233 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: I was woken up to the screaming of my older brother.? The plane crashed into the building" He screamed. I jumped out of my bed hurrying to the TV. ?The two Towers are under attack" the news caster said. "Hundreds of people are dead" he continued. Went to get dressed in depression. Shocked of what just happened. Thinking that things could not get any worse. But then I herd "the second tower has just been attacked" The newscaster continued. Walking to school thinking that this will be the last day I witness of my life. 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 story4178.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 sat in my car with my mother in the parking lot of her Doctor's office when we heard the news on the radio. We were in total shock. The news continued to get bad. My mother was told that her chemo was not working and that we needed to choose another method to cure her cancer. Twelve days later, my mother passed away in her sleep. The cancer did not kill her, her heart just gave out. I didn't lose anyone I knew on September 11th, but the days, weeks and months that followed I lost my mother, mother-in-law and Aunt. I can only imagine what the families who lost their loved ones on this day felt. What a great loss. 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 story3414.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: Looking for the 'safe' PBS channels for my pre-schooler, I came across the image of smoke billowing from one of the twin towers. I heard them say it was a plane that had crashed into it and they were discussing the possibility that it was planned! Then, before my eyes, the second plane hit the other tower. Then, I knew for sure, it was no accident. I remember thinking how removed and helpless I felt. But the true horror and total disbelief came as the day unfolded and the towers fell. I still can't believe how humans can do such things to each other. As if that wasn't enough, I soon learned that children I know lost a parent because of this senseless act. My heart aches for those who have lost their loved ones. What have the terrorists gained from this? I will not be deterred by terrorists and will enjoy all the freedoms that my ancestors fought to gain for this country and the world. Peace be with you. 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 story4278.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.122.170.81 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was taking the PSAT in my Study Hall class when my teacher turned on the television during one of our breaks. The first thing I saw was the twin towers with one of the towers bellowing smoke out of its side. I was apuled at what I saw. My teacher had to turn off the television so we could finish the remander of out testing. When I went to my next class a while later she (teacher) had the tv on and I saw that the second tower has been hit by another hijacked plane. Like two seconds after I saw that the second tower got hit I remembered my cousin was due home today and her plane left earlier that morning. I was so scared! All day our school tuned in to see what new information could possibly come up. It was the only day that every single one of our classmates would not say a word at all not even at lunch. All our faces had the same blank expression like we were all still shocked and trying to see if this all really happened. As soon as I could I called my mother to see weather or not she has been able to get a hole of my cousin. The next day I was filled with tears of joy when I saw my cousin's car pull up in my drive way. For the rest of the day we sat at my house and watched the news to see how many people they could save. My cousin was telling me how one of the planes that crased in the tower was the same plane that docked at the same aport as she did .She said she talked to some of its passengers. She told me that this women told her all about her family. Her hushband and three kids. As she was talking to me I saw her eyes fill with tears thinking about those poor people who died. I hope this story touches you. I will never forget 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 story10559.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2004-04-27 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 157.91.61.12 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I am a stay at home mom and my daughter,Lauryn Alexis Medlin,was born on June 6th,2001.She was only 3 months old when this senseless act occurred.I vividly remember I was sitting on the floor,watching a New York news channel,waiting for the talk shows to come on.I was playing with Lauryn,laughing at her silly expressions and coos when I looked up at the T.V. and saw smoke coming out of the WTC.I stopped everything and turned the volume up so I could hear what happened.At that time they thought it was a private plane and I thought it was an accident.I was glued,praying that no one was hurt inside......at 21 years of age I lost my first husband as a result of a horrific car accident that left me and my first born,my son,C.J.,alone and lost.So I was already emotional about the "accident".Then,I noticed the