232 20 70359 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: The 10.30pm news was coming to an end when, suddenly, the news reader announced that we would be crossing to live images from the States as the station's news service had just received reports that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. As the images were broadcast, I saw that dark smoke was billowing out of one of the towers. I ran to tell my Dad about what had happened and then got onto the internet to see if I could find any more information about what had happened. Internet connection was really slow, so we both went back to watching the tv. I think the pictures were coming from "Good Morning America" or some other show similar to that, when suddenly, the second plane came into view. It was a dark colour, so I thought it might have been a military plane circling around the area, making sure everything was alright, but then it just crashed into the second tower. I thought, "Oh no! The military plane has just accidently crashed into the building! How strange!" but then I realised that it wasn't a military plane at all. My Dad and I were absolutely stunned at what we had just witnessed. We were dumbfounded. I then got very excited and ran to get my brother, who was asleep in his room. My Mum, who was down the road at my Grandma's house, phoned us and asked us if we were watching what was going on. I was so keen to get back to the 'action' that I hurriedly answered her with a "Yes, yes!" and hung up. So there we were, my Dad, my Brother and myself, all crammed around the TV in my room, watching the absolute chaos that was unfolding, watching as the footage of the plane crashing into the second tower was repeated over and over and over again, watching when the towers collapsed, watching people running from giant clouds of dust, hearing comments from broadcasters that would normally be 'bleeped' out, hearing about and seeing pictures of a second suspected attack at the Pentagon. It was so surreal. I remember staying up all night, flicking channels, watching what was going on. I was also quite scared of going to sleep. I knew nothing was going to happen to me, but absorbing the confusion and mayhem of the events really bowled me over. It was an extremely strange experience. 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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 hadn't even turned the television on yet.A normal day and then a bad tragedy. My fiance called me and told me of the heartbreak of America. I turned the tv on instantly.I was horrified, thinking of who could do such a thing. The first building had already been hit, and it was crazy on all the channels. Then the second was hit. I cried. Such a terrible thing to happen to such a strong,great, and powerful country. As babyish as it felt, I cried for days. Still do at times. All my prayers are with all of the families and friends of all lost. peace and love. 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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: What began as a pretty average school day took a very sudden and emotional turn toward surreal. In a second period (9:15-9:55) British Literature class with Mr. Fletcher, we were discussing reading fro the previous night. Our principal, Mr Kemeza, came on over the PA. I automatically knew something big had happened for Mr Kemeza to be interrupting the entire school. With the news everyone was shocked, yet nobody knew the extent of what had gone on. Mr Fletcher has a friend in the area, so he was no longer in a mood to teach. He dismissed us and left to make a phone call, checking on his friend. When I left the classroom, I went straight down to the Student Affairs office to learn more about what had happened. Cushing foyer, which is right in the middle of the campus and leads to the Student Affairs Office, was packed with students, parents and faculty. Phones in the office were ringing with calls from parents dismissing their children. Teachers and administrators were rushing around relaying news of the incident and telephone messages. Students were checking websites in the Library, also off of Cushing foyer. The bell sounded for third period, but I was free then, so I waited in the office to find out more about what had happened. I was amazed to discover what was going on, but even more frightened by the fact that there were still planes circling above Logan airport, waiting to land. DC-10s and 757s soar over our school everyday on their decents into Logan, and we pay them no attention, but today each rumbling jet engine drew hundreds of eyes. When I had a pretty good grasp of the situation, I started for my locker, across campus. On the way I thought the entire, still unclear story over and over, until one, heart-into-the-throat thought hit me like lightning. My Dad had a flight out of LaGuardia that morning. At this point I still had no idea of the origin of the flights. I grabbed my cell phone from my pocket, and dailed his cell number as quickly as I could. The phone rang, but to no avail, only a recording telling me he was unavailable. I tried again, same outcome. Now I was a little more than apprehensive. I went back toward Cushing foyer, and ran into a friend, Mike, on the way. "Hey, Joe! My mom just called me on the cell, I guess she said something about having your Dad come to pick us up in about twenty minutes." Whoa, this was pretty crazy. "Wait a minute, you mean your Mom