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 work in Indianapolis at IBM on the northside. Traffic was heavy that day because of construction so I settled in for the 30 minute trip down a 5 mile stretch of 96th Street. I stopped at a traffic light and heard our local Christian radio station say that a small plane had been flown into the Twin Towers. I thought it was terrible, but I had no idea what it really was and like a lot of people, just thought it was a pilot who had become incapacitated while flying and flew terribly off course. I arrived at work and some IBM'ers had a television on in a conference room. It's hard to see the enormity of such a horrific event on a 19" screen, but we watched with sickening horror as the 2nd plane hit and finally realized that this was more than an accident. We held our collective breath as Tower One collapsed and were sick at our stomachs when we saw Tower Two follow suit. That day, work fell by the wayside as we watched, speechless. There just weren't any words to say that could relieve the depth of anxiety over what we had witnessed, even from so far away. We were anxious to hear the status of employees who work in the area and were relieved to find out that initially, our colleagues were safe. We grieved more when found out later that one of our employees had been on one of the planes and had perished. As it was with everyone I talked to in the days following, all aspects of life revolved around the attacks. Travel plans were delayed or cancelled, some executives opted not to fly for fear of more attacks. (I don't tend to hear that anymore.) I eventually encountered IBM employees who couldn't take calls because they were attending funerals for victims. I think that's when the depth of human tragedy really began to register for me on a personal level. I spent hours watching television and grieving when bodies were recovered, trying to imagine the depth of sorrow their families must feel, even today. I almost feel as though I have no right to grieve as I do because I am so far away; silly, I guess. If I could carry the grief of just one person from New York or Washington or Pennsylvania, I would. 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 story11124.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. 2004-10-18 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 32.97.110.142