279 20 70359 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was in rush hour traffic, traveling from Clinton, Maryland to my office on 16th Street, N.W. I heard a report on WKYS that a plane had just crashed into the World Trade Building. Immediately, I knew it was terrorist. One reason is because that is a "no fly zone." It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out. I immediately called a friend who was working at GSA. I told them about the first plane, suddenly, I heard on the radio another plane hit the second World Trade Building. As we were having a telephone conversation, I noticed an American Airline's Plane flying very low. I stated to my friend "there is a plane flying very low." Minutes later, they stated the plane had just hit the Pentagon. I then began to panic. I thought we were being bombed. I had now arrived at my office. There was panic in the streets and the building. They told us to evacuate immediately. I grabbed my client bills and rushed out of the building. I headed back to Clinton, Md and traveled down 9th Street. People were running down the middle of the street and driving the wrong way. My daughter called me from college in Baltimore, Maryland screaming that we were under attack and to get out of D.C. I assured her that I was headed home. Traffic was very heavy on the SW Freeway. As I approached the exit for the Suitland Parkway, I observed people parked along the side of the road video taping the Pentagon on fire. You could see the black cloud of smoke. I actually thought the world was ending. Once I hit Maryland side, I felt safe. I immediately stopped by a friend's house who worked in the C ring at the Pentagon. She had taken the day office. Her phone was ringing off the hook. We sit there and just cried and prayed for the country. I believe this was a warning from God. Because we have taken prayer out of our lives and replaced it with so much sin. My youngest child attends Gwynn Park High, she called me from her cell and advised me that their school was closing early. This day, I did not leave from in front of the TV. I could not believe what was happening. I was afraid to sleep. Every time my daughter and I heard a plane from Andrews fly over our house, we thought we were being bombed. My 15 year old slept with me for about a month. She was terrified. I live very close to Hyde Airfield. I believe one of the hijackers tried to rent a crop plane from there. The next day, once things had set in, the question "why and how." My daughter discovered that a lot of her class mates parents were missing. The whole time this tragedy of occurring, I thought, my God, why didn?t they shut all airports down. This should be automatic, without any executive decision. Here I am, just a working citizen, and I would have shut everything down, it didn?t take me long to figure out what was happening. This day of mourn touched very close to home and I will never forget where I was and what I was doing. My God Bless America and keep us all safe. 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 story1188.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 name is Mary Ellen Casey. I was born in 1953 and live in Bristol, Conn. After the death of John F. Kennedy and the Vietnam war that there would be some kind of Peace in the world. I guess that was a wrong assuption. I was not ready for what happed last September 11th. I had been laid off from a small company here at home last July 2001. I was on my way to St. Joseph Rectory for daily mass not realizing what was about to happen. I had the car radio tuned to a college campus station and as always change it after to a National Public radio station. I did so after mass was over and i was on my way home. I thought I had heard the annoucer say somthing about a plane hitting one of the Trade Towers. When I got home my mother had the t.v. on and it was true. We both sat there watching the events unfolding before our eyes. My mother made the remark that "this could not happened again." She lived through both WW 1 and 2 and the Vietnam war. All I hope and pray that this does not erupt into another "Vietnam" 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 story3142.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 gotten to work at 8 that morning and just after feeding the children breakfast news began to come in about the first plane hitting the towers...We were all shocked that that could have happened and then we heard about the second one...we knew then we were being attacked,,,soon the Pentagon was hit and we didnt know how many other planes were still unaccounted for...The post went on alert, parents began to pick up their children and we began to hear stories of family members that were on the planes...It was hard to believe that as far as we were from NYC that there were people close to us on the planes...Fear was settling over all of us...not knowing what was going to happen next,, fearing for our own kids that were in local schools. The whole day was just surreal,,,going through the motions just to get through the day....I spent most of the night online or watching the news...Seeing the pictures of the planes hitting the towers and the collapse just made brought me to tears....all of the innocent men, women and children lost on that day and for what....The insane ideas of one man pushed into the minds of others to do his evil deeds for him...The attacks hurt us bad but that day brought us together like we havent been in so long...Our people didnt die in vain...Good will prevail over evil and in the end God will have the last word...God bless the USA. 