257 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 woke up to a bright sunny September day. I remember I was in the middle of brushing my teeth when my mother called up the stairs to turn on the TV. She said my niece had called and two planes had crashed into the World Trade Center buildings, they had collapsed and thousands were dead.I thought she must be mistaken. She couldn't have understood correctly, there couldn't possibly be that many dead. I thought she must mean a few hundred. Unfortunatly I was wrong. Before I could get to the TV she was calling upstairs that another plane had crashed into the Pentagon. I rushed to turn on my TV only to find another plane had crashed in Pennsylvania. I watched all day, numb, I saw every report, every picture they showed on TV concerning the crashes all the while hoping and praying this wasn't happening. Praying for the people that were gone, for those left behind and those who went through or witnessed this tragedy. I couldn't fathem how anyone could hate us so much they would kill thousands of people they didn't even know. It wasn't until that night that I cried. I remember getting on the computer and being on the internet when I heard Lee Greenwoods 'Proud to be an American' the floodgates opened and all I could do was cry my heart out for all those people who would never see their mother,father, sister,brother,son,daughter,husband, wife or friend. Whether or not you personally lost someone that day or not we all felt that loss. Even though my life has gone on I still grieve for those that were lost and those that were left behind. They will never be forgotten. 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 story5826.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: Although my boyfriend and I were not anywhere near the WTC, it changed our lives forever. This is just a short version to everything that really happened. Here is our story. 8:48am: Melissa: I live one mile away from the World trade center. I was asleep when the first plane hit in Tower 1. I didn't hear anything, nor was I aware that anything was going on. I didn't have class till one so I had planned to sleep until eleven. I didn't realize what was going on in reality. Miguel: I was also asleep. I didn't plan on waking up anytime soon. I thought Melissa was already in school and wasn't expecting to hear from her until later on in the evening. 9:03am: Melissa: I was still asleep when the second plane crashed into Tower 2. Two minutes later, my mom ran into my room screaming. I found out later that my mom was relived I was home. I was still half asleep and incoherent when my mom told me to watch the TV. I quickly jumped out of bed and ran into the living room. There to my horror, I saw both Towers on fire. My mother and her boyfriend told me what had happened and I kept thinking it was a dream. I forced myself to leave the TV so I could brush my teeth and make myself a cup of coffee. I knew this was going to be a long morning. Someone in my building had made mention about Con Edison being close to the WTC site. My mother and I decided to spend the rest of the morning collecting water, candles, and canned food just in case of emergency. 9:12am: Miguel: My mom came into my room to wake me up and told me about the horrors that were happening. I turned on my TV and while watching the news, I thought "Who could've done this?" I knew this wasn't an accident. I was also concerned for Melissa. Was she there, in her school? I just kept hoping she was okay. Every time I heard the phone ring, I jumped. I kept hoping it was Melissa. Finally after a few minutes, she called and told me she was home. I was so relieved. She asked me to do her a favor and go online. She couldn't go on the computer or stay on the phone because the lines kept going dead and she wanted her friends to know she was okay. 9:28am: Melissa: My mother and I were glued to the TV all morning. The news said it was a "Terrorist Attack on New York." But in a blink of an eye, we saw Tower 2 disappear. I couldn't believe it. Although I had saw it for myself, I kept asking my mother what happened. My mind couldn't take it. I went into hysterics. I was sobbing and screaming "I can't take this anymore. I want to leave New York." Reports kept coming in about the Pentagon, which was also hit and I was thinking about why anyone would want to do this to us. 10:28am: Miguel: Tower 1 had collapsed. I saw it on TV while I was on the computer talking to our friends. I told everyone that someone will pay for what they did to us. Little did I know, in 24 hours, I was going to get the saddest news I ever heard since this whole ordeal happened. I'm going to fast forward to the next day, because there's just too much information that happened that day. September 12, 6:00am: Melissa: I had to get out of the house. I couldn't stay and keep watching the news. I decided I wanted to go to Queens and see Miguel. I got dressed, walked to Delancey St station and hoped on the F train (I was thankful that the train was running.) I got to Queens at 7am. As soon as I saw Miguel, I gave him a big hug. We talked for about 15 minutes and then fell asleep. I hadn't slept all night and I didn't realize how tired I was. When I woke up later that day, I began to watch the news (there was nothing else to watch) and I felt depressed. I kept wondering how many casualties there were and I was hoping and praying that I didn't know anyone. A half hour later, I found out someone I knew (although not very well) died. 1:30pm: Miguel: Melissa and I were watching the news about the massive rescue