278 20 70359 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My name is Irv (Tiki) Rolon I,m a cosmetic patcher for cement products working for the Bricklayers Union in Rochelle Il. I grew up in Williamsberg Bklyn until I was eleven then to adulthood in Flushing Queens. I had just arrived at the Jobsite, at Pearl City Il. when my wife Connie called me on the cellphone and told me an airplane had just crashed into the World Trade Center. Imediately I turned on the truck radio and what I heard shocked me, disturbed me, and emotionally touched my heart. After listening for a while I needed to go to do my job. At the work area all the radios were tuned to the news stations ansd we all heard what had happened not only in New York but also in Washington D.C. and in Pensylvania. I was standing on a ladder when another worker came to tell me the news, I told him I had heard as well. He asked me your from New York aren't you? I said yes. He continued, You probably know some of the people at the scene, I said yes probably. My heart sank and I wept qietly to myself. Even now I still feel the pain of all those people and my beloved America. God bless this land. I now realize how fragile we all are. God save us. When I got home and was able to share with my wife and children the events of the day, and actually watched it on TV we all silently cried to ourselves. 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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 can remember to exact detail what happened September 11, 2001. I was walking back from class to our main building on campus, and in the common area there was a big screan TV, and of course since it was on I stopped to look... as I did me and the other people watching, saw a replay of the first plane hit the World Trade Center Tower, my class just got out at 9:00a.m. I stood there frozen, speachless. When I pulled my self together, I walked back to my dorm and as soon as I got in I turned on my TV, thinking this was not happening. Soon enough after processing the plane flying into the the first WTC, I watched the second plane crash into the other tower. It was unimagineable, you can't put into words what is going through your mind. Seeing replay after replay of the plane going into the towers. As I was watching Peter Jennings, hes saying "if this hasnt' been enough grief, tower 2 has just collapsed...," then it was tower 1. Not only did New York get hit but also did the Pentagon and western PA. The thing that hit me most was the unity the Nation brought together. The members on the capital steps singing God Bless America as a whole, and the red, white, and blue, that was all over the country, to me I Am Proud To Be An American! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story4014.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. 147.31.4.4 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 story is not an important one; I was one of the very lucky ones that did not lose a loved one, or friend. I was the American that woke up one morning and put on the t.v. and saw such trajedy and devasation. I watched and cried for days in disbelief. I was a stay at home at the time and I sat paralyzed wondering if I should get my one child from school that day. I was born in the 70's so I am a part of the generation that did not directly deal with other historical devastations such as Vietnam, WWII etc. I was naive to think that I never would see or be affected by such a trajedy. My heart and prayers go out to every single individual that has been personally affected by this terrorist attack. I feel honored to be an American and to be a part of such a wonderful country. I am grateful for all the firefighters and rescue workers that lost their lives to save others. I feel for all the wives that lost husbands, husbands that lost wives, children that lost parent(s), parents that lost children, and the dear children that perished. If a positive has to come from this I firmly believe that the positive is that we banded together as a country and as a nation and the love and support flowed from all, this has forever changed me and the way I view life; I am a more grateful person because of it. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story4803.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. 67.25.209.229 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 9-11 I was on my way to work when I clicked on to Z100 and heard the morning crew confirming the first plane hit the WTC tower. I thought it was a really distasteful joke and was about to call them on my cell to ream them when I received a call from my fiance who saw it in NJ. I went to work and tried to getonline turned on the radio and proceeded to cry like a child since I knew people were killed and then heard tower 2 was hit...that's when I lost it and just left work to rush home and try to find a way to pull myself together. I didn't actually see this unfolding until 8PM that night since i had no TV set near me. I couldn't even speak when I sw it- my heart fell to my knees and I with it. All I remember is rocking back and forth crying hysterically knowing this was when America was being attacked without mercy. My neice 2 yrs old held my face in her hands and said you're ok, you're ok and wiped the tears from my eyes. As I looked at her- her innocent eyes, I thought she'd never know what this was like. It wasn't until 2 days later when I realized she had ; my fiance told her he was going to work and she said "where the buildings are falling down?" I looked at her big hazel eyes and had no idea the effect of all the news, tears, conversation and events had actually had on her. I held her close and explained it to her- this was the worst thing I'd ever have to do. Explain terrorism, patriotism and death to a 2 year old and even now, she expects a plane to hit the buildings. Life isn't ever going to be the same. I can't imagine the amount of time it woild take to heal. I still cry uncontrolably, and can't finish my scrapbook since the pain is far too great to handle. That day was the worst day of my life- although I didn't lose friends or family- I lost brothers and sisters I never knew...God Bless Us as we overcome and stand united!!! 