238 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: My name is Nora Reed. I work at Liberty Hospital as a Linen Aide. My partner Mary Kay and I are the only ones to deliver linens through out the hospital. It was a busy morning that day I was up on the floors doing my morning delivery while Mary Kay was filling carts. I passed a waiting room with a tv in it when i saw a tv report saying something had happened. I went in in and asked someone what was going on and they told me a plane had flown into the world trade center. I was in such shock. Who could be so mean to do such a thing to us? Then shortly after that a second plane flew into the second tower.I was so shocked but i was also angry and scared. I din't know what was going on and i wondered if perhaps it might happen to us. I went around that day and the days to follow in shock and denial.One year later it is still hard to believe that it happened. I mourned those people(even though i didn't know them) because they were innocent people who did not deserve to die. I still pray for those people families as well for the rest of our country and our allies.I believe that we should all pull together and stand tall against the enemy instead of fighting amongst our selves. I WILL NEVER FORGET SEPTEMBER 11TH FOR AS LONG AS I SHALL LIVE. 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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 had taken a few hours off work to take my daughter to the doctor. we were on our way home from hicksville ohio. she had fallen asleep in the car. i was driving, listening to the radio and thinking what a beautiful day it was. the skys were so blue and pretty. i kept thinking, i really don't want to go into work at all. litte did know how true that would be as the next few minutes went by. over the radio came the message "AMERICA IS UNDER ATTACK" the complete and total horror and fear that swept over me is a feeling i will never forget. i woke up my daughter and we listened together in silence for the rest of the ride home to edon ohio. the home we always felt secure in and now we were scared. afraid for our freedom. but the us stands strong. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO THIS HAS TOUCHED SO CLOSELY 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 story6058.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. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was on my way to work, I had just dropped my 6 year old Daughter off at school, traffic was heavy and I was listening to my favorite radio morning show when suddenly they said someone have driven a plane into a tower of the world trade center, I was not worried about it at that time thinking it was a small plane. When I arrived at work I turned on the tvs there only to find out it was a airliner that hit one tower, throughout the course of that morning I watch in terror the other tower being hit, people jumping to their death and the two twin towers falling, from there I called my childs school to make sure she would be safe. I then went to my church later that night to pray for my country and president. 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 story3275.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 first learned of the attacks on the World Trade Center at around 9:50 am, upon entering the hallway after my second period Biology class. All around me, I heard a tremendous human buzz, a cacophony of hushed terror. Droves of people walked about frantically, like ants, looking for their friends and crying out across the hall. For the first few minutes I was bewildered; passersby spoke rapidly of planes and explosions, but I caught only fragments of their hurried conversations. I made my way to my third period Art class. There, the TV was on. CNN replayed footage of Boeing 767s smashing into each of the twin towers. The raucous humor that usually accompanied my Art class was mostly gone. A few people cracked mild jokes in an attempt to lighten the mood, but most watched the TV in dumb horror. No one did anything related to Art. Within an hour, both towers had collapsed. By lunchtime, the Pentagon ad also been attacked, which stirred a new level of terror and uncertainty among the students. Would the White House be hit, or the Capitol building, or Camp David? What about our city of Lansing, home of General Motors, and a potential key player in the war industry? More importantly, how would President Bush respond? No one knew for sure what was to come. The rest of the school day proceeded slowly and tensely. Arab and Muslim students spoke nary a word, and many went home before school oficially ended. As for many at my school, September 11 was the most turbulent day of my life thus far. 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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 woke up to what I thought was just another day. Unknown to me, this day would prove to be one of the darkest days of U.S. history. What I remember most about September 11th was staring at the T.V. not believing what I was seeing right in front of my eyes. I was in shock, it was all so surreal. What made what happened really sink in was hearing on the news about the horrendous number of lives lost and the huge number of people who were still missing. On that one day thousands of people lost family members. In the days following the attack, Americans slowly began to realize that what was attacked was our way of life. In the weeks and months after the attack America united and grew stronger than ever before. We showed our attackers that America would not take an attack lying down. We raised money for the families of victims, we boosted our economy, but most importantly, we drew together as a nation like never before. The is a popular saying that states, " What doesn't kill us only makes us stronger." The September 11th attacks didn't kill America as the attackes hoped, it made us even stronger and ready to defend againist anything or anyone that threatens our nation or our way of life. America will move on, but we will 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/. 