261 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: As I watched the fire burning from the first tower, I was thinking about how the plane had run into the Empire State Building and it was repaired. I was thinking "I wonder how long it will take to repair and reopen the World Trade Center" As I was watching, the second plane came into the frame on TV and I said to no one in particular "What is that plane doing flying over the center of the city." Then I saw the flames as the plane plunged into the second tower. I knew then that this was no accident. My wife's cousin called shortly from Maryland to ask what I thought of this madness. I replied that it was really bad what was going on in New York. She informed me that she was talking about the attack on the Pentagon. I had been away from the radio and TV and that bit of information caught me totally by surprise. The rest of the day I was glued to the TV to try to get all of the information I could about what was going on. Still, in my mind, I am trying to understand what we Americans had done to fill someone with so much hatred that they could plan and carry out such an evil deed. We are not a perfect society but I can't imagine planning anything so horrible as what happened on September 11, 2001. 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 story4806.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.188.6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I wrote this about 10 days after this terrible tragedy: Towers of Hope For that once stood is there no more, For mothers, fathers, sons and daughters of war We pray, Our strength and courage has been questioned, So many things going through our heads that can't even be mentioned, Signs of hope lost forever, Worst things we hope the terrorist will never endeaver, Faith in God will pull us through, Things we didn't even know we could do, As the whole world watched in horror As the planes of death crashed in terror, We pray 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 story8325.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was just pulling into my parking space at work and getting ready to turn off the radio when a "breaking news" story came on the radio. I listened intently when they said a "commuter plane" had just crashed into the World Trade Towers. Thinking it was just a very tragic accident, I turned my car radio off and went inside. When I got there, it was a very different story. People were huddled around every TV and the news was grim. At that moment, the other plane careened into the second tower and at that time I knew we were under attack. The hours and days following were emotional, horrific and just unbelievable. My heart goes out to everyone whose life was touched on that fateful day. May we 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 story20550.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. 151.197.74.34 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 still remember that day on September 11. I was in bed, and my mom said "Joseph, come out here quick!! People are gonna be asking where you were when this happened!". I got up and thought "alright, but this had better be important...". So I got up, I walked out and look at the tv, the first words I said were "holy Sh#@!!". I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Just a few minutes after I got up, the first tower collapsed. I was at a loss for words, I just blankly stared at the tv in shock and disbelief. My mom had the radio on, and Howard Stern was broadcasting live from New York, talking about the twin towers being hit. It was hectic. I got to school, and that's all anyone was talking about. In all of my classes, we didn't do any work, we just watched the news. I remember getting home, and just watching the news all day to see if they had any more details. I was afraid that the next target would be in California, maybe in the Los Angeles area. On battle.net and various message boards, that's all anyone talked about. I also talked to my AIM buddies about it, they couldn't believe it either. I remember all the planes being grounded, how I panicked whenever I heard a plane outside, and I had to go out and check on it every time, and my dad's cousin being stuck at LAX on a business trip. Another interesting thing about that day was that it was 2 days before my 17th birthday. I was delivered 2 days later than expected. Had I been delivered when I was supposed to be, I would have a birthday on the same day as the horror now known as 9/11. 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 story8255.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-02 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.79.81.8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: sept 11 was a day of mixed emotion ,when I heard the news I had just returned from my shift keeping the media & peopole in general from decsacrating where my friends had died at the hands of state & federal agents. they where tom coslen &rollie rhom ,we where getting dressed for rollies funeral& whatching the news when it came on . after a week of watching FBI agents in armoured personal carries & helocopters swarm my friends farm & 20 police cars ciricleing where we held a vigle.we where very scared who had did this . I did not think of foriegn terrosits. but of american militas .this tragedy that befell america eclipsed our own & america forgot the two men who had opened their farm to free speach & peacful disobebeance.