just talked to my Dad? Phew, I was just trying to call him, he had a flight out of New York this morning." "Yeah, she told me. I gotta go grab my books." "I guess that means he's alright. Thank God." "I know. Wow...." "Who's he picking up? You, me and Kris?" "Yeah, that's what my Mom told me. Hey, I'll be right back." "Alright man, I'll meet ya right here." What a relief that was. He showed up at the school to dismiss us about a half hour later with the radio on. He was pretty amazed at what was going on, and I told him how worried I had been. What he thought was the most amazing, though, was that he had mentioned to himself, as the plane took off on a sunny morning over NYC, how beautiful the city skyline was with the rising sun behind it, and how precious it is to notice life's small peasures like that. Pretty amazing to say the least, but what's most unbelieveable to me is how nervous I was when I remembered his flight and that gives me a great sense of empathy for those who lost honorable loved ones on that heartbreaking morning. 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 story7941.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 in my car on my way to work that morning. I was listening to the radio as I always do when there was a news break stating that one of the twin towers was hit by an airplane. This was very disturbing to me, because we have two buildings in our medical center that we call the twin towers. So as I continued to listen, I heard that this was the twin tower in New York. As I drove into the parking lot of my office, I heard that another plane crashed into the pentegon, then another into the other tower. The person on the news was saying that we were under attack. Houston has a port and we are known for so much, all I could think of was who was going to be hit next. I came into my office were everyone was in a state of shock. As the day went on, we watched everything on TV. There are just NO words to describe that day. My heart goes out to everyone that lost a loved one. Today everyone in my office has on red, white and blue(which happens to be our companies colors). We have the TV on again, and like all other americans, our thoughts and prayers go out to everyone. We are all having a day of remembrence. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Kelley E. Baker 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 story2697.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 having morning coffee getting ready to go to work when I saw it on my local news and was stunned by what had happened all the children and parents with the loses broke my heart and the neddless deaths for nothing I have formed a closer realtionship with my son ans ex husband because life is to short for the familys of the victims my heart still bleeds for you Marlene Red Deer Canada 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: On September 11, 2001 I was sitting at my desk at work at a Cable Company. As with every day i had the television above me on the news with the volume on low. As I sat there watching waiting for the next technician to call me over the radio, I saw fire and smoke of a building in dismay i raised the volume to find out what had happened and then I saw a plane come and crash into another building near by. At first I thought i was watching the instant reply of the disaster I saw in the beginning, I just sat there in shock. As the news reported said "Oh my GOD, another plane just hit the Other building of the World Trade Center". I immediately picked up the phone and told my boyfriend to turn to the news and watch the horrific event I saw. That experience that day was the worst thing I ever seen in my life. Although I didn't have any family members or friends on those planes or in any of the buildings that were attacked that day, my heart goes out to the many loved ones that were lost that day. I can't even imagine the pain they suffered with losing children,fathers,mothers,grandparents,husbands,wives and friends but I know this God will heal all hearts and wounds and vengence will forever be his. May the Lord bless and keep each and every one of you who was involved on that horrific day! 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 was driving to work and was catching the tail end of a news story about a plane striking a building. I simply thought, 'engine or equipment malfunction'. When I arrived at work I went in to my managers office to line up the projects for the day, she said with a very concerned look on her face, 'Did you hear?" "Hear what?" I wondered, thinking that the company was going to execute another radical change in our section. "Someone flew a jet into the World Trade Center building!" The time was 6:55 AM, eight minutes before the second plane hit the South Tower. I was dumbstruck, my first thoughts, "It's almost 9:00 AM there, my God all those people. How many people in that building, 10,000, maybe 15,000." Sitting in her office no words exchanged, I felt the tears begin to roll down my face, then I saw hers begin. "All those people," I stammered, "all those families." While I was working in a corporate office at the time, my second job, my real job was as an Associate Pastor for a church in North Phoenix. My heart was breaking for the anguish that was pouring into the lives of those New Yorkers. I walked numbly to my desk, turned on the redio to hear the latest, just in time to hear the report of the second plane