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 story5003.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On September 11th I was at school just walking into Mr. Bellonte?s English Class. I walked in and saw everyone mouths open, staring hard at the television. I looked up and saw 2 giant buildings smoking. My jaw dropped and I looked around thinking it was a joke or a movie that my teacher had put on for us to watch for class. Then I asked my friend Chris Poss what happened, he said that the Trade Centers had been crushed by a plane. Now I thought at first that he was joking but then my teacher informed me that it wasn?t. My heart sank, I though for sure this was going to start WWIII. The things I saw that day will be imbedded in my mind until the day I die. The Pentagon, also became a target. Thousands of innocent died. Fire Fighters trying to save lives suffered the same fate too. My life has been changed forever, I wish that Bin Laden would have reconsidered his decision. Even though I lost no one in the accident, that doesn?t mean that I don?t feel for other peoples losses. I now look out at the stars and wonder if it?s a satellite or a mega ton warhead flying across the sky. President George Bush has been trying pretty hard to put everything back in order. I understand that George Bush has put at least 10 billion dollars in funds to catch Bin Laden but we haven?t caught him yet which is beyond belief. That should have been more then enough money to catch one man. If not we should have spent the money on weapons powerful enough to blow him out of his desert home land but weak enough not to effect too much of Afghanistan. This man is very well dangerous and I think it would be smart to catch him dead or alive. He has killed over two thousand people, and we shouldn?t stand for that. Now that it is May 28th 2002 I think things have calmed down a lot since the bombing. I believe that we should live our normal lives with our heads up and without fear. He has done his worst and he will never get the chance to do anything like that stunt he pulled on 9/11. Security has been tightened ten fold and there is a lot more suspicion with travelers. People have become very prejudice towards Arabian people. Its quite disturbing how people could just go and hurt innocent people. In conclusion I would like to say that I feel for the losses of all those people and that I felt the pain and anguish that the families felt when they know they are missing. If I could I would go back and turn everything around that happened on September 11th. 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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: September 11, 2001 started like any other day. I was 11 years old and had just started 6th grade. It was the second week of school I think. I got up and my mom drove my brother and me to school around 7:45am. School started as usual. My teachers didn't tell us what was going, but it was obvious that something was wrong because all of a sudden everyone was going home "because they had doctor's appointments". My parents didn't pick me up early so I just assumed everything was alright. It wasn't until school got out that I found out exactly what was going on. My parents picked my brother and me up from school, which was really odd because they both worked until 5:00 or 6:00 most nights. I remember getting in the car and asking my Mom, "What are you doing here?" She had this look on her face, I can't even explain it, but I knew something was wrong. Then she said, "We've been attacked." On the way home she explained what had been happening, and when we got home we turned on the TV. It was so surreal watching the news and seeing what was happening. My family just sat in the living room and watched the news for 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 story20854.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: We were getting ready to start the lesson.Then my teachers cell phone rang.My teacher was very annoied by the call because she was at work. It was her son so they talked for awhile. My teacher hung up the phone and told us what her son had told her.A pane was hyjacked and crashed into the World Trade Center.At first I thought it was just an accident and chose not to think about it.We sat in the room talking about what happened while my teacher went to get a T.V.She bought it in and turned it on and the picture was 2 burning buildings. My techer started to say what work we had to do. the tv was in the back and out of the corner of my eye I seen the towers fall.So i yelled "They fell" the whole class was terrified.My teacher told us to calm down and work on making our mummies.She was at the office and we relly did not feel like working.Now a year later most of the people here put it behind them but no one will ever forget 9/11/01. 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 story6249.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: A letter I wrote to my family on September 11, 2001. Dear Family, It is 4am and I can't sleep. I have to go to work tomorrow but I can't sleep. What happened today was the most horrific tragedy that any of us could have imagined. I can't imgagine ever feeling the same about our safety here in the U.S.. I guess this is what it feels like to live in less fortunate countries where terrorism is something they live with. For so long we felt invincible and untouchable. Today was the first time I thanked God that you have all moved away from New York. And that Aunt Reggie was not in the city on this tragic day. My heart bleeds for the people who were lost in this mess. All the fire fighters and cops, and all those people who are still hoping to see their friends and family members again. I am wondering what it will be like for you to come home and see the skyline forever changed. I am wondering what it