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 hung up the phone and made the turn to enter onto the street where I work. A broadcast came over the radio and said that a plane had just crashed into the World Trade Center. I thought to myself, "Wow, major malfunction." I then made it to work. Entered and asked my friend if she had heard and she had not. I then turned on my radio which has t.v. stations. We were listening to Brian Gumble speaking with a woman working close to the towers. She said, "Oh My God, another plane has just hit the other tower." My friend and I looked at one another and knew it was no accident. Then reports of the Pentagan and Pennsylvania. We were then, at that point, very scared. Like many, I remember exactly what I was doing that day, what I was wearing, the way I wore my hair, the way the sky looked, everything. I will always remember. We work very close to Baltimore/Washington International Airport. The silence of no planes coming in or going out was deafening. We were able to leave work early that day. On my way home I made phone calls to my mom and dad and began to cry trying to understand why anyone would do something like this. I picked up my children and hugged them tight and cried even more. Being only 3 1/2 and the other 11 months, they did not understand what was going on. And for that I am glad. Where do you begin to explain to a child what happened and have them understand why. I looked at my daughter and son last night as they slept, the eve of September 11th, 2002 and wished that their generation will never, ever have to experience anything like this. I never in my wildest dreams ever thought I would in my lifetime. If one good thing emerged from all of this it is that the United States came together as one. The way it should be. Everyone looked at everyone the same. It did not matter if you were short/tall, rich/poor, black/white, etc. Everyone renewed their patriotism that day and it still shines. Let it never be extinguished. Our freedom and patriotism should burn brightly forever as a nation that will always, from that day, be different. We are stronger and more determined not to let anyone terrorize our home ever again. God Bless Everyone and God Bless the United States of America!!!! 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 story3144.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. 151.196.181.18