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 story7455.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 dispatching for the courier company I work for when drivers began typing me meassages over the computer that a plane had just struck the world trade center. It seemed like time came to a screeching halt as the messages concerning the second tower being struck then the Petagon kept flashing before me on the monitor. It became increasingly difficult to carry on a buisness as usual attitude with the couriers with news of this magnitude. Our run activity dropped off sharply in the next hour which gave me the chance to step out of the office. I ran back to our maintenance office which I knew had a t.v. and began watching the tradgedy unfold with tears in my eyes like so many Americans.I visited and actually stood on top of one of the towers during a visit to New York in 1991 with some friends so I could appreciate the vastness of the loss. Since 9/11 I've tried to become a better family man and have grown more dedicated to my faith in God. I pray for the families and the victims and hope that we never have to see such horror ever again in our lifetimes. It was unfortunately a wake up call for alot of us. 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 story7138.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On September 11, 2001, three days before my birthday, I was in Global Studies class at 9:30 a.m. when the most tragic thing in history happened. I was sitting with my friends when my teacher Mrs. Capen was explaining what was happening that morning. This event was the World Trade Centers being hit by two separate airplanes. Approximately one and a half hour after being hit by the airplanes the second World Trade Tower collapsed. A few minutes later the first World Trade Tower fell down. Before they collapsed another airplane hit the Pentagon. A part of the Pentagon collapsed also. This event is so tragic that I really can't say much about it. I am so amazed that such a thing could happen. Who in their right mind does such a thing or plans such a thing and is willing to die just for this to happen? Now I now who would do such a thing; bin Laden. He is a crazy man to think of blowing up people just because he doesn't like the religion and the lifestyle of the people who live in America. I really feel sad for the people who were in the airplanes. Some of them could have been family going on vacation and thinking of having a good time, only to find out their plane was hijacked and was going to fly into the Pentagon or the World Trade Center. I also feel sad for the people in and around the World Trade Center in New York City. Most just woke up and were heading to work thinking of a normal day not about having an airplane hit and destroyed their work place. I can't describe the feeling inside of me. It is a mixed feeling. It is both sadness and hatred. I feel sad for the people in the planes and buildings. I hate the people who did this. They killed around three thousand two hundred people that were in the planes, the World Trade Centers and Pentagon. They were innocent people just going to work or on a vacation. I think that the United States should go to Afghanistan and find bin Laden and put him in the electric chair. Then they should go and kill all of the people that were and are involved with this event. I think they should destroy all terrorists' organization involved in this. The people of America have shown a lot of support for their country. They have sent medical supplies down to Ground Zero. They sent food and clothing for the fire fighters, policemen, and the injured. A lot of people went to stores to buy flag's and clothes with patriotic colors on them. Since this tragic day the airline business has been going down. Most of the people that usually fly on an airplane are now driving their car because the fear of having their plane hijacked. It is now very hectic to get on a airplane because of all of the security checks. Some people just don't have the patience to wait. This event will stick in everybody's mind as the most tragic thing to happen in their lifetime. The event is going to be treated just like a war, accept we didn't find the man or men responsible for this. I will especially remember this because it is so close to my birthday. 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 story714.