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 son Jonathan had been called up by the Colorado Air National Guard on September 10, 2001, to complete his crew chief OTJ training at Shepherd Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, Tx. After a hectic day of getting everything squared away for him to be gone from the ranch he and I lived on for six months and getting him to Denver to catch his flight to Texas that Monday, I received his phone call telling me that he had made it safe and sound late that night. Before he said goodnight, he told me of a Marine Lt. that had berated him for wearing his uniform on the flight down (which he had been ordered to do by the ANG). This LT. explained that it was dangerous for him to be in uniform just in case anything should go wrong on the flight, such as a hi-jacking by terrorists or something. He then told Jonathan where to hide his orders and his military ID next time when he would be in civilian clothing. We sort of laughed about the conversation and I said, "Well, he is right--just be sure to tell your superiors about the conversation with the Marine." The next morning, I was lying in bed watching the 6:00 am local news and praying for my son's first day on base in Texas. Suddenly, our local news switched to the Today Show in New York about 6 minutes early. There I watched in horror as the flames from the first tower hit grew and grew. While Matt Lauer was talking, I watched as the second plane hit the second tower. I knew then that something was dreadfully wrong. When terrorism became apparent, my first thought was, "And I just sent my only country my only son. God bless them both." My second thought was, "Neither he nor I would want it any other way." God continue to bless this country and my son who is on active orders with the Colorado Air National Guard at Buckley Air Base, Denver, CO. 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 story4485.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. 164.47.245.161