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: My wife and I are from Anahuac, Texas. We were taking a driving vaction in September of 2001. After spending a few days with my mother-in-law in Olney, Illinois, we headed east toward Virginia. We were in a rental car and when Patricia (my wife) was changing music CD's in the radio we heard the horrible news. I stopped at the first gas station (a large truck stop) that we can to and called our parents to let them know we were safe - shaken but safe. It was about two hours after the first attacks on the Trade Center, but the horrible reality of the event came through to me in that truck stop. As I was calling my parents back in Texas to let them know we were safe, a truck driver on the phone next to me was sobbing and almost in hysterics. I found out that his father and brother worked in a building directly across from the trade center. I have no idea if they were found safe or if their names are on the list of dead and missing. Patricia and I had a difficult time deciding if we should continue our road trip or head on home. After praying for the families of the dead and reflecting on the situation, we elected to continue our vacation. Some say that was a cold hearted thing to do, but our reasoning was this. If we had gone home in panic with our tails tucked between our legs, the terrorists would have won. That was not an acceptable option. We wound up about 35 miles from the site of the plane crash in Philidelphia. We had planeed on going to DC, but we stayed out of that area. The last thing those folks needed was tourists in the way while they dealt with a national tragedy. We headed south. We visited a few Civil War battle sites and other historical landmarks. We saw where G. Washington defeated Cornwallis. But the thing I will never forget was our visit to Colonial Williamsburg. We were there the day President Bush asked the nation to spend some time in prayer at noon for our country and for those who had suffered such tragic loss. We gathered with two or three hundred other folks as Old Glory was brought out on the old courthouse steps between drummers and fifers. We listened to ministers of different faiths speak of love, perserverance and determination to do the right thing. As the last prayer was said, a beautiful thing happened. Men, women and children began to reach out to the person next to them and take them by the hand. No one prompted us to do so. As hands were being grasped, hundreds of voices began singing God Bless America. There was not a dry eye to be found. Where was I on September 11, 2001? I was visiting my country and learning how deeply in love I am with it. 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 story2190.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. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 52.128.30.14