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: It is hard to begin of the things that I felt and saw on T.V. When the first plane hit my heart sanked, I have seen plane crashes prior, but when the second one hit I knew the United States was in trouble. I turned on my computer to see if my son had emailed me. My son is in the Navy and his job along with others is to take care of situations when needed, "he is encharge of missals". No message from my son, I then emailed him to wish him the best along with his crew on the ship. I couldn't go to work that day, I needed to be at home watching T.V., and if needed to be by my phone and computer in case my son needed to reach me. My heart is still saden of what had happened on September 11th,2001. I will never forget that day, nor will I forget the pain that all of us Americans felt.Our trust was robed from our country. No one will ever be able to give that back to us. I wish those to be blessed with what they have, since their our others that have lost alot. My your God bless and keep you safe. Truly Norene Demaline Elyria, Ohio 44035 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 story7293.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 in 6th grade on Sept. 11th, 2001. I remember going to my English class as normal for 1st period and just kinda going along with everything as if everything was normal and ok. Little did I know that terrorists were going to hurt our country so bad that day. As were were sitting in class a kid sitting accross from me says something about planes flying into buildings somewhere in New York. He was quickly silenced by the teacher who was advised not to allow us to watch t.v. to see what had happened or to even speak of it if we did know anything. Our entire school was in confusion and the rest of the day was just sad and not intact. Some teachers didn't do as they were told and let us watch for a few moments on the News what was going on. only being 11 years old we didnt quite understand it all. It was to much to grasp. When i went home that night, which was also my mothers birthday, our whole family just sat together and didnt really say all that much. There deffinately wasnt a mood to celebrate. We were all deeply hurt by what had happened and We Will Never Forget! Our country has come a long way, I just got back form NY about a week ago, If you get the chance go and see the site of the WTC it is truly heart breaking. Its one thing to see it on t.v. but you have to be able to see it in real life in order to grasp the true mass behind it all... Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: HELLO I MYSELF WAS AT WORK WHEN I HEARD WHAT WAS GOING ON IN NEW YORK ON THE RADIO AND I WENT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON,SO I WENT TO WATCH THE TV IN THE OFFICE WHERE I WORK. ABOUT THAT TIME WAS WHEN THE SECOND PLANE HIT THE TOWER !!! IT WAS LIKE A NIGHTMARE COMING TRUE WE ALL STARTED CRYING TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. IT WAS UNREAL HOW I FELT YOU CAN NOT EXPLAIN. I STARTED TO PRAY AND THEN I CALLED MY MOM WHO LIVES IN FLA. AND TALK TO HER TO MAKE SURE SHE WAS DOING OKAY ALSO. SHE MAY NOT LIVE IN NEW YORK OR BOSTON BUT I STILL HAD TO HEAR HER VOICE TO MAKE SURE SHE WAS OKAY. MY HEART GOES OUT TO EACH AND EVERYONE THAT WAS EFFECTED BY THIS. WHICH SHOULD BE ANYBODY THAT IS A HUMAN BEING NO MATTER WHAT RELIGION OR NATIONALITY. EVERYDAY I THINK ABOUT THIS DAY IT WAS LIKE WE LOST A FRIEND OR LOVED ONE EVEN IF YOU WERE LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO LOOSE ANY FAMILY OR FRIENDS THE USA WILL SURVIVE AND GO ON I HOPE AND PRAY THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO THE USA OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY AGAIN. GOD BLESS EVERYONE D.RODE OF KENTUCKY 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 story4631.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 in Great Neck, New York when the first plane struck the first tower. At that time, it was mistakenly thought that a small communter plane has lost its way and had struck the tower. As the events unfolded and the news reports began, we realized how wrong the previous information was. We listened to the radio in horror and then we managed to get a television channel working and saw the second tower being struck by the next airplane. There are no words powerful or poignant enough to describe the complete shock of being totally helpless and watching the deliberate annihilation of human lives. Then the towers began to fall and the sky seemed to literally rain dust, metal, papers, people. People were jumping from the buildings they were so desperate. We watched, tears streaming down our faces, as people were running blindly, through the streets trying to find somewhere safe. People were being supported, carried, led by the hand by complete strangers, who in that instant, we not strangers but friends. It was also incredible to watch the people stream out of the city on foot, in the streets, across bridges, walking like zombies. I called my mom and dad who were at home in Queens and who were supposed to be flying to New Orleans for a vacation. My parents had worked downtown before the Trade Center was even built. My dad can remember the area before the Towers, watched them being constructed and now saw them fall. My sister called me also and told me she and her colleagues were going to give blood. I called my mother and father in law in Sicily to assure them that my husband, a construction worker, and I were physically fine. Just one year prior to the attacks, my husband and I had taken all of his siblings and their families, on their first trip to America and in town for our wedding,to the Twin Towers. I look at the photographs now and remember when we were all there together on a bright, sunny day taking in the sights without a care