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: It was just about 8:50 A.M. when my daughter and I pulled into the drive thru at a donut shop - something we did religiously every morning before school. While waiting to pull forward, I turned on the radio and that's when I heard the DJ reporting about a plane that had struck one of the towers in New York City. It did not register at first the magnitude of the incident until she said that it appeared to be atleast a 737, maybe even a 757. Immediately, I turned the station to see if this was just a random report or if it indeed carried some weight. I was stunned to hear that just about any station I could tune into was broadcasting on the same information. It was about this time that I returned to the original station and it was then that the DJ cried out , "My GOD! Another plane has just stuck the second tower!" My daughter looked at me with question and concern and asked,"Daddy, did those people die?" - she was only 6 at the time. I soon realized that evryones world had changed forever in some form or fashion. My wife called me on the cell phone in tears presumeably in shock of what just occurred. I supppose that being prior military memebers ourselves, we seemed to take it a little harder than others around us. I find myself scanning images in my head of news footage, interviews and photos of the worst possible shots and sometimes wonder what I would have done, - what could I have done? It saddens me the worst to think of those that were clinging to the outsides of the building as it was engulfed in horendous flames. I only find comfort in the explanation that I have created myself for those who chose to leap hand in hand. It is this - I believe that as they peered over the ledges, what they saw was not hundreds of feet of distance and smoke, but a softness of light accompanied by angels and the hands of God. Of all the individuals that were photographed falling or leaping, the body motions appeared to be calm and relaxed. As hard as it is to think of this as I write, I find comfort and ease with this vision. These days, I find myself in silence a little more than before, perhaps alot more reflectful of things past and things that matter most in life. 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 story5059.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. 208.188.21.207