striking the South Tower. "OH DEAR GOD NO!" I was in shock, it couldn't be happening could it?. I was hoping for some kind of 'War of the Worlds' disclaimer, but none came of course. I sat there at my desk, weeping, praying that lives would be saved, firefighters and police officers would be safe as they serve, and thet God would have mercy on all. I thought "WHO could do such a thing?" I remembered the other WTC bombing, the USS Cole, the Marine barracks in Beirut. Imgages flashing through my mind. All works of terror. My mind flashed back to my last trip to New York City. Seeing those majestic towers that I've always admired since I was a boy. So tall, so immovable, so untouchable. Then the Pentagon was hit. The South Tower collapses and I can no longer suspend disbelief. Then a plane goes down in Pennsylvania. I was afraid to keep the radio on but compelled to leave it so. The North Tower collapses and I'm brought to tears yet again. They got them both. I found myself thinking decidedly non-Christian thoughts. I was angry, I was hurt and I was 2500 miles away. It was horrific, unbelievable, gut-wrenchingly real and I felt powerless, so I prayed. That's 'where I was' and I shall NEVER FORGET! 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 story10496.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 flew into Newark from Kenutcky on the 8th of Sept. and stayed at my friend's (Heidi) that night. Her husband fixed a delicious Italian meal for us and had it ready when we arrived. We went to NYC by train on Sun. and took the subway to a station near our hotel. We stayed very near Times Square and Broadway. (first plane, train, subway trips for me! ) I called another friend who lives in Manhattan, Maureen, and we set up a place to meet for dinner. We had a delicious dinner and then went to Greenwich Village for dessert and to Maureen's apartment for a few minutes. Monday, the three of us went to the WTC, had lunch, and went to the observation floor. We were going to the roof but it started raining so they closed access to it. Heidi found out that we could have the manager sign our tickets so we could return another time and go out on the roof. We also went to Chinatown and Little Italy that day and left Maureen with the thought that we would call her Tuesday after her work day and set up plans for dinner. Meanwhile, Heidi and I went to the play, "Rent", and decided we would go to the WTC for lunch at Windows on the World and go on the roof before dinner with Maureen on Tuesday. We were exhausted, slept late on Tuesday, and were awakened by Heidi's cell phone. But by the time she answered it, there was no one there. She tried returning the call to her husband but could not call out. We tried the hotel room phone and could not call out. She went to the bathroom and I flipped on the TV. I see a skyscraper billowing smoke and across the bottom of screen is a list of various buildings in US that have been evacuated. I said, "Heidi, come here, we're being bombed or something, and what is that building?" She said, "That's the World Trade Center tower." And I said, "No, it's not, if it is, where's the other one?" Then they showed reruns of the attack on the other tower and showed it collapsing. We watched in horror as the other tower collapsed. It was so unbelievable. It was like watching a movie. We thought about leaving the city right at that moment but then it was announced that the city was closed and no one could leave nor come in. I'm not sure how tall our hotel was but we were on the 11th floor. We considered leaving the hotel but I wanted to watch TV. After a little while, we felt safer, knowing no planes were flying except for military planes (and they were flying so close, they were almost deafening at times). We finally got a call to Heidi's husband who called my mother. And she, in turn, called my husband. My mother and husband and son all knew about the attack around 9 am, and did not get word from me until around 1pm. We attended the mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral with Cardinal Egan that evening. (I've never been to a mass before) It was very touching. Several were there with pictures of missing people. Lots of tears were shed. The NY TV stations were there and we saw parts of the Mass on the news that night and the next day. So, we did finally leave the hotel late Tuesday afternoon. Compared to Sunday and Monday, the city was very quiet, sad, different. Wednesday was the same, yet the streets seemed even more desserted. Those who could leave, did, and the streets were so vacant. Many stores and restaurants were closed. The rest of my stay in NYC is somewhat a blur. I remember things I did, but not necessarily what day. I did go to Washington Sq Park, Central Park, Grand Central Station, Empire State (but not inside), etc. We attended the candlelight vigil at Wash. Sq. Park. We didn't have communications with Maureen, so we went to see her again. She was fine, thank God. Because of the difficulty in getting out of the City, we stayed an extra night. We even considered staying another one, but Thursday (13th) there were 4 bomb scares that were too close to us for comfort. It's scary seeing people running down the street after what happened the 11 th. Heidi's son had come home from school in SC to see for himself the goings on and he drove into the city to get us. On Tuesday, the 18th, I decided I wanted to go back to the city. Heidi was surprised but I wanted