and cleanup they were going to in Lower Manhattan. We were both hungry and I decided to get us something to eat. I went outside and bumped into one of my neighbors, who told me some devastating news. My best friend, Richard Allen, died instantly in Tower 1 when the first plane had crashed. I ran into his sister and she confirmed it for me. I went back home and told Melissa what happened. Although Melissa didn't want to go home due to how I was feeling, she eventually did. I knew I had to deal with his death on my own. But I was glad my friends were there for me. Present time: Melissa: I can never forget what happened on 9-11. It's as if it happened yesterday. Generations to come will hear about what happened. One day when I have children, they're going to hear about 9-11 through school and through me. I will tell them "that was the day our freedom came under attack, but united we stand and united we overcame." 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 story609.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 had given birth to my son on Septmeber 6,2001. Being that he was sick and wasnst breathing well he had to stay in the hospital. As the days passed he was moved to a room where we could be together. On the morning of September 11, 2001 i awoke to my son by myside; and every television channel showing the tragedy that unfolded. I couldnt believe what had just happened. Only five days old I worried for my son; a child so innocent and pure had just experienced a horrible tragedy. A tragedy that he could not even understand. I thought to myself what kind of world did i bring my son into. In December of 2001 my husband a Marine left to serve in Operation Enduring Freedom. I worried at times, but knew that the good Lord was watching over him for me which he always does. We would exchange brief emails letting me know that he was alright. Every time i seen the news talk about some kind of operation i thought about my husband. I worried if he was alright, i worried what i would do if he wasnt. I worried about what i would tell our son if his daddy didnt return home. Many of times i wanted to cry, but i had to be strong for my son. I thank God for my son; for he kept me strong when times got tough. My husband returned home on July 22nd of 2002. Although my husband cant tell me of anything that happened he asked me if what he did was right. I respond by telling him if in your heart you feel what you did was the right thing to do; I trust your oponion on whatever you did. My son just made one, my husband is home and together we will stand strong and fight terroisim. 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 story5615.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 grew up out in DC. i probuly lost some friends when the plane hit the petnagon but i dont know who. No one has come out with a list that i know of yet. As i sat in my class i remeber watching this all unfold and as i was sitting there the petntagon was being hit. They only coved the twin towers manly. I have countless friends that work at the pentagon. My dad was driving right by them on the highway. My sister was stuck in traffic for 2 and a hlaf hours trying to gget home cause the had closed the bridges around the penta and no one could get anywhere. i would like to know if there is a was to see a list of names of people that died. 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 story7105.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 towers had been hit by the time I was leaving for work, three time zones and a continent away. I'd not set my clock radio the night before, so I heard no news and was scrambling to get ready to go to work - a 30-minute commute by bus. When I boarded my bus, I notice something very strange - only two passengers. Usually, the bus was full at that time. The driver and both passengers were grim-faced and silent. I arrived at my office building in downtown Portland still oblivious to what was happening in New York, the nation's capital and Pennsylvania. When I got to my office, I ducked into the men's room to put on my necktie. I encountered a co-worker, who said, "Man, isn't this all terrible?" I said, "What's so terrible?" "You haven't heard?" he said incredulously. "Planes hit the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, and another plane is missing over Pennsylvania." That was all I needed to hear. My younger sister is a flight attendant for Delta Air Lines, and I knew she was flying on the East Coast that day. Her fiancee, a musician, was living in New York and playing in the orchestra of "The Producers." I didn't know where he worked in relation to the Twin Towers. So I went straight to the telephone and called my parents in Eugene, Oregon. Lord be thanked, both my sister and brother-in-law were safe. My sister was stranded in Cincinnati, as all planes were grounded. She did not fly for United, so she had not lost any colleagues on the hijacked planes. But she was still badly shaken by the awful events of the morning, and of course, regardless of airline, all who make their living in the sky feel a special bond with each another. Her fiancee was stuck at home with no subway to get him from the Bronx to the theatre district - a moot point, since Broadway went dark that night for the first time since President Kennedy's assasination. Via e-mail, I hunted down other close friends in New York and learned that they were safe. One, a Columbia University doctoral candidate, described the atmosphere as "incredibly surreal." That evening, the bus was full for the trip home. There was a