will be like for me to see it for myself. I don't think I will be going to see it for a while. It is too sad. I have tried to call Dad and Aunt Jo but couldn't get through. So I stopped trying to make long distance calls. I was able to call locally and was able to reach Mom. I wonder if Alexi and Dave will still be able to come back to the U.S. from Bahrain? I am sure Dave has a lot to do now. I wish Dave all the safety in the world. I hope he will not be needed in any battles. I always knew that our city could be a target for this kind of thing. But who would think that anything this huge would happen? Thank God I don't know anyone that was working in those buildings. But I know many people who had friends there. Work today was awful. I was sitting at my desk when Kevin called me with the news that a plane had crashed into one of the Twin Towers. I got off the phone and found the first person I saw and told them what I had learned. They told me to go to the conference room where the news was showing on a television. As I watched the flames coming from the first building I never imagined what was coming next. I was shocked as the second plane crashed into the next tower. I prayed to myself that everyone would get out of the buildings. I was certain at this point it was no accident and that we were being attacked. When the first tower fell I just remember crying. I knew that many had died at that point. When the second building fell I was in shock. I was holding my breath waiting for another attack. I was worried about my boss who was in the city that day. But we soon got a call from him as he walked out of the city over one of the bridges. Everyone around me in that room was in shock. Some people were crying others ran out of the room to make phone calls. One girl was hysterical saying her cousins were N.Y. fire fighters. It was just awful. As we learned about the Pentagon attack and the plane that crashed in the field and we tried to digest what was happening. We stared at that television waiting for the next unbelievable and unthinkable event to happen. We got to leave work early. I tried to find an American Flag somewhere on my way home. I was having no luck. I felt bad that it took this tragedy for me to buy a flag. I just felt a need to get one. I went to many stores. Than I saw a guy outside of Sears. He had a big flag tied to the back of his truck. He was also holding a small flag in his hand. I asked him where he got it. He said I got it in Sears but it was the last one. He said "Here you take it". I did and thanked him. I held it out the window all the way home. People blew their horns and gave me thumbs up. As I sat at a light in front of a school there was a Mother walking with a her young daughter. Her Mom pointed to me and said to her "look the American flag". And she waved to me. A man marched up and down Deer Park Avenue holding a big flag and yelled to me to join him. I didn't, I had to get home. The best thing about our flag today is that it made people smile. It made people realize that we are Americans and together we will stand. After I went home I headed to a blood bank. The line was so long. The blood bank was in the same strip mall where the Aide Auto Store used to be. And the line reached all the way back to the Melville bowling alley. People kept on coming. We put our names on a list. They couldn't handle the amount of people who showed up. The spirit was good. People comforted each other and really pulled together. Many people donated water, orange juice and cookies to the blood bank. They handed it out to the people on line. As we stood there, a car drove past us with 2 young guys and one of them yelled "kill the Arabs!" Nobody cheered. I want to cry but I know it won't do any good. It is so sad. I am left just hoping that this is all over. I want to tell you that I love you very much. I don't think there will be any more of this. Kevin and I had dinner with our landlords. They were very upset too. Tom is a teacher and started to cry when he explained to us what it was like having to tell his students what had happened. Many of their parents work in the city. You could see the smoke all the way out here on the Island. Tonight the sky is so clear. I am left with a horrible feeling that this is not the end. I pray it is. I just want to share with you what it was like to be here. I feel that even though it is the most horrible thing that could happen. The people here are joining together. It is amazing thing to witness. I love you and will talk to you soon. Love, Gina 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 story7711.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 remember my mother waking me telling me something terrible had happened, i thought maybe one of our pets had died, she showed me to the TV and i saw the image of the planes flying into the towers over and over again. i had to shower and prepare for school but couldnt turn myself away from the TV. i went to school and everyone was talking about it, one person held a cardboard sign saying "the world is ending". all my teachers spent half the lesson talking about it, and when i came home it was plastered on every TV station 24 hrs a day and remained that way for 3 continuous days. 