other plane flying in the cameras view.I was frozen in place as that plane hit the second tower.I grabbed Lauryn,held her tight and cried as hard as I think a human can.I tried to understand "Why" this happened and if it was going to happen closer to home,as we live close to Fort Bragg.I called all of my family to tell them I loved them and battled with my emotions for a long time.My sister in law left school to come here and be with me and Lauryn,and we just cried together. To this day,September 11th is etched in my mind and I often hope that the survivors and the families that were torn apart are coming to grips with the reality and are able to move on.I know it is hard to go on without someone that was a huge part of your life but always know,they love you and are always watching over you and your family. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story9494.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 on my tea break in the Police Canteen; remember we are five hours ahead of you in the UK, so it was early afternoon for us when the planes hit the Towers. I was sitting in front of the television, mug of tea in hand, waiting to watch the afternoon local news before returning to my desk where I worked as a Race Liaison Officer. I deal with victims of Race crimes and incidents and it soon would become apparent that my role would never before be more needed than it was now. The backlash that would surely follow such a horrific attack would drag down the innocent along with the guilty. I sat in my wheelchair and for a few seconds was bewildered as to why I was looking at a New York landscape rather than a Sussex one. However I soon realised why. I watched in horrified fascination as live pictures were beamed over to our side of the Atlantic. We were watching everything in real-time. It hadn't already happened, it WAS happening RIGHT now. I remember thinking numbly, "there's so much smoke, so much smoke, it looks like Smog, I wonder how many people are trapped?...oh my God there's another plane, sweet mother of Jesus, it's going for the other Tower, oh bloody hell, I can't look! I can't look!" But I did look, I didn't even close my eyes, I just looked and looked and looked until my eyes hurt. One of my colleague's came from my office came looking for me as I was late returning to my desk. He hadn't heard the news. I was one of the first people in Brighton Police Station to be aware of what had just taken place. He put his hand on my shoulder and said. "What's happening kid?" I told him and he stared at the television for a couple of minutes and then said. "We better tell the DI (Detective Inspector), I think this will affect everyone, not just the US." I nodded my head. In those first brief few minutes of death and destruction our lives in the UK had changed. And it would never be the same again... Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story7480.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 September 11,2001 I was at school in an art class when a teacher from one of the other classrooms came and told our teacher that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center towers.Our class interested and shocked at what we had just heard had the teacher turn the television on so that we could see just what had happened.When the news footage appeared we could see that the first tower was on fire and the secon was still standing.Just a while later our eyes still set on the television cought a glimpse of a second jet liner crashing into the other tower.After seeing these images we knew that this was no accident and that someone was attacking us.Soon after this the bell rang and we were dismissed to our next class as if nothing had happened but the images we saw left everyone talking and wondering.The very end of the school day our last period teacher instead of avoiding talking about what had happened we talked about it getting the facts straight.When I finally returned home,that nigt we all sat in silence an wondered who was behind all the chaos. 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 story9669.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. 2003-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 156.63.190.145 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I HAd just returned back to my dorm room after taking a math test and was very tired. My friend called and told me to turn on the tv because the world was coming to an end. I told her..."Stop playing! Girl I am tired and I need to go back to sleep". She told me to turn on the tv because NY (our home) was in serious trouble. I turned on the tv and to my horror. I saw the first tower in smoke with a huge hole. At that time no one knew what really happened until the 2nd plane hit the 2nd tower and still at that time, I had no clue as to what was going on. All I can remember is that the next thing I knew, the screen was completely bogged with smoke. I told my friend "There better be a building there" and when the smoke cleared we both screamed and so did every other girl on my floor. Just watching that and listening to the reporters of the morning show cry as they told what was going was the worst thing I have ever heard on television!! I hung up and ran