151 20 7169 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 woke up at 6:30 in the morning on September 11th and I went out into my living area and my mom had the news on. It showed the twin towers falling. Right at that moment in time my heart sunk to the floor. It did not feel real. It felt almost like a horrible nightmare, that u could never wake up from. And then I saw people jumping from the buildings and I was like oh my gosh. I was very thankful that none of my relatives live in NY. I would be heartbroken if I lost any of them. I would be in great sadness. Which I still am for those who had their lives taken away. I wrote this poem about 911. PEOPLE DROVE TO WORK,CHILDREN WALKED TO SCHOOL THE WEATHER WAS NICE AND COOL NOBODY EXPECTED IT THEN SUDDENLY IT HIT THE TOWERS STOOD TALL NOW THEY BEGAN TO FALL PIECE BY PIECE THE FIRST ONE CAME DOWN EVERYBODYS FACE CARRIED A FROWN THE SECOND PLANE CAME BY AND THE SECOND TOWER BEGAN TO DIE AS MILLIONS OF PEOPLE STARTED TO CRY THEY ASKED GOD WHY FIREFIGHTERS WENT IN AGAIN AND AGAIN PULLING OUT THE INJURED AND CARRYING THE DEAD AND LYING THEM IN THEIR FINAL RESTING BED SOME PEOPLE MADE IT, MANY DID NOT SO MANY LOVED ONES SO GREATLY DISTRAUGHT FOR EACH LIFE THAT WAS TAKEN A NEW ONE WILL BE BORN A COUNTRY WILL REMEMBER AND CONTINUE TO MOURN OUR FLAG STANDS FOR FREEDOM AND PRIDE AND THAT I CAN SAY WILL NEVER BE DEPRIVED THEIR ALL FILLED WITH FEAR HOPING A DAY LIKE THAT WILL NEVER AGAIN NEAR WITH THE LAST BEAM REMOVED, THE VOLUNTEERS WALK AWAY THE UNRECOVERED WILL FOREVER LAY IN THE SILENT PILE OF DIRT THAT WAS ONCE AT GREAT HEIGHTS ALL THE SOULS OF THE SLAIN GLOW IN THE SKY OF LIGHTS NOW SOME ARE AT EASE WITH OUT A FRIGHT BUT OTHERS STILL THINK ABOUT THAT TERRIBLE FLIGHT Thanks for reading my poem and 911 experience. I thank u again. 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 story769.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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 told my September 11, 2001 story earlier. On the fifth anniversary, anyone can see that the United States has lost much of the world's good will. I fear that as long as George W. Bush or Dick Cheney is in high office, our country will be at war somewhere. Perhaps they understand that only in an atmosphere of hysteria can their economic policies command a significant following. 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/. 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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 woke up the morning of September 11th and got ready for work just like any other day. It wasn't until I got in my car and turned on the radio that I found out what had happened. It was all very confusing, almost like a dream, like I would wake up any moment. When I got to work, my co-workers and I turned on the television and watched in horror as the tragedy became reality and we all sat there just stunned. Although, I lost no one personally, the loss of 9/11 effected everyone across the nation. Over the next few weeks the show of patriotisn was unbelievable. There was no war during my time period, and I don't think a lot of the people in my age group had ever felt that before. Now everytime I see an American flag I remember 9/11 and I remember what being an American is really about. I will never forget that day or the people that were lost, and I will also never forget to be proud that I am American. On this day, a year after, I would like to extend my thanks to the brave firefighters and police officers and also extend my deepest sympathy to the families who have lost someone in this tragedy. I hope it can bring some comfort to know that no matter how alone you feel on this day, you have an entire country who feels your pain and who is by your side to help you through. As America unites today, let us all pray for our fellow Americans and pray for peace. God Bless America!!! 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 story3035.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. 12.34.246.38 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 at my home,about to go for work ,my wife called me from work,a plane hit word trade center,I started watching CBS ,I saw the plane heating towers, and the burning, and collapsing tower,felt helpless, went to my prayer room in tears prayed almighty to save, help all in trouble,traped,I called my town,civil preparedness center as I am an active member, to find out if I can help, I told the director that" I am willing to go NewYotk to help"but at the time no body was allowed to go. Whole day watch the T. V. to know details,till today I don't understand how the terrorist could justify such a cowardly act, word trade center was world's trasurer,few of the good things that the whole world can be of proud of,It was in a way the world's property ,Destruction of the such a great building and killing of so many inocent,will be brought to justis, thos responsible will sure have to pay for their Bad Karmas. THose who died are immorteral, their soul is still allive,their body was burned, but their soul never died, they again will born in different form and fullfil the mission to bring peace on earth. May god provide strength and wisdom to overcome the pain of the lossto all. God bless America . 