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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 weather was perfect, blue skies and sunny. A beautiful September day in New York. I walked to my local high school to vote in the democratic mayoral primary and then continued to my job in lower Manhattan. Everything was quite normal until my bus got out of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. Over the radio came an announcement that a small plane had hit the North Tower of the World Trade Center. The traffic was now backed up so I decided to get off the first stop, which is Battery Park (about six blocks from the WTC). The top of the North Tower was burning. I immediately called my sister at work, who had a TV in her office. I stayed on the phone with her as we both watched the North Tower burn. I could see the flames getting bigger. All of a sudden I see a plane coming from my left, over the Hudson River. "What was this plane doing?" "Where does this plane think its going." "He's flying too low". I watched in horror as it banked to the left, picked up speed and slammed into the South Tower. I stood frozen, then everyone around me began to scream and cry and run for their lives. I never felt so scared in my life. My hands were shaking so badly. A young guy came up to me and asked if I was alright and walked with me for a few minutes. I thought that we were going to be attacked by more planes. I even though that maybe bombs were coming. Everyone headed toward the Staten Island Ferry, hoping to get on a ferry and off this island. That ferry never came. Things quieted down and no more planes came so and I decided to go to my office. The streets were littered with burnt paper, shoes and pieces of concrete. My building is two blocks away from the WTC. I got inside my building just minutes before the South Tower collapsed. I was on the 4th floor when the North Tower collapsed. Someone screamed, "Get away from the windows, take cover, get under a desk!!" "The North Tower just collapsed". I don't remember thinking that I could die, but I do remember my body shaking. Thank goodness our building was not damaged, just extremely dirty inside and out from the dust. The air cleared enough and I left my office around 3:30. Downtown was deserted. Everything was covered with gray dust. On the ferry home to Staten Island you could see all the smoke where the WTC once stood. That was a very upsetting thing to see. I was lucky. I did not see the real horrors of what was happening at the WTC and I did not lose any loved ones. It's now eight months since the attack and I still get a sick feeling every time I hear a low flying plane. 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 story630.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 sitting in my moms car and we had no idea what was going on we had turned up the radio and they had said that our country has been attacked and I was just sitting thier waiting for them to tell us that every one is ok and then they said the tragic they said that alot of people had been killed I was scared for the people and their familys I really dont know what it is like to lose a loved one but we came close but I just wont to tell the people that had lost their loved ones that I am sorry for what happend to their family and just to let them know that they are in a better place and they will always be waiting for you up their. Thanks for reading Love Always, Jennifer Lisenby 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 sitting in class when the teacher's aide came and called one of my classmates into the hall. They spoke, and the girl came back in crying. My teacher turned on the TV just in time for us to see the second plane crash into the Twin Towers. I lived only 20 miles from the crash site in Shanksville, PA. They dismissed school for the rest of the day and I went home to my mother's. I spent the next week expecting a plane to drop out of the sky and come crashing down on my head. 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 story11132.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My husband, myself, and our two children-ages 4 1/2 & 1 yr. were on our way to Warwick, RI from our home in Bradford, RI. We were going to my 1 yr. checkup after my daughter was born. My appointment was for 9:00 am.-the ride is about 1/2 hour from Bradford. I remember walking in the doctor's office to find the radio on very loud, and the nurses standing in shock. I had just heard about what happened. My husband went for a ride with our kids while he waited for me. I was scared because they were starting to shut down highways and main streets to airports and railways. I didn't have my cell phone. I couldn't get in contact with him. I still went through with my checkup, and after I was done, my husband was waiting outside the door for me. I told him what was happening-but he already knew, listening to the radio. I kissed them all. We raced home as fast as we could. We didn't know what was going to happen next. We stayed home for the rest of the day together. Thankfully my story isn't horrifying as others are, but I think it struck everyone in different 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 story3263.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. 68.0.240.88 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: To the people of New York and Washington . My heart is with everyone that lost family on September 11 . It was such a sad day all over world , I know it touched me . It is hard to think about it been 2 years already, Well I will sign off for now.. Regards Lorraine Hardy 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 story9833.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: Thinking back on it now, Tuesday started out a little strangely. I had an appointment to conduct an evaluation at the Pentagon that morning. Usually, I am the only person from our organization who is in the Pentagon on a daily basis, but Paul came with me to assist in this evaluation.. We made plans to take the 8:20 shuttle from our offices in Skyline (to where I drive and park each morning) and arrive at the Pentagon by about 8:35 or so. The first shuttle didn?t arrive at Skyline until 9:00?..seems the one person who holds all keys to the shuttle buses (a strange way to do business) didn?t show up. So Paul and I are about 45 minutes later than we had planned. We arrive at the Pentagon about 9:10 and head to our office. We crank up the computers and the assistive technology we?re going to be using for the assessment. When that was done I opened my email. I had previously signed up for CNN?s automatic email of breaking news stories, so the story about the first Trade Center attack was already there. I tried to go to cnn.com and couldn?t get connected (not surprising on this day) when a second email