in the world. As I was speaking to my father-in-law, the Pentagon was struck. I will always remember my father-in-law asking me "What evil has come to your country?" I didn't have an answer for him. My husband called me and told me he was going home. All the large digging equipment was being taken to the Trade Center site. I soon left as well and went home to my husband to watch the news, talk to friends and family, making sure everyone was okay. Unfortunately, not everyone was. My cousin lost her husband, a firefighter. He was one of the first people physically in the building and he never came out. He left behind my cousin and their daughter who was 2 years old. The next morning, as my husband was leaving for work, he told me that he didn't want to worry me the night before but he was going to do search and rescue at Ground Zero. I have never been so worried in my life. Ground Zero looked like a "nuclear winter" as someone described it and nothing was stable. I spoke with my husband once that day and then waited for him to come home. My friend came and waited with me and at 1:00 a.m. he came home. He never really discussed what horrors he saw there but did tell me that there were indeed horrors. He still doesn't say a lot. It is one year later and it is still devestating. Seeing the tributes and the symbols of patriotism bring instant tears to my eyes. My husband still continues to work at Ground Zero so it is still a big part of our lives. My husband, Mario, is a hero in my eyes. Above all else, I am so very, very proud to be a New Yorker and so 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 story3285.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 the day of September 11th being beautiful. A huge vast blue sky with billowing clouds. I was running a little late for work that day, I left my apartment across the river in Guttenberg, NJ in a rush to catch the NY Waterway shuttle bus down to the ferry to make my way downtown. I had given my company 2 weeks notice the day before on 9/10, so I was looking forward to beginning the next phase of my career. I was looking forward to those 2 weeks; thinking it was bittersweet--starting something very new, but saying goodbye to the people I had worked closely with for the previous 6 years. I remember walking into my office that day, smile on my face, in good spirits, having absolutely no idea that my world was going to get turned upside down. I chatted with various people in the office, joked around and felt that pang of homesickness that I knew I would inevitably feel when I left the company for a new one. The view from my desk was the WTC. The office I worked in was pretty much across the street from it. I heard a large explosion and saw balls of fire shooting through the air. I can still hear the glass falling in my mind--it was loud and frightening--and our windows were closed!! You wouldn't have known it though. One good friend of mine started screaming--I'll never forget the way she sounded with the terror in her voice. The flames coming from the windows looked fierce. The manager did not want any of us to leave as he felt at the time the safest place was for us to be inside, not out where the falling glass was. We got word shortly after the first explosion that it wasn't a bomb like many of us had first suspected, but in fact it was a plane. Naively I thought to myself "well, that could happen...there must have been something terribly wrong with the mechanics or something..." Who would have thought that some insane terrorist would use a plane as such a weapon of mass destruction? As I walked back to my desk, I looked up at the fire and right before my eyes, I watched the second plane go flying into the building, and huge chunks of it go flying out the other end in massive flames...the sound was unbearable, the sight was even worse. At that moment, I grabbed my belongings and began to run. Tears streaming down my face--thinking of the people I knew that worked there--thinking my mother was supposed to be in a meeting there--thinking the world was ending--I ran down the stairs with hundreds of other people. 30 flights of stairs to get down to the ground floor. I ran out of the building around to the front and looked up. The unthinkable had happened...People were jumping out of the towers...the sounds were unbelievable. Sirens sounded everywhere, people running everywhere and then stopping to get a better look. I decided then to run. I ran down to where the ferry would dock. I couldn't believe the amount of people standing around, carrying normal conversations, at some point even laughing amongst themselves...I understand now that people deal with grief in their own way, and that our reactions are not the same. There was a wonderful group of Wall Street Brokers on the ferry dock that were so protective. By this point I was nearly hysterical, hyper-ventilating and terrified of what I had witnessed, more terrified that my mother might be inside. There was so much pushing and shoving--so much pandamonium on the floating ferry dock. The harbor master said no one would board the ferry out until they all got off the dock. I refused to go as did almost everyone there. The panicked pushing continued. The wall streeters formed a circle around me and helped me get on the