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 was watching the Today show, when the news broke that one of the towers was on fire. I kept thinking that a small plane must have hit the building, and of course, at that point, I thought it was an accident. But then, while watching the 1st tower burn, I noticed another plane come into view, and at first, I couldn't see that it had hit the 2nd tower. I just thought, "Oh my God", what's going on? When they announced that plane had hit the 2nd tower, I remember just losing my breath, and feeling chills run up and down my spine, and right away, without hesitation, I knew that our country was being attacked. I remember telling my daughter, "We're going to be at war". NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. For the first couple of months after the 11th, any time I would hear a plane go by overhead, I would get deathly afraid, especially at night. I remember how afraid I felt for my children, and wondering what the future will hold for us all. I am definitely more fearful now than I was in the past. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? It will always be remembered as a day of great sadness for those that lost their lives, because we will never forget the people who died on that day. But America also grew stronger on that day. The phrase "United We Stand" became the truth of September 11th. No terrorists will ever take that away from us. We will fight for our freedom at any cost. 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, immediately, on that day I think. That was one of the first things I thought to do. I was hoping that every household in America would be flying the flag. My feelings about the flag haven't really changed, except now when I look at it, I really see it, and see what it stands for. That flag represents freedom. Now when I see the flag flying, I think of the policemen, and firefighters, and all those who lost their lives on that day so that we can enjoy our freedom. Our freedom is priceless. 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 nmah1452.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. 2002-09-06 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 66.168.34.123