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: Like many others around the world my day started out like any other. It was just an ordinary day of basic training for the United States Army. My company was to be bussed out to a site were we would set up our tents and practice shooting our weapons. That morning we marched out to the bus stop and were waiting for the bus. I remember the First Sergeant walking out to our group and telling the drill sergeants that they all were needed in a meeting. I didn't know then that what was about to be said would forever change the nation, the way my company was trained, and how I would feel about wearing the Army uniform. It didn't seem like the meeeting lasted that long. Our drill sergeant came back and said "The pentagon is on fire, and a plane has just crashed into the World Trade Center. Thousands of people work at the Trade Center at any given day." That was all he said. At first everyone didn't beleive him. We all looked at each other and there were whispers of the question that was on everyone's mind: Was he kidding? When the buses pulled up shortly we all knew he wasn't kidding. THe bus drivers' faces were all somber and there was just a general atmosphere of saddness surrounding them. That was the first bus ride were everyone was quiet. No one said a word; we all were straining to hear the radio. All day we had little updates. We all listened intensly. Because of that day's events the sleepign out was canceled. We were taken back to the barricks, and for the forst time we soldiers-in-training were called upon to do some real guarding of a perimeter. Our company area was closed off and no one was allowed in unless they worked in the area. From that day on the training for us soldiers got more intense. The general concensus was that the traing was for real. At any given moment after traingn, any one of us could be called to fight for our nation. Since that day, I wear my uniform with more pride than I ever imagined. This IS MY NATION, for this nation I would give my life. America, I am proud to serve you. To the people of America, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for all the support you have given to me, other service members, and to each other. Terrorist what you tried to defeat has just grown bigger and stronger. America will not be defeated. 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 story5915.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. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 136.209.126.10