bulletin arrives announcing the second New York attack. Of course, I?m sharing all this with Paul and he starts surfing the web for information, too. I decide to send an email back to some of the co-workers at Skyline to make sure they?re aware. One co-worker responded with something to the effect of ?yes, I know?..I can?t believe this is happening?. It was at this point that the plane hit the Pentagon. I heard, but much more so, felt the impact. It was a deep feeling that shook me all the way to the core of my body?..a very hard jolt. Paul and I exchange glances as if to say ?uh oh?. I opened the door of the office to look out. Our office is on the ring directly on the center courtyard (?A? ring). At first glance, I see nothing unusual; a few people in the hallway with the same puzzled/confused/worried look that I imagine I was showing. Directly across from my office is the doorway that leads to the center courtyard. In only about 5 seconds, a crowd comes bursting through the door. Two people stumbled and fell as they came through the doorway, but they bounced up and continued in. These people were running (the only people I would see run at the Pentagon this day) past our office towards the hallway that leads to the exterior entrance (on the outside or ?E? ring). Everyone is yelling ?Get out!!!? The looks on their faces, though they went by fast, were incredible; fear, pain, and confusion??and other emotions I can?t describe. I?ve never seen people?s faces look like that before, and hope I never do again. I took a glance down the hallway to my left. I didn?t know it at the time, but this was the direction toward the impact. Far down the hallway, I could see a crowd of people heading this way at a fast, fast pace. Paul and I exchanged a quick glance and moved. We did NOT have to wait to be told to leave. The email I received from the co-worker was still on the screen, so I hit ?reply? and type ?something just hit the Pentagon?.we have to evacuate??tell everyone? and hit ?send?. I just looked back at that email; it was sent at 9:36 a.m. I had enough time to grab my briefcase and we headed out. I?m guessing it was about a 100-yard walk to the entrance. I was thinking ?will we make it out before another one hits or before something in the building blows??. The corridor was very full, but everyone walked quickly and orderly?.no running; no panicking. Remember the picture of the Pentagon I sent with the red circle and yellow square? The side of the building towards the bottom of the picture is where we exited, just about at the center of that side of the building. We stepped out the door and the first thing you notice was the huge, boiling, pitch-black cloud down to the left. Everyone keeps walking, but we all constantly look back at it; look ahead, look to the side?..look ahead, look to the side. We walk down the exterior steps (not in the picture; they were added since that picture was taken) to the parking lot level. No one is milling or standing about, we all head out across the lot towards I-395. I remember there being two women in Army uniforms in front of me. They walked past a traffic control officer?.I didn?t hear what the women said but the officer screamed at them ?Go away?and don?t come back!?. Across the lot, everyone keeps with the ?look ahead, look back? business until we get across the lot to the embankment of the highway. The highway here is elevated in relation to the level of the parking lot, but is on earthen embankments instead of bridgework. It was at this point that we finally stopped long enough to take a good look back. The cloud of smoke is larger and even blacker than before. All my senses were overloaded??the sight of the cloud and the brilliant orange flames licking over the top of the building; the sights and sounds of the shocked crowds; the sound of the sirens coming from every direction??the rumble of the firetrucks roaring past us??the smell and the taste of the jet fuel. It was here that I saw one man I recognized as one who had come running in from the courtyard. He was telling what he?d seen to others, and this was the first time I actually heard the word ?airplane?. He said he was in the courtyard when it impacted. Over the top of the building came the cloud?..along with debris that rained down on the courtyard. I don?t know if it was tiny bits or huge chunks; he kept re-starting his story for people passing by who heard him and asked him to start again from the beginning. We stand here for maybe a minute or two, but we realize we have to leave?..we didn?t want to be in the way of the rescue efforts and we didn?t want to be in the line of a second attack. We quickly decided to walk under the highway to either the Crystal City or Pentagon City subway stations. We planned to take the subway to King Street station, which is the closest to our Skyline offices. We planned to call the office and hope that someone would come get us. We crossed the highway and were getting close to the subway station when it hit me: there are people who love me who don?t know if I?m dead or alive. We didn?t have a cell phone, so we headed into Macy?s to look for a payphone. Between Paul and I, we had enough change to make one call. I called back to our office, and dialed the extension of someone I hoped would be at her desk?.she was not. I left a voice mail explaining our plans; I also left Denise?s work number and asked her to please call Denise to let her know that I was alright. At this point, Macy?s announced they are closing, along with all the other stores in the area. We head out towards the Metro station again. A lady comes up and asks if we came from the Pentagon and what had happened. She was a Federal worker in one of the many office buildings on this side of the highway?.she said practically everyone left the buildings, even though they had not yet received an official evacuation order. There were hundreds and hundreds of people??some milling about; some walking quickly with a purpose. There were a few people sobbing and crying. As we continued to the Metro, I