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 story4578.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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: The Impacts of 9/11 On September 11th 2001, the United States had changed forever. Four U.S airplanes were hijacked by terrorists. Two of the airplanes crashed into the World Trade Centers, one crashed in the Pentagon, and one in Pittsburgh. After the World Trade Centers collapsed, the nation felt anger and sadness inside of them. One day after 9/11, my whole school was confused about what happened the day before. Ever since then, my friends have been talking about the attack. Even though I do not know anyone who had any family or friends inside of the building, we all felt sad. A lot of people wanted to attack Osama Bin Laden for what he had done. Some of my friends were afraid to fly into airplanes because of the hijackings. The terrorist have changed the way a lot of how a lot of people take things for granted. When I got home from school that day, my parents wanted to know if I knew about what happened that day. I told them yes, and talked about what we did in school. But ever since that day we do not discuss it that much. A lot of my family felt anger against Afghanistan and Osama Bin Laden. They would talk as if they wanted to attack him and his other terrorists. What really upset my family the most was when they showed the Islamic people cheering about the attacks. Since the attack, America has donated a lot of money to charities and family?s that lost someone. Even though the attack put America in tears, it only made us stronger. People are being more courteous to other people they see. Even though it made us mourn for the first weeks or so, we have overcome our fears and are ready to do whatever it takes to stop terrorism. One year later, people are still buying flags and other souvenirs to show they care. The attack on 9/11 did not really affect me because I had no family or friends that were injured or killed inside. The attacks made me feel anger inside to the people of Afghanistan and terrorists groups. It also made me feel sad and care for the people who had someone who died from the terrorists. I donated someone money to help funds to try and make a difference even though I do not understand what they are going through. So even though the terrorists thought they could bring America down by taking out some of our buildings, they were wrong. They only made us grow together and made us stronger. By: Nick Carty 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 story7112.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. 2002-09-13 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 207.103.166.40 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 GOT UP AROUND 9:30PM THAT DAY. I EAT BREAKFAST AND THAT I WAS CLEANING THE HOUSE. MY FRIEND CALLED ME AND SHE TOLD METO TURN ON THE TV ON CNN. I DID SO. I WAS LOOKING IN INTO IT I COULDN'T BELEAVE THAT THAT WAS HAPPINING IN THE PRESENT. I COULD NOT BELEAVEMY EYES. I SET THERE AND I WATCHED CAREFULLY.I SAY THE LIFE OF THOSE PEOPLE TAKEN.I FELT MISREBAL. I COUNDN'T HELP. TODAY IS ONE YEAR AND YET IT LOOKS LIKE YEASTERDAY. I KNOW THAT YEARS AFTER YEARS ARE GOING TO PASS AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE FORGATTEN. I JUST HOPE THAT ARE GOVERMENT WILL DO THE RIGHT THING ABOUT TRYING TO SOLVE WHAT'S GOING ON. I KNOW THAT THE LIFE OF THOSE INOCENT PEOPLE WILL NOT COME BACK BUT I KNOW THAT THEY WILL BE REMEMBERED FROM ALL OF US. AS THE TOP AMERICANS. 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 story6512.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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 working at home on my computer on this morning diligently putting the pieces of a training curriculum together for my work. My husband was attending an NCIS meeting in Atantic Beach, NC. My home was quiet and I was working away. The kids were at school. I have three. I didn't have the TV or radio on at the time. At about 9:00 AM, as was customary when I worked at home, my secretary called me. I was very cheery, but she was not. There was great alarm in her voice. She asked if I had my TV on and I told her no. She told me to turn the TV on because a plane had hit the World Trade Center in New York. I reached for the remote and turned on the awful pictures that kept being shown over and over. I sat down in disbelief and told my secretary I had to try and call my niece. She was in school in New York and I didn't know how far she was from the site, but I knew her school was in Manhattan and her boyfriend worked at Wall Street. I tried repeatedly to call her cell phone and her dorm phone. Next I heard from my husband, whose meeting ended before it started. The events of the day meant that his job would intensify greatly so we traded I love yous and he headed back to his office. I worried about my children at school as the events of the day progressed, not knowing if there was anywhere that was safe. I decided to let them stay at school and avoid the images that are forever etched in my mind. Life could remain normal for them at least until they returned home from school. When the towers fell, like so many Americans and so