285 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 busy working at my computer when a few people gathered at the desk behind me. I wasn't paying any attention to what they were looking at until one of the girls asked me if I was "In the loop". I asked her what she meant and that's when I learned about the first plane crashing into Tower One. Terrorism did not cross my mind at this point. I assumed it was accidental. Until moments later when the second plane crashed. That is when the disbelief began. We didn't appreciate the graveness of the situation until our boss gathered us together to tell us how serious it was and that we should not use the telephones unless it was necessary as to keep the lines open for those affected. The actual shock didn't set in until the ride home when every radio station had news coverage and I realized the enormity of it all. I cried all the way home. That following Friday, everyone was asked to have a candlelight vigil for the victims and their families. My husband and I went home and gathered every candle in the house. We lined them up both sides of the driveway, across the front walk and up the front steps. It was something small to honor them but hardly enough. We both wanted to do so much more. My husband left his name as a volunteer, but was told that at that time, they weren't in need of anyone. I still get chills when I see photos of that day and even pictures of the Twin Towers when they were still intact. I did not know any of the victims who lost their lives personally, but I cried as if I did. The hairs on my arms stood up every time I drove in my car and experienced the PRIDE of America shown in the flags that were so proudly displayed so prominently and at so many homes. To this day, I cannot hear a patriotic song without reliving that day. God Bless the families of the victims that lost their lives that horrible day and God Bless America. We will stand strong. 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 story7427.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 painting the living room ceiling, waiting for the plumber to come and work on the bathrooms. I went to the post office to mail a package and they had their radio on. I noticed everyone was kinda dazed, so I asked what had happened. I found myself with that same stunned feeling. Thoughts started rolling around in my mind about the Nuclear Weapons plant on the outer limits of our own town. When I got back to the new house, I phoned my husband who was with our children at our then-previous home and told him to turn the television on. Our plumber, Rob, came over about an hour later and after watching some footage on the TV he said "That sounds like the work of Osama Bin Laden ". I asked "Who is that?". He was surprised that I didn't keep up on current events more. He told me that while he served in the Armed Forces he was specially trained to protect the places where the President appeared. He said he and his wife both served in the same area. He also voiced his apprehension about another war, since he now had an 8 month old child... but without hesitation in his voice added that he'd gladly defend the land that he loved. I learned alot that day. First of all I learned who Sadam is. Secondly I learned that I should pay closer attention to the world news. Like Rob said, it concerns all of us as Americans. And thirdly, I learned what the service did for an everyday man like our plumber. The detail and perfection that he would always strive for when he did work for us was no doubt instilled in him by his commanders. He treated my family with respect and dignity, which is something you find very little of these days. But another thing stood out even stronger, and that was the love for his country. A love so strong, he'd be willing to part company of his darling baby in order to make sure that his child would grow up in The Land of the Free, and the Home of the Brave. What an awesome legacy! 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 story4794.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, 2001 it was an ordinary day for me. Get up....take a shower....eat breakfast and do my usual before I had to go to school. I lived with my grandparents at the time, and I was just about to take a shower, but something was wrong. I can usually hear my Grandma making breakfast or doing laundry while I am getting ready for school, but it seemed like everything in the house had become silent. I walked into the living room and I saw my Grandma sitting on the couch. I will never forget the expression on her face....it was still...and pale....like she was in shock. She had her hand clinged tightly to the remote that was still facing the T.V. as if she was going to change the channel. Then I stopped and watched the news....and everything inside of me went cold. When I went to school that day....it was the most painful day that I have ever experienced. There were so many people crying and sobbing and hugging each other. It was a gloomy day and you could just feel all of everyone's pain as they walked past you in the hall....you could see it in their eyes. In 1st period out teacher had us write down on paper what we felt about what happened that morning.....and I couldn't bring myself to do it. I sat in my seat as tears streamed down my face. 9/11 was all everyone talked about for months afterwards....and I remember crying for weeks.....Our country was in tears that day and it brought sadness to everyone, not just to people and families that were literally affected by it. The one thing that did get me through those weeks and months after 9/11, was seeing on the news and hearing stories, and watching with my own eyes how everyone came together and gave their lives for others on 9/11. How everyone was a little nicer, a little more caring.....and more helping. My heart goes out to those families who lost someone on 9/11 because I could never imagine feeling what they went through, and my heart truly goes out to all those who never lost hope on that day. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story10657.