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 woken up September 11th by my friend who insisted I turn on the news. It took me awhile to realize what I was witnessing, but it didn't really hit me until I saw the second plane crash into the towers. I still don't think it completely sunk in just then, because I persisted on completing my morning routine as normal. But as the day grew on and the air was thick with that occurence's activites, the horror struck me. For days I was mellowed with sorrow and shock, and at times I sobbed for the tradegy that was so new to Americans. But even so, I felt seperated from it, as though it was happening far away from me and I wasn't too affected by it. That's when I heard a friend of mine at work had a son that worked at the Pentagon when the attack happened there. For weeks his body was searched for, with no words of comfort to the mother. Finally the words none of us wanted to hear were spoken. His body was found, but unfortunately he did not survive the terrorists attack. He was pronounced dead about 6 weeks after 9/11. His name was Matt Flocco. His mother's only son, and friend to many. When I found out he was no longer living I felt the full force of the horror hit me and I once again felt the sorrow and shock of when I first heard of it. It angered me immensely to think that someone I knew was taken away so quickly from something so evil, and I realized that no matter where you were from in America, you could have lost someone in the attacks. You could have known someone who lost someone in the attacks, or you could have been lost in the attacks yourself. I never would have thought that I would've been directly affected from the tradegy, and I wish I wasn't, but it's a sobering reality check. Matt Flocco was a wonderful person, and so is his family. His mother, whose name I'll protect due to respect, is devastated still to this day. And who's to blame her? I haven't the slighest clue to what she went through and still is experiencing, but that doesn't stop me from feeling the pain she radiates from her everytime she's near. Even though America bonded together and finally became a nation again after many years, it still wasn't worth the lives lost. I suppose this piece is dedicated to the memory of Matt Flocco, and to all those who were lost that horrible day. May you never be forgotton, and you're families comforted in the days ahead. 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 story1668.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. 2002-09-03 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.188.195