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 Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. Thursday, March 21, 2002 3:46 AM Who Are the Victims? We are deeply concerned to learn of the blatant discrimination being practiced by "our" government in determining which heroes of 9/11 are worthy of having their bereaved loved ones shown respect.  In the aftermath of that horrible tragedy it is incomprehensible to us that heroes such as ( part of the valiant team that brought down the flight in Pennsylvania), , killed in the line of duty at the time of the collapse of the first tower),  and ( of the plane that crashed into the ) are summarily discounted by the Victim Compensation Fund.  We are sure there are probably others whose heroic deeds you dismiss simply because of their sexual orientation.  How does that make their sacrifice any less than that of anyone else? The life partners of lesbian and gays love just as dearly, grieve just as deeply as those of us who are honored simply because we happen to have been born heterosexual and are not denied the privilege of marriage.  Why should they not be given the same compassion, the same respect, and yes, the same benefits as any other spouse?  In our shock and dismay at the time of the attack, Americans seemed to unite in our shared loss and vulnerability, recognizing the worth of each citizen.  It was a hopeful sign in the midst of a world gone amok.  Now  our old and tired prejudices and separation have apparently returned, more venomous than ever.  What a sorry state. Can you help us to see any valid reason that these people (gay and lesbian) are not to be treated with the same consideration given to their brothers, their sisters, their friends who are "straight"?    Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-03-21 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 dojR002466.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. email 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. 2002-03-21