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 was at Ft. Gordon for additional training for the United States Army Reserve. As I sat waiting for the PX to open, a soldier came up and asked if I had heard about what had happened. I was clueless about what he was talking about, so I said no. He told me that a plane had just crashed into the World Trade Center building. I didn't take him seriously at first. The barber opened up his shop early and turned the tv on. What we saw was just uncomprehensable. We saw the first tower enveloped in thick smoke. Then we couldn't believe what happened next. It was another plane, and I stood in absolute shock as it flew into the second tower. I was on active duty in the Army for 15 years. I've been through terrorist threats and bombings before, but that was in Germany. It was also at a time when it was a daily occurrence there. Never in a million years did I think that something like that could happen at home. I was frightened and not ashamed to say so. I was hundreds of miles away from home and my family, and never felt so alone in my life. I called my husband immediately, and then my mother. Ft. Gordon was immediately shut down, and all training suspended. In a dayroom meant to hold maybe 25 soldiers, there were 50 of us glued to the tv and waiting to hear from President Bush. We knew what the attack meant to us, and we were prepared to go and get those who dared to hurt us in this way. And it felt good to know that we were not alone in that feeling. I will never forget that day, and continue to do what I can to ensure that others don't. And although I did not know any of those who perished, I still cried that day and again a year later. And it only served to strengthed our country, and that is our greatest victory. 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 story5906.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. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.54.71.249