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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 going into my homeroom class when, I looked up and saw the t.v. on and it was on the news (not our school news either). It was talking about how one of the world trade center towers had got hit with a plane. At first I didn't even know what the twin towers were But, when I went to my first class which was english we sat there and we watched the news.Then our whole class watched as the second tower got hit by the second plane. All of a sudden our principal came on the intercom saying that we had to turn off all the t.v.'s because we shouldn't be watching stuff like that. We were all getting scared. I remember my friend jill crying because her aunt was working in the World Trade center and she didn't know if she was ok.I was really scared because my aunt lives in New york around that area and, I didn't know how she was doing. Another weird thing happened at school our power had gone out.Everybody in my class was really scared saying the terrorists were trying to come after us. All day at school parents were getting scared and picking up their kids at school. AT lunch it was like half the school was gone. The front office had set up a table and chairs for parents who wanted to pick up their kids. 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 story9233.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 could not believe what I heard when I turned on my radio in my car on the way to work.I first heard the announcer saying that glass was flying all over the place, so I thought it was another earthquake in California.Then the news continued that a plane had hit the world trade center.I knew the traffic was very heavy,only then I realised why. I was on the service road to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in Brooklyn which overlooks the WTC and Wall Street area.I looked up and saw burnt papers flying in front and on my car. I saw the twin buildings engulfed in flames,fire coming out of everywhere. I got so scared, wind up the glass in the car and kept on looking to see where I could get off,but everywhere was jammed with traffic. As I drove, I continued to see more and more of the destruction as I got up unto the highway.At this point I was approaching the underpass to the Brooklyn Bridge.All I kept thinking that they might blow up the bridge too and we all would be in danger. Nervous as I was I tried hard to calm myself down.There was a vast amount of smoke and fire shooting out from every angle of the building that I could see and in my paranoid state of mind then,I thought that we would encounter some disaster too;Then suddenly I thought I saw like one of the bldgs leaning, and before I knew it, I heard on the radio that the building was falling or something to that effect. I sped up and tried to get under an underpass. In my confused state of mind I started thinking that all the gas fumes and flying objects etc.would be sure to get us as we were right across the river.Thank God nothing of the kind happened.I got off the exit and had to pull aside all sweating and shaking. This is something I will NEVER forget.It was very traumatic for me in every sense of the word. I remembered when the WTC was building when I worked in that area.Imagine,I SAW it go up and I SAW it come down.Imagine all those families, few of whom I knew,not personally,perished senslessly.My deepest sympathy to all the families.We know how much they are missed as it dawns one year today. 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 story5976.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 my desk in the office the morining of the 11th, I had just pulled up the WFAA.com web-site of a local TV station to check what the weather forecast was for the day, when I saw that a "breaking news" headline had been put up that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. I thought it was probably a small plane and either felt it was some sort of accident or a suicide attempt and did not pay very much attention to the report. About 30 minutes later someone in the office said another plane had hit the WTC. At this point I and several of my co-workers felt that this was obviously not an accident or isolated incident. Being a financial services firm we have TV's in our trading room that monitor the financial news of the day and we all went into the trading room to see what was going on. At that point we saw what had happend and then watched to video replays of the second plane flying into the WTC. We also watched as both towers collapsed. The reaction was shock, dis-belief, confusion, and of couse grief and sadness. 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 story2380.