as quickly as possible to my friends' room and watched 2nd tower fall and we cried and cried. I feared for my mother and sisters who all work in Manhattan. My sisters didn't go to work that day because one was sick and the others son was sick. My mother, however, did go to work and she made it out of Manhattan safely and sound. My father at the time was NYPD and after getting phone calls all day from my boyfriend and friends asking me if I had heard from him, I was prepared to receive the worst news possible because I could not get through to him since he was actually out there helping but in the end, he was safe as well. A friend of mine at school wasn't as lucky as I was to hear about my father....Her father, a NYC Firefighter, never made it out of the building alive. It was the worst day of all for Americans and it was a day that will always haunt our memories!! RIP to those heroes and those who lost their lives to that infamous day of infamy!! ONE!!! 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 story11597.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. 2005-07-07 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 166.102.214.19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I remember waking up around 6:30 am. Around 6:45 AM I went into the living room to look for my shoes. I have a really bad habit of leaving things where they don't belong. When I got into the living room my dad was watching the news, which is not unusual in our house. I noticed that something was happening so I asked him what was happening and he said that a plane had just hit one of the world trade center towers. I asked him if it was an accident and he said no one knew if it was an accident or not because no one knew a whole lot of information. A short time later, we saw the second plane hit the second tower, I remember saying "this is not an accident". My dad then said "definitely not". When my younger sister and I arrived at school a short time later around 7:30 AM we immediately went over to the student center to look for our friends, we found them watching tv in the main cafeteria we asked them if anything else had happened to which they responded that there was another hijacked plane out there somewhere. So we sat down and we all watched the news together. While we were watching in the cafeteria the first tower collapsed. Followed by the second one a short time later. None of us spoke a single word as we watched the news, it was so silent. I don't think any of us went to our classes that 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/. Title A name given to the resource story11571.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. 2005-06-29 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 72.16.33.144 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: "...Pentagon has been bombed." Those words from the radio were the first signs of trouble I heard on my way to school that morning. The events of September 11 have no doubt changed the lives of many around the world; though I have not been directly affected by the attacks as others have, my sympathy still goes out to anyone who has suffered since that memorable day. But maybe I don't deserve to be sympathizing or mourning for others, for I have not lost as much as victim's families have. I might be too young and naive to really feel the whole extent of what the events on the eleventh have produced. I don't feel the "unity" that has apparantly been brought out by the attacks, and I certainly have not felt the need to display a flag anywhere for the world to see. No, I prefer my own method of patriotism. I think what I have tried to do most since last September is try to understand the situation better. But I found that difficult to do with masses of red, white, and blue being hurled at me for the couple of weeks following the eleventh. It wasn't that I opposed of the way others were showing their feelings, I just wanted people to respect the way I chose cope with mine--though I'm still not positive what my feelings are. Being on the west coast might be numbing me from reality; or perhaps it's all the movies and shows I've seen depicting similar events. Whatever it is, I know that some day I will really know what my position is on the attacks and the after math. The unity that has apparantly held America together this past year is something I expected, and I am thankful that ignorant acts of the Pearl Harbor aftermath have not taken place. However, I know I am still the same person as I was before and I will continue to be. Many people have told me that they have discovered themselves more because of the attacks, but I just feel like I'm the same person, living the same life. I guess someone could be reading this and thinking either that I'm lucky, or just arrogant and unsensitive. In my mind, I'm just lucky, and maybe naive, because if anything like that events that took place on September 11 occur again, I know they have the potential to affect me much greater than this event has. So I want to be ready. 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 story8307.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. 