& payed with their lives for trying too keep their farm from unjust forfiture .so this is a time of great sadness here in my villege.for our friends who where killed doing what they belived in & those whose loved ones died in the trade center .Had my friends not died I woulid have been in NY for a music award at the jammies two blocks from the trade center & that thought haunts me still .peace too all who seek it ,micheal twohats murray 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 story1580.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-30 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 66.119.33.167 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 the morning of September 11th. I was having an EDG procedure done to check on the healing of my esophagus. I remember waking up and my dad looking at me crying. I thought they had found something wrong with me. My mom asked me if I knew anyone in New York because a plane had crashed into a building. As I was coming out of the anesthesia, I had no clue as to the significance of what had taken place over in New York. My cousin was over there. He had to walk home from work with all the others walking home that day. I remember the rest of the day was spent watching TV with my mom and feeling like this had happened before as just a couple of years prior we were watching TV together during the bombing. 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 story3274.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. 67.202.68.97 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 just came out of a meeting with some of my employees. Another employee came up to me with tears in her eyes and a sense of real urgency to her voice, but I could barely make out what she was telling me. It was that moment of dazed confusion. I had to ask her to repeat what she said. She said, "A plane has struck the World Trade Towers." As the reality of the situation began to set in, I felt that I needed to learn more about the situation and logged onto msnbc.com to see if there was any information available there. As I was logging on, the employee came running back into my office crying even more. She said, "Another plane just struck the World Trade Towers. I think we're under attack!" Suddenly, everyone in the department of 50 people became instantly upset. Some tried to continue to do their work answering an 800 telephone line. Others found it impossible to remain focused and were so devastated that they literally fled the building to go be with their children. The whole day was so surreal. Callers into our 800 line needed to talk about what was happening. So, besides trying to manage the work of the day, we found ourselves offering support to the customers. What I remember most is how dazed and stunned everyone looked. Total shock that this nightmare was happening. I could not wait to get home to my 17 yr old son and my 8 yr old daughter. I hugged them both so hard and kissed their sweet faces. I have always counted my blessings, but Sept. 11, 2001, really emphasizes my blessings even more. I am so proud to be an American. And, I was so proud of our president, George W. Bush. He was destined to be our president during this horrific event. No one else could have been as strong as he was for us. 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 story2146.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. 2002-09-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.188.195 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 called by one of my Police Officers who said a plane had hit the WTC. I tuned the TV on right away and saw the second plane hit later. After confirming it was a terrorist attack I went to my Police Dept. to make sure all the infastructure was secure and remained there throughout the day. Chief Craig Shaw Fairview, Illinois Police Dept. 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 story2419.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.254.202.0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I had just woke up. Turned on the tv to see if the power was back on. When I seen the first tower was burning. I was trying to figure out what happened. Then the second plane hit the other tower. The first thing I did was call my manager at work and told her what had just happened. She is from New York. At first she did not believe me so i put the phone by the TV. Thats when the president came on and said we were under terriost attack. I had to go out but stayed in touch with my manager by cell phone and also took notes to fill in people at work when i got there. I could not believe this was happening. I sat down and disguised the event with my kids. To let them know that they were safe. Also that to say a special prayer that nite for all that lost their lives because of it. Then we finished watching the news that nite. That was a day I will never forget. To go to sleep in darkness to wake up to the world being tore apart. 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 story5541.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.188.6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was traveling with my family from Connecticut to New Hampshire for a camping vacation. We were on I95 north past Boston,sometime after 9 am, when I noticed two planes bank sharply and head back toward Boston. We commented how strange it was. Our plan was to take a boat tour of Lake Winnipesaukee. When we got to Wolfeboro we parked up a side road, in front of a closed theater so we would have space for the camper. A lovely elderly woman walked over to us from her home. She said we were campers and the last to know anything. "We have been attacked and you have to come into my house and watch the TV. You won't believe it!" How odd to sit in a stranger's living room at 10:15am on September 11th 2002 and watch and listen. I never got this womans name. I know I said thank you when I left, I hope she knows how generous it was of her to bring us into her home. We went on our boaot tour and continued our vacation as planned. We worried and prayed. I am glad now that I was far away with my family with no TV and only a little radio and the newspaper to keep us connected to the events. 