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 went to work, specialist at the outlet mall at 8:00 am. around 8:50, the lead cashier's husband called and told her that New York's Trade Towers were under attack. we had no radio and no tv. what to think? I received a call from the school my children attended 40 minutes away to inform me that they were closing. The manager was informed that the mall was closing immediately and we had to leave. I'm leaving things out because the whole 15 or 20 minutes that this took place has melded into a feeling of indescrible fear, disbelief and where are my children. I live near the coast guard academy/submarine base/naval hospital in new london. the ride home was the most frightening ride in my life. I know I sound selfish, but I will never forget the helpless feeling of that ride home. I did easily 80 and I'm a typically slow driver. I found my children around 11ish. neighbors had taken them for me. Somehow these words have nothing to do with the fear. I am home today. My children were afraid if anything happened I would be too far away to find them. We went to the American Museum of Natural History in New York and the entire ride there my 7 year old was devising plans for survival if it happens again. We went to Philadelphia and the hole in the sky in New York where the towers should have been is easily the scariest thing I've ever seen. Nothing to compare with the heroe. just a commoner's story. 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 story3549.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. 205.188.209.38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: At the continued insistence of my sister, I wrote my recount of 9.11 a few weeks after that day: On the morning of 9.11.01, I left 10 minutes late to listen to an elderly woman on the Today Show give advise on how to live a full life. Had I not dawdled, I would have caught the earlier bus that would be crushed in front of Century 21 within a few hours. My daily commute to Manhattan is on an Express Bus that takes the Laganus Highway to Brooklyn Battery Tunnel. I sat in the second row, as I usually do, and looked up from my reading to see the beautiful late summer day with a wonderful blue sky, and was alarmed to see a large dark cloud at the top of Tower 1. I looked around the bus and no one was panicking or even looking up so I thought I must be crazy and that this was just a dark cloud. Odd, though, with the sky so blue everywhere else. As we got closer to the tunnel, I continue to gaze at the Towers and noticed small silver particles in the air, and thought this must be some sort of illusion. I realized later these were specks of the plane or the WTC building - reaching all the way to Brooklyn. As we approached the entrance of the BBT a broadcast message came on in the bus. It said a small plane had hit the WTC and that we would be rerouted to the east side of Manhattan. We entered the east side of the tunnel. Traffic slowed to a crawl in the tunnel. A passenger in the first row had a radio-walkman and told the bus driver of the unfolding events. The driver stood up and reported that a second plane had hit the Towers and that Bush had declared this a terrorist attack. He then received a call directly on his bus phone and announced that we would be immediately rerouted to the west side of the tunnel once we arrived in Manhattan to return to Brooklyn. The full bus collectively began to grow nervous and to speak with one another. A woman in front of me worked on the 34th floor of the WTC, she had managed to call her co-workers on her cell phone. The caller on the other end told her they were fine and were beginning to evacuate the building. This was the only call that managed to connect despite the frantic attempts of many passengers. Another woman across from me worked on the 39th floor of the other tower and began to quietly cry. I thought she was being overly sensitive. It took about an hour for the bus to inch its way through the tunnel. Unbelievably, passengers in other vehicles became impatient and began to walk out of the tunnel on a side partition towards Manhattan. I thought surely it must be illegal to walk through the BBT, and wondered what could possess these individuals to walk towards what must be a disaster site. A passenger in our bus walked up to the bus driver and asked to be let out. He refused and asked everyone to remain calm. As we neared the end of the tunnel, the lights suddenly went out, but an orange reflective light gave some visibility. A man on the bus said that this must be serious because he had never seen this happen before. I was glad to be on a bus with interior lights. Finally we could see daylight at the end of the tunnel. I was relieved because we were all becoming claustrophobic in the tunnel. (The tunnel exits at Greenwich and Edgar Streets, about 3 blocks north of the WTC) As we came out of the tunnel I looked up and screamed at a sight I will never forget. Coming at us, at an unbelievable speed, an enormous gray cloud full of debris. It is insignificant to call this a cloud, it appeared as a massive and thick wall of smoke and pieces of debris, some of which were obviously very large - I distinctively saw a large piece of metal flying high in this "cloud." Those who had previously walked out of the tunnel were now running at breakneck speed back towards us, dwarfed by the cloud, and very quickly disappearing as the cloud overtook and swallowed them. I did not know what was coming, but the thought that this tunnel was a refuge to them terrified me. Daylight was immediately disappearing. I always thought I would be the sort to stare at such a sight, but I was so obviously in harms way and immediately terrified that I had to look down and into the bus - I could not look at what was barreling towards us. I experienced an incredible rush of adrenaline. I knew for certain that I would die. I did not know what had happened, but that cloud rushing loudly towards us was so enormous and horrific I thought the island itself was crumbling into the ocean. Trembling, the world became surreal, images and colors were more starkly real, my reality slowed. I quickly told myself not to panic and not to think about what was coming but to focus on surviving. I had to make the right decisions or I would die. A