ferry so that I could get home. I frantically began calling my now fiance and mother to find them. I remember being on that ferry, coming around the tip of manhattan and seeing the first tower collapse. Everyone on the ferry went flying to one side as they all tried to get a good look. I remember finally getting through to my fiance (we were not engaged at the time) and he told me that the pentagon had gotten hit as well. I screamed on the ferry at this, relayed what I had heard and chills were running through me as if I had just been submerged in buckets of ice water. We were at war. A wonderful woman--I wish I even had gotten her name--sat with me, held my hand, and gave me her water to drink. She tried to calm me and comfort me. On that 15 minute ferry ride back which seemed like hours, she showed me such kindness that I will never forget her and I wish I could thank her. She hugged me as I got on the ferry bus, said god-bless and I managed to get home. I remember running across the street to look over the river and saw nothing but a cloud of thick smoke, the smell of which I will never forget. When the second tower fell, I was watching it from across the river. I went to the store, bought two bottles of wine and drank them in an hour and a half. I never got drunk from them, I was merely numb. Eventually my fiance was able to get home from where he worked in Hoboken. I think we stood in our living room holding each other and sobbing for a good half an hour. Welcome to Hell. I did end up getting in touch with my mother. Miraculously she had to be in Brooklyn instead of downtown that day. She went down to the brooklyn bridge and drove people to working subway stations and bus stops that day, into the evening. We were very lucky that day. We lost too many people. The funerals and memorial services were too many and too sad. I had spoken with one of my good friends on September 10th to set up a happy hour because of my new job situation and that I would be leaving the area. Little did I know it was the last time I would speak to him again. We moved three weeks later--my new job was in Morristown NJ. I have only been downtown 4 times since then, I think it's still a little hard to see it the way it is now. Though everytime I do get down there, I miss NY even more, especially because it was where I was raised and grew up. There is nothing like NY and the amazing city that it is. What I have come to recognize even more is how truly incredible the people of NY really are, and that they really know how to come together. Since the tragedy, I think we are all quite a bit more appreciative of what we have, who we have in our lives, and of what a great country we live in...I know I am. 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 story1657.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: It started as a normal day . . . I work as the Director of Administration for the VA/DC Sales office of WorldCom. At that time our office was located in Pentagon City. Move the DEA Building and we could see the Pentagon from our floor. When the plane hit I was in a meeting with one of my managers when all of the sudden we felt the building shake. Nothing major mind you but enough. At first I didn't think anything of it because us being in an urban area with construction going on all around sometimes our building does tremble like that. It wasn't until we looked out the windows on the side facing the Pentagon and saw the smoke that we realized what was going on. We of course evacuated and the area was in pandemonium. I think for myself the scariest part was not being able to reach my mom and dad because the circuits were busy. Not being able to reach my boyfriend to let him know I was alright. ( He lives in Richmond but being able to hear his voice FINALLY was very comforting.) We also couldn't get home. Our cars were parked at the Residence Inn Pentagon City and they weren't letting any cars out or in. We stayed there for awhile but then left as they needed the space for the triage unit they were setting up. We ended up at the Sheraton Inn in Crystal City and they gave us a room for free. Let us make as many calls as we wanted in order to reach our loved ones and gave us a meal. They were our heros that day as they took us in when we had nowhere to go. When we finally got home we just thanked God that were were safe and our loved ones were safe. We watched a lot of news that day on into the night. Finally, on the 12th we couldn't watch anymore and watched Sesame Street where there isn't terror attacks and the biggest problem is somebody bothering Oscar. When we finally got back to work on the 13th we could see the damage on our way in (395)and you could smell the smoke in the air. When all was said and done there was a lot of anger, a lot of tears, and a lot of questions. No one will forget that day ever. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story3009.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: At just before 2 pm our time i was getting ready to go to a funeral for my sisters best friend. She had dies from lukemia a few days earlier and the mood was pretty solomb. No television or radio was on and we were all dressing up smart. We went to the funeral and cried for her and knew nothing of the attacks on the WTC's or the pentagon. When we got home at about 5pm out time (12ET) i went onto the innternet and looked at the front page of AOL. i couldnt beleive reading the headline. 