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 story5544.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.252.198.32 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 at my desk working when I heard the first news report of a plane crash. About the time I heard it, my boss came down the hall and was asking what I had heard. As we were listening to the reports, the second plane hit the WTC. I went into our lounge area to see the television reports. In what is normally a very noisy and busy environment, you could hear a pin drop. Everyone was standing, staring at the tv in disbelief. No one said a word. Tears were in several eyes, including the men. We all watched in silence for what seemed like an eternity. As we had to go back to our areas and go through the motions of working, it was a day like no other. The phones were eerily silent. They rang maybe 3 times the whole day. There were tears and sadness, and confusion. Unanswered questions and prayers lifted to God for comfort to those in pain. I still cry when I think about the events of that day and probably always will. I found my buried patriotism which had been taken for granted for too long. I display the flag with pride at my home and wear a flag pin almost everyday to remember all those who died that day and to honor the servicemen and women who do what they do so that I may be free. 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 story5742.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My boyfriend called me to tell me to turn on the television. When I saw the devastating pictures that were in some way staring back at me, I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Why was this happening? Why would someone purposefully hit the Twin Towers? Then the pictures on the screen only got worse...the Pentagon was struck! A symbol of our strength, now had a massive gash in her side. Could this get any worse? Yes...Flight 93 crashed in the countryside of Pennsylvania. America was under attack, how could this be? As the day that forever changed America unfolded, I sat in disbelief. There was a gash in our symbol of strengh, and then a city scape was forever altered when the Twin Towers came gracfully, but tragically down. Another symbol of our strength gone forever. But in some way another symbol of our strength and determination became ever more evident when it was found out the the passengers of Fight 93 fought back. Though our world will never be the same, we learned a valuable lesson. We learned we are vulnerable. We will never forget what happened on September 11, 2001. And may we never forget how Americans of every race, color, and creed came together not as individuals but as a nation to show the world, that you may be able to knock America down, but you will never be able to knock her out. New walls will be built and grass will grow, but let us never forget those 2,801 heros that lost their lives for freedom. In 1863, words were written on a piece of paper that have become are very fitting for America today. Here is a small excerpt from the famous Gettysburg Address. "... The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but can never forget what they did here. It is for us, the living, rather to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they have, thus far, so nobly carried on. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they here gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain; that this nation shall have a new birth of freedom;..." ~ Abraham Lincoln, 1863 May we always be proud to be Americans and always honor those who so tragically lost their lives one year ago today. September 11, 2002 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 story5113.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. 12.150.77.185 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 at Midway Airport. I missed my flight to St. Louis and was scheduled on a later one. I was walking down the concourse when I heard a man having his shoes shined tell someone on his cell phone that "a plane just crashed into the World Trade Center". I thought to myself how funny it was that this man could believe such a silly rumor. As I got closer to my gate I realized that I was the only one walking down the concourse. You could hear a pin drop. It was surreal. I realized everyone in the airport was standing in front of the TV monitors. That's when I saw it. I got there just in time to watch the second plane hit. I was stunned. There are no words to describe how I felt even to this day. I think I felt fear mostly. I felt violated. I always thought no one could touch us here. We're supposed to be safe here. Things like this happen in other countries they don't happen here. Who could hate us that much? I was standing at my gate watching this happen with a group of people waiting to catch a plane to New York. I felt so sorry for them. I tried to imagine which ones were from there and which ones were just traveling in. Who had family there? Who had friends there? How would I feel if this was happening here in Chicago? I could hardly breath. Minutes later, the airport announced that all flights were cancelled. All I knew was that I wanted to get home. I wanted to be with my kids and my family. I wasn't going to work, I wasn't going anywhere but home to hold my babies. How very precious we all are. How very precious our country is. May we never ever take these things for granted. 