man running towards us was bleeding profusely from his head. I looked down at my fragile body, and quickly weighed my options - did I want to risk being crushed or thrown in the bus or did I want to risk my exposed body being hit by debris or crushed in the tunnel. My flight or fight response kicked in and I yelled at the bus driver to open the door. With a very uncertain voice he screamed no, it's safer in the bus. A man in the back of the bus threw open the emergency door and passengers rushed each other to get out. Everyone began screaming, go, go, go! The bus driver opened the front door. The woman beside didn't want to move, she said "No! It's safer in the bus." I almost climbed over her when she finally got up. Pushing one another we very quickly piled out. I left my laptop in the bus without a second thought - I did not want anything to slow me down. Time was obscured, but I believe it had been only a few seconds since I first saw the cloud. We all very quickly turned into panicked individuals, each on our own. As I stepped out I tried to bolt into a run but almost immediately could not see nor breathe. The cloud had overtaken me. I was completely enveloped in a dense, heavy, indescribable substance. There was no way to get air in your lungs. I willed myself forward. I realized I was still trembling and knew again with certainty that I would die. In an intense inner voice I made a wish that I would die from suffocation - I feared the tunnel, would crumble, and imagined a very painful death, drowning or being hit by concrete or the silver beams I had seen in the cloud. I again willed myself forward. My mother, a survivor of WWWII, had always drilled into us that when something terrible occurs, such as a fire or a bomb, to run like hell and to make it out no matter what. My mother had experienced the bombings of Berlin at a young age and she had considered this absolute critical advise. I repeated this to myself - get out, get out. People were screaming all around me. "Go, go, go." "I can't stop and help, I'm sorry I can't." In their rush some people must have stumbled over one another and I jumped over the legs of someone on the ground. It was almost pitch black in the smoke, and I didn't see them until I was almost on top of them. I did not want to be trampled, nor to trample anyone. I am very courteous person, but instinct was carrying me forward and I could not stop to help. I cursed the length of the tunnel, which I now know to be 1.7 miles, the longest underground vehicle tunnel in the world. The car lights provided some light. I could not breath - I pulled up shirt over my face. It didn't help. Somehow I wasn't breathing but felt I was moving very fast, but on very wobbly legs. I thought of my mother, brother, my boyfriend who I had just said good-bye to. I thought of my sister with whom I should be closer. I thought I would never see anyone again - I was going to die alone, they would not even know just how I died. I couldn't believe this was how I would die, I didn't think it would be like this. I kept going, trying not to bump into the cars I could not see. I very distinctly felt a new wave of smoke and it became darker again and the air more dense. The second tower had fallen - of course I didn't know this at the time. I passed a man helping another man out of a car and into a wheelchair. They were obviously having difficulty. I desperately wanted to be the person who would stop and help. This will haunt me forever. I knew with some certainty that these were people who would not make it. But it did not occur to me that I would, this was a marathon that could not be won. Still I marched on. I do not know how to describe the different levels of smoke, but it did clear very slowing as we made our way through. I later found out that the tunnel has an air exchange system, but the smoke got trapped in that tunnel. I twice climbed onto a narrow side ramp, thinking it better than bumping into the cars. It was single file only and people began to push one another and to scream, go-go-go! I climbed back down. Frightened children were being helped along by their parents. I noticed women in their bras only and realized they had completely taken off their shirts and tied it around their heads. Breathing was so difficult, I put my hand to mouth. I realized the inside of my mouth was full of black soot, I tried to clean my tonnage and teeth on my shirt, but it didn't help so I preoccupied myself again with moving as fast as I could. As I walked I too took my shirt off and tied it around my head. It didn't seem to help. There was a door on the side that people were rushing into, I climbed back up the ramp, but already they were rushing back out because it was locked. I later found out that door led up to Battery Park. I climbed back down, very disappointed at my false hope for some sort of escape route. I became dizzy and light-headed. People had left cars on in their rush to get out and I smelled the carbon monoxide distinctly from the other hot, heavy smell. I started to slow down and felt faint. Like a miracle I passed a bus that had been left on and felt a rush of cool air. I looked at the bus and realized the air inside was clean. I stumbled on and collapsed in a seat. It was heaven, I could breath in here, unimaginable. I tried to take a deep breath but it was impossible, I had to take quick shallow breaths. I thought now I could help and screamed out in a weak voice at the door of the bus, "There's air in here, there's air in here." A few women climbed in after me and sat down. We said not a word to one another. I was very dizzy, I didn't know if it was 2 or 4 women who got in after me. I tried to take some deep breathes, it hurt. I climbed back