many people worldwide, I felt the loss of so many people just like me. People who were just beginning their workday. I felt the loss of their families. I had just lost my father to heart failure in July. Today, I still cry for their loss, but I am so proud of our country and of our world for the response to this horrific act. No one in retrospect can ever say that terrorism gained ground on this day. If anything, by their act they have made the world a stronger, more unified place. They have brought out the love, courage, and humanity in us all. I am proud of our President and our leaders for uniting together and supporting us all. In a time when the country and the world needed leadership, they showed us why they are our chosen leaders. I am proud of the world community. In a time when we sometimes focused too much on our differences, we learned that we all share in our humanity. The world reached out to America on this day as it never has before. 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 story4703.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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: My Name is Jeremy Waibel I was an Army Optician the days of the attack. The morning was normal started with Breakfast with my two sons Jacob and Joshua. gave them a kiss and hug told them behave for your mother as I did every morning, and I walk out the door Puting on my beret and Proudly going to serve another day for the RED WHITE and BLUE.I arrived at the clinic at 0700 and started making glasses for our new soilders.as our motto say's "GIVING THE SIGHT TO FIGHT.." I was in the room cutting down a pairof glasses when over the radio I heard " GOD HELP US WE ARE UNDER ATTACK" I told my NCOIC What I had heard. He went down to operations to see what was going on. When he returned he told all of us to go to the buildings lobby and see what was on CNN. as we approched the t.v. room I could not belive my eyes. I was now a soilder for a nation at WAR.MY heart fell into my knee's for the faimlies that were instanly torn apart, I felt so guilty how could this happen we are the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA I am a part of the best army in the world!! after a few hours of waiting on what to do I heard the words that no millitary person wants to here. THREATCON.... this is a real threat I called my wife told her what I knew told her and my sons I love you be home when I can.Then I thought Iam a Soilders what can I do ..Iam no longer a Parachute rigger I am an eye tech.then I heard do we have anyone who wants to go help these people...I jump to attention an yelled.."...WHOA.." Our post was locked down. soilders walking the area m-16's locked and loaded we at FT Leonard Wood said " You got one hit but we are ready to deliver the knock out punch" as all this was going on I stopped and as a tear fell from my eye.. What about all my brothers and sisters at the pentagon they where unable to stand up and declare we will fight till the death they where doing there job at there desk running the army. and that my friend was more than a decleration that was a SHOUT they knew about the towers they where there to protect and the did and to my friends in the airborne where would they go and I was sad till i relized we are soilders this is our jobs and I thought to myself If President Bush sends me or my friends to fight and we die for my boys to have one more day of freedom then I would take my orders and salute president Bush as a soilder! p.s I was never able to go fight but I made glasses for people in ARMY,NAVY,AIRFORCE,and MARINES so they would be able to have the "SIGHT TO FIGHT" I want to thank all Millitary mebers that have protected us those who have fallen and the ones that have came home. and your faimlies Thank you for the sacraficies you made to allow us to be free. and until september 11 I never relized the stress the millitary has on ones parents for when I called My Mom she was so glad to hear my voice and from that day to this on their is not a day my Dad forgets to tell me he loves me. and we all need to do that to our faimlies. GOD BLESS AMERICA 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 story2115.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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: My story is not of 9/11/2001 but of a year later.As i read the newspapers in the uk reflecting about the terrible attrocities of 9/11,one thing stuck out in my mind.As everyone else ran for their lives the emergency services were running in the other direction!!! This hit home immediately as had the dister that was 9/11 happened in the uk then as a police officer i would be running in that same direction ! i decided there and then that i must return to New york to pledge my support for all my fellow emergency workers at the earlist opportunity. i was given this chance exactly a year later when a Delegation of British Police officers travelled to New York to pay their respects and to show our support. that week in New York was an incredible roller coaster of events with some wonderful highs and terrible lows. i found that friendship and solidarity amongst peers will never be broken. i sat with families of the deceased in church services and cried along side them and felt some of their grief. i heard stories of incredible courage and bravery and somehow manged to understand how terrorism will never win. i was priveliged to be at the first memorial of 9/11 and indeed returned the following year as well. i will never forget the feelings i experienced that week and the incredible friendships i forged. 