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 story3802.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 woken up and got ready for school that morning. I had extra time so i turned on the television. On the screen, was smoke everywhere. At first I thought it was a scene from a movie, but then voices filled my ears, informing me that a world trade tower had hit. I thought it was an accident. Then I left for school. My first period class didn't discuss it all. Not everyone was even aware of it, but when I when i stepped into my second period class, World Geography, it was a whole different world. The entire class was devoted to listening of our radio about the crashes. My teacher told us that is was probably terroist attacks, most likely Osama bin Laden. She said that he had tried once before to bomb the World Trade Center. The whole day was different. All of my classes were a lot less talkative. I was upset because i used to think the United States couldn' t be beaten or attacked. It was like something that seemed like it could always protect us. I got scared because i never thought that we would ever be attacked again. I was wrong 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 story8284.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: Being from South Carolina is so different than being a New Yorker. You know New York is there because you see the skyline and so many parts of the city all the time--in the news, in movies, pictures everywhere. I was very shaken that morning on hearing about New York, but I realized that is was "surreal" because I have never been there (except as a six-year-old). But when I saw the Pentagon, I realized that our nation was in fact being attacked and the attacks were real. I have been to the Pentagon and seen it on many occasions because my father was in the U.S. Army and was stationed there in the late 1960s. Those images of the plane in the building were too much, and something I will never forget for the rest of my life. Perhaps the only good to come out of September 11th is that our nation truly became united. I am so proud. 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 story3004.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. 66.20.155.113 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: Although we were half a continent away, Kansans felt the rumble of the world shaken on September 11, 2001. We continue to feel the aftershocks as our aircraft industry community experiences layoffs and closings. On September 11, I hugged my then 3-year old son extra tight that afternoon after picking him up early from daycare. Since then, I never miss a chance to give him an extra kiss or tell loved ones that I love them. The most recent and deepest tremor was the April 2002 death of a close friend?s son in Afghanistan as he served in the Army. His fate was sealed that day in September as his base went on alert in San Diego and months later as he was sent to join troops near Kabul. The events are unexplainable to me and are especially so to the parents of a loving son who knew that he had a dangerous job but chose to continue so that others may not be harmed. I believe more than ever that we are all here on borrowed time and have come to a better understanding that each day is one more chance to get it right. It may be the last chance. Each day truly is a gift. 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 story6867.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. 198.81.16.187 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: What I remeber on this day was that I was at school when it first happen. The people at the school told us but I really didn't know what they was talking about and what had happen.Then when i had got home on the news it started explaining what had happen I was crying and scared for all the people who had lost a love one in that diaster. When i saw the explosion on the t.v all the people running and crying it was painful to look at. And now looking back at what had happen it is still painful but looking at see more than 2,ooo people that were killed. Even people who went help they died too it was a bad moment for our country . Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story20532.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. 68.186.239.238 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 at home and was up early a.m. getting ready to go work on a t.v. show(Scrubs). As I was drying my hair and getting ready for work. I was watching t.v. and saw where at that time they thought was a small plane crashed into the wtc. As I was sitting on my bed watchiong, I saw the SECOND plane hit. My skin cringed and I knew something was wrong. It was as if it was a film set that I saw this but knew right away, IT WAS REAL!. I sat there in shock watching not knowing what was to happen next. Then the pentagon. Then I was worried my brother was there because he works as a reporter for NBC and knowing him, he is in the midst of all things. So at that point I got on the phone and tried to call him. I never got thru to him but my mother called me and said he was in Fla. with the Bush group, so I was relieved there. I know alot of people in New York and I prayed that they were allright. I finally made it to work and everyone there was solemn. They cancelled the shoot for the day and I went to the nearest bar along with other people to watch what was going on.I will never forget that day and I pray for those who lost their lives!!!!! Tricia Sherwood 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 story3676.