off. Eventually the smoke thinned out some. I could see and breathe more clearly, but people were noticeably slowing down. Some sat at the sides, unable at that time to continue. The two lanes of cars ended and the road in the tunnel was open. We had been part of the last vehicles allowed in. I walked as fast as I could, I remember thinking suddenly that I might make it. A man was yelling at people to go through a side door. This door looked like the other one I had attempted to go through so I was suspicious, but climbed up the side again and walked through with no idea to where it went. It opened to the other side of the tunnel, which didn't have nearly as much smoke. That side of the tunnel opens to Manhattan more to the West side, and didn't get as much smoke. This was the last leg of the tunnel. We came out of the tunnel as refugees, covered in dust and gasping for breath. A woman passing me kept mumbling, "Our lives will never be the same again." I put my shirt back on. I can't describe the relief I felt. It had taken me nearly 2 hours to get out - which is damn good time considering the circumstances. A man with a notepad took my name and date of birth. There was another man taking names and social security numbers - I didn't know why. There were 3 small EMS vehicles with beds and oxygen. I wanted to get oxygen but went instead to the back of a pick-up truck with men giving out water. I washed my mouth out and spit out black soot. I thought I would throw-up but I steadied myself leaning on the side of the truck. I took 2 cups to wash out my mouth and a third to slowly sip. I was dizzy and sat down at a tollbooth. Smoke was funneling out from the east side of the tunnel and people continued to stream out. Smoke was also coming from across the river and the air was misty. I looked at Manhattan, and thought there is so much smoke over there that I couldn't see the towers - then realized they were gone. I heard the news from others sitting on the tollbooth. The towers had been hit by commercial passenger planes and had both fallen, the Pentagon was also hit. I still had the urge to flee but was feeling much safer. I was alive! I sat there and it began to snow a dark gray ash. I sat in disbelief and almost burst into tears because now my precious cup of water was littered with ash. I was obviously irrational. I got another cup and carefully covered it with my hand so that ash would not get in. I sat for awhile. Time was completely lost to me and I was very much in shock. I wanted to see if the people would had been bleeding would come out, or the man in the wheelchair. People slowly streamed out, I was one of the last because I was at the front of the tunnel. I did not see those I looked for. There was, I believe, a policeman standing at the highway behind the toll booths. I saw no rescuers entering the tunnel and realized they were all in Manhattan. The highway was empty as far as I could see, and I became angry that they had let us in the tunnel when a few minutes later they must have stopped traffic and directed everyone off the highway. There were people all over just sitting on the toll booths, talking to one another, in shock, trying to get through on their cell phone. I asked a woman if I could borrow her phone. I couldn't get a signal. I was quite upset and a man told me to try his cell. I couldn't believe it but I got through to my boyfriend. He was frantically crying and I could tell he thought he would not hear from me again. It was about 12pm - he had not spoken to me me since I left home that morning. He wanted to come and get me, but I told him it would be quicker if I found my way home. Hearing his voice made it somehow real, I didn't realize the gravity of the situation just yet. When noone had come out of the tunnel for awhile I decided to head home. The BBT opens into Red Hook, which is far from my home in Bay Ridge. I started walking, as we all did, heading home. I came upon a kitchen modeling store and knocked on the door. They let me in to use the bathroom and wash up. My hands were completely black and I was covered in dust. I looked at myself in the mirror and was surprised at just how dirty my face and hair were. The owner gave me a bottle of water and I continued on my way walking. I passed a prison, there were many policemen outside the prison instructing us to cross the street, away from the prison, and to walk under the overpass. Someone said one of the terrorists convicted from the '93 WTC bombing may be held in there. I was 2 blocks from the WTC in '93 - I began to think it may be time I left this city. I walked quite a long way and finally managed to catch a ride. Everyone seemed to be outside - people were all over the street talking with one another. The roads were crazy and it took a long time to get home. On the drive home, passing 86 Street in Bay Ridge, I was saw a man lying in the intersection and a car stopped next to him. He had just been hit by a car - unbelievable that I would see this after everything that had happened. I couldn't see what shape he was in, but I wondered how long it would take for an ambulance to arrive since they must all be helping those at the WTC. 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 story408.