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 just finishing a night shift as the charge nurse at the major nursing home in this NE Oregon city of 17,000 people. I was on the ground level in an alert and oriented patient's room working and giving medications and we saw the first plane crash into the side of the WTC and watched the horrible black smoke rise from it. Neither of us could talk because we were so shocked and horrified. I prayed silently for the people in the building and the plane, and then I finally said that was terrible and I hoped every one got out ok. Then I went upstairs to continue working and someone said that a plane had crashed into the Pentagon. Someone else said "No, it was the WTC." I said "I hate to say this, but maybe it was both." Unfortunately, I was correct. That's the worst thing I've ever been correct about. It's the one time I wish I had been wrong. As I went to my apartment to sleep, Pendleton was all excited about the beginning of the world famous Pendleton Round-Up, and there was lots of traffic as cowboys, entertainers, and rodeo fans entered town. There was a debate on whether the Round-Up shoule be cancelled that year, but it was decided to hold it, because we were going to let the terrorists know that they had not destroyed our sense of independence and that they had a long way to go to win this war, and that we are not easily intimidated and wiiling to give up our freedoms. At the Round-Up, we had a moment of silence for the victims of this horrible attack, several of whom called Oregon home. I prayed at home with my family for those affected and worried about the welfare of my father who was known to travle to the NY area at times. He was okay, so my prayer was answered positively. I offered my nursing services and gave a donation to the Red Cross, but I was not needed at the time, and I have children, so they wanted me to stay with them. I started school to further my education, and wrote an extensive paper on and became educated in biological and chemical weapon attacks but I hope I never have to use this knowledge. 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 story8028.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. 2002-09-20 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 198.81.16.173