to see it once more before I went home. We had planned on going by Staten Island ferry on Sunday or Monday but didn't. On Wednesday we did. That's as close as I got to the Statue of Liberty, but the captain of the boat steered as close as he could to it for me while staying within his guidelines. (The Statue was still closed to tourists.) I drove the boat and Heidi did also. The skyline is definitely different. When we left, it was dark and you could still see the smoke from the WTC and it was strange that most of the city was lit up but the section near where the WTC was eerily in the dark. The bridges were lit up just like the pictures. Heidi's husband drives heavy equipment for NYC and volunteered for work at ground zero. He took pictures of the area where he was working. Total destruction. Her family has NYPD background so she heard lots of stories that we did not see in the papers. I have a collection of papers and mags from NYC. Papers here in KY covered it but not anything like the NYC papers, of course. I was supposed to leave for Louisville, KY on Saturday night (15th) but I was not ready to fly. My family desperately wanted me home, but I wanted to get there safely. I explored other ways to get home: Amtrak, Greyhound, a friend of a friend of a friend (a stranger to me) was driving as far as Charleston WV (five hours from home), Heidi driving halfway and husband halfway, rent a car, and even having Gene, another friend, chauffeur me. All of those methods involved a minimum of 15 hours riding. I could not justify spending two days going home vs. less than two hours in the air and two hours drive time! So, I did fly again. I flew to L'ville on Thursday night and got home about 130 am. The flight was uneventful except for turbulence for the first 30 minutes (Newark had rain and lightning). There were 16 people on the plane including the crew. The flight was very casual; one attendant came and sat with various passengers and chatted about various things, including the week's events. One pilot did the same thing while we waited for the plane's audio system to be repaired. I've always heard New Yorkers are arrogant and obnoxious. Even before the tragedy, I did not find that at all. People were very nice and polite. I felt very much at home. After the attack, the people pulled together and worked together so well. The city is clean, beautiful, well managed. I had a wonderful experience. I wish the bad stuff had not happened but I'm glad to have been there to have that perspective. I returned to NY City in October of 2001, about a month after the attacks. The skyline was markedly different and noticeable upon my arrival into Newark. The people of the city seemed to have a renewed spirit...a determination...to continue their lives. I visited the observation deck of the Empire State Building where I could still see smoke and an empty spot where the WTC had been. I also visited the United Nations Building on this trip. I'm sure both the Empire State Bldg. and the UN had new, different security checkpoints, etc. I felt very safe. I've returned to NYC several times since that fateful day...I still feel such a part of it. I visit Ground Zero on each visit and still feel the presence of the people who perished. NYC is still a beautiful, fascinating and wonderful place. B Milby | 44 | Kentucky 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 story9403.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 in my english class and my teacher came in and asked for silence he told us that the World Trade Center towers were in ruins. my first reaction was he was kidding because always enjoyed teasing us. but i had an AM/Fm walkman in school with me and it was all over the airways how the first tower was hit then the second followed by the Pentagon being hit.d 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 am a news producer at CNN Headline News. I was in the control room producing the 8:30am morning newscast on September 11, when the news broke that there was a fire in the World Trade Center. The following is from an e-mail I wrote to a friend the next day: I was in the booth when it all happened yesterday. We took live the first pictures of the burning tower before we knew why it was burning - stayed with it live... finally got a CNN VP on the phone who had seen the first plane crash - then as we were interviewing him - he starts yelling "There's another plane coming - there's another plane!!! Another plane just hit the building!!" As he said it, we saw an explosion live on the air. In all my years of training as a producer - I have never felt more terrified than I did in those few seconds. I started shaking so bad I could hardly speak to the anchors. But then I realized we had to keep going - and started feeding them information as fast as I could read it off the wires - get it off the CNN squawk box - or have it given to me by supervisors. Then the report crossed the CNN squawk box about a fire at the Pentagon.... My heart nearly stopped. "Oh my God, It's the end of the world as we know it" was all I could think. A short time later, in one of our live hits with a reporter on the phone - a mob grabbed the phone out of her hand as she was speaking to us... "I'm doing a report... I'll be off in just a moment.. wait.. they're grabbing my phone!" Click. Again - a wave of panic for the safety of our reporter. Words cannot describe the horror I was feeling watching and hearing all this unfold live before me - knowing hundreds of thousands of people were counting on us to get them information as quickly as possible. As producers, we all LIVE for the BIG story and hope we get our crack at it. I had my crack at it. I came through with high marks from my colleagues - many stopped by later to personally thank me or praise me for how I handled the whole ordeal. Yet, deep inside - my heart broke. No amount of appreciation can replace the lives that were lost right before my very eyes - live - on national television. I want to cry - but I'm too emotionally drained. Yes, I lived for the big story - and I got it - now I pray I never have another "big" story as long as I live. I'm not sure my heart could take the pain. -- Robert Lee 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 story9547.