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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: Just like our parents with the Kennedy assassination, ask anyone on this campus where they were the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, and they'll tell you down to the crack in the pavement on which they stood. For good reason; they were witnesses to history. They'll tell you with whom who they stood by televisions as they watched a second plane hit a World Trade Center tower. They'll recount the horror of being one of millions to see those towers crumbling to the ground, live, and a towering inferno overtaking the Pentagon. Not me, though. While the rest of the world was being turned on its ear, I was pecking away at a computer in a solitary room with 12 total strangers. I was taking the Graduate Record Exam. Two weeks before the attacks, I flew to Tallahassee from my home state of Connecticut to look at Florida State University's graduate film program. I've had a long-time dream of making movies, and I knew film school could be a major step toward making that dream a reality. I had nothing to lose; that spring, I was a victim of the dot-com implosion when my company, zUniversity.com in Stamford, Conn., laid off 120 of their 140 workers. My future was wide open, and I was sure film was the direction it was headed. Before I left, I called the GRE Test Service to schedule a test appointment. The woman said she could fit me in 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 11. I said no problem. Early that morning, I got up and drove along the shoreline on I-95, just like so many Connecticut residents who drive every morning to work in New York City. I arrived in Norwalk, Connecticut's sixth largest city with 83,000 people, to take the test. While I was taking it, something was wrong. At about 9 a.m., the Jamaican woman administering the test looked flustered. As I sat before my computer, she sat behind her glass window, fidgeting, nervous. I took a bathroom break and passed by her, but while she looked scared, she said nothing. When I finished, I signed out and finally asked her if something was wrong. She closed the testing room door behind me, pointed to the radio, almost crying, and said, "The sky is falling." I listened in horror as newsmen described it; planes had flown into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and a fourth plane had been hijacked and was flying east toward Washington. My first reaction was to go to New York City, but all train service to and from the city had been shut down. So I left Norwalk, a city that would later learn it lost seven of its 83,000 residents, to go home. I drove back up the shoreline on I-95, wondering if I had actually passed by any victims a few hours earlier. And I spent the next few days, like so many others, making sure my friends were OK. Thankfully, they all were, including one who walked off the subway for work just after the first World Trade tower fell, and another who lived a few miles from the Pentagon. After the attacks, I really questioned if now was the right time to go back to school. Weren't there more important things I could be doing? Should I join the Army and help fight the spineless bastards who carried this out? Should I settle down in a steady job and find a woman to marry? Maybe this movie dream of mine needed to go on the back burner, I thought, so I could deal with our new reality. And I know I wasn't the only young person reconsidering their future plans. What should we do? How will our generation's defining event define us? We've had a year to process the attacks and evaluate what is truly important in our lives. So what should we do? If you ask me, it's simple. We'll do the same thing those 3,000 Americans did the morning they lost their lives: whatever the hell we want to do. If we want to partake in the experiment of capitalism, we'll work in business. If we want to help steer the course of our country, we'll work in government or the military. If we believe our mission is to help and serve the public, we'll work as firemen or policemen. And our paths can follow many more roads than those associated with 9/11. If we think education is our calling, we'll become teachers and help develop the next generation of American minds. If our interests lie in science or technology, we'll follow that interest and lead the world to new discoveries. If our love lies in the arts (like mine in film), we'll be creative and show, through our particular passions, the depth and range of the human experience. We can go any of these ways, or countless others. As young people, we've got our future in front of us, a canvas that can be painted any way we choose. While we work toward starting our own lives, we have two choices: we can ignore our freedoms and live in fear of the future, or we can embrace them and walk confidently toward tomorrow. The horror of