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: Like many people on 9/11, I was on on my way to work. In Detroit, the major talk of the town that morning was the fact that Charlie Batch would no longer be the Lions starting quarterback. As I pulled into the parking lot, I was already thinking of the water cooler conversation and the quips that I was going to toss around about the Lions. While listening to Sportsradio 1130 WDFAN, a Detroit Sports only radio station, I remember the DJ's announcing that a plane had struck the World Trade Center. There was no immediate danger, no immediate panic... this must be an accident. I recall telling myself, "What is the big deal, it must be a small cessna or something... someone flew too close... what is the big deal?" Almost on cue, as if he was answering my questions the DJ stated, "For those of you in your cars who can not see this, you do not understand... a very large plane has struck one of the towers...oh my god...oh my god... there is another plane!" They always say that seeing is believing, and for me on 9/11, this was the case. Even after hearing the description, this was not that bad until I could see it. I rushed inside to our office to the conference room where everyone was watching the TV. The next I can remember was hearing Greg Gumble say, "oh no...we have word that the Pentagon is on fire." PANIC. Never in my life did I ever feel that I didn't know what would happen the rest of the day. Never to this day, do I think that I will feel that way again. No one knew what to expect next from the terrorists, and what our government was doing at that moment. But, just when things felt dark, our leaders came to the front. I remember President Bush addressing the nation. Rudy Gulianai so calmly walking through NYC. Then I knew that things were okay, at least for now. SORROW... Now things were setting in. People died and we were starting to hear about it. People like me, who were on their way to work that morning had died... and they had left their loved ones behind. ANGER... Tears gave way to vengeance that night. The questions fired through my mind. Who did this? Al Qeada? Great, we know who did it, now lets make them pay. As the sun set, the television remained on as I waited for with the rest of America about what would happen next. I live close to both local airports in Detroit, Detroit Metro and Willow Run. Everyday the sound of airplanes over head could be heard. They usually could wake you in the night if your window was left open. However, it was eerily quiet as no sounds came through my open windows that night. As I watched the news into the evening, I couldn't help but think at 8:45 that same morning that I would be watching something about Charlie Batch at this moment. 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 story11065.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. 2004-09-14 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.41.65.195