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: On the morning of 9/11, my four year son and I were at an aiport where my husband worked. He had taken our son with him that day and I had gone to pick him up and bring him back home. It was on the way home that I turned on the radio in my car and heard about the first plane hitting the World Trade Center. I didn't understand the whole reality of the situation until the second plane hit and then it was announced that we were under a terriost attack. The feeling that came over me was undescribable. I had feeling that I had never sensed before. All I could think about was to get to my children and to make sure that they were alright. I went straight to my daughter's house where she was in disbelief herself. I talked to my other son and I called my mother just to hear her voice. My daughter and I just sat down and watched the TV, wondering what was going to happened next. At that time was when the Tower collapsed. It was so unbelieveable and all I could do was cry. I called my husband to see if he knew what was going on and he didn't so I filled him in and he was just silent for a moment trying to understand how this could happen. I stayed with my daughter most of the morning before going home. After going home, I just sat with my four year old in my arms, watching TV, and crying. I was so scared for everyone I knew because I didn't know what could happen next. Later that evening when my husband came home, I was still sitting and watching TV wondering when something else was going to happen. It seemed like my world had just stopped and I was not able to do anything about it. That night when we finally went to bed, I could not go to sleep. All I could think about was my family. What was going to happen to my children? What were we going to wake up to the next morning? What was my baby going to do if something happened to us and how would we survive? Other thoughts that ran through my mind, over and over, was those children at home that didn't have a daddy or mommy that was coming home anymore. I thought about the wives and the husbands that would be alone because of what had happened and the pain in my heart was so strong until I felt a part of what these people were feeling. It took my several weeks until I could settle back to a normal way of living. But still today, I think about 9/11 and I can still feel some of that pain and it makes me wonder how anyone could take so many lives and call it the right thing to do. I pray for all the families and hope that God has been able to provide peace for them as the days have gone by. May God bless each and everyone of you with peace and blessings and may we still look up to Him and praise him too. 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 story5594.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: Reverence, Not Rubbernecking A few minutes ago my journey home from church took me, like it does nearly every night - right past the Pentagon. I could see with my eyes what the whole nation and world has seen on their television screens ? a large gaping hole torn into the building by a weapon of fuel, humanity, and cargo. But tonight what impressed me was not the devastation wrought by the hands of evil men, I have come to believe that the hand of evil has no restraint save the one imposed by the mercy of God. What did impress me was how my fellow highway travelers all slowed down at least a half-mile before this symbol of our nations military might came into view. Everyday on the traffic report we hear of accidents on one side of the road that slow traffic on the other with the phenomenon called ?rubbernecking?. I?ve seen rubbernecking a hundred times on the beltway and surrounding highways, and I can tell you that what I saw tonight was most certainly not rubbernecking, it was more like reverence. People weren?t slowing down to gawk; they were slowing out of respect for the lives lost in this act of terrorism. When a man or woman signs up to join any branch of our military, they sign up for the noblest of tasks; that of protecting our nation and its citizens, and defending freedom. They also take a job that brings with it the highest of risks; that of placing your life on the line. They know that whether they are in the infantry or serve on war ships, or if they are in logistics, technical support or medical personnel that their job may one day place them in harms way. Who would ever know that harms way for those who lost their lives this week would be while they were sitting at their desk or gathered around conference tables, or placing files in their proper places. While I write this letter we