one year ago is that innocent lives were lost at the hands of those who don't believe in freedom. But its ultimate outcome can be something beautiful if we continue to practice the freedoms our country provides. That will guarantee our nation's loss will not have been in vain. But what a monumental loss it has been. Make no mistake, guys, we are at war. We are fighting against the forces of terrorism, hate and fear, and may be doing so for a long time. But if you see me on campus, I won't be scared; I'll be smiling. Even though I'll be carrying a camera on my shoulder instead of a gun, I'll be doing my part to see we come out victorious. Remember: We're in college, and we have the chance to prepare ourselves for whatever path in life we've dreamed of. And if we fearlessly follow our dreams, we've already won. 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 story3459.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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: Forty years ago September 11 was the day I was born. I had decided I was not going to let this milestone upset me, or bring me down. I had went shopping a few days before and bought some items to hand out at work. I had planned a day full of fun, excitement and joy. As I was getting ready for work while watching the Today Show, I couldn't believe my eyes. As I looked and then looked again I realized I was NOT watching a commercial or advertisement for a horrible movie. Just as I realized that, I saw the second plane come in and hit. My heart stopped beating, my eyes widened, and I stood in sheer disbelief. As the reports kept coming in, and everyone not knowing what was happening, my heart began to beat out of my chest. My husband had already left for work that morning so I just stood in awe of what was unfolding before me. I woke up my son and as he sat up looking at the TV, he asked why I was having him watch this horrible movie. As I told him what he was watching was really happening, we both just held one another. I couldn't think, I couldn't breath, I couldn't believe, I couldn't understand, I didn't know what to do, what to say, or how to comfort him or myself. We held each other tightly and if only for a moment, forgot about everything else in the world. I work for our county government and the thought of us being attacked was unbearable. Who could do such a thing? Who could hate us so much? Would they attack again? Could they attack again? I called work and told everyone what had happened. They thought I was pulling a prank because of my birthday. Then they realized this was not a joke. Earlier that morning, everyone had decorated my desk for the big 40 celebration that was to take place. I had every intention of not letting this tragedy interrupt my celebration, yet when I arrived at work, everyone was in shock. As the day progressed and the constant showing of the crashes, and then the fall of the towers, how could anyone celebrate anything? All of the lives that were taken, all of the people who were lost, all of the loved ones who where frantic with fear, all the children who were taken away or who lost their mommies and daddies, all the heroes who went into action to save what lives they could only to lose their own. The heartache, the intense horror, the shock, the emptiness, the sorrow! The day I turned forty. The day was meant for happiness. The day was meant for joy. The day was meant for celebration. The day I planned on passing out "DumDum" suckers for everyone to celebrate with me. This day that changed my life. This day that changed the lives of many. The day that brought the country to its knees, only to stand up united, launched into a reality thought of never to be. The world brought together through pain and suffering unlike ever before. A love for life, learned to not be taken for granted as we all search for a way to cope with such tragedy.. still! Michelle Monday 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 story5901.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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 getting ready to go to school one day. When i woke up and i turned on the tv. and the frist channel that poped up was the channel 12 news. they said that the two tin towers just been hitt by two comerical planes. and so then i told my mom, and she just yelled NO!!! She was just crying and crying. because my dad MR. Robson was on the 105th floor of the north tower. 5 minutes after watching the news. the phone rang i ran to pick it up. when i said hello the other person that called us was my dad. he called me to tell me and my mom and my brother, that i don't think i will be home tonight. theirs no way i am going to make it out of here. then my mom and my brother talked to my dad, and said their last words to my dad. then after we all said bye dad we love you. i took the phone but didn't hang up i just kept the phone by my ear and i could hear my dad sing the song. I GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN MY HANDS, I GOT THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD IN MY HANDS, I GOT THE WHOLE WORLD IN MY HANDS. he just sang that song for 2 min. then he stoped. that was when i new the smoke had reached his room, and he had passed out. and that there was an angel standing right by him. and that angel was his mom. YOU HAVE JUST HEARD THE STORY ABOUT THE O'CONNOR FAMILY. MY DADS NAME WAS FRANK. BUT EVERYONE CALLED HIM FRANKIE BOY. p.s. dad me and mom and my brother all said that we hope to see you in a couple of years. 