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: The morning of Sept. 11, 2001 I woke up later than normal, I had just been laid off. I started the coffee and turned on the T.V. I could not believe what I was seeing. The first plane had already hit. I asked my roomate what was going on and he had no idea, he was getting ready for work. And as he walked into the room, the second plane hit. We just looked at each other in disbelief. We just sat there, mouths wide open, just glued to the set. I don't know why but I just started calling everyone that I could think of. I just had a feeling that I needed to talk to my loved ones. I just needed to reach out and know that everyone was alright and to tell them I loved them. The night before my girlfriend and I had gotten into a huge argument, that now seemed trivial. I tried desperately to get a hold of her to make sure she was o.k. and tell her I loved her, however, I was unable to. During my phone calls, the pentagon and then flight 93 over Penn. had also crashed. I called my grandparents to see if they could help me understand what was happening. They had no answers either, they said it was like Pearl Harbour all over again. I still could not believe what was happening. I was in a cloud of confusion, not knowing what to do. I didn't know if I should go to a bomb shelter, or what, I was just scared. I still hadn't gotten a hold of my girlfriend which was making me panic even more. It wasn't until late evening she showed up at my door. It turns out that her work had let her go early and she went to church to pray. Which is where I should have been, but I said my prayers right in my living room for all of the people involved in the tradgies. My thoughts and prayers are still with all of those families of those who lost loved ones, on this the one year anniversary. After watching all of the specials on 9/11, those same emotioins that I felt, are still there. I know my story may not mean much or be comforting to others, but it means so much to me. That day changed all of our lives, for the worse, and dare I say for the better. I make sure I tell the people I love that I love them, I cherish the time I spend with my famliy, and when things seem to be going bad in my life, I just think about others who have it so much worse. And to the families who lost loved ones, my thoughts and prayers are with you ... I will never forget. 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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 around 9:00 am (our time) I went to the bath room and turned on the tv. Normally I shower first then go about my day. I never watch tv in the morning. Well that day I did. As I'm flipping I notice that there is the same thing on every channel so I stopped. I could not beleive what was happening. At this point I beleive they were still standing, I dont quit remember. But I kept thinking to myself that they were knocking them down and I couldn't understand why. So I immediatly called my mom and told her to turn on the tv. She had already been watching. So as the day went on, the tv never went off so we could find out what was going on. I think so many emotions went through me during all of this, and still do. I still do not know what to make of all this and I dont think anyone will ever know why this happened to us. But we will stick together as AMERICANS and get through this emotional and disturbing moment in our lives. UNITED WE STAND FOREVER!!!!!! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story7241.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: The ringing of the phone woke me up to what I knew had to be bad news, no one ever called us that early. My mother had called to tell me to turn on the TV because the US was under attack. I quickly woke up my husband & tuned in to the news. We both sat watching in utter disbelief. I kept thinking my mom had turned on some war movie and was confusing it with reality, like the radio broadcast by Orson Wells so many years ago. I kept waiting for the movie to end but it never did, this was real. We were speechless. I remember hot tears streaming down my face and thinking life here in the US will never be the same again. This action would change so many people's lives. I decided not to send my 8 year old daughter to school. Her school is non denominational facility but they lease the grounds next to a Jewish Temple and I feared there may be trouble there. As it turned out only about 10% of the students came to school that day so classes were cancelled. One year has passed since that very tragic day and it is as painful to remember now as it was then. 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 story7434.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 listened to the news and called my grandson's school. The principal, Ms Gloria Warren, accepted my idea. The teacher's and children at Hawthorne Elementary School in Seattle did a penny drive and in a few days raised over $600.00 for the terrorist attack victims. 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 story2777.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'm a college student at MSSC, and I was getting ready for class. I had just gotten out of the shower and my phone was ringing. I was in a hurry so I let the machine get it, then I heard my mother's voice. She told me to turn on my TV and pray. The worst thoughts went through my mind--so I thought. I turned on the TV to view a nightmare that was unimaginable. I sat in my living room and could not stop watching the news. The next few days that followed I could not stop thinking about the people who could not have their "normal" day. Everyone was so sad and somber, but one thing is for sure America citizens had not lost their patriotism. Everywhere I went American flags were flying proud and almost every marquee has something referring to "God Bless the USA." Everyone was donating money, blood, and there was prayer services going on 24/7. It warmed my heart that was broken for all the ones who lost their loved ones. I am so thankful that I, nor none of my loved ones were hurt directly, but I feel we all lost something that day. We lost heroes, and then some new ones emerged. That is why we found the strength to carry on--better and closer than ever. 