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 graduated from Ohio State University and I was living at home for the summer, looking for work. On the morning of 9/11 I remember walking through our kitchen and looking at the clock, which read 9:24 a.m. I went into the den to catch the news and saw the first tower of WTC burning. What I didn't know was that I was viewing a replay, and I saw the plane fly into the second tower. I couldn't believe what I was seeing! Shortly thereafter, CNN was showing President Bush speaking at Sarasota when a man approached him and obviously informed him about the second act of terror. I knew this was going to be big when the President cut off his speech and left immediately. While I was watching the towers burn, news struck about the Pentagon. By now I thought that this was the beginning of WWIII. I called my father at work and told him to turn on the news. He'd already heard about the first tower, but nothing more. He was stunned when I told him about the Pentagon. I was so in shock that my initial reaction was to drive to a nearby town and enlist in the military (I had taken Air Force Officer Qualifying Test not long before). My girlfriend called and asked if I was watching the news. I drove to her house and we watched all day as the events unfolded. I remember feeling a constant lump in my throat that day, particularly when news anchors were breaking down and crying on camera. One of my college roommates lives 2 blocks away from WTC. I tried calling him all day, but to no avail. All phone lines were down in NYC. Thank God he was at Rockefeller Plaza at work. The next day, when I could finally reach him, he couldn't get back into his apartment and was worried that his place may catch fire, as fires were spreading in that direction. I could sense in his voice how completely stressed and worn out he was. He was still in the same clothes because he could not go home. I can't explain how horrible that morning was in words. Like millions of others, I was in complete disbelief. It's amazing how the stories of brave Americans lost their lives trying to save others. Everyday people trying to do their parts. I have extreme pride in America and I hope that we are able to resolve these issues without further loss of American lives. 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 story838.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. 2002-06-27 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.103.46 Annotation Annotations to this item. Politics and politicians DOMESTIC