real sense of community aboard the bus, unlike most days when people shut off from others. We talked about the tragedy, about how sad and broken a city New York must be at that moment. A New Yorker in the group, an Italian-American from Brooklyn, suddenly spoke up. "Don't any of you worry about New York," he said, grimly but proudly and defiantly. "She's been through disasters before, and picked herself up and carried on, and she'll do it again. Don't worry. You'll see. New York's tough!" That lifted all of our spirits. One woman in the group had a boyfriend from Brooklyn, and it turned out that our staunch newcomer from the Big Apple knew they boyfriend's family. The talk drifted away from the tragedy to a small-world, "who knows who"" gabfest, and it was wonderful to be part of a community drawn together - in adversity, yes, but together - and bringing comfort and cheer to one another. Despite a heavy heart for the attack on our country and the lives lost, that helped end that terrible 9-11-2001 with a small bright hope for the future. 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: (Journal Entry E-mailed to Friends and Family on September 11, 2001) Today is horrified, stagnant waiting. I got the call at 7:11am this Tuesday morning, September 11, 2001. My mom woke me up to make sure I was OK and tell me not to go downtown. In my groggy state I heard her rambling on in a nearly crying state of shock and panic about the New York World Trade Center and crashing planes and the Pentagon, but it seemed like a foggy recollection of a b-rated, sci-fi film. I thought that it was touching that she was worried, yet unjustified. But when Ryan asked me why my mom had called and I started repeating some of the things that she had told me, "top of north World Trade Center tower collapsed" "another plane flew into the second World Trade Center tower" "Pentagon attacked" "no US outbound flights allowed in the skies for the first time in history" ... I saw the look on his face, and its severity and devastation finally hit me. We hurried, dazed, to turn on the television and see for ourselves what was happening. Ryan said, "Brad used to work there," and I said, "Brad lived there, and so do so many others." We clutched our cups of coffee with our eyes glued to the confusing images on the screen and our mouths agape. We could only see one tower, due to the smoke, but soon realized that the tower we couldn't see had actually collapsed. I will never forget the repeated image of a large commercial plane flying directly into the side of tower two, the very tower where I once stood and gazed at the spectacular, sprawling New York skyline. Shortly thereafter, the live coverage showed the second tower collapsing. I had taken a bite of my bagel, but had to choke it down because I suddenly felt nauseous. Paralyzed, I witnessed hundreds, if not thousands, of people dying. In addition to the people on the plane and in the building that must have died, people were jumping from the top of the building, trying to escape. Incomprehensible. My mother called again, and I immediately bumbled my words, trying to tell her that I was sorry - in the groggy state in which she had originally told me about the situation, I did not understand its magnitude. She went on to tell me not to worry about Robin, that she was OK. In my state of shock, I had forgotten that my little sister Robin was in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Another hijacked plane had crashed in her vicinity, and Robin and her co-workers were evacuated from their building, the largest tower between New York and Chicago (and therefore a building suspected to be in danger). My co-workers were evacuated from their building, a block from the Chicago Board of Trade - obviously a potential threat to the safety of our friends in Chicago. My thoughts also immediately turned to my friends working in the Hancock building in Chicago - Helen, Mike, Barb, Gayle and everyone else at Near North. Ryan reached Brad via AIM. He was stunned. Fumin also sent us an instant message. At 11:39pm on a Tuesday night in Singapore, he witnessed these terrible events from the other side of the world. All day I have just stared at the reports on TV. From time to time, I am overcome with grief and just cry over the horror of it all. There is a feeling that it's not over and a terror of what could happen next. If the Pentagon and the World Trade Towers were vulnerable, what isn't? Much of downtown Seattle is shutdown - the Space Needle, the Pacific Science Center, the airport (obviously - like every other airport across the country), the largest skyscrapers and all of the government agencies. Ferries are not taking any cars. Navy war vessels are now parked in our harbors. Amtrack trains and Greyhound busses are halted. The sound of sirens hasn't stopped all day. I think I'll hear those warning cries in my sleep. Another World Trade building in downtown New York has just collapsed, due to the other nearby collapses/explosions, and World Trade Building No. 6 is expected to fall shortly. Wall Street is shut down until Thursday - extreme measures that have never been taken before. Our borders to both Mexico and Canada are under heavy surveillance. I fear to stop watching. I fear to continue watching. I don't know what I will wake up to tomorrow. The sound of an aircraft flying low right now made me hold my breath. The land of the free feels trapped, and everyone waits. 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 story4790.