2002-10-02 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.79.71.241 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: My name is Dave Shultz, and my September 11 story occurred in some proximity to the Pentagon attack. I was working as a journalist in downtown Washington, D.C. We had a television set in our office, and I remember walking in and seeing dark smoke rolling out from what looked like a gash in the side of one of the towers. A colleague told me that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. My immediate thought was that the plane must've been a small private plane -- surely a larger craft would've been piloted by a professional, and much less likely to make such a mistake. I went to my desk, and wrote an e-mail to a friend, to see if he'd gotten any information on it. Meanwhile, I tried to log onto the Washingtonpost.com website, which was, at that time, unavailable, probably due to the number of "hits" on the site. As I was at my desk, I heard that another plane had hit, this time on the other tower. The first collision had seemed so unlikely that the second confirmed our suspicions that this couldn't be unlucky coincidence. At that time, word started circulating that there was actually a collection of airborne planes in a coordinated attack, with some headed for Washington. My first thought was to call my wife -- we'd only been married a few months -- and tell her to get home. She worked in Rosslyn, a business community across the Potomac River from Washington, and I didn't want her to be near the city, particularly as she was working in the very tall USA Today building. When I reached her (cell phones weren't working), she told me that her building was being evacuated. She wanted to meet me nearby, but I told her that I'd see her at home. I didn't know what the Washington Metro system would be like, but I guessed that it wouldn't be running (I didn't drive into work). I'd board it, and try to get as close to home as possible -- then I'd figure out what to do to get the rest of the way home. About this time, we heard that the Pentagon had been hit; this sealed it for us, and we all started talking about leaving. Our building was on 17th and K street, and it was showing on the t.v. screen as local newscasters set up in the city -- the feeling was that the White House or Congress might also be targets. As we're not very far from either site, I said my goodbyes and got on the Farragut North station, blue line, headed south across the river and into Alexandria, where we had an apartment in a high rise. The metro was crowded, but orderly -- people were unusually solicitous and polite. We didn't stop at the Pentagon stop, zoomed by it. I got off at Pentagon City, a large mall just south of the Pentagon. The mall was completely deserted. Walking through it, I felt like a character from "War of the Worlds," as though I were the only person left in the area. I walked out of the mall, into the empty parking lot, and smelled the smoke. Looking toward the Pentagon, I could see the cloud rising over the top of the I-395 overpass. A deputized somebody told me I couldn't linger there, that I had to get out of that area for security reasons. I called my wife, Sherry, who picked me up (we live about 10 minutes from the Pentagon). When we got home, it was about 11:15 a.m. I took off my shirt, got a drink, and walked out to the balcony. We live on the 16th floor of a building that overlooks the city. I could clearly see the smoke from the Pentagon; the Capitol dome was intact, and the Washington Monument and National Cathedral were visible (it was a gorgeous day). I don't recall if National Airport had stopped flights by that point, but in the weeks and months to come, that airport would be closed. We'd grown accustomed to sitting on the balcony and watching the flights queue up over the city -- no more. In addition, there was a notable blackness on that part of the Potomac river, as all the airport lights to which we'd become accusomed were now out. A flight of two fighter jets went over the city, something I'd not seen before. I remember thinking that Washington D.C. hadn't had smoke over it from aggressive attack since the War of 1812. It was a very odd, disturbing moment. The Pentagon smoked for several days afterward, and we could smell it acutely from the balcony. For several nights after the attack, other residents in the building pulled fire alarms, thinking the smoke they smelled came from our building. This may sound like an unusual concern, but being as our building is one of the few tall ones in the area south of the city, my concern was that a repeat attack may pick it to hit if for some reason they were unable to make it to the city. For weeks after the attack, I passed Humvees, APC vehicles and armed soldiers when going into work. I didn't know anyone killed in the attack, though a bar in Old Town Alexandria had a picture of a naval officer who died taped in the window for months afterward. 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 story1686.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. 2002-09-03 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 159.62.37.75 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: What a sad, sad day for us all. We will never be the same. But we are stronger than ever as a nation. GOD BLESS AMERICA ! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story4817.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: when i heard about the attacked from the t.v news, i was shocked.i felt so sad. how come they do that? killing so many innocent people? i think those people who attacked the twin tower were crazy. nothing more scarier than to hear that news and all of the people who lost their loved ones. now, a year after still remembered that, my heart beating faster. we will be stronger to face the terrorist and we will win. 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 story4745.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.188.6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: MY HUSBAND WAS GOING TO GO TO WORK. HE IS SELF-EMPLOYED AND WE WERE BOTH RUNNING A LITTLE BEHIND THAT DAY. THE TODAY SHOW WAS ON, AND WE WERE WALKING TO GO, WHEN THAT MAN MATT CAME ON BEFORE A COMMERCIAL BREAK AND SAID SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED DOWN BY THE TRADE CENTER. THE COMMERCIAL LASTED FOR HOURS OF COURSE, BUT WHEN MATT CAME BACK ON, AND WITH FILM NOT TO FAR BEHIND HIM AND KATIE AND EVERYONE ELSE THERE, IT SAT US DOWN. WE WATCHED. TRANSFIXED LIKE SO MANY OTHERS THAT DAY, WHEN THE NEXT PIECE OF FILM HISTORY TOOK PLACE AND THE SECOND TOWER WAS HIT. EVERYONE KNEW IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT. THEN NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT WHY OR HOW THIS HAD HAPPENED AND THEN ANOTHER PLANE CRASHED AND YET STILL ANOTHER. THEN THE TOWERS STARTED COMING DOWN AND THE PENTAGON WAS IN FLAMES AND THE FIELDS OF SOMEONE'S DREAMS IN PENNSYLVANIA WAS NOTHING MORE THEN A FIERY BALL AND DUST AND METAL. AND THEN THE CIVILIANS UNDERSTOOD THE PRICE THAT WE DO TRULY DO PAY FOR OUR FREEDOMS. THAT PRICE IS JEALOUSY AND TERROR FROM EVERYWHERE AND STILL NOWHERE. WE COULD LOCK THIS PLACE UP. AMERICA I MEAN. AND DIG A MOTE AROUND IT. POST SOMEONE AT EVERY 3 FEET TO PROTECT OUR BORDERS, FROM INTRUSIONS OF THE NOT SO NOBLE KIND. BUT THEN WE WOULD NO LONGER BE THE LAND OF THE FREE. Because THERE IS NO FREEDOM IF WE ARE CHAINED IN OUR OWN BACKYARDS. OR THE HOME OF THE BRAVE, BECAUSE THERE IS NO BRAVERY IN HIDING. THEY BROUGHT US TO OUR KNEES AND WE PRAYED. THEY BROUGHT, DEATH AND WE GAVE BACK LIFE. THEY BROUGHT INSANITY AND WE GAVE BACK ORDER. THEY BROUGHT PAIN. AND WE GAVE BACK KISSES TO MAKE IT BETTER. THEY GAVE US HATE AND WE GAVE BACK LOVE AND COMPASSION. THEY GAVE NOTHING AND WE GAVE ALL. WE ARE ONE RACE. ONE RELIGION. ONE FAMILY. ONE SOUL. ONE NATION. UNDER GOD. AND WE WILL WIN BY OUR RECOVERY. BECAUSE GOD IS ON OUR SIDE! 000000000000000000.. 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 story4143.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 school when i first heard about the terrorist attacks I was in 2nd hour and me and my friend Whitney didn't really understand how serious the accident was because we were not exactly sure what the world trade center was. It was not until we changed classes that I saw what had happend exactly and understood that many peoople had lost their lives on that day and the United States of America would never be the same again. My teacher was crying and it was her birthday. It was a very sad day that I will never forget. I will always remember where I was when I first heard the news of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on New York City. 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 story8010.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. 2002-09-19 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.189.136 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was about to take my youngest daughter Jordan to school, when I switched the tv over to FoxNews. I saw the picture of the tower with the hole in it. I figured that a small plane had somehow crashed into the building. I took my daughter to school and came back home. My son, who was being homeschooled, said to me, when I walked in the door, "Mom, a plane has crashed into the building." I said,"Yeah, I know, we saw it before we left." And he said, "No, this is another plane that crashed into the other building." I was absolutely in shock! I called my husband, who had been listening to it on the radio. I just couldn't believe the image of that plane flying into that building! It is something I will never forget! After a while, they said that there was a fire at the Pentagon, then they said, "We have unconfirmed reports that a large plane has crashed into the Pentagon." I panicked, even being in a very small town here in Texas. I was so afraid! I wanted to go pick my kids up at school. Oh, one thing I forgot. When I came home and my son told me about the other plane crashing, I thought about the kids who might be getting to school late, and I thought that the teachers at the elem. school might not know what is going on. I called the school and talked to the secretary and she had not heard what had happened. She told the principle, who made an announcement that the teachers were to leave their tv's off because of what was going on in New York and Washington. Then, I heard about the plane crashing in Pennsylvania. My first thought was that