noticed a lady walking along with us. She was probably about 27-30, and she looked like she was going to lose control at any minute. She was crying and shaking and she had a scared, dazed, confused look on her face. I asked her if she was ok. She looked at me and said ?no??but I could tell she wasn?t physically injured. I asked where she was headed, and she was going to Seven Corners?..farther past our Skyline offices but in the same general direction. I told her where we were headed, took her hand, and brought her along with us. I asked her name?.it was Steph. I asked if she?d been in the Pentagon. She told me she works in the office of a congressman from Texas. On a normal day, she would have already been at the Capitol, having driven directly there. However, she said today she put her car in the shop for routine maintenance and she taking the bus into work. There is a large Metro bus facility at the Pentagon; it?s a big transfer hub for the system. She said her bus was pulling into the Pentagon when the attack occurred??she watch the plane hit the building. She was about to lose it again, and I knew she needed to have a different focus. So I introduced her to Paul and told her of our plans. We got to the Metro station, and joined the crowd that was gathered around the stationmaster. I heard the stationmaster say that no trains were running north (towards the city). Someone asked him about southbound trains; he said he no idea about those but if we wanted to try we could head down to the platform. All the turnstiles were open?..no one was going to make all these people go through the process of digging for money (if they had any on them) and buying fare cards. Our little group went down to the platform and waited with the crowd for the next train. Of course, people began talking?..not many wild rumors, but this is where we heard about a car bomb at the State Department (false), a 2nd hit on the Pentagon (false) and reports that more planes were headed towards the city (who knew??). I was bracing myself for a bad scene?.I was anticipating the trains to be already filled to capacity and having to crowd in like sardines if we could even board at all. The first train arrived, and amazingly it was completely empty. Everyone waiting climbed aboard?.the crowd was small enough that no one even had to stand. So far, so good. The train heads south. After Pentagon City, the next stop is National Airport. At this point, the trains still stop at the Airport; it would be a little bit later before that practice is halted. The Airport is to our left as we head south. I look that way and notice no air or ground activity. But the sight to the right of the train is more astounding. To the right side are parking lots and garages, the access roads to the airport, and small areas of green, open space (traffic islands, landscaping around lots, etc.). There is a literal sea of people there on foot. I couldn?t begin to imagine the numbers. Of course, the airport had already been evacuated?..these were the people I was seeing. Its two more stops to the King Street station. On the train, people are calm. Where were you? Where are you going? Several people were visitors to Washington; one man said he was supposed to leave for New York this morning. He?s asking everyone about locations of Amtrak stations and car rental facilities. I?m sitting beside Steph and we?re talking with each other about what we know of the morning?s events. A woman behind us overhears and joins in our conversation. She was at the Pentagon for a job interview. She had just arrived at the South Parking entrance when the plane hit. She asks where we are headed, and we discover she has her car at King Street and is going in the general direction we are. She offers Steph, Paul and I a ride back to our office. Once we arrive at King Street, its about a 5 block walk to her car. The traffic level on King Street is incredible?..the vast majority of the traffic heading in the general direction from I-395 to the Capitol Beltway (I-95 and I-495); an easterly direction. We reach her car and head west against the traffic towards Skyline. The approximately 3 mile trip takes a bout an hour and a half. Odd?..but I can?t remember looking at my watch at all during the morning?.time becomes unmeasureable and hard to estimate. Its during this trip that we hear on the radio of the collapse of the Trade Center towers. We see the fighter jet activity overhead. We inch along, numb from the information overload we?re getting. With the traffic in such a chaotic state, I realize its foolish and useless to get in my car now. So I head up to my office in Skyline to try to contact loved ones. Its impossible to get a local phone line?..of course, all cell phone and land phone circuits are swamped. Fortunately, I?m able to get an email connection. I was amazed with the emails I had already received from friends everywhere around the country. I responded to let them know I am ok. I ask my cross-continental friends to please try to contact my wife and my sisters. I spend about an hour and a half trying to get in touch with people. I?m finally able to make long-distance calls, and reach my sisters and dad and my in-laws. None of them have heard from wife, nor have they been able to get a phone connection with her. At about 12:45, I decide to try to head for home. My commute is on I-395 and I-95; two notoriously busy routes. What I see there is eerie?..the traffic heading away from DC is almost non-existent. Fewer cars than 3:00 on a Sunday morning. Once I get south of the Beltway, the north-bound lanes of I-95 are at a stand-still for miles. But my drive home is incredibly easy. I decide to go straight home to see if Denise is there. She is a teacher, and I?d heard of many schools in the area dismissing early. She is not there?.there are no telephone messages either. I check her email account to see if she?d retrieved my messages; she had not. The thing I must do now is drive to her school; I imagine her having received no word of my safety, and worry about