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 don't have much of a story to tell, when you hear the stories of the survivors a year later. I was not there. I did not lose anyone I loved, but I did learn what capacity I have for empathy. I was watching TV on that morning, when suddenly images of the WTC building burning flashed onscreen. I called my sister in New York and asked her, "do you know whats going on?" She didn't, and I instrructed her to turn on her TV. In horror, we sat on the phone, eyes glued to the TV as we watched the 2nd plane hit the second tower. I watched as the trade centers fell, and so many lives were lost. I prayed, and I cried, and I called my husband just to tell him I love him. The petty arguments of the day before were now meaningless. I hung up the American Flag usually reserved for Independance day and Memorial Day... and I stayed glued to the TV for days, trying to understand what would drive people to do this to our wonderful country. So many lives were extingushed that day, but the survivors of 9/11 are still alive to tell their stories. As long as we still remember 9/11, as long as those of us who are still living breathe, and as long as we still enjoy the freedoms that make us Americans, the terrorists have not won. They may have won a battle by killing so many innocents, but they have not and will not win the war. 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 walking from the # 3 train on my way to work from west to east up 40th street. It was a beautifil day. The trees in Bryant park hadn't shown any signs of fall yet. Suddenly I heard this very loud, apparently low flying Jet plane over head. I looked up but it had past. I thought it strange that the plane was flying so low over mid town Manhattan and in a southern direction. As I got to work,475 5th ave, a man got on the elevator with me looking very upset. I asked him if he was alright. He said, "I hope I didn't see what I just saw, I think I saw a plane crash into the World Trade Center". I quickly ran to our showrooms that face 5th avenue. Looking south I was not able to see anything. I went back to my desk and turned on my radio. The very first reports were coming in. Yes, it was true. I quickly called home to my wife Dianne to tell her to turn on the news. I went back down stairs with my Co-worker Cathleen and we turned south and looked. Good lord in heaven, there it was. Black smoke pouring into the crystal blue mid September sky. We stood there momentarily, in shock as many others around us were. Traffic was stopped on 5th ave, in front of the Main branch of the Library. Just lots of New Yorkers incredulously starring with disbelief down 5th avenue. Wham! the second plane hit. A huge fire ball shot from the north side of the 2nd building. Crys of horror, terror and bisbelief filled the now still air. At this piont I felt this was not an accident but an attack. I looked up at the majestic Empire State building and thought, yikes this could be next. It was only 6 blocks away. We went back into our building and I called home. We were asked to stay at work, but after calling home again I knew I had to be with my newly wedded wife. I did get to speak to my kids Dom and Gina out in Davis California to let them know I was alright I wound up walking home to the upper west side of Manhattan with my friend Jane and thousands of folks through Central park. We could see fighter jets soaring over the city. It was so erry. Three things I will never forget till the day I die, the sound of the first plane, the sight of the second plane exploding into the side of the south tower, but most of all, the eyes of all the folks I saw that day. Eyes so full of all emotions one could never ever discribe. I lost one friend, A fire fighter Donald Regan, from Brooklyn. God rest you Donny. I wish to thank all those folks throughout the world who prayed for us New Yorkers. There was so much love beaming in. We sure felt it during those terrible hours. Thanks Love Andy 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 story1343.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: Original Posting Location: Jersey City, New Jersey Comment: Our high school in Jersey City is nearly opposite the WTC, just a short trip across the Hudson River. Ironically, our first written/discussed topic for yesterday was, "American History: Who Cares?" As expected, the kids wrote about how boring it is, and how it's , "...not about us, or things that happen around here." Today, from the vantage point of our east facing windows, all that has changed.....mario *** I retired in 2004. I've been back a few times since then to visit friends who are still teaching. Each time I enter the building, I deliberately try to avoid looking towards Manhattan. But because the south facing main entrance is the required access, there is no choice but to look eastward. Each time I do so, I want to delude myself into believing that if I squint through the fog of passing time, I will see the Twin Towers still there. The illusion lasts but a second. All the kids that were in my classes are now gone. The new faces will never know what that day meant to those of us who experienced the tragedy as it happened. Their relationship to that day will, at best, come from the voices of older siblings who lived it, or from the weak vicariousness of a textbook. And though I know that these are poor means of learning, I pray that they understand that lesson solely in these ways. 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 story20798.