'world trade centres collape' i thought what on earth. I turned the TV on and saw a reporter standing in a dusty street in new york and thought this cant be happening. I ran down stairs and told my mother and sister who quickly put the tele on. we all sat and watched the footage and i couldnt beleive it. over and over i watched the trade centres collapse. all that week i watched the news and learned as much as i could about the attacks. Even though i didnt know of any victims my heart is full of greif for all those families that did and i think about the trade centres every day of my life. Go and get those who commited this atrocity, and bring trust, honesty and security back to the world. 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 story8484.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 name is Ms.Stella Bell and on this day one year ago,I was where I am now,at work.I work in Little Rock,Ar.and reside in North Little Rock.I came to work at 6:a.m. as usual.My daughter,Tia,who resides in Dallas called me around 9:a.m and said "Mama,do you know that a plane has hit the side of the Trade Center?Not being aware of what was really going on I replied"what is wrong with that pilot?Is he drunk or sleep?Then she called me back and said "they have hit the other one.That's when I really began to panic.I was unable to see because I was nowhere near a t.v..When I finally returned home from work and began to view what had happened,I was ecstatic.I began to cry and call everyone I could.To this day,I am still emotionally disturbed whenever I hear or see anyone or anything connected to this tragedy.I have grown from this and I know deep within my heart that man does not hold my future,only God can determine what the day will bring.I am totally committed to Him.I pray that everyone will try to get closer to God and receive Him as their personal Savior.He rules over Heaven and Earth.No weapon formed against Him shall prosper.This is how I approach each day.My birthday is only sixteen(16) days away.My daughter is also born in this month,Sept.4.How could we ever forget. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I just want to say that specail olympics maine is behind everyone who lost some one they love. on 9-11. from the people who are greeving to the nypd an nyfd also the tons and tons of people that helped out in any way they could. also to the volenteers and crews that dug out the bodies to the people that did the candle light services. keep the hope up keep the flame alive not burned out. hold it strong. we need peace in all countries!!!! peace love & unity also harmony. from a specail olympics athlete from maine sean curtis waterbro, me. 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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 thought it was going to be a great day... The sun was shining so bright and it was my birthday. I was going to teach my first class ever... I was substituting at a school in Frankfort, Illinois. I was going to teach kindergarten. What unfolded was something I never expected. As I walked into the school another teacher came up to me and asked if I knew what happened. I had no idea what had taken place from when I left my house and I entered that school. All I could think of was I'm from New York. This could not be happening on what was supposed to be a great day. The little children who entered my class knew very little of what happened. They were just little faces wondering why we couldn't go outside. And there was very little I could say. At that time we thought it was better left till they got home. As lunch time came around I entered the teacher's lunchroom. And heard all the terrible news. I still couldn't believe what had happened. By two o'clock it was time to go. It had been the longest day of my life. I came home and was glued to the T.V. Nothing seemed real but it was all too real. Mindy Olivieri 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 story4659.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: September 11th I woke up on September 11th and it was a sunny, semi warm day. It felt like any other day really. I got on the bus and went to school. I hung out with friends in my first and second class. In the middle of third period is when I found out about the terrorist attacks. I left class to get a drink and a teacher was walking down the hall and saying something. At first I thought he was talking to me, so I asked him what he said. He told me to go and tell my teacher to turn it on CNN. So I hurried back to my class and told Mrs. Lamb to turn on the TV. As soon as we turned it on they showed the first tower in flames. I was very confused. I had no idea what was going on, to be honest I was a little scared to know what was going on. I wasn't sure I wanted to know. Then a newscaster came across the screen and said that a plane had flown into the tower. After hearing this, the first thing that popped into my head was the bombing in the twin towers in 1993. When class was over everyone in the halls were talking about it. I stepped into fourth period class and it was so quiet, which