7 20 204 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 Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I work at the Fort Myer Military Community, Housing Office at Fort Myer, VA. Fort Myer is right next to Arlington Cemetary and the Pentagon. We had heard the news of a plane crashing into the World Trade Center tower, so we turned on the TV in one of the offices. Then a second plane crashed into the second tower of the World Trade Center. I remember thinking to myself, this must be a terror attack, and not just an accident. I went back to my desk to continue working. I could see out the window from my desk, and one of my co-workers was outside, pointed up to the sky. Then I heard the most terrifying boom, like a bomb went off. We all ran outside, and we could see that the Pentagon was smoking. My co-worker said that a plane, which I heard flew the wrong way overhead. Planes from National Airport normally fly overhead from right to left, this one went over left to right. I felt so terrified, and went back into the office to call home. I was told to stay on Post by my retired Navy friend, but my bosses were saying to go home. I got my things and drove off of Post. Since, I live in DC, and I would have to cross two bridges to get home, I was terrified. I drove one way, and that was blocked off and I drove another, people were going through red lights and stop signs, sirens were going everywhere, it was like a war zone. I finally got on Route 50, headed to DC and drove on to the GW Parkway toward National Airport. Has I drove close to the burning Pentagon, I could see people walking like they were zombies, some without their shoes. I was able to get on Rt. 395 ramp to go across the 14th Street Bridge, but I could see that police had all traffic blocked from coming to the Bridge. I didn't know whether DC southwest/east freeway and bridges were going to be the next bombed before I could get home. Traffic was backed up, and everyone was in a panic. I couldn't get out of traffic, because police had places I would normally go, blocked off. I remember I was crying and very upset. I could see the Pentagon burning & smoking from just up the street from my home. I thanked God, when I arrived at my home safely. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? The loud boom of the airplane hitting the Pentagon. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? Life will never be the same, we will always have to be on guard. 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 lc_story136.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) On the morning of Sept 11, 2001, I was at work when a fellow collegue told me that the World Trade Center was just hit by a plan. I thought for sure he meant a small plane, never imagining what events actually took place on that morning. Once I realized that he was not kidding, I immediately thought of my brother in law who worked in Tower One. At that point I was not sure which floor he worked on, but thought he would escape just like he did in 1993. I franically walked around my office trying desperately to contact my mother in law or anyone else in my family to find out what really happened. Of course, all phone lines were busy so I decided to head right for my sister in laws. When I arrived, I asked which floor he was on. When I realized that he was in the upper floors and saw the news footage, I knew he was not going to make it out alive. Not knowing what was happening in the world, I went to take my son out of school so I knew he would be safe. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? My strongest memory of that day was thinking not again, as my 42 year old husband has just passed away suddenly 18 months prior to Sept 11th, 2001. My then 10 year old niece was getting ready to celebrate her 11th birthday and my heart sank. I remember calling every local hospital hoping that someone would tell me that Michael was found alive and well. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? The events of Sept 11th, 2001 affected the country severly as the American people banded together in unity to help each other in a tragic time. Personally, 911 affected me as my 47 year old brother in law was tragically killed that day. Seeing my sister in law going through the death of her husband and brother within 18 months was too much to bear. 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 lc_story116.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) It was a day like any day I got up and turned on the news all i saw was the burning tower i continued to watch it while eating and listned to it on the radiao and when i got to school all the tv's were on the same news broadcast and the intercom. I went to the schoollibrary and as i had a stack of books in my hand i walked by the tv and it was right then the first tower fell, i dropped all my books and just stood there. The whole school was suddenly silent not a word on the tv or anything. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? When I turned on the tv and saw the plane hit i have seen many a plane but I will never forget that picture LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? The events of September 11, 2001 will forever affect me in that, i saw not people but liver innocent civilians getting murderd for nothing they did. I saw children without parents, parents without sons and daughters 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 lc_story68.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. 