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 story8746.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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: How did you witness history on September 1th? Share your experience. "I was at school and the principal came around and said there had been an incident in New York and we were not allowed to turn on a TV in front of any children. By eleven AM, parents were coming and pulling their kids out of class. I guess it was about 2:30 before I knew the full magnitude about what had happened." Has your life changed because of September 11,2001? If so, tell us how. "I guess I would say I am more aware of the lack of control in certain areas of our lives. I probably watch my surroundings more closely, realize that the United States is... I wouldn't say not loved... probably a target of terrorism. What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? "Well, the people that sacrificed their lives for our country, especially those on the flight that crashed in Pennsylvania because they knew wat was happening. The people that died in the towers never had the chance to make a decision. And when we work together we can overcome great tragedy, not forget it. Did you fly an American flag after the events of September 11th? Have your feeling about the American flag changed as a result of September 11th? "Yeah, I had one on the car. No, my feelings haven't changed because I have always honored and respected it. 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 story8825.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. 2002-12-17 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.54.14.84 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: When I heard about the Sept.11 accident I was shocked.I saw it on the news.When I saw the Twin Towers all destoyed and people were crying all I could do was look. I felt that it was wrong,because so many people lost there lives. When I saw FLight 93 on tv I felt sorry because im older now and i can relate to it. It was very sad to see what they really went through on the Flight 93. They were calling home telling there family that they love them and they were not going to make it home.When I was looking at the movie I actually saw the planes flying threw the Twin Towers and the Pentegon. 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 story20451.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. 2006-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.186.239.238 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 taking a stress test at the university of chicago at the time of the tragedy. All the nurses were trying to get online, but could'nt. A few of them were trying to contact family from overseas to see if they had heard. I left after the test and called my wife and checked on my son at school. I cried practically all day watching the news. How could this had happended? We shall be united and remain a strong NATION THRU THIS TERRIBLE TIME. 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 story3736.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. 152.163.188.6 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 DRIVE A TRUCK OTR. I WAS ON MY WAY TO PICK UP FREIGHT IN INDIANA. MY FRIEND WAS WITH ME..WE WERE GLAD THAT WE WERE DISPATCHED AWAY FROM CHICAGO FOR THE DAY. WE WERE ALSO WORRIED ABOUT FAMILY AND FRIENDS LEFT BEHIND IN THE BIG WINDY CITY. TO KEEP FOCUSED, WE CONTINUED ON OUR ROUTE TO OUR DESTINATION. iT WAS A SOMBER TRIP ALL THE WAY HOME. THE USUAL JOKING AND LAUGHING WAS REPLACED WITH SILENCE AND TEARS. ONCE BACK IN CHI-TOWN, DISPATCH ORDERED US TO OUR OFFICE IN THE NORTHWEST SUBURBS. THEY WERE AFRAID THAT CHICAGO WOULD BE THE NEXT TARGET AND THEY WANTED US TO BE SAFE. WE WERE HOME WITH FAMILY BY DINNER TIME. 3 DAYS LATER I DELIVERED A LOAD TO N.J. AND CT. MY NEPHEW WAS WITH ME THIS TIME. I HAD PLACED A LARGE FLAG TO THE TOP OF MY TRUCK. A GIFT FROM A FRIEND. AS WE EXITED THE INTERSTATE IN NEW JERSEY, THE NATIONAL ANTHEM WAS PLAYING ON THE RADIO. I FELT A WONDERFUL SENSE OF PRIDE WHEN MY NEPHEW PLACED A HAND ON HIS HEART FOR THE SONG. PEOPLE WERE STANDING ON EVERY CORNER WITH CANDLES AND FLAGS. I KEPT THE AIR-HORN TOOTING CONSTANTLY. EVERY VEHICLE JOINED OUR HORN-TOOTING PARADE AS WE MADE OUR WAY TO E. RUTHERFORD WITH A LOAD OF EMERGENCY COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. I CALLED OUR CUSTOMER WITH OUR E.T.A. HE SAID "WELCOME TO HELL"! TRAFFIC MAY HAVE BEEN HELL BUT THERE WAS TOO MUCH KINDNESS TO BE ANYTHING BUT "HEAVEN ON EARTH" 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 story1866.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. 