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: On September 11th, I was an attorney on my way to Nassau County Supreme Court on Long Island. I left my hom in Bronxville, unaware of what had happened downtown. My radio in my car was not working and the first notice I had that the WTC had been attacked was seeing it burn as I crossed the Throgs Neck Bridge. The courthouse was soon closed after I arrived. All bridges were closed. I telephoned my law firm and was advised to return to our office in White Plains right away. I called my national guard unit in the Bronx and was advised we were mobilized by order of the governor. I had to show my military ID to get across the bridges to return to my home to change into military attire and gather my belongings. I had difficulty contacting my wife that morning. As we are originally from Mississippi, she had returned there, as I had plans to soon follow. After assuring her I was safe, the most dreadful news was to tell her I was going to the site of the attack. As a desert storm veteran from active duty, I never anticipated we would be attacked on American soil. My experience from Desert Storm left me with mixed emotions toward the attack at the WTC. Most soldiers were scared and did not know what to expect when we arrived. I assured them as best I could as their officer and went to work coordinating their positions with police. The most horrific site awaited us at the south tower upon our arrival. The magnitude of the attack was beyond what most of the onlookers and civilians in the area could comprehend. The national guard supplemented the police around the perimeter of Manhattan for several weeks. These soldiers are often overlooked and not mentioned as they did not play a part in the actual rescue effort. I commend each and every soldier who was called that day with me to do their job, although it was not one they were trained for. As the war on terror is almost a year old, never forget what a soldier gives back to his country and in turn, they never asks for thanks in return. 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 story1809.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. 24.170.0.42