still don?t know exactly how many lives were lost, but we do know that it was too many and we pray for the families of those who are suffering. Here are some other stories that I?ve heard over the last several hours from members of the Woodbridge congregation that are encouraging: Chuck Africano, Tamara Brown, Lamar Jones, all of whom have regular meetings at the Pentagon, were not there when the attack occurred. Lorna King?s husband directs a logistics unit and although he wasn?t in the building at the time, had a team of personnel who were, and all have been accounted for. Bill & Linda O?Briant?s Son-in-law was in the section of the Pentagon that was struck at the time, but made it out safely. His brother, who also works in the building was right outside and saw the plane hit the building. While one brother was running into the building the other was running out and they saw each other. Lana Africano tells of a friend who was sitting at her desk and heard of the World Trade Center attacks. Something inside told her that she should leave, so she gathered some papers together, got up and walked out. When she reached her car the airplane struck the building. Although we won?t be able to escape the grief over those who we will discover to be lost, we can find encouragement in stories of many who were spared. We can also take courage in the fact that a society that can at times be so indifferent, has rallied to the support of one another and to the aid of those who suffer loss. Pastor Garrett Caldwell 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 story3701.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 just waking up and my brother-in-law had caled and asked me if I heard about what happened at in New York? I said no. He said two planes had plowed into the world trade centers. I said "yeah right Steve." He told me to turn the T.V. on and I did. I was amazed and could not believe it. I have a hard time remembering after that. I think because of shock, especially when I heard about Flight 93, and the Pentagon. I felt helpless because of being so far away. My heart was heavy with sorrow for all those people. It still is one year later. If I did not have children, I would've definitly gone to New York and helped out. I feel that perhaps all this hatred should stop with one country, and that should be us. How many families are we tearing apart by going over to Afganistan or Iraq? Maybe there is another way. Melinda L. Neuberger,32, Athens, Wisconsin. 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 story2675.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 think these terriots are going to far i mean they many of our people just pic the pain they went thourght god i remember crying so much that day it wasn't even funny i think we should do has they do unto us but to them and that my story so i am hope that all of us can get along because we are not only american we are also brother and sister so why do we have to fight why can;t we love one other and get along with one other dont you think that what god wants us to do with all to respeat we need to stop fight {but not for our country} love alway jody age: 15 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 story7308.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: It was one of the most awful days that I can remember and I will never forget. I was lucky enough to be home and my mother came over to visit my apartment to tell me what had happened. She came into my bedroom where I was sleeping and said "They got us, its horrible" I jumped up out of bed and was totally freaked out because I had no idea what had happened. It was only 9:30 so all of the damage had been done but only tower one had fallen by then, so we knew what was meant to come. All I could think of was did I know anyone on the planes, and about all of those poor people who were lost, and would never be back. All of those young people, workers, children on the planes and families. The Firefighters and police who risked their lives and died for our country. I will never forget that day for the rest of my life. I indirectly knew 3 people in total who were either in The World Trade Centers and people on the planes. One was on the plane that was suppose to go to California leaving Logan in Boston. She was a good friend of my cousin, she had just graduated from Boston University and was going back home to California to visit her family, she obviously did not make it. I also knew of 2 people through friends who were lucky enough to get out the Towers alive. It is a harsh and cruel world that we live in and we need to be thankful everyday that we wake up in the morning and are alive. I know for a fact that the people who died it must have been awful for them, but it is much harder for the families that are still here and for the "survivors", they will always live with this awful time in all of our lives. The USA has changed forever, but we are strong and it did nothing but bring us all closer together. A year later I still remember, and I have cried. I will always cry, but more importantly I will always wear my red, white and Blue proudly and say GOD BLESS THE USA. 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 story6830.