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: We slept in a little late that morning. We had company coming in the evening and I went down to the kitchen to make dessert. Our dog was yelping and howling and barking like crazy. We heard sirens, and more sirens, and more sirens. We hardly ever hear sirens here. It is such a small town there isn't even a stop light, or library. And we live 2 miles outside of town. The sirens seemed to be so close, and as we looked further we saw that the fire trucks, ambulances, and rescue crews were heading towards Shanksville. My first thought was it must have been a huge construction accident or mine collapse. When the phone rang, my friend screams to me, crying, telling me to turn on the TV and that the Twin Towers were gone. We turned on the TV just in time to see the first tower collapse to the ground. (We lived in NYC for 9 yrs. and had many friends there, so this hit home with us, BIG TIME.) In passing, we wondered if the sirens we'd heard had anything to do with the incident in New York, but quickly put the thought out of our minds until we were told that the Pentagon had been hit as well. Now we were left wondering if the emergency near us was related, and we felt strongly that somehow it was. We spent most of the day glued to the TV, watching the collapse of the Towers, and the video tapes of the planes flying into them, the people literally running for their lives, and the heroism of everyday people helping one another in a city that is often viewed as the one of the unfriendliest in the nation. However, in the midst of the worst tradgedy on U.S. Soil, New Yorkers pulled together and cared for their fellow man. There is not a day that goes by that I do not thank God for keeping us safe. Our house is just 3 miles from the Flight 93 Crash site. It could have fell in our backyard. I don't think that images of the World Trade Centers tumbling to the ground will ever fade from my mind. Had they toppled over, the domino effect would have caused much more damage, and many more injuries and deaths. The terrorists wanted to deal a deadly blow to America, and Americans. In destroying the WTC, they killed people from many nations, including their own. They tried to take from us our freedom to go about this country, freely, without restrictions. LIfe in the country did change forever, but if we cower down in fear, terrified of what might happen next, the Terrorist will have accomplished their goal, and they will win. We must strive to live each day like it is our last, and Trust God to protect us as He did that fateful day. Perhaps these attacks will prompt ALL Americans to cherish their freedoms, and honor and respect our founding fathers more, and Patriotism will be re-born, and not just something "old soldiers or veterans" believe in. All Americans ought to be Flag Waving Americans. 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 story8013.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. 2002-09-19 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 65.238.50.160