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 can remember my Grandparent's telling my sister and I the story of Pearl Harbor over, and over again. Now, I have an 'attack' story to pass onto my children and onto their children. I was a sophomore in high school, and when my alarm clock rang on the morning of September 11th, 2001 - I rolled out of bed and turned by TV on like I always do. I then continued to grab my towel and head to the shower, but the horrific images on the screen caught my eye. At first I just though - "Oh, a small plane hit a downtown tower somewhere." Then the shock came as I focused in. I dropped my towel and ran into the living room, where my mom welcomed me with open arms. She held me as we sat on the couch in horror and watched the towers collapse. Needless to say, I didn't go to school that day. Two days later, I woke up dreading the day. My father was shipping out to "Location M" smack dab in the heart of Afghanistan. He is active duty Air Force, and is a proud defender of his country. I held onto my "Daddy" forever, and exchanged "I love you's" until he walked out the door. A million questions ran through my head - was he scared? would he live through this? would i ever see him again? Months after months passed, and my mom and I lived day by day - keeping my father in our prayers. My Dad didn't come back home to us for roughly 9 months. It was, pardon my language.. hell without him. This tragic event has brought my family much closer, and has taught me not to take things for granted. I was to say thankyou to my Dad, and to all of the troops that have served and are still serving in the war against terrorism, and Operation Iraqi Freedom. To you, we owe our lives. 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 story10244.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. 2003-12-09 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.0.164.185