her wondering for 4 hours if I am dead or alive. I get to her school without incident?..when our eyes finally meet, I can?t describe that feeling. I?m home. I?ve made it. Thankfully, the voice message I left with my co-worker was indeed retrieved. The co-worker called Denise?s school and gave the message I was ok. Denise did receive the message?but only after 2 ? hours of wondering if I was dead. That?s the chronology of the day?s events. I continue to relive the emotions. I remember walking through the Pentagon corridor and thinking ?please??let me get outside before the next one hits?. I remember walking across that parking lot and feeling more vulnerable than I ever have in my life?..I felt like a rabbit scurrying across a field trying to get to cover before the hawk swoops down. I still wonder if the bastards targeted that area of the Pentagon, or if it was just a random side of the building they hit. I remember on that morning thinking about the White House?.the Capitol?.the Gateway Arch?.the Golden Gate Bridge??Sears Tower. Was anything else gone? Are there people that I know, or familiar faces I see everyday in the corridors, who are gone forever? I remain thankful that Paul was with me that day. We were a team and we stuck together. It made a big difference to go through this with someone I knew. I remain thankful for the network of my friends around the country who jumped into action to help me contact my family. My sister?s office said they received about 10 or 12 different calls from people saying they?d heard from me and I was ok. This is over-whelming??but not surprising. My nephew in Missouri knew the name of my son?s school. He went to the website and emailed every teacher, administrator and staff person there with the message?..and the request to help get a message to my wife. My nephew received about 50 or 60 responses from those strangers he emailed?..many of them corresponding more than once with information about what was going on with my children and the situation in the DC area. Like every American, my life has been changed. I feel the common bond with all 280,000,000. But I also feel something at a different level??I was there. I was at the target and I got away. I?m not experiencing survivor guilt, but I can?t help thinking ?why me??. Why did I get away when so many did not? Fate? A fluke? Dumb luck? I just don?t know. But I do know that we didn?t get our toes stepped on??we didn?t get a slap in the face??we received a hay-maker punch right in the gut that knocked the wind out of us. But we?ve caught our breath now. Its pay-back time. We have to do everything we can to eradicate this evil and the sub-humans who practice it. We all know it now?..this is 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 story1234.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at work, a co worker by chance put on the radio just as it was announced that a plane had just crashed into one of the Towers of the World Trade Center. Thinking of an unfortunate accident, I was working when minutes later it was announced that another plane had crashed into the other Tower. It is very hard to describe the feeling that came over me at that point. The best way is an incredible feeling of fear and doom. At that moment came the realization of what indeed was really going on. It seemed like minutes later there came word of the The Pentagon attack and of planes that were unaccounted for. We had a television at work and put that on. Although I did not want to watch, I needed to. I called my mothers house where my daughter was staying as she was home sick from school. I asked her if she was watching television and she was. She was thirteen at the time. The World Trade Center was one of her favorite places. She would go there when she was visiting her father. When the Towers fell she called me crying saying "Mommy, my Towers are gone." I remember watching the Towers falling and the cloud of smoke coming around the corner with people running. It seemed so surreal that I was expecting Godzilla to come around the corner next. But it was not a monster movie, it was reality. The sadness and fear that began that day did not go away for a very long time. For weeks afterword I did not want to be alone. Each night my friends and I would get together at our Elks Lodge of which I am a member and officer, just to be with each other. The feelings have subsided but never will go away completely. I know though that this is not a bad thing because although we must perservere and go on with life we can never forget or become complacent again. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story7368.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: Q: How did you witness history on September 11th? Share your experience. A: "I was ony my way out of the door to the gym when the phone rang. It was my friend who asked me if I'd heard, I said 'heard what?' She said, 'turn on your T.V.!' I asked, 'what channel?' and she said 'it doesn't matter.' That scared me, I knew it was something horrible. I was glued to the T.V. the entire day." Q: Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. A: "In some ways it changed, I always felt that we Americans were safe here in America. Now I think differently. I feel a little more anxious about terrorism and weapons of mass destruction. Positive ways that have changed we is that I want to be more helpful and understanding. It makes you realize that you shouldn't take every day for granted and to appreciate your friends and family." Q: What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? A: "That innocent lives were taken. These people went to work like they do every day unsuspecting of the horrible events that would follow. These maniac terrorists turned our own airlines into bombs. People were choosing to jump out a building 100 stories above, because that was their best choice. We cannot forget that this evil exists, we can't loose our focus on defeating it. On the positive side, there were a lot of heroes that day: firemen, police, and fellow New Yorkers, and passengers aboard the highjacked planes." Q: Did you fly an American flag after the events of September 11th? Have your feelings about the American flag changed as a result of September 11th? A: "Yes, it was difficult to try to purchase a flag, they were all sold out! Within a week we had one flying, in our front yard as well as our automobiles. I've always been proud of our flag, but I feel now more comfortable about openly displaying it. 9/11 brought patriotism to all Americans. It made us want to tell the world that we stand united and we're proud to be Americans." 