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 had just flown in around midnight or so from working out of the Country. I lived in Atlanta at the time, and I remember what a beautiful morning it was; cool and clear blue skies. It seemed to be the first break from the heat. On my drive in to work I was running late and had neglected to turn on my usual morning radio show. Traveling up the usually unbearably congested I-85 I remember wondering if I was running much farther behind than I thought. No one seemed to be in a rush and there was a remarkable eerie stillness to everything. Turning on the radio immediately confirmed that something was wrong. I could hear the panic and confusion in the voices even before I heard that the Pentagon had been hit. As I drove up to my office building I heard about the World Trade Center, then the second plane. A shock of disbelief and a wave of panic numbed me. I walked on the central reservation floor of our Company, wanting to see the normal bustle of a mid-morning work day. Dead silence. Everyone sat quietly, listening to news. I joined them and together we tried calling friends in New York: family in the Trade Center, friends working across the street, old roommates in school there. And then we began using our headsets, our planes grounded, passengers stranded, cancellations, inquiries. I still cannot conceive of a reason a conviction, a religion that could inspire such a travisty. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. Aside from the changes in all of our lives with changes in security, I am a bit more fearful and a bit more willing to help my fellow man. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? The love, support, and heroism of our Nation during that time was truly too moving to capture with words. I think that everything in our lives, for every one of us, is now stained with the permanent sting that everything is temporary and everything is unpredictable. We are so small..What matters most is how we treat each other. 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.No 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 nmah5680.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. 2003-09-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 65.42.88.68