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 at work that morning and it was beautiful outside ,everything was going good until about 9:20 am when one of the other employees (my boyfriends brother in law ) called into the office from his truck phone and asked if I had the tv we kept in the office on , I told him no . He said well two planes just hit the World Trade Center. I thought he must be kidding , but then I turned on the tv and much to my disbelief there it was , the world trade center on fire , then the Pentegon it was a nightmare. I was nine months pregnant and couldnt help but wonder what kind of world my baby was being brought into. I was glued to the tv all day and all night . My daughter was born on the 1 week anniversary . Everytime I see the victims and their stories it brings tears to my eyes and I get the chills. Mu thoughts and prayers are with them . 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 story6756.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 HUSBAND AND I WERE GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR THE MORNING AND I HAD CNN ON. I HEARD THAT A PLANE HAD HIT ONE OF THE WORLD TRADE BUILDINGS AND AS I WAS WATCHING IT ON TV, I SAW ANOTHER PLANE CIRCLING THE TOWER. I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, "THAT PLANE SHOULDN'T BE THERE." I THOUGHT IT JUST WANTED TO GET A CLOSER LOOK AT WHAT HAD HAPPENED MINUTES BEFORE. WELL, I WAS SO WRONG. AS I WAS WATCHING THE TV, I SAW THE SECOND PLACE CRASH INTO THE SECOND TOWER AND I WAS SO UPSET BECAUSE I THOUGHT OF THE MANY FAMILIES THAT WOULD NEVER SEE THEIR LOVED ONES AGAIN. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYONE PERSONALLY, BUT MANY OF OUR SOUTH CAROLINA FIRE FIGHTERS WENT TO NEW YORK WITH NO QUESTIONS ASK. THAT IS A TRUE AMERICAN. 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 story4650.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 woke up at 5:20 am (Pacific Time) for work...was watching THE ODD COUPLE on TVLand in my bathroom.......I had no radio in my car (it was stolen) -- so I did not hear about this tragedy until both buildings had already collapsed.......I was devestated. I had been to NY in 1997...on top of the Empire State Building looking at these towers......and could not believe this......... And you know.....I still can not believe it........it's like a bad nightmare...... TOM, Van Nuys, CA 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 story8378.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: Recollections of Personal Experiences on September 11, 2001 J. Samuel Walker Historian, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission March 15, 2002 I began the morning of September 11, 2002 in Davidson, NC. It was the third day of a research trip I had undertaken to conduct oral histories and collect documents relating to a book I was writing on the Three Mile Island nuclear plant accident of 1979. After doing an extensive interview in Knoxville, TN on September 9 and 10, I had driven in my rental car to Davidson to visit my son, a student at Davidson College. I awoke early on the morning of September 11 because I was driving to Aiken, SC to conduct another oral history and then to Atlanta to do research at the Jimmy Carter Library. My plan was to make it to Aiken by lunch time and then to Atlanta in time to see a baseball game between the Braves and the Philadelphia Phillies, for which I had purchased a ticket some weeks earlier. I looked forward to seeing the game because I had a great seat and the two teams were competing for a berth in the playoffs. The morning started off routinely enough. As soon as I got on I-77 north of Charlotte at about 7 a.m. to head for Aiken, I hit a huge traffic jam. I felt right at home; I live in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. and this was just like my daily commute on the beltway. When I finally made it through Charlotte, conditions improved greatly. As I drove south through and beyond Columbia, SC, I found little traffic, and to my annoyance, no radio stations that I cared to listen to. So I turned off the radio and cruised silently through sparsely populated south-central South Carolina. When I got bored enough, I decided to try to radio again to see I could find something that interested me. As soon as I turned on the radio and heard the tone of the announcer?s voice I knew that something was dreadfully wrong. A woman (I think) was announcing that President Bush had been informed and had left the school he was visiting in Florida. Informed of what, I wondered? I soon found out when the station switched to reporters in New York who were describing the attacks on the World Trade Center. Information was sparse at that point, but it seemed clear that planes had deliberately crashed into the towers. Within a short time (I have no clear recollection of the exact times), I listened with horror to the live account of the collapse of the first tower. As I tried to assimilate this information, the station switched to the news from Washington. The sequence of events is vague in my mind?I might have heard about the attack on the Pentagon first. But the anxiety and incredulity I felt are still very vivid. With heart racing, I tried to call my wife, who works in downtown Washington, from a gas station, but of course I could not get through. So here I was in the middle of nowhere, worried and helpless, with nothing to do but drive on. As I neared Aiken at about 11 a.m., I called John Austin, the subject of my oral history. We agreed to go ahead with our plans, and I drove to his house in the lovely and, at that point starkly serene, town of Aiken. From his house I was able to get through to my wife, who