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2006-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.116.11 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 lived in Florida at that time but I was born and raised in New York. I was watching a morning talk show Regis and Kelly, I stepped out of the room, and when I came back in there was Breaking News on, and they showed the one tower in flames. I said what is this, I thought it was a preview for a Movie. After watching I could not believe it, a plane hit, and I said what a horrible accident, at that time I thought it was an accident. After the second plane hit,I was in tears. It was done purposely, I was so upset, how can someone have so much hate. I was supposed to fly that week to NY for my cousins wedding. I wanted to drive to NY immediately, to my home, to my family. I had family who worked in the city. I was happy to find out they were all alright. I watched the TV 24-hours for weeks, it was such a depressing time, and a time that along with others 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/. Title A name given to the resource story2655.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. 24.28.40.121 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: The day started like any other ordinary day. I woke up around 5:30 in the morning and did all my usual things. I ate breakfast, took a shower and got dressed. I rode on my bus. I was really happy because after school I was going to a friend's house. As the bus stopped outside the school everyone stood up. When I got off the bus one of my friends came up to me. We walked to our lockers and I opened my locker door. I reached in and grabbed my things for my first and second period classes. I walked into my first period class early as usual. My first period class is Spanish. We had the second part of a two-part test. It was a composition. After Spanish, I walked up to the second floor to my Global Studies class. We took notes and talked all period. In the last twenty minutes of class my teacher received a phone call. She hung up the phone and turned on the television. What I saw after that shocked me. We saw one of the twin towers in New York City. It was smoking heavily because a plane had crashed into it. Our class watched in shock for about three minutes and then in the background behind the second tower we could see a low flying plane. At that instant it flew right into the second tower. By that time we knew it wasn't an accident. The bell rang and the class got up and walked out. I walked downstairs to my third period gym class. When I got to the gym, the television was on and people were watching the live coverage of the World Trade Center accidents. During gym all I could think about was the people in New York City. After gym we changed back into are regular clothes. When I walked back into the gym, the television was still on. This time the broadcasters weren't talking about New York City. They were talking about another plane that had just crashed into the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Now I knew that something was terribly wrong. I walked back to my locker and grabbed my books for my fourth and fifth period classes. My fourth period class is Studio Art. In Studio Art we all watched the television also. Just before the bell rang they were talking about the World Trade Center towers. Just as the bell rang in that class the first tower fell to the ground. My fifth period math class that day went really slow. After fifth period I had sixth period lunch. Sometime before lunch and after fifth period the second tower had collapsed and that was the talk of lunch. My friends and I talked about who we thought was behind the attack. Most of it said it was Germany and Japan trying to get revenge on America for losing World War 2. One of my friends at my table guessed it was the Taliban. When lunch was over I went to guided study. It was boring because I didn't have any work (neither did anyone else) and the teacher didn't turn on the television. After that I went to my eighth period Earth Science class. We didn't do a thing. All we did was watch a press conference with the leader of the Osama Bin Laden. I didn't understand a word that he said but it sounded like he wasn't being truthful. After that period I went to English. The day of school was over and I was on my way home. In the following weeks, the United States found out that Osama Bin Laden was indeed a liar. We started a war. A war in which President Bush said was a war on terrorism. Although we have not found Bin Laden yet I hope someday we do and he will get what he deserves. This whole experience impacted me in a few ways. One of my uncles worked right down the street from the World Trade Center. He had to quit working for almost a month. He now is working again but he said he may never be the same again because he was so close when this all happened. 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 story726.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 will never forget the morning of 9/11/01 it is a day that will play over & over in my mind for the rest of my life. All I could think to do is call my family memebers & tell them how much I love them. You listen to some people today say that tradgedy didnt hit them directly at home in their family but I see it differnt, on 9/11 America became one big family, ONE NATION UNDER GOD! So as for the events on this day I will always remember my brothers & sisters that will forever be TRUE AMERICAN HERO'S! Sarah 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 story2703.