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 story3601.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: Yongsoon Kwon There had been nothing happening on that morning until I realized that the event which strike me with fear was true. That day wasn??t an usual day I couldn??t imagine that the tragedy would occur. I am always used to turning the TV. on to listen to the morning news every day. I was same as usual to do like that on that morning. I was being very busy to wake my children up to let them go to school not to be late and prepare breakfast for my family. I thought that commercial was very realistic and incredible like a kind of spectacle movie of battle. However the news gave me a great shock that was true. I started to feel chilling into my bone marrow with dropping tears too much from my eyes. How dare they? How could they do like that? I couldn??t have believed it even though it was true. But I saw all America show their the strongest power in the world through this tragedy and it made them get together to overcome this difficult situation. 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 story9091.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: Just before I was to leave that morning, a co-worker approached and asked what I thought about what was happening in New York. "What do you mean?" I asked. He said he had heard that an airplane had hit the World Trade Center. It was still early in the morning, so the full scope of the disaster had yet to reach us. "An airplane, huh?" I said. "That's terrible, but it has no bearing on my life at all." All through that day I listened to radio reports from NYC and felt like a selfish fool for my earlier comment to my co-worker. In truth, The events of 1 year ago have had a deep effect on me and I'm sure on all Americans. Americans. That word has a new meaning to me. It's more than just a way to say where you're from. It means pride, solidarity, brotherhood and the ability to rise to whatever challenges are thrown in our path. I am a much better person since last year because I've realized that everything you have can be lost in an instant. Enjoy it while you have it. 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 story5301.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: As I heard the news, I was at Temple University. Upon realizing the news was indeed fact, I immediately rushed to get back to my place of residence. Coming through the front door, I can hear Dan Rather's voice blaring over the tv and as I approach the tv in the dining room, I stand there, gazing. In total disbelief, I look at the tv and see both Towers ablazed and hearing the remorse in Rather's voice. As it dawns on me that America has been attacked, the screen flashes scenes from the Pentagon that was also hit. I stood in the middle of the dining room, motionless, as if I was caught up in a time warp. Bedazed by the acts of aggression displayed on America, I take notice of Rather's words when he says all U.S. boarders are closed and all aircraft grounded. Only after Rather speaks that this is indeed happening LIVE do I fully comprehend: terrorists have strucked America and hurt us deeply. My first thoughts thereafter was where was BUSH. I was angered when I saw his plane flying somewhere in the southern area of America. Instead of returning to D.C. to take charge, he appeared to save himself. Granted, he is the President of the United States but the Citizens of the United States need a word of comfort, forceful leadership in this dreadful time of crisis. My heart was heavy after 1 pm because there was no official word on who was responsible. For the next several days, the only phrase that came out of my mouth was BLOOD FOR BLOOD!! Vengence was all that I cared to hear and wanted Bush to speak on. On September 11th, I will never forget the pain I felt, that Americans at home and abroad felt, as it only stimulated a nation to forget about our foolish differences on agenda, race and inferiority and focus on our common enemy yet unknown. I no longer felt any discomfort towards Klansmen or Skinheads as the subhumans who slamed their planes into those Towers and the Pentagon are NOT human. No longer did I concern myself with the color of one's skin as the terrorists proved they didn't care who was in those Towers. Whoever was in those Towers was gonna be killed. The WORLD Trade Center was an economic hub for the WORLD's leading financial nations to partake in business, people from all different races and nationalities. To continue to be angry with my "fellow American" whether Indian, Chinese, Japanese, White, Black, Korean or WHOEVER was responsible for the deaths of those in the Trade Center and Pentagon, I wanted them to suffer the same fate, slow and painful. This was a cowardly act and my heart wanted swift reprecussions immediately. BLOOD FOR BLOOD. That was the only thing I felt would compensate for the pain. The Pentagon, being a military establishment, would have been sufficient as it is a MILITARY target. I would still have been angry because the Pentagon was struck but I would have understood. To go towards the Towers, that was clearly a personal issue entirely different. Honest, hard-working people died and will never know why. The people aboard those respective planes also will never FULLY know the reasons for their untimely demise. Let us not forget those people, OUR People, our fellow Americans who died prematurely on Setpember 11th, 2001. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was getting ready to go to school and I heard from the other room what was being said on the television. I was stunned. All I could do was sit down and watch. I couldn't believe what was happening. I had tests at school so I continued to get ready, which was very difficult because I kept stopping to listen. On my way to school all I could think is what is the next target? Are my children safe? Since I live near Dallas, I was concerned about attacks on the Dallas/Fort Worth area and the airport. When I arrived at school everyone was in the conference room watching it on a big screen and some were crying, some were angry and some were just numb. Needless to say my instructor said "We are not having school today, if you want to leave that is fine. All I know is that I am staying right here and not moving." I left and picked my children up from school, because it was thought that the schools may be a target in the area. I was not going to take a chance and more than that I wanted my children with me so that we could discuss what was happening and try to help them understand what was going on. I also wanted my children to know that we needed to take the time to pray over New York and our President for their safety and to just some how comfort them. I really felt helpless knowing that I was soo far away to physically be able to do anything, so I just prayed. For weeks the firefighters in the metroplex, as well as all over the country, were taking donations and I put in a donation at every one that I saw. I know it was not alot, but I wanted to know that I was doing something that would be helpful. On the one year mark, I really didn't think I would be as emotional as when it happened. Well, I was very wrong! I cried most of the way to work off and on listening to the phone calls being replayed and seeing the images just put me back in disbelief that it could have happened. I do have one thought and that is that I am soo very thankful that we live in a country that will not tolerate terroism and that we just do not allow the different groups to retaliate on our soil. I never understood how the countries could put up with frequent bombings by different groups and continue to kill innocent people. It seems that they should have some way of enforcing something to put a stop to it. They apparently are not hiding the fact of who they associate with, they will then take responsibility for it after the fact and I just do not understand how it can go on. All I know is that I am soo proud to be an American and I am soo thankful to God that I have the privilege to live in this great country where I can openly worship him and not fear for my life for being a Christian. This country needs God, and until we stop shutting him out of it, we unfortunately will still see heartache. Lord use me for your good, put me to work for you to share your word with others and let your light shine through me. I love you Lord and I want to honor you and I thank you for loving me and saving me when I did not deserve it. 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 story7049.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-13 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 170.49.43.2 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 moved from Chicago to New York in 1997 to be with the love of my life. We lived together in Westchester and took the MTA to Grand Central when we would visit the city. We survived the Millennium crisis in fine fashion. So on the birthday of my girlfriend in the spring of 2001, I planned a trip into NYC. We spent the day together exploring the marvelous beauty and wonder of Battery Park and The World Trade Center. We browsed the underground mall that rivaled any suburban monstrosity. Then, as evening approached, dressed in our finest clothes, to Windows on the World we went. Standing in the lobby, admiring the architectural achievement that were the Twin Towers, I just had to say in awe that, ?There is no way these towers will ever fall?. So up we went. As I viewed the Brooklyn Bridge from high above, I glanced to my right and was amazed at the sight of another building as impressive as the one I was in. We entered the restaurant and had the most memorable night ever. I proposed to my girlfriend, and she accepted. We were truly on top of the World. On the morning of the 11th, I put a suit on to head off once again on the Metro North to Grand Central. I had job interviews. You see, I just had to work in New York City. So off I went to take the scenic ride to the center of the World. My phone rang, I answered. It was my fianc?e. A plane just hit one of the Twin Towers. My thoughts immediately recall the B-25 incident at The Empire State Building and really thought nothing of it. Then, as I viewed the images on television, saw how serious it looked. As I watched the second plane hit live on national TV, I became numb. I slouched to the floor in disbelief. It quickly turned into denial, and my brain and body simply shut down. The Towers that I had grown to know and love...were gone. Friends, neighbors, police officers, firefighters, everyday people...were gone. I, as many of us, lost so much on that day. A year later, I finally came out of my state of shock. It turned to depression. My fianc?e and I broke up. I left to return to Chicago. I am receiving treatment and am trying to piece my life back together again. I will, but there will be a few big pieces missing. It has taken me this long to even string enough letters together to create a word in order to share this story. I wasn?t in The World Trade Center, so I can?t tell you what they lost, I only know how adversely it affected my life. Let us 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 story9097.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. 2003-02-26 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.109.231.44