had had a long but uneventful trip home on the subway. She had also talked to our children and other members of my family. At that point I felt reassured about the safety of my family. The horror of the events was still difficult to fathom, however, especially after seeing films of the attacks on the towers for the first time on John?s television. John, his wife Paula, and I had lunch at a restaurant in Aiken. We talked about Three Mile Island, which had taken on somewhat less urgency in my mind over the previous couple of hours. Nevertheless, it was a pleasant and welcome interlude, and I learned some things that were useful additions to the research for my book. Then I hit the road (namely I-20) for Atlanta. Once again, I traveled though lightly populated regions, and to my frustration, sometimes had trouble finding radio stations that carried news about the attacks. I did learn, however, that the Braves? game would not be played. This came as a relief because I wasn?t sure that I wanted to sit in a crowded stadium that evening, even in a great seat. Perhaps especially in a great seat. I spent the evening of Sept. 11 watching televison in my hotel room. I wasn?t at all certain that the Carter Library would be open the next day and I was increasingly uncertain that I would be able to fly home from Atlanta on Sept. 13, as I had planned. The following morning Atlanta seemed amazingly normal, which was a source of considerable comfort. The Carter Library opened on schedule, and the staff, who did not realize that I was on an extended trip, was surprised to see me. They had assumed that I was coming from home and would be unable to fly to Atlanta. It was not, to put it mildly, a busy day at the Library?I was the only researcher in the reading room. The service I received from the staff archivists exceeded even their usual high standards, and I found documents on Three Mile Island that were of interest and value. As I watched the news in my room that evening, the impact of the attacks hit close to home. The television networks ran streamers that listed the names and home towns of the victims, and I was unpleasantly jolted to see that the list included a family from my home town of University Park, Maryland. University Park is a small and close-knit community, and although I did not know the family personally, it was shocking to see their names. Charles Falkenberg, his wife Leslie Whittington, and their daughters Zoe, 8, and Dana, 3, were aboard the plane that was flown into the Pentagon. Whittington was a professor at Georgetown University, and she and her family were on their way to Australia as a part of a sabbatical leave. They had taken off from Dulles airport for what was surely a much-anticipated adventure on the other side of the world. They got only as far as the Pentagon, and the thought that haunted me was that I hoped those two little girls did not understand what was happening. The thought that angered me was that the terrorists boarded the plane with that family, and other families, fully intending to murder them. On the evening of Sept. 12, it was still uncertain when the Atlanta airport, like all other airports, would re-open. I decided it was better to drive home than to wait to see if the airport would be open in the morning. I called Avis, from whom I rented my car, to explain my situation. To the company?s credit, the Avis representative told me without hesitation that this was a national emergency and I was welcome to drop off my car any place that was convenient. The following morning I left my hotel at 6 a.m., and drove for twelve hours to my office in Rockville, Maryland. It was a source of considerable relief to find that the 18-story building in which I worked was still standing. Davidson, NC 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 story283.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. 2002-03-20 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 146.96.92.54 Annotation Annotations to this item. Economic effects Gov't workers (non-military and non-rescue) Politics and politicians Radio Coverage Terrorism DOMESTIC 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: IT WAS THE SECOND DAY OF SCHOOL. I WAS A KINDERGARTEN TEACHER. IT WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY, I DECIDED TO TAKE THE CHILDREN OUT ON THE PLAYGROUND. WE WERE OUTSIDE FOR ABOUT A HALF HOUR AND WE WENT BACK TO CLASS FOR OUR MORNING SNACK. ONE OF THE OTHER TEACHERS CAME RUNNING OVER TO MY CLASS AND TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THE TWIN TOWERS HAD BEEN STRUCK BY AN AIRPLANE. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE TV ON IN THE CLASSROOM AND BY THAT TIME THE PENTAGON AND THE OTHER TOWER HAD BEEN STRUCK. IT WAS LIKE A BAD DREAM. SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD NOT HAPPEN IN AMERICA. I WAS FRIGHTENED FOR THE CHILDREN THAT SOMETHING LIKE THIS COULD HAPPEN SO CLOSE TO OUR SCHOOL. I WAS MORE FRIGHTENED BECAUSE OUR SCHOOL WAS ABOUT A MILE AWAY FROM THE EXON TANKS IN LINDEN, N.J. I LIVED THROUGH THE SECOND WORLD WAR. I WAS YOUNGER THAN THE CHILDREN IN MY CLASS, BUT I STILL REMEMBERED SOME THINGS. I'M SURE THAT THE CHILDREN IN MY CLASS WILL REMEMBER WATCHING WHAT HAPPENED IN N.Y. THAT DAY, JUST LIKE I REMEMBERED WORLD WAR II. 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 story7304.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. 2002-09-14 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.8