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 out in Wilkes-Barre to travel to a remote auditee with a fellow auditor. When we got to the site, they had a small black/white television and it was showing the WTC and on a split screen the Pentagon. I thought at first it was some sort of ad or preview for a movie, then, I realized with horror and fear it was real!! From then on, all discussion became about updates on the situation. Eventually, I and my fellow auditor we called and told to leave the audit site and go home. On our return journey to Wilkes-Barre, we listened over and over to all the news available on NPR. I became more and more horrible. Then, when I got to an actual television, I just started crying. Then, later, I wanted to rush out and try to give blood, but I was totally unfamiliar with Wilkes-Barre and knew I would get lost, etc. Therefore, I felt totally useless. Finally, after listening to the President and all the news stations until 11 p.m, I went to sleep. It was not a restful sleep, I was fearful of all that had been familiar and safe the day before. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6659.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. 192.243.157.82 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 leaving the school office during my planning period being told that the World Trade Center had just been bombed. It wasn't until about an hour later that we figured out that planes had been flown into the two structures. A little while later we were told of other attacks and Flight 93. I spent the rest of the day with my high school students watching the television trying to understand what was going on. We had an assembly at the end of the day where we prayed for the victems and their families. Before leaving school to go home, I called my husband to ask him to stay off the express ways and take the back roads home from work. I circled Sept. 11 in my lesson plan book and wrote my thoughts on what had happened. I left school and drove straight home to wait for my husband. We watched the news reports the rest of the 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 story4110.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. 63.166.34.132 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 I was in my car listening to the radio when I heard about the first World Trade Center building being hit. I was on my way to visit an old high school teacher. On the 20 minute drive down there I listened as the second building was hit. I was horrified I couldn't believe what was happening. I was a freshmen in college and I really didn't pay much attention to the terriost that attack America throughout the years. When I finally arrived at my old high school I ran up to the class room and turned on the television. My teacher was on her planning period so the room was empty except for me and her. I was telling her about my drive out there and how I listened to the radio as the towers were hit, then there was another shocking attempt to crush the American pride; the Pentagon was hit. Luckily it wasn't hit straight on, but was some how detoured to the side. The two of us sat at a desk in disbelievment. My teacher tried franticly to call her friend who lived in the city and as everyone remembers all the lines were quite busy. She also tried to call her mother, so her mother wouldn't worry that she was hurt. I remember walking through the halls and watching as students and teachers alike ran to a widow and tried franticlly to call there loved ones who worked in the Pentagon. With tears rolling down each and everyone of their faces, I felt a small feeling of relief knowing that my family was far from the two attack areas. But then my relief was taken away by all the hurt and saddness I knew the others were going through. When I got back home, I called my parents who told me to stay there and make sure all the kids got home from school okay and to let them know that they had to stay inside. The phone calls just kept coming in making sure I was okay and making sure that my family and friends were doing okay. My sister was telling me stories of kids in her homeroom who began cheering as the rest of America ran in terror and cried for their loved ones. I couldn't believe their lack of sensitivity for the rest of the vitims and their families. I couldn't believe my own angry. I wasn't very patriot before all of this happened but soon after I began telling people how proud I was to be an American. I cannot wait until that bastard Bin Ladin is captured and gets whats coming to him. 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 story157.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-03-06 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 129.174.55.163 Annotation Annotations to this item. Osama Bin Laden Patriotism Students/Teachers U.S. retribution 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 was in around 6:45am that day...at around 8.46 I felt a big explosion and ran to the window and saw the north tower on fire and I called my wife at the hospital where she works in the Bronx,NY and told her the tower was on fire and she told me to get out of there...I was on the way out when the pa came on and said it's ok its not our building so go back to your desk, I said no way and took the elevator down and start to walk up Broadway and started to look at the towers and saw people jumping from the towers and I start to cry. Got on my 5 train headed north to the Bronx where I live with my son and wife. People were looking at me like I was on something cause I turned white and then I started to tell the people on the train what happened, they thought i was crazy or something........... My name is Tony Palushaj 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 story1909.