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.188.6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On September 11, 2001, i can remember it was a beautiful morning. I left my house squinting in the morning sun...I got to work about 8:00 am and was ready for the day, So I thought. About 8:50 am I recieved a phone call at my job, it was my boyfriend. He asked if i was okay and if i was aware of what was happening. When i told him i didn't know what he was talking about he told me to put the news on...that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. In my mind i thought it was a freak accident and i said to my boss maybe it was a charter plane...they fly in and out of the water near the FDR Drive. I called my mother, who works across the street from the Empire State Building, to tell her what had happened and she said she was trying to contact me but the phones would disconnect... I remember telling her i wasn't sure what was happening but i asked her to listen for any updates and to keep me posted. I told her i loved her and that i would call her as soon as i knew what we were going to do. So we put the news on and saw it wasn't a charter plane but a commercial airline. I immediately said it was terrorism, and my boss called my crazy. We worked on the Ninth Floor in the wing of the building with a limited view so i went to the pantry window of the Eleventh floor, where our Environmental Police Unit is located...i could see the smoke billowing out of the building... I could only word "OH MY GOD"...those poor people...then while looking out of the window i heard a loud rumbling noise, not sure what it was i looked behind me to see if someone was behind me...next the building shook and i looked up into the sky to see a huge orange cloud coming from where i thought the first fire was...my first thought was there was a bomb in the plane and it had blown up. As i ran back to my office, one of the Officers informed me it was a second plane. That's when my suspision of terrorism was confirmed. A few moments later, One of the Uniformed workers was frantically yelling "We Are Under Attack!", I didn't know what he was talking about till i heard on the radio that the Pentagon had been struck by a commercial airline. All panic and hysteria broke loose at the Department of Sanitation's 44 Beaver Street Building. The alarms were going off and a calm voice on the PA system came on it was the Building superintendent. He informed us that the elevators were shut down, and for everyone to report to the Clinic on the Lower level. As everone was decending to the lower level only a few people stood behind glued to the television...ironically the only viewable station was Bloomberg News. That is when my eyes were witness to the most horrific thing...the collapse of the North Tower...God, how i wished it was all a nightmare. In fact it was one, only that i was living it. It was then that my boss grabbed me and shoved me down the stairs. As we reached the lower level, we were greeted by about 70 other employees, The glass doors that welcomed everyone into the building were now covered in soot. Already about 2' of ash and papers were laid out on the street like a blanket of oatmeal colored snow. I can remember the building super. pulling in people from the outside, giving strangers santuary from the hell that was unleashed outside that very door. Women were crying, Men were crying, there was so much desperation in that room, that people were taking a chance and leaving the facility. Including Myself. Both my bosses, grabbed me and told me that we were going to try and get out of the building, but before doing so they had to make sure i would be okay, being that i have asthma. I was trembling with fear, anxiety, desperation, you name it. I nodded and they grabbed my hand and next thing i know i am making a pilgrimage towards the light through the darkness. The air was thick and it choked my pores. holding on to the person in front and leading the person behind me we made our journey to the FDR Drive near Water Street. I remember seeing people crying, mouths open everything was happening so fast...my heart beating was the only thing i could hear. Then i remember my boss walking close behind me and asking my "Hey Kid are you alright, You look like your having trouble..." The next thing i know, I am bouncing in his arms...he was carrying me. I passed out. We paused momentarily and passersby were handing my handkerchiefs water, face masks, one woman even gave me her inhaler for my ashtma. As we stopped the laid me on the ground next to a hydrant and we felt the ground shake. The rumbling like nothing i have ever felt...not even the subway cars i rode to work every morning could compare to the rumbling i felt in my blood. As i open my eyes to see everyone gasping, and frozen in time, i turned to look over my shoulder and for the second time that day, i was witnessed to a horrific historic event, the collapse of the South Tower. Standing there alone mourning for an hour after the first tower went down, it's significant other came to it's knees. Seeing the cloud of destruction closing in i knew it was time to get moving again. With what ever strength i had left i made it to a Department of Transportation Depot. Where we were handed face masks to make our way out of the dust cloud that was approaching fast. We finally made it out of the area to Sanitation Headquaters, across the street from the Federal Building. Were i was triaged by a wonderful makeshift staff, that was ready to take on whatever devistation came there way. I was treated and released to hypoglycimia, my asthma and blood/sugar level were irregular causing the temporary unconsiousness. It was a day were EVERYONE was a NEWYORKER. And everyone helped out...Muslims helped Jews, Blacks helped Whites, and vice-versa. It is an awful shame that it took a tragedy for everyone to realize we are all the same color inside. It was a day that will be in our memories forever. And it should 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 story7303.