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 story8845.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. 2002-12-17 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.54.14.84 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 bell rang for my fourth period class on September 11, 2001 and i went straigt to my Biology class. The moment i steped foot in class i turned around and stared looking at the T.V and saw that the twin towers were on fire and i was clueless. I had no idea of what was going on, everyone in class was scared and worried about there parents . It was a heart braking moment for every single person in our school that day. It was a devastating destroyment to our country but one day we will get them back and destroy there lives like they did to us. Making sure that every single person that was involved will go straight to hell. 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 story10961.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2004-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 4.249.159.142 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 my studio after having gotten my girls up to prepare for school. A message was being left on the answering machine, the voice was that of my mother urgently telling me to turn on the tv that the pentagon and WTC were being attacked. - then she hung up. I swiftly went to the tv and clicked it on. I could scarcely imagine what she had just said but now, on tv, were the pictures- my daughters and I watched and prayed. We saw the second plane hit the tower - it did not seem real, my mind could barely wrap around what I was seeing. My girls watched with a mature and compassionate seriousness for their ages of 10 and 7 and I explained as best I could but mostly we were silent. We heard of people jumping out of windows in fear of being burned to death - I was grateful such imagery was not shown for the dignity of families and these immediate victims. I felt sick. The knowledge was enough. People jumping to their death, trying to choose a more immediate way to die in their panic. When the towers collapsed I knew that the numbers of people yet caught in those buildings were not likely to survive the severity - it was just too absolute.The buildingd disintigrated and melted away as if they were but made of sugar and not metal and concrete. The engulfing and sweeping cloud was like a monster, filled with minute pieces of concrete pulverized into sand and if that wasn't enough to choke the people I saw running for their lives from it, the smoke and jet fuel and other debris made it like the breath of Satan. The people looked like the images of Pompeii and the whirring of the fireman's alert alarms was deafening, even from the tv let alone, what it must have been like right in the mix of it all. Later I saw the numerous members of family and friends going about with pictures of their beloved missing. It made me so sad I cried and cried. When I heard the confirmation of responsibility belonging to Usama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda and their "reasons", their praising God as if He'd approve of this .. I wished the earth would open and swallow them up off in their caves hiding like cowards. I think they will be in for a very big surprise when they must give account to God for what they did and I do not think it will earn them martyr's crowns, nor heaven. I don't think such murderous deeds so pridefully done all for the agenda of selfishness merit anything eternally blessed. America isn't perfect, our forces have done things I am not glad about and that I think have been wrong - but I'll tell you something - our nation has also, for all our faults, done more good, given more care, rushed to help than many a nation who don't bother to and we aren't usually shown any big thanks - usually it is criticism. We are told we only give because it is in a "selfish" interest of our Govt. Well, I don't dispute this but it is NOT the *only* reason we give and try to help - American's are made up of people from all over the world. Many of us have families/relations elsewhere and so we have the ability to look at the catastrophies and sorrows in other nations and see them as family.We realize, this could happen here. Americans for all our flaws are extremely warm and compassionate people and we just hate to not help when we see earthquake victims, flood victims, war victims. I am proud I am a yank.No, our nation isn't perfect but we have a good and decent heart as a people made up from all over this earth. 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 story7404.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. 63.206.119.226 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 witnessed history on September 11,2001. It wasn't live but it was hours after. My teacher told me about the attacks in school, but it was at the end of the day. The teachers should have told us about the attacks right when they happened. At first, I didn't know it was as bad as it was. I wasn't taking it seriously in school. The teachers didn't turn on the TV in school, so I couldn't see it. When I got home, I was shocked. I was scared because I knew it happened once, so it could happen again. That is how i witnessed history 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 story8494.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. 2002-10-18 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.60.58.139