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. 2002-09-08 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.188.10.253 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: On September 11, 2001 I was at work. I work for the City of Chicago at the Administrative Hearings Facility. While we were in our offices getting prepared to have court sessions for the different municipalities we heard over the radio that there had been an attack on the Twin Towers in New York and that there maybe a act of terriorism on the City of Chicago especially Sears Towers, large office buildings in the Loop area and City facilities. Everyone was crying and alarmed. An overwhelmingly number of phone calls flooded our phone lines in all departments cancelling their court dates because they were scared to come to court fearing that our facility might be under attack. There is usually a large number of Arab cab drivers that come to court everyday, but, on that particular day not one of them showed up. It was as if someone knew what was going to happened and alerted everyone else and they (Arab) taxicab drivers were not around at all. Staff members and court officials noticed that and we all got very alarmed because we figured if they did not show then what possibly could have planned for our City building. Many parents and friends called and asked that we leave the building, but, some of stayed with the grace of God that there would not be a tragedy at our Administrative Hearing City of Chicago Bulding. Our mayor did in fact close down some City of Chicago facilities. One thing I must say is that at our facility our security was on guard and City of Chicago Police and Fire Personnel were on point. At first I was nervous, but I received a phone call from my mom who is a Holy woman and she prayed for me and my co-workers and said that God was with us and we had nothing to fear. I immediately felt a calm for myself and began to weep for others who's family mambers were in the Twin towers and the air planes that had crashed. We Chicagoans have been deeply affected by this horific episode. Our hearts, souls and prayers go out to anyone who was a victim, family member or friend of the people who lost their lives on this day. We will never forget this day or any other where people have lost their lives at the hands of someone else. 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 story7179.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. 216.125.144.2 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 was on my way to work when the World Trade Center was devastated. When I walked into my office, a fellow employee told me what happened. I immediately knew that this attack was unlike any attack that the U.S. had experienced in the past, including Pearl Harbor. I immediately felt that the devastation on the World Trade Center by merging the two major symbols of our economy was a was a symbol of the devastation of our economy; of our life in the U.S. as we had known it; that nothing would ever be the same. I spoke these feelings to my co-workers who did not understand the signficance of what I had said. For that matter, neither did I. My perceptions were based upon feelings. I knew we had experienced another "Pearl Harbor". My perceptions and observations proved true over the past five years, and has altered Life in the U.S. on many levels and merged our country into another terrible war. Certainly for all of the survivors whose family members perished on 9/11/01, life will never be the same. My greatest desire is that everyone -- our entire global population -- will learn the lesson once and for all -- that nothing good ever comes from war! 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 story20618.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2006-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 70.61.221.146 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 getting ready for work when I turned on the TV & saw what was going on. I have a cousin who works in DC. When the plane hit the Penigon, I thought of my cousin. My cousin, at one time, worked at the Penigon but works in another building now. I am thankful he is alright but also sad of all the people who lost theit lives 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 story3576.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: Arrived at work and tried to get my usual morning news fix on cnn.com. The site loaded slowly and it reported that a small Cessna type plane had crashed into the WTC. Later it was confirmed that the plane was a large passenger plane. When the second plane hit something caused me to go outside. Along with hundreds of other people just standing in the middle of 5th. Ave. looking southward (traffic had COMPLETELY srtopped) we watched the plume of smoke coming from the south tower fall as the building gave way. I ran back inside in hysterics and later, now listening to a radio, heard of the second tower falling, the Pentagon, and the plane crash in PA. Around 12:00 I walked uptown, met my fiance, and we walked, with thousands of others, across the Queensbourough bridge. At home the news was turned on and remained on for the next few days. That footage played over and over. So many more details but that is the jist of my experience. I still can't wrap my mind around what happened. 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 story1093.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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