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: I had come home from a morning lecture, I couldn't sleep the night before and then the door bursted open. My roommate stood in the doorway, walking ever so slow as if he were shot or something bothered me. He nudged me and replied with words, "A jet liner has crashed in the World Trade Center." At first I thought he was joking, but Dave doesn't show his serious side with passion. The television was turned on and replied, "Nice movie." Then I noticed the initals, CNN LIVE, I was shocked. After Dave used the telephone to call his mother, I responded by calling my father. My parents recently got a divorce, and with gut I called him. For now thirty three years he has worked for Ford Motor Company, I always argued with him, to some issues I still do today, but we have one of the best relastionships what a son and father should be, be there for each other. He got in at five in the morning after working long hours into the afternoon shift, I woke him up. He had no television to look at the events I saw, except to note that I was serious. I couldn't urge myself to go to my lab, I felt like my whole world was downfalling around me. I stared at the television and went to work on my computer to find more information. I wasn't sure how I was going to remember this day of pain and loss. I simply look around for an answer from anyone. Then as MSU annouced to the students that anyone that needed help talking or anything that there would be a meeting near the Rock. The Rock is the familiar meeting place on campus where people, groups, clubs, frats, and sororities go to paint it different colors, but this time it was an American Flag. On Shaw and Farmlane near the bridge and Student Union more students arrived to talk, cry on shoulders, or just to listen to fellow students. I urged myself to go to mass, I ran into a fellow high school friend Joel and we talked and I was with my roommate Dave and his friend Nikki. We talked and then the chimes of the Beaumont Tower playing Amazing Grace brought a chill and tear to my eye. After the mass I roamed back to my little corner of the universe, more terrorized by something more trastic then I ever seen in my life on my soil. I was more like shellshock, not really telling people of what I felt, but telling others that we are going to be alright. As this year has passed since the event, I have done real good to begin a new step in life, but with all honest and God willingness, I miss and will never forget all of them that died. I take this quote from Robert Redfords acclaimed movie, A River Runs Through It, "You can still love them, you can love with complete understanding." Simple enough, I will never forget you from this day on as I live my life. 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 story7259.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. 2002-09-13 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 150.131.84.215