2002-09-07 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.135 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 had just made strides in recovering from a major nervous breakdown after months of agony and was drinking my morning coffee while watching the television. This had been my routine for some months. All of a sudden a news bullitan came over the air waves and announced that a plane had hit the World Trade Center in New York City. It seemed as if there were news crews on site immediately. Time became jangled. Soon there was yet a second plane flying into the World Trade Center. Time became more jangled. I was supposed to go to the Federal Building downtown to get proof that I had not filed taxes the previous year. I was NOT going anywhere. Time became even more jangled. A third plane had crashed into the Pentagon. I immediately felt as if I was again losing my sanity. There were reports that a fouth plane had been hijacked and that it was within Cleveland Hopkin's International airports' air space. I thought Cleveland was under attack. I said the Hell with the feds. I wasn't going to the federal office building for ANYTHING, including proof that I hadn't filed taxes so that I could prove I was eligible for discounted psychiatric drugs at the county hospital. I so needed those drugs to calms my nerves over the next few weeks but I was afraid to leave my apartment. I was becoming paranoid. As a result, the county hospital bent the rules and "forgot" that I needed proof that I didn't file taxes and hand- delivered my psychiatriac meds. The meds didn't help. I felt as if the sense of security that I was regaining vanished in a moment. Today, exactly one year later, I am still on edge, not knowing if the horrible events will be repeated. 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 story5255.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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 made a dash out of the house, typical, on my way to the airport, to work a flight to Philadelphia, I had the radio on KNIX. Stuck in traffic, singing along, the song was interrupted and the horrible event was announced. I seriously don't think I got it the first time, I was so confused, and as I looked around me, it seemed like everyone was staring at their radio. Then a few minutes later, it repeated itself, I felt chilled, I cried though I don't remember how my tears fell, they just fell. "Dang it", I said, because I had left the house without my cell phone to call home. So, I made the exhalted decision to go ahead to the airport. I drove stunned, lost in disbelief, I parked my car, not knowing what would happen once I stepped foot in the airport. It was so eerie, people standing around looking at the TV's, noticing me, rolling my bags, I was trying to look professional, still. I passed some fellow flight attendants , that said, 'just go home, they're sending us home', I wanted to hear it from a supervisor, I did. I wanted more information, I wanted an explanation! I turned the corner into our briefing room, how sad that was, some were crying, some were just staring at CNN, I called home. My husband said, "come home, NOW !" I said, 'I'm on my way, let me see if they need my help, first'. I took a seat amongst my coworkers, it was just a lonely feeling but at that time, I wouldn't want to have been anywhere else but sitting in a room with people I enjoy my job with. It was a good place for me, at that time. For the next 4 days, I sat on my couch, dissecting all the information from the TV, when finally, my husband, walked up to the TV, and just...shut it off, he said, "that's enough". I know he did the right thing, he was very much supportive of what I was feeling, but, he also new, that I wouldn't want to be anything less than strong, so he made sure I regained my strength and focus by returning to my real world. Thank you Lord for my family. 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 story787.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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: Okay, people say since I'm only 14, it really didn't impact me, that I just went on with my life, no big deal. Everyone who believes this, I'll give you a dollar... go by a clue because it hit me hard. I cried for so long. I couldn't believe that this could happen, not to America. I was ready for a great day. I was out of school, on a debate trip, not wearing my cheerleading outfit (which I basically lived in), ready for a day of fun. We had to watch a debate round then we had the day to ourselves. We ended up getting to Hutch early, so me and my friend desided we wanted a funnel cake (my favorite food!). In Dodge City, we don't get them but once MAYBE twice if you're lucky. When I'm buying my funnel cake, I here people talking.... omg, they hit the world trade centers.. omg, the hit the pentagon. I was like WHAT? I didn't really understand. The people who sold it to me had a little flag, and the man said that they had just went and bought them right before I got there. I was wondering.. I mean, I didn't really put two in two together. Well, me and my friend were just talking about how we couldn't wait to get on this ride, and if the other would be to chicken to ride this one, or if we could get a ride with that cute boy who road on the bus behind us. Then.. we're sitting down, with our paper and pens, waiting to flow (if you dont know debate it's when you write down the important things you will need later in the debate). My coach (who seems to think she's a teenager but we all love