2003-12-13 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.94.76.67 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 Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) When I first heard of the attacks, I was driving in my car to school, listening to the radio. The DJs said something about a friend calling them to say a plane had crashed into the World Trade Towers. At that time, the DJs thought it was just a small plane and the whole thing might be a joke. I went to my first class without hearing any further information. When that class let out, I headed to the study area where I found half of our law school huddled around two televisions. I arrived in time to watch the two towers fall. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? My strongest memory of that day was the fear that lasted the first few hours of the ordeal where all of us were wondering what place of interest might be attacked next and if so, was it going to be by another plane, a bomb, or some other attack. After returning home that night, I also remember the numerous people who would approach the television with pictures of their loved ones, asking that their photographs be shown on television in an effort to find them. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I believe that the events of 9/11 have made the country more patriotic in that people are more willing now to fly the flag outside of their homes or display it with pride on their clothing and cars. I also believe that people are now becoming more aware of how other nations perceive our lifestyle and that we are not perfect in everyone's eyes. I think that 9/11 has made us more aware of our place in this world and that we definitely not a country to ourselves. 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 lc_story188.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) My wife and I were in Manhattan on a sightseeing holiday. We had just finished breakfast at the Metropolitan Hotel, on Lexington Ave. We turned on our TV not knowing what was unfolding. It was about 8.40 and we had intended visiting the Stock Exchange Visitors Centre. We were just in time to see the 2nd plane strike. I couldn't believe it. We stood glued to the TV for the next fifteen minutes. Then we walked over to ST Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue and could see right down to where the towers were on fire. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? Walking down the middle of Fifth Avenue in a daze. It was most odd to see this great street pedestrianised. We passed The Empire State and people were being evacuated. It could have been another target. At that time anything was possible. I remember meeting people who were making their way from Lower Manhattan to Grand Central to try to catch a train out of the city. Many of them were covered in black soot and had temporary bandages. I had hoped that the damage might be limited to those floors above where the planes had been hit but later in the morning I overheard a security guard say to a woman who enquired "Haven't you heard? The Towers have collapsed". This was unbelievable. That these structures couldn't survive in some form to allow people to escape. I remember looking for a TV Shop to try and find out what was happening. I couldn't understand why there were no shops with TVs on. We went back to the Hotel. We kept seeing the image over and over again of the two plane strikes. It was the most sickening feeling I have ever experienced. We attended the rememberance mass given by Cardinal O'Connor in St Patrick's that evening. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? It has unfortunately meant that America's insulation from terrorism was at an end. The idea that anything was now possible and could happen. It will make the most open country in the World be more hesitant and less welcoming than in the past.This is a terrible outcome. 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 lc_story237.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was at a corporate training center for Metlife, which is located in Secaucus, NJ, and in fact, our building was tall enough to allow us a good view of the cityscape of the lower half of Manhattan. I remember on the night of Sept 10, I had visited the World Trade Center observatory with some fellow trainees, and was in awe of the view to which those towers provided. Later that evening, I called my wife to share with her how beautiful it was from the top and how one day I would take her there. The morning of Sept 11, I was in a training session watching some video, when my instructor who had left the room after starting the video, rushed in frantically and stopped the tape. He told us something terrible has happened....that a plane had hit one of the twin towers. At first, before looking out the panoramic windows toward Manhattan, we all thought it was some small plane, but once we got to the windows, all we saw was smoke just billowing out of one of the towers. We thought it might have been an accident or something. Later events would obviously show that it wasn't. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? My strongest memory of that day was watching the second tower getting hit. At that point, we were all in shock of what we were seeing. It was like watching a movie, only we all knew this was for real. Some of my fellow trainees had friends and family that worked in the building. Our class had been scheduled to visit the towers sometime later in the day, as Metlife had a floor or two. The first person I thought to call was not my wife or my Dad, but my grandfather, Leslie Hotchkiss. The reason I called him first, as I would figure out later, was that he was at Pearl Harbor and of all people I knew, he would help me get a grasp of the magnitude of the situation....to help me understand how to cope with what I was seeing. Thankfully, I had the foresight to tell him to pass the word along that I was okay, as minutes later, it was impossible to call out due to phone lines being jammed. Thank God for the internet, as email was the only way I could communicate with anyone for several hours. I wanted to get back to Virginia as fast as I could, but every mode of transportation had been shut down. The only way out of New York and the surrounding areas was to walk. We had to wait until the next day to drive home, and what a long drive it was. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? Well, it's not often that you see 3,000 people being murdered right before your very eyes, much less actually being present when it happened. Having been a history major in college, I had always wondered what would it be like to be present at a momentous occasion in our nation's history. Now I wish to God that I hadn't. As much as I would like to say that I'm back to normal now, I'm really not. I've fallen in and out of depression for over 2 years now, taking medications I never needed before, and for the most part, I've lost that zest for life that I had before....and I don't know how to get it back. I haven't been back to New York since then. And I'm scared that if I do, my mental state would only get worse....or it might get better. I'm afraid to find out. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) On September 11th, 2001, I was an U.S. Air Force master sergeant stationed at Kadena Air Base, on the Pacific island of Okinawa. My normal duty was to fly as an engineer on the RC-135, an Air Force surveillance plane. When the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon occurred, Okinawa was in the process of being battered by Typhoon Nari (the second typhoon that had hit us in less than two weeks) so all American military personnel and their families had been restricted to quarters to ride out the storm. The news of the attack reached us on our televisions not long after 11 p.m., and those who had already gone to bed were quickly awakened by phone calls from friends and coworkers. Throughout that night, I, and the thousands of other Air Force, Marine, Army and Navy personnel based on Okinawa, were a captive audience to the horrific events depicted on the Armed Forces Network. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? Shortly after the collapse of the South Tower, I got a phone call from my squadron's battle staff, advising me to report for duty to implement security measures at my unit's facility. Winds were gusting so strongly that I could barely keep my vehicle on the road. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? The events of September 11th were to have a tremendous effect on me personally, as only weeks after the attack I was to find myself flying over Afghanistan as a part of the air war against the Taliban. I wish I could express the feeling of pride, and of justice delivered, that I felt as we smashed their organized resistance a piece at a time, culminating with the Battle of Tora Bora in mid-December. In a larger sense, the tragedy gave the American people a chance to connect with their Armed Forces on a scale that I personally had not seen during my time in the service, which started in as a "Cold Warrior" in 1985. I'd flown for years in this country's brushfire wires in the Balkans, and had also participated multiple times in the constant low-grade conflict in southern Iraq, and had never once got any feeling that the typical American man on the street know or cared about what I was risking my life to accomplish. After the attacks of 9-11, I experienced overwhelming support and goodwill from nearly everyone I encountered. I was only sorry that it took a national tragedy to build this bridge between the soldier and the civilian - and I truly hope that it can be maintained when we achieve peace once more. 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 lc_story229.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was in school preparing to teach my second period Spanish class. The TV was on in the teacher's room. We watched incredulously almost as if it were a movie, not real life. We were then told not to tell our students that anything had happened. It was almost impossible to teach and act normally. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? The visual of the planes going into the trade center. The emotional turmoil of trying to locate my husband in Manhattan and my two sons, one in Boston, the other in High School nearby. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? We no longer take our safety for granted. We are not as safe in our own country as we thought we were. My daily existence is back to normal, but long range family plans have changed and we stay closer to home. 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 lc_story12.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was at work in my office of the Bronxville School District in lower Westchester County. I needed to bring something to the Superintendent's office and the staff was watching television. A plane had just crashed into Tower One of the World Trade Center. At that time we thought it was an accident. My only two brothers worked in the Trade Center and my husband's only brother also worked in the Trade Center. As we were watching the TV the second plane came in and we realized that we were under attack. I ran across the street to St. Joseph's Church to pray for anyone who might be affected not knowing what was to come. When I got back to my office, I received a call from my sister in law telling me that her husband, and my brother Luke Nee had called. He was in his office at Cantor Fitzgerald and they were stuck. Smoke was filling the office and he told his wife that they were all going to die and that he loved her and his son. September 11 was their 19th wedding anniversary. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? I quickly left for home (a five minute drive) to see my husband standing on our front lawn crying. He was a Police Captain in the New York City Police Department and had to rush in to work because there was an all out mobilization. We still had not heard from his brother, James Reilly or my brother John Nee. Luke was the only one we had news about and it was bad. Later on in the day we heard from both John and James and they were OK. They were evacuated and saw terrible things that they do not talk about. I know my brother Johnnie saw people jumping and knew his brother Luke was on the 104th floor and just hoped he was not one of the jumpers. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? It has made us more aware of death and the fragile world we live in. I don't think we feel secure any more. Personally it has devastated my parents, Luke's wife and son, and my brother and sister and myself. There is a hole in our hearts and 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 lc_story97.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? My strongest memory of the day was at the DOubletree Hotel Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia--just feet from the Pentagon. The burning smell coming through the building's ventilation system was unavoidable for a few days. The atmosphere was somber and people were in huddles discussing whether or not anyone knew of persons who may have been in either the Pentagon or in New York. There were several persons in the hotel on business and many of whom flew into the area. Planes were grounded and people were trying to get out of that hotel. The sight of frustration was disturbing to me. However, the hotel was most accommodating and very generous to everyone there. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I graduated from Howard University's Graduate School of Arts and Sciences with a Master of Arts degree in May of 2001. Obviously, I was excited and did not take looking for a job as serious as I should have during the summer. Having whisked through undergraduate education and then a graduate degree with no real job experience posed problems for me. I needed concrete job experience just to find a decent job, especially in D. C. Subsequently, I took a job that would give me access to the city and enough income to support me as I began the job hunt that is normal after such events in the lives of young adults in similar situations. Soon after, there was September 11th. The night of the attacks, I remember sitting in a chair at the Doubletree Hotel Crystal City located on Army Navy Drive in Arlington, Virginia and just feet away from the Pentagon. I'd taken a job with a local university's Student Affairs and Residence Life division. That Fall semester the university experienced a sharp rise in numbers and ended up housing nearly 300 students in the hotel. I was a live-in counselor supporting the Residence Life division and assigned to assist the students locally on behalf of the university. There was a small team persons assigned to the situation by the university, so I wasn't alone. I remember feeling so overwhelmed of the situation. There I was, helpless for several students who had questions, helpless to many parents who had concerns of safety regarding their children, and helpless to countless faces in the hotel who were wondering what had happened that day. It was awful. My plans to live a little, to take a break, to conveniently look for a job...in the appropriate style had come to a terrible hault. Immediate thoughts of the poverty entered my head. Job cuts were far from reality, but in the back of my mind and the possibility of finding a job elsewhere was very bleek. There was a lot on my mind. September 11th changed my life because the same job I had during the attacks, I still have. Jobs have been scarce and organizations have shaved, trimmed and cut where necessary making it hard for a person with little experience, yet two academic degrees to compete. This has not been a time of convenience or to waste resources. Nor has this been a time to chance for any organizations that would offers jobs for a person with my credentials. It has concretely impacted my outlook. I have become increasingly timid and cautious of this area of the country. Living in that location and near the airport (Reagan-National) has affected me as well. I have never been a fan of flying, going up and coming down. Before, I few quite often. Now, I have not flown since the Summer of 2001. Personally, September 11, 2001 changed me forever. 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 lc_story64.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) A group of us had our regular breakfast meeting that morning at Denny's. Usually, we were gone for about two hours. But on that morning, we finished rather early and were headed back to the office at about 8:55. We walked back into the office to find a couple of colleagues watching tv. It was just after the first plane had hit. I stood in an office door for the next hour, and we all watched as the planes hit the second tower, the Pentagon, and crashed in Pennsylvania. Most of my colleagues eventually drifted back to work at their desks, but I couldn't stop going back to the television. I watched as each tower collapsed, and as the smoke enveloped the city. I truly couldn't stop watching CNN for the next three days. I couldn't focus at work. I cried every time I saw an American flag. I couldn't take time out to enjoy anything--laughing made me feel guilty, working out made me feel so trivial and disrespectful. I actually took a day off of work to force myself to remember how to do something else besides watch and listen to more about the devastation. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? All the people searching for their loved ones, begging for television crews to show pictures, looking for space on a wall, light post, or bus stop shelter to put up a flyer. And the smoke that just wouldn't stop for days. I visited Ground Zero in mid-October of 2001. I remember the NYPD and National Guard everywhere, roads and subways still blocked off, windows still caked with dust, St. Vincent's church still brimming with volunteers, a huge fence covered with flowers, pictures, letters from school children, posters of the missing everywhere, and the smell of lower Manhattan. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? Personally, I can never feel the same again. Each time I board a plane, cross the George Washington Bridge, or see a fire truck--I'm not afraid, but I'm more vigilant, and I'm reminded of the emptiness I felt that day. Our country has changed--perhaps too much, perhaps not enough. I was so proud of our media, for about a month or so--then they stopped being human again. I was proud of a president for whom I didn't vote--until he and his policies declared war on our civil liberties and our relationship with the rest of the world. But I was, and am, proud of our country's people. We have shown that we can care for each other and our collective well-being, and can (at least occasionally) put our differences aside for the common good. 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 lc_story221.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was sleeping on our couch after working the night shift because the neighbors above us were making such a racket that it was very hard to sleep in the bedroom. My mother called and said over the answering machine " Jennifer the Trade Towers have collapsed, the country is being attacked. Your father and I are heading out of town because we don't know whats going to happen next. You need to turn on the television and see whats going on" Every goverment building in the country was being evacuated as well as every airport and any other large gathering. My husband and I spent most of the next 3 days in front of the television when not at work. We witnessed the rebirth of patriotism and the death of more than 3000 people in less than 24 hours. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? Looking into the sky at 8:00 that night and for first time in my life not hearing or seeing any aircraft.The skys were completely silent. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? We have witnessed the rebirth of a country. 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 lc_story214.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) It was my day off and I was still living at home with my mom and my little brother in Burnsville, MS. A little after 7 that morning, my mom came into my room and woke me up saying "Wake up, you've got to see what these people are doing to us!!" Being 20, all I gave her was a crazy look and asked "What?" She said "They are flying planes into buildings!" Well, needless to say, that got my attention. I went into the living room and witnessed the worst images I had ever seen. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? Sitting there on the couch with my mom, I watched as people screamed, cried, and cursed. I just sat there with my hand over my mouth on the edge of tears. I was just waiting for something to happen on our street, that's just how close I felt to being totally terrified without actually being there. My boyfriend (now my husband) called me from work and asked what was going on because they were hearing it on the radio. About the time I was telling him what I was seeing, the images of a person jumping and falling from a window several stories up flashed across the TV screen. I stopped breathing and tears fell down my cheeks. A person willingly throwing himself from a window, that's more desperate than I could possibly imagine LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I felt like the horrific events on that day how brought our community and nation closer together. We didn't actually know how much we needed each other and just how far apart we had become. It was the reality check we needed. It was not an attack on any racial or religious basis, it was just because we are Americans and believe in freedom and justice for all, even other countries. 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 lc_story174.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) We work in the Central Time Zone, so at the moment the plane hit I was just sitting down to my desk at High Plains Journal. HPJ is a weekly agricultural publication that covers ag in the High Plains, South Dakota to Texas. Anyway, I was firing up my computer, getting coffee, and chatting with one of my co-workers when we heard the news that one plane had hit one of the towers. Then, only minutes later, we heard another had hit the other tower. By the time I got to the CNN website for more info., they were reporting that the towers had fallen, and that there was an attack at the Pentagon and in Penn. as well. All I could think at those moments was that the people in those offices were doing just the very same thing I was doing that morning... firing up their computers, getting coffee, checking email and voicemail, getting ready for a productive day. I prayed, right there at my desk. And, I continued to pray as the reports came in. I come from a strong Methodist background and that's always been my first instict--take it to God. I called my family and prayed with them. I went to church here in town and we prayed. But, most importantly, I'm a journalist, even if all I cover is agriculture. So, my next instict was to get the angle of how the attacks affected my readers, the farmers and ranchers in the High Plains. We tried to get updates on bioterrorism as they came out in the following weeks, and one of our reporters attended several community meetings. We live in an area that is surrounded by cattle feedyards and processing plants. Food security is our liveliehood. The stories were there, and covering them took my mind off of the pain for others. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? Seeing the exhaustion on the reporters' and photographers' faces as they provided coverage. I am a trained journalist, and I cover agriculture. I will never have to face covering a story like the one that unfolded during that day. I later wrote about it, as a kind of catharsis because I had a lot of guilt. Guilt that I wasn't there to help the media get information to the public. Guilt that there were reporters there risking a lot to get the 20 sec. sound bite or the photo for page one.... and I was safe and secure in Dodge City, Kan., and covering the next update on the new farm bill. Not exactly fair. My next strongest memory was seeing the rescue workers and their S&R dogs. In my line of work, we see animals contribute so much to our daily lives... the cow dog on the ranch, or the horse in the cattle pen. We know that animals have jobs, just like people. And, the spirit of those animals and their handlers as they searched for survivors was just incredible. Hearing stories of how handlers would hide so their dogs could find them, just so the dog would feel useful and not depressed after so long without something to find. Hearing about the dogs' needs, such as food, protective boots, etc., touched me. You could see the exhaustion in the rescue workers' eyes and in the eyes of their animals. But they wouldn't quit. It was hopeless to look, but they continued. That memory haunts me. Unlike some of my neighbors, I have actual memories of the twin towers. When I was in high school, we took a trip to New York and visited them. We went up to the observation deck, we ate at the restaurant, we walked through the front lobby.... I have the pictures. Seeing those pictures now, in the face of the tragedy, is surreal. I don't think there is one memory that stands out. It was all so horrific, and on such a grand scale that it isn't a single memory, but rather a giant ache in your heart. Your heart hurts, so you wonder why, then you rememer the planes and the sight of the towers falling, and the people streaming out of Manhattan, and the newscasts... and on and on, until your mind shuts it all out and goes back to quiet. And, then you realize your heart hurts and the cycle starts up again. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I live in the Heartland, rural America, land of wide open spaces and prairie. But even here we've seen the affects of 9/11. The feedlots that once were wide open to visitors are now locking gates and checking IDs. The processing plants are more controlled....more secure. Our farmers and ranchers are even more wary of strangers than ever before. Our churches pray each Sunday for their sons and daughters in the military that are serving overseas. The biggest affect has been on our local economy. We are rural, so when there is a downturn, we get hit hard. Most well-off farmers and ranchers have some investments to tide the family over during bad times. But, then the stock market went to hell, and stocks weren't worth what they should have been, and compounding it all was 3 to 4 straight years of drought in the High Plains. Bad combination, and that was just the producers who were well off to begin with. We've seen that the combination of the economy and drought have hit the farming community hard. Now that we've made some progress on terrorism, I hope that we can put this behind us, and start to heal. I hope that my generation will follow in the footsteps of the men and women who lived through Pearl Harbor and remember Sept. 11 in quiet dignity... not in anger or revenge.... but dignity for the men and women killed needlessly, and for the families they left behind. 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 lc_story77.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was driving to work when my daughter called and said a plane had flown into one of the towers. We thought it was an accident, until the second plane hit. At the time, I coordinated travel for several employees, some of whom were in New York City. It took two days to get in touch with everyone and find that they were all okay. Most of them rented cars and drove back to Memphis since all flights were cancelled. I had a class that night at Bellhaven College, and when they told us we had to park outside the garage for security reasons, I cut class and went home and cried. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? Absolute shock and disbelieve, soon replaced by grief that was almost unbearable. I was also surprised and heartened at the outpouring of love and grief from citizens of other nations. We've stood by many other nations in their time of need, but I don't remember any other nation standing by the USA until September 11, 2001. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? As a nation we were wounded, but it only served to unite us as we hadn't been for a very long time. Strangely enough, I left the private sector after the attacks and came to work for the U. S. Navy in the Morale, Welfare and Recreation Division. I consider it a privilege and an honor to help take care of the ones who are taking care of us all. 