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 new life was to start on september 12th 2001. I was to fly to New Hampshire to meet up with the love of my life and we were going to drive across country back here to sacramento and start our lives together. I was asleep in bed when I got the call that put my life on hold and made time stand still. Safe in my bed I hear the words "basically, the world trade center is gone". It wouldnt sink in. I run to my television and turn it on and the images took the wind out of me. Im 21 years old, people of my generation have enjoyed such luxury when it comes to national saftey. We didnt have nuclear worries, or bombing drills at school, we were around for the Gulf war, but at an age where we didnt really understand it. Wars were fought away from us and we were here safe and spoiled by living without fear. When I saw the destruction on that morning, all of this crumbled and it finally sank in. The stories that older people would tell me about Pearl Harbor, and how I never really understood their fear or their sadness. Now I understand. There is a great mourning in my heart, even a year later, for those who gave their lives. They were a sacrifice, pawns to a cruel and heartless killer, but they will not be forgotten, their lives will not be forsaken. On september 12th the planes were grounded, the skies were silent, the air felt wrong, the world felt wrong. I was numb, I was mourning and my dreams and plans were on hold. But I refuse to live in fear. I refuse. 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 story8138.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. 2002-09-25 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 12.246.179.101