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 Mark, I where i was working in a gas station over here in the UK in a small town called New Marske. The actions of that fateful day in september will stay with me for as long as I have a breath in my body and this is my story of how the day unfolded. I woke up at 7:30 GMT and went to work at the gas station and up until around 2pm the day was going pretty well, I was listening to the radio at work listening to really nothing in particular, then out of no-where a news flash came over about a plane hitting a building in New York and that there would be reports coming in later so at first I can honestly say that I didn't pay a lot of attention to it at first. Then after about 10 minutes there was another report about another plane, so virtually instantly I turned on the TV I had with me and put it on BBC1 where they had just put up the newsflash graphic, and they started showing some of the footage from the American TV stations I think it was CNN of a reporter doing a broadcast about the first impact, then all of a sudden in the right hand corner of the screen you saw the plane going flying into the second tower. Straight away I ran over and told my boss and other employees there to turn on there TV sets in there building, then we all stood around and virtually the gas station and garage shut down for the day as we watched the news and events of the day unfold, other things like President Bush reading stories to a group of children and someone on his staff coming over and telling him in his ear what had happened, then the events unfolding in Washington and those brave passengers who did what they could and sacrificed there lives so others may live. 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 story10461.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: BLOODY SEPTEMBER Today is the day, we will always remember/ How a city fell, a nation grieved, and the world stood still/ For those who died, and those who survived on Bloody September. Where were you when you first heard the news that day?/ The planes, the towers, our heros buried beneath the rubble/ Was life over as we knew it? Was this the end of the "American way"? From all over this great nation, the volunteers would come/ We gave of our time, our money, and our own blood/ Because some gave all, all would give some. Lash out, or reach out - wise men chose the latter/ For that one day, we all bled red, white, and blue/ And, the color of my brother's skin, ceased to matter. They said: united we'd stand, or divided we'd fall/ The world's never seen people pull together like that!/ We were humbled and proud to be a part of it all. Are we a better nation, a wiser people today?/ Do you hug your loved ones a little tighter?/ And, do you remember to give thanks when you pray/ Today is the day, we will always remember/ How a city rose, a nation stood, and the world was in awe/ Of those who died, and those who survived Bloody September. 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 story3697.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 woke up and turned on the news and was in total disbelief. I went into the house and my family had yet viewed what was going on, I stayed glued to the tv all day long crying. At age 27 this was the first time that terrorism seemed real, I think people of my generation had never really knew the magnitude of acts of war and the pain and suffering that it would cause. I think for everyone Sept 11th made us all re-evualate what was important in life . In April of 2001 I was able to visit NY for the first time ever and was overwhelmed by the images of where the towers stood. I pray that we never forget how our lives were changed that day and that the peeople who lost loved ones that day continue to embrace life with the courage and strength their loved ones did that day. Each and everyday you mkae us all proud by continuing to share with us your stories of the incredible angels you were able to share your lives with if only for a brief time. People always say god never gives us more then we can handle and at times what he gives us seems to be overwhelming but together we can overcome any challenge and we must continue to pray for the world and peace and not judge others for their sins but love each other because we only have one chance in this world to do it right so let us live our lives to the fullist and cherish each and every day for all those that have left us and for all those that continue to make the world a better place for us each and every day. Your angels are always with you :O) 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 story3466.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: 9-9-02 September 11, 2001 was my first day back to school. I was sitting in the guidence office and someone got a phone call. Saying the trade center got hit by a plane. I thought is was just an accident, but later to find out it was an act of war. Though out the day we watch this sad sad event on tv. I wanted to cry, I couldn't believe it happen to us, the United States of America. When I got home my dad was sitting in the room "with tears in his eye" watching everything on TV. All the channels stop broadcast to show it. I cried, I felt so bad for the lost people. I believed that they would find a lot of bodies in the wreckage. Then finally a body was find. Everyone got quiet, and tears began to fall when they saw the body come out with the country's flag over it. I wish our country would be this close everyday. I wanted to do something, so I made a sign say "Honk for your country". I put it out by the road, and I would sit out there for an hour to see the people as they went by and beeped their horn. I love this country a lot more then I would ever thought I would. Ever since 9-11-01 I would cry when I see something on TV about the people who died. To think those were average people like you and me. They probbley had a family waiting at home for them. MAY GOD BLESS THIS COUNTRY & THOSE WHO LOST LOVE ONES Christian E. Rheinfeld 15-year-old boy from 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/. 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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 awoke relatively early on the morning of September 11th, 2001; being that