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 Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was in my office located in Brooklyn facing the WTC from the East River side. I saw the first plane hit And i immediatedly called my fiance who worked at Cantor on the 101st floor I thought it was an accident and i knew it was close to her floor. There was no answer the phone just kept ringing . I then attempted to call her cell phone but it went to her voicemale. I was very worried but initially I thought there was a chance she could gey out. I kept calling and became more nervous as the smoke poured out of the building.about 18 mins later I saw another plane coming around the building at first i thought it was a reconacence plane and then it dove straight down and slammed into the second tower . Thats when i knew we were under attack. I now paniced and tryed to get out of my building and get over there. My building was locked down they would not let me leave I felt powerless. I kept calling over and over again I began to become disorientated. I was trying to locate my daughter who worked in the empire state building also. I was frantically calling family and friends and rambling to them.When the first tower collapsed I began teembling uncontrollable I took my office chair and threw it at my window and then I believe i went into some kind of shock i dont remember much more of the first day until I was home that evening. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? My strongest memory was watching the buildings collapse I never thought that would be possible. I also knew in my heart many people died there was no way anyone could survive those buildings coming down. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I believe 911 was a wake up call to all of us that there is evil in the world that wishes to harm others for no valid reason. We must take this as a lesson that we must teach to future generations. These attacks on us was an attack on our way of life. If we are to preserve it we must always be on guard . We must seek out the assistance of the rest of the world to be vigilant in seeking out these animals who kill for no reason and bring them to justioce. Personally the events have shown me how short life is and when I lost my Fiancee that day it changed me forever. I have now begun a new life as a giver and always try to let the people I love know i love them. I also have made a pledge to keep reminding the world of what they did to us that day and no one should ever forget. I love this country and the people that dont should leave 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 lc_story91.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I work for the Waukegan (Illinois)Fire Dept. We had just started our 24 hour shift. The TV was on in the kitchen and someone said a plane flew into a building. We watched the early news and then began our morning duties. About5 minutes later someone said another plane flew into another building. I said "that isn't funny". He then said he wasn't kidding. At that point I knew some fellow firefighters were going to have a very long, hard day but I had no idea. I didn't want to think about it, but I knew 2 planes were not an accident. I am also a bomb technician and we started gathering all our equipment and making sure we had everything set for whatever else might come. It was a long, weird day. The Towers fell and it was all surreal. No one cried; it was just shock. The next day I went home. Everything was so quiet. No planes flying, nothing. I stood in my backyard and cried for all that was lost that day and I still do whenever I think about it. The anger and frustration about not being able to do anything is maddening. My husband and I flew to New York for 1 1/2 days the first week in November. The Fire Dept of New York did not need any technical help. They needed firefighters from around the country to attend the fallen firefighters funerals. There were so many going on, there weren't enough NY firefighters to attend them all. We went to 4- Michael Boyle, David Arce, John Chipura and Michael Russo. It was an honor to attend their services. God bless them and their familes. I now stand no matter what I am doing when I hear the National Anthem being played. I reflect on those lost on that day and their families. I pray for everyone. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? The feeling of the day. It felt "suspended"; nothing was real. No one was afraid or even angry at that point. We were stunned. I didn't care for all the "unknowns"- who did this, how many brother firefighters were lost, how many civilians were killed, etc. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? There are always going to be those who would just forget it, ignore it or pretend it never happened. Those people should be ashamed of themselves. I think the events have shown people that freedom isn't free and police, military, and firefighters don't have an average day sometimes. I don't fear death. God has a purpose in mind for all of us. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I teach social studies in Aurora Colorado and was at school and another teacher told me there was an accident at the world trade center and that a plane had flown into one of the towers. I turned on the news in my class room and watched the coverage which included the second plane impacting the building. I arrived at work minutes before the first plane crash. As school progressed we wathced the events unfold. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? The Students response. They were very quiet and serious. The freshman seemed curious about why other countries hate us enough to do this. The Juniors and Seniors were more up on world events and questioned who we could go after. It was a very somber day for my students and myself. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I hope we understand freedoms are not free and we live in a country that allows freedoms, but that encourage us to question what and why we are governed the way we are and the cost of living here is sometimes high. 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 lc_story189.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was walking into work at 2 WTC As I looked up I saw a ring of fire around Tower 1. No one knew what was going on. In my mind I kept saying to myself should I go in. Something in my heart said No, so I proceeded to back away from 2 wtc. I backed away facing 2 wtc. As I backed away while looking up I stopped in the street facing 2wtc. I saw a plane in the sky; I thought it's one of ours, when it disappeared behind 1wtc. I had my cel phone in my hand and I kept dialing in order to communicate with my fellow workers and could not get through when the plane came out through 2wtc. I could not move. A piece of glass game down my right side and hit the floor. I remember feeling the wind but I could not move. A man yelled at me at told me to run that we were under attack. I just stood there and looked to my right side and saw the glass that had just missed me. One more inch or two and it would have been imbedded into my shoulder. A man pushed me and that was when I started to walk away. I then stopped and looked up and it was at that point all I could think about was all my coworkers were dead. I new at that point, that the plane hit our floors. Next thing I remember I was just walking around and not knowing what to do or where to go. I still have gapes in memory. The next thing I know I was covered with dust or something and walking toward the BKLYN Bridge. When I came across a former coworker from another firm. She walked with me to 33rd street and 2nd ave. where we departed. In the mean time I kept trying to call my sister and my phone was still out. Finally at 34th street I got hold of my sister only to find out my nephew was in lock up at school and no one could get into Manhattan to pick him up, So I walked to 15 street and 5th ave and sighed him out. I then walked with him to 34 street and 2nd ave and I found a police officer and told him I had to get into queens. The police Officer put my nephew and I into someones car and we got home. At that point I collapsed. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? My strongest memory would be the plane going through 2wtc the floors where I worked, as I stood there in the street. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? It has had one of the most emotional impacts on this country I believe in my lifetime. Personally my life has been turned upside down. Lost my job and due to the date of termination I was kept out of certain benefits, Even thou what was left of us after 9-11.were kept on at an emergency site till Jan 31 and then terminated. Up until this day I have not been able to find employment. I was also left with repository problems and I spent seven month in therapy. 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 lc_story152.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was attending the University of Charlotte at North Carolina. I have since transferred to UNC Wilmington. I was preparing to go to class, and I turned on the television and witnessed the events via the news. I am sure I was stunned as everyone in the world was. I went to class, and because only 1/4 of the students attending that day, my professor dismissed us. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? My stongest memory of that day was learning that the majority of the Muslim and Arab studenrts at UNC Charlotte were being violently harrassed, so harassed many refused to come out of their dorms and apartments. White, militant, redneck American boys were attacking, verbally and physically, the Muslim and Arab community on campus, for unwarranted reasons, simply because they came from the country that allegedly harmed ours. The entire thing turned racial and illegal. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I do not believe the events caused great change in American society. For the first couple of months, the nation was a bit more friendly and open with each other, and wanted every person with brown skin dead. However, that changed dramatically, people began fighting with each other again, and it did not in fact reunite the country. I do believe, however, that the Bush administration has instilled more fear and paranoia into our society with false information about "imminent threats" from Saddam Hussein. Osama bin Laden is the man behind that day, but Bush has much to much invested in the bin Laden family to even attempt to capture him; therefore, he used this as leverage in order to invade and TERRORIZE Iraq with lies about weapons of mass destruction, which have not been found. I think Saddam Hussein needed to be captured, but I do not think it is relevant. He has been out of power since we invaded, and he was no longer a threat to his people. We should be going after the man who "terrorized" us. The only major change in America is that greed for money, oil, stock, and power has risen. Americans don't care about the Iraqi people, although they should. They have been brutalized terribly. But Americans don't care about anything but maintaining relationships with countries that are going to provide gasoline for their futile SUVs and countries that will be willing to work for their corporations for less than minimum wage. We may be the most powerful country, but we are still the most terrorizing country in the world. 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 lc_story113.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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