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-14 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.8 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 sitting across from Ingrid in the office. Everything was quiete because it was before 9:30. You learn to enjoy this when you work in a modeling and talent agency. Ingrid and I lived together and just like many mornings we walked from our apartment on 16th and 8th to the office on 21st and Broadway. When people desribe the sky that day they are not exaggerating. IT was radiant blue. Almost too perfect or as though you yourself were in a glorified NYC movie. We sat there drinking coffee and reading the Post. The phone rang and the day began. It was Alison from Log Island who had formerky worked in the office had to leave because she was 8 months pregnant. "Nu ah." Igrid said as she moved her eyes toward me. I went back to my paper trying not to be nosey at the conversation. When you work for the world of drama you associate with dramatic people (not excluding myself). I didn't want to eaves drop so I went back to my Post. Ironic pertaining to eavesdroping, huh? Anyway, she then turned t ome and said "Aplane went into the World Trade Center". My mind immediatley romanticized the Tower into some far off place. I'd lived in NYC a little less than a year and that isn't enough time to feel familial yet. She hadn't said something about The Twin Towers I had run towards for the past 11 months. I guess what happened was my mind objectified them. It's like if someone tells you your friend dies but they use their ful proper name and all of the sudden there is a space between you two. We turned on the radio which was tuned to Howard Stern. He was a familiar voice that had the ability to exude light heatedness no matter what the subject. His delivery and candidness was impressive. I wanted to see what was happening. I felt like a blind rat trapped in a room with spiked walls that was getting smaller and smaller. Somehow I knew that if I could just see what was happening everything would be under control more. Ingrid told me that the casting office down the hall had a tv and I lept leaving her there alone to watch the phones. I didn't want to leave her alone. However, she thought that someone should stay there and wait for any calls. So, I left. There was one person in the tv room. We didn't acknowledge eachother. We just lazored in on the screen. Sure enough there they were. Only now they were SUBjective. MY Towers that I sweat towards so many times down the Hudson. I got to see the the second one hit. Yeah, aren't I special. In comes Ingrid and others from the casting office. We're about 7 now. The Tower falls. I notice through the second story window that the poeple on the Broadway who had stopped at opened doored cars to listen to the radio had started running uptown. Grown men amd women. By now the pentagon had been hit and the last plane crashed. What was happening. All of the sudden America felt so small. The pentagon my next door neighbor. A casting agent of about 57 years started wailing. Not crying. Wailing out groans and repeating"Oh my God! Oh my God!" Just then I remembered a book I had read about life. Nothing is good or bad. Things just are and you choose the reaction. Life is a game. I saw her choosing the sorrow and like others in the room felt resposible to balance that choice with peace. Breathing. The TV screen now has a view of the Financial district from Staten Island. The entire tip of Manhattan is egulfed in Black Bruting smoke. Island Under Seige. I envision the black smoke coming finding my window adn darkness. But it never does and that's the worst of it. The wind that day just happened to be blowing East not North. We stayed and cleaned and tried to get a hold of people. I got my dad on the phone and he said he was watching the news. I got a call from an ex of mine who had waited 5 years to call me. Not a happy traditional happy ending but an ending a couple of months later that was long over due. Ingrid and a friend wanted to shop. They like many people find comfort in beautiful clothes and stores. For me it didn't work. A chocolate chip cookie did though. And unfortunatley still do which leads me to believe I have unresolved the experience. How do you resolve that experience? I am not a Christian. I don't think that Osama will go to hell. I know that he is no different from me and that I must forgive him because what I hate in him I hate in myself. Where does that leave you though? Confused. A lot of people still are. We were instructed immediatley to buy and keep the economy going. Why? Why did this have to be a push into more unconsciousness than before. By about 4pm a bar near my apt was busy. I caught a glimpse of a girls smoking and elaboratley waving her arms. I couldn't imagine where her mind was. How she could smoke. Not 8 hrs earlier there were thousands of people downtown who would have given their life's savings for one clean breath. And then here she was choosing to breathe in ash. This day I learned so much. I moved on Nov 25 th 2002. I'm now living in Loiusville, KY with my sister. I couldn't justify the business anymore nor my lifestyle. I had been changed. I love NYC. I feel blessed to have been a part of September 11th. Now I need to open the gift and use it. Whoever is reading this, I love you. This website has turned my day into an intervention. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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