided to join in to collect money for the Afganistan children. I thought to myself, "through tradegy, this child has learned compassion and empathy" - at age 9. I will never forget listening, seeing and hearing all of the reports, broadcasts and interviews about the attack and knowing that I had a newfound respect for America and I was proud to be on this soil. Thanks to all those that helped, prayed and most of all those who sacrificed and lost their lives in this horrible tragedy. 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 story3575.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. 170.202.224.210