is very unusual for my art class. We sat there the whole time with our noses stuck to the TV. It was so sad. By this time the other plane hit the second tower. When the towers started to collapse I started to get teary. I still couldn't believe this was happening. I thought it was just a really bad dream. Then later on I heard that a plane hit the Pentagon and then one crashed in Somerset, PA. The plane that crashed in Somerset, PA from what I heard was supposed to come to Somerset, NY. It was suppose to hit our power plant, AES. During the next few days of school we watched over a nd over again the devastating disaster. Each time I watched it made me think to myself, wow what if that plane had hit our power plant? What would have happened to us? It was so important to watch the news every night and see what was go ing on and how people had reacted to all this. It still amazes me that someone can be so cruel and hurtful. After the devastating disaster, everyone, including me was very sad and had hopes on pay back for Osama bid Laden. This tragedy influenced people and we know that America became united once again. We pulled through it and now are trying to move because everyone is "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 story771.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On September 11 I was in Plaquimine Louisiana attending Edward J. Gay Middle School I was 9 years old.Well this orcurrents made me feel sad because all them people that lost their lives probly had a living and proably wanted to be here having fun with their family.well it had lil children that died in this occurent because they tried to help others and over 2000 people died. This occurents also made me cry. I fusstrated and confused.On that moring of September 11 all I can remember was when I was in Ms.Robinson class in the 4th grade.Well but still this occurents make me want to cry harder than what i cry when i cutting Onions. I would had a heartattack when I heard about this occurent. Isat down and told my mom what if that was us in this event."she responided that i would have killed myself over my chirdren, because I love you so very well.I could not this this occurents go I would have killed myself just thinking about this. 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 story20530.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 worked downtown in Jacksonville at the Southtrust Bank building. I was at work on the morning of 9/11/01 and was trying to get into a work mode. At the time I was 4 months pregnant with my son. I was walking past my boss's office and he stepped out into the hallway and asked me "Does your husband know about this?" I, of course, wondered what he was referring to and he showed me on his computer monitor a picture on the CNN website of the first plane hitting the WTC. I then went to my office to call my husband, who works for the US Secret Service, to see if he knew about it and what he thought. He very quickly told me that it was terrorist related and that he had to go. Not a whole lot of work got done that morning while all of the other events unfolded. What a tragic day! To top it all off, our building was evacuated due to a bomb scare. The owner of our company told us all to go home. I was glad that we were able to go home. I know that I wouldn't have been able to work the rest of the day anyway. 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 story5697.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 it as though it were yesterday. I had awoken late that beautiful September morning. I remember walking from my home in the Bronx to the train station at E. 180th Street thinking "whatever train comes will determine my route today". I remember that my job was having a blood drive in the Financial Center that morning, and I had decided to donate. When I reached the top of the steps in the station, the number 2 train was just closing it's doors. Had I taken that train, I probably would have just made it to the Trade Center at the time of the first attack. I took the next train to my office at 222 Broadway. I found out later that that number 5 train would be the last to enter the Fulton Street Station that day. I recall being the native New Yorker that I am being a bit perturbed because people were walking so slowly up the stairs...the stairs that were directly next to the cemetary of St. Paul's Chapel. My back was to the North Tower. But upon reaching the top of the landing, I turned to see the North Tower ablaze. Since no information was available to me, I thought that maybe a fire had broken out in the restuarant (Windows on the World), and proceeded to my office. When I reached my office's reception area, the TVs were tuned to NY1 and CNN, all detailing the first attack as an "accident". I walked to my desk in disbelief. I began logging in to my computer, when I decided to call my sister (who knew my proximity to the Trade Center). After getting off the phone with her, I called my mother to tell her I was alright. During my brief conversation with her, I told her about the atrociities I was being witness to. You see, from my office window, I could see people jumping from the building to their deaths. Just then, my coworker came over to console me, when we heard the roaring sound of