the terrorists had crashed it on purpose because they knew they might not make it back to Washington. Only later did we all find out what the wonderful people on that plane did, fighting to take control of the plane, giving their lives to save maybe thousands of others. I was glued to the tv for weeks, and pretty much still am. I am so proud of President Bush and the way he has handled everything. He makes me very proud to be a Christian and a conservative. I will never forget the tears in his eyes because I could tell that they were real tears, and he really hurt for the people who died and their families. I then went on a hunt for a flag, and when I finally got one, I hung it out and it is still there. Not because it is the latest "fad", or because everyone else is doing it. I did it because I am so glad and thankful that I live in this wonderful country! Our lives will never be the same again because of 9/11, but in the midst of tragedy has come incredible stories of bravery and sacrifice, and I am also very proud of our military and the job they are doing. I pray that God will continue to bless this country and I hope that future generations to come will understand what it really means to be patriotic, and to be an American. Thank you! 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 story1065.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. 2002-08-19 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.197.167 Annotation Annotations to this item. Patriotism Politics and politicians Religion Students/Teachers 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: I got out of the shower and saw the image of the first tower on TV, smoke billowing out of the side. At first, like so many other Americans, I thought it was yet another tragic plane wreck. As I was getting ready for work, I saw and heard the reports of the second plane hitting the second tower. I immediately sunk into the chair, thinking, "Oh my God, the SOB did it! Bin Laden, the SOB, did it!" I went onto AOL Instant Messenger and told my husband about the towers. It was the first he had heard of it, as he was at work. As I drove to work, I listened to reports - some only rumors, but the chaos this created is bound to create rumors among the valid news stories. I heard about the Pentagon - first one plane, then a report of a second one. I was taking my son to his day care in SE Portland (we live in Gresham), and during the next 1/2 hour, I heard the reports coming in, heard the newscasters' tears and anger coming across the airwaves. I was almost numb with shock. After dropping off my son, yet more stories were coming in about other planes that were missing. As I was making my way to our office in Milwaukie (I work for the State of Oregon), I heard of the first tower's collapse. I was driving through a construction site at that moment, and wanted to tell them what was happening. Total shock went through me when I heard about the second tower's collapse. When I got to work, my team was getting ready for a meeting. We had the TV on in the room while waiting for everyone to arrive, and watched in horror the replays of the collapses. One of my coworkers came into the room and was upset by our fixation on the events in New York. At that time, I doubt she realized the implications of what was happening. Another coworker came in, visibly shaken, and said her daughter is living not far from the towers and she was worried sick. I gave her my cell phone to try and reach her. Several hours later, her other daughter later called her at our office in Oregon City and said she had talked to the daughter in New York, and she was doing ok. During our break, several of us watched again the reports of the towers, and then the Pentagon, replayed several times. I also talked to another worker whose son is in the military, and was concerned he was going to be hurt. When I got back into my car after my meeting, I listened, once again in shock, to stories of people who were supposed to be in the towers, but by some miracle or another, seeming as an annoyance at the moment, were kept from being there. One woman had an appointment at the WTC. She had a daughter with her who was hungry, so they had stopped to eat, and therefore were miraculously saved from the horror and turmoil. Many stories like this were being reported as a positive note. When I walked into my office in Oregon City, I saw that each row of cubicles had a television in it. Those televisions were on for the next two days, keeping us all informed of the events. They were our link to New York, Washington, and the entire United States. When I came back from my break, there were three ribbons on my desk, one red, one white, and one blue. I tied them to my antennae on my car, and they are still there today. We all started collecting flags, ribbons, anything to show our patriotism, even on one of the darkest days of our lives. As I drove to work over the next week, I saw more and more cars with flags, banners, printed photos from computers, ribbons, bumper stickers, and anything else patriotic. The local craft stores sold out of their patriotic and red, blue and white ribbons. It seemed like every store had flags and bumper stickers to sell. I bought pins