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: Bearing Witness to History" Stories Submitted Online Description An account of the resource Visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's, "Bearing Witness to History" online exhibition submitted these reflections beginning in 2002. NMAH Story NMAH Story: Story How did you witness history on September 11th? Share your experience. I witnessed history on 9-11 when i was in Mr. Merrill's third period science class. As soon as I walked in the room , I started talking to Bailey Wright, Nicole Ostertag, and Nicole Stebal. One of the teachers came in and said that the pentagon was gone and Mr. Merrill turned on the tv. We all saw the repeat on the news as the first plane hit and then the second. I remember at first I was in shock like oh my God how can that have happened. I also felt scared and I wanted to see my brother and go home. When I did get home, all I remember is watching the news and hearing about all of the people who parished; that made me sad. I swear that if my dad wasn't 48, he would have went to war. He kept saying,"All i want to do is kill those f'n bastards." I got scared that my dad might go to war, but he never did. He wanted us to nuke the people over in Afganistan. I also went over my cousins and talked to them about what happened too. I will never forget what my dad wrote on the back of his car. On the top said may god forgive you, an american flag in the middle, and on the bottom Because we won't. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. 9-11 has changed my life in many ways. I have learned that life is too short and that we have to be thankful for what we have, like our friends, family, and a roof over our heads. I have learned to forgive people because if you don't, then you could have lost a great person in your life and you not realizing it. I think that the rules have been inforced more and that we have to do some things different, like airport security and such, but it is for the best. 9-11 has affected everyone around the world and certainly never will be forgotten. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I think that the people and the heroes should be remembered. Even though we have been in "war" for almost a year everyone that has been fighting and who have died, whether they are good or bad should be honored for their bravery. The World Trade Centers definately, even though they are no longer here physically, they will always be in our hearts and in our minds. And most importantly the people who died in the tragic event that happened almost one year ago. NMAH Story: Flag Did you fly an American flag after the events of September 11th? Have your feelings about the American flag changed as a result of September 11th? Yes we did fly our flag, actually we have never taken it down. I respect it a lot more than I used to and when I think about what the pledge of Allegence really means, I am thankful that I live in this country and I am proud to be an American!!!! 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 nmah1674.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. 2002-09-09 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 207.99.16.132