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 telecommute several days each week because of the nature of my job and the heavy traffic in the Washington, D.C. area. When the first plane hit the World Trade Center tower, I was preparing to participate in a staff meeting via telephone. My wife was watching television news and I looked up at the TV when she reacted to the breaking news. I watched in shock, mesmerized, and then mechanically dialed the conference room at my office in Washington, DC where my fellow employees were assembled. Each day we start our morning staff meeting by asking, "What is new? What's happening today?" The answers are usually routine, but I had the sad duty of telling the assembled group that it appeared a large aircraft had just crashed in New York City in the Wall Street area. Transfixed, I saw the second plane approach the other Trade Tower. The resulting crash reminded me of rocket attacks in Vietnam over 30 years ago...and without thinking I told my fellow employees that we were under attack...either a terrorist attack or military action in New York City. We immediately broke off the call so they could prepare to evacuate our offices which are across the street from the White House. My phone rang just moments before the third plane hit the Pentagon...it was the office. Before we could exchange any further news, the explosion at the Pentagon reverberated through the phone in an eerie stereo effect and I asked if a plane had crashed in the District. We decided that the Pentagon had been the target just as it was announced on TV. The shock and horror of the attack will remain with me forever. 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 story1599.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. 2002-08-30 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 12.78.120.69