with red, white and blue ribbons tied in a bow for my coworkers. The horror on what seems like the other side of the world has hit close to home, and hit hard. In October, my husband and I braved the airports. We felt safe! The safety measures taken, though there may be mistakes from time to time, have been for our safety, not to make us late or annoy us. I bought t-shirts with a flag that read, "We are not afraid." My son has a t-shirt with "USA" in our patriotic colors. Not long ago, I learned the Twenty-Dollar-Bill trick. When folded properly, it shows the twin towers, burning, and the Pentagon, after the crash. The number is significant as well - there were 19 hijackers, but an additional one sits incarcerated for his horrific crimes. Today, one year later, many of us wore Red, White and Blue. We, as an office, stood and said the Pledge, and my team then went outside and said it in front of the flag. My teammates sang "Let Freedom Ring." Although we are miles away from the sites of tragedy, we are continually reminded that we live in America, and our freedom is just that - OURS. 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 story5862.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 only in fourth grade at the time, and so it was a very confusing time. Before I woke up on September 11, 2001 my dad had called my mom and told her about a plane crashing into the World Trade Center. So, she woke me and the rest of my family up and we all watched the news together. My Grandpa may have been on that plane if he hadn't canceled his flight at the last second. I could only imagine how sad I would have been, so I then knew how thousands of people in the world must be feeling right that second. Including my aunt, who lives in New York, (not new york city) who had a friend that was on the plane that was high jacked and crashed. Her friend called her only a very short time before the crash and told her that she loved her and that she was about to die because there were now terrorists flying the plane. My aunt couldn't believe what she was hearing. Not until it was all over the news is when she fully understood. She new her friend was dead, but that at least she got to say good bye. Even though I didn't know the person on the plane, I knew they must have been extremely scared. I know I would have been, so that just shows how brave the firefighters were for going towards the building as it was on fire. When I went to school, I learned more about the attack but i couldnt understand why somebody would kill themselves just to kill thousands of others. I remember thinking that we would have to be going to war with whoever it was that attacked us, because whoever it was deserved 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 story20762.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: Where Were I on September 11? It was a beautiful day as usual. I went to my English class and picked my son up after school. I saw my son walking towards me with a terribly sad look on his face. He told me we were under attack. There was something happening in New York. I did not understand what he talking about. He turned on the tv right away after we arrived home. A group of crazy terrorists hijacked the planes and hit the middle of the towers of World Trade Center. The Towers fell down and been destroyed. The area around them looked just like a battlefield. "This is real! This is not a action movie!" I told myself. My son did his homework in front of the tv. We were so worried. We kept the tv on to know more. The phone rang. My husband was in Taiwan. His anxious voice sound came from the other end. " Is everything OK there? Stay home! Don't go outside." My neighbor rang my doorbell. She came home from work earlier that day. She said the building she worked in was closed. They thought we were under attack; it was not safe if the building still has been occupied. The people in charge of the building asked them to leave. She stayed with us and watched tv together. We stayed inside the house afraid to go anywhere. 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 story9089.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: How did you witness history on september 11th? Share your expirence. I was teaching and the principal went around to the classroom door and called teachers in the hall and said that a plane had hit a twin tower. During my planning period,a little later, I heard the second tower had been hit. Has you life changed because of September 11th, 2001? If so tell us how. No not in a radical sense, but yes in the way I think about things. What do you think should be remebered about September 11th? That many Americans died and that many Americans died to help the people trapped inside the towers and many Americans gave their time, blood, energy, and money to the rescue cause. Did you fly an American Flag after the events of September 11th? Have your feelings about the American FLag changed as a result of September 11th? Yes, I did fly a flag and my feelings have become stronger and more patriotic. 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 story8761.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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