her!) had a very sad and upset look on her face. She walks over to the squad and told us about the attacks. I reacted like any other American, but hand covered my mouth, my stomach felt like it went to my knees, and I instantly felt the pain for EVERYBODY that was there, saw, was in, family, everyone. I couldn't believe somebody could be so cruel and so mean and have so much hate. I didn't understand. The whole debate I couldn't consentrate, all I could think about is how I wanted to go home and see what was happening. The rest of the day, I rode rides, walked around, ate about 4 more funnel cakes (so I gained twenty pounds.. they were good!), .... yet I prayed also. I prayed for family, victoms, our country, any person who lived in America basically. The whole drive home (a three hour drive) we listened to the news. It was so sad. We drove past gas stations... lines for ever.... it was amazing how our country panicked. When I got home... I watched TV. Me and my brother always played this game when something big happened in our country. We counted how many channels something was on. Usually it's around 6 or 7. We have 66 channels..... 42 of them were about the attacks. This included the spanish channels. After about ten minutes.. I couldn't watch it anymore.. I was just to upset. I cried that night so many times. It was just so upsetting.. I couldn't handle that pain. I just watched my favorite show, 7th Heaven, and it was about Ruthie (the youngest girl) was writing with a solider, and he ended up dying. It was so upsetting cause I realized.. I haven't faced the fact that my country is still at war. So.. as I end this... all I can say is God, bless all the soliders, help the families of the dead, help the people fighting.. basically.. help America. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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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 am 22 years old, and I was taking a semester off college to work at Walt Disney World as a college intern. I should say that the events of September 11th affected me personally because I am from Virginia and attend George Mason University, which is of course very close to Washington DC where the Pentagon was hit. September 11th was interesting for me especially because of my location. I can also mention I was actually on Disney Property in company sponsored housing. I was coming back from a friend's apartment at around 8:35 in the morning. My friend was a lifeguard at a water park in WDW, always at work by 9. It was my day off and I decided to watch a little TV, so I began flipping though the channels. "BREAKING NEWS". I kept flipping...Every channel? I thought. It seemed so odd. So, I thought to back up, deciding on the TODAY show. I watched when they had video of the second plane hitting tower 2 of the WTC, and the watched the confusion of a man reporting on the Pentagon incident. Five of the six roommates in our apartment gathered around to watch the television; Kara was getting dressed for work in her room. She came out, and left to get on the bus. Not two minutes later, she returned. With a look of confusion, she said, ?They wouldn?t let me on the bus.? We then heard it on the news and in the halls of our apartment building. They had closed all for Disney Theme Parks. It was the first time in history, 30 years. I called home on my cell phone, as I walked outside my apartment, I could see students on cell phones and cordless phones. I think I counted 25 that I could see from my front door. I got through to my parents and was able to find out that everyone was doing all right. George Mason University had closed, and my friends and family were relatively unaffected. After a while, six friends from my work went to a friend?s house for lunch and dinner to get away from it all, and just to get off of Walt Disney World Property. I remember talking about it, crying and worrying. We were supposedly number 4 on a terrorist hit list. Eventually we watched a string of Disney Cartoons to keep us from thinking about it, but it was unavoidable. What stuck me personally about September 11th was actually September 12th. I went back to work at around 11:00am, and we had very strict orders from our managers not to bring up the event of the day before. I went on ?stage? and took over the register position at a stand outside. Trying to dodge the subject of the tragedy, I asked a usual question, ?So where are you visiting from?? The quiet response from a middle aged man? ?New York.? My response was, ?Oh.? But that wasn?t enough for the guest in front of me. He said, ?No, you don?t understand, I worked in the WTC on the 110th floor, and this, yesterday was the first time I?ve been on vacation in almost 5 years. I had a stack of papers this high on my desk?(demonstrating with hand gestures) And I came to Disney World. The expression on his face was contorted into that of utter grief and pain? 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 story329.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. 2002-03-28 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 129.174.177.6 Annotation Annotations to this item. Economic effects Premonitions/Coincidence/Fate Television Coverage WTC, worked in (ever) DOMESTIC