another plane. Out of fear, we ducked under my desk, when the loud "BOOM" of the plane slamming into the second tower scared the daylights out of us. We felt our building shake as though it were hit directly. With my mother still on the phone, I told her what had happened and told her I loved her. We stayed in our building during the first building collapse (the south tower). We feared that maybe another attack had occurred, so we went down to the lobby area. From the large glass windows and doors, we can see the huge plume of soot and ash englufing the immediate area of the collapse site. I remember the sun was blocked out and it became very dark in the lobby. Firefighters and police officers broke the glass doors to the Duane Reade pharmacy in the lobby to get bottles of water and towels in an effort to rinse off their faces. Then they were gone as quickly as they had appeared. We returned back to the 2nd floor to retrieve our belongings. People speculated that the North Tower was going to collapse as well, and we agreed that it would be best to wait it out. I'll never forget the sound of the North Tower collapsing. The best way I can describe it is as a deep growling sound. A deep rumbling. The smoke, ash and soot engulfed the area again. The darkness appeared once more. Our building shook. Then, it was over. We got ourselves together and decided to begin the long trek to our homes at around 11:30AM. We broke off into groups determined by where you were headed. I remember walking out of my building's lobby and being shocked by the debris. There was ash and litter literally ankle deep. The smell in the air was stifling. The air itself choked you if you didn't have anything to cover your mouth and nose. The only noise you heard was the fire alarm in a distant building and the occasional siren. People walked in a daze of disbelief, including myself. Since there was no transporation, we were forced to walk north. I walked that day from 222 Broadway on Fulton Street to 125th Street on Lexington Avenue. I don't remember much about that long walk. I recall hearing and seeing fighter aircrafts passing above the Empire State Building. I remember thinking "wow, that person was in my area" whenever I saw someone with shoes that had the unmistakeable gray ash. I made it home around the time that Tower #7 collapsed. My aunt Laura met me at the front door of my twin sister's apartment. I sat on my sister's couch for what felt like an eternity. My aunt called my mother downstairs to tell her that I had arrived home. My mother sat next to me on that couch, and I hugged her like I would never let her go. My aunt removed my shoes, and instructed me to go in and take a shower. I stood in that shower and sobbed. I sobbed for the lives that I witnessed being lost that day. I sobbed out of exhaustion. I sobbed out of relief to be home with my family. Today, on the 5th anniversary of that day, I sob again. I sob because I was one of the "lucky ones" to survive that dreadful day. I sob for all of those innocent lives that were lost. I sob for our past, our present and for our future....God bless. 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 story20479.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: Interestingly, I had just started a job at an assisted living facility near my home, and on the morning of 911, several persons from the corporate office in Leesburg, VA were visiting our facility. Not everyone had arrived, so, many of us were just getting acquainted. At around 9:15, someone in to tell us that a plane had hit the WTC. A few staff members headed for the closest TV set located in the Memory Lane Alzheimer's unit. Soonafter, a woman from corporate ran back to announce that a second plane had hit the other WTC tower. By that time, we were in shock...slowly realizing that the first hit was not likely an accident after all. What really pulled my heart into my throat was when we heard that the Pentagon had been hit. By now, I was terrified. OUr cellular phones weren't working, and I could not access the internet---I wondered if perhaps it was a terrorist conspiracy to knock out all communications across the country. Terrifying visuals could wait, therefore, I did not seek out a TV set to see a replay of the second plane hitting the building, or of the two towers when they imploded. When I returned to my home at 4pm, however, I saw for the first time the devastation that descended upon NYC and Washington, D.C. For the next several days (maybe a few weeks,) I was glued to CNN and MSNBC. So much that, I became affected by the tragedy and sorrow...I was heartbroken for the victims and their families. As an aside,many elderly residents at Morningside house were quite aware of the 911 tragedy and compared it to the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. They were mostly quiet, and I believe, lost in their thoughts, reliving a terrible and momentous tragedy for all Americans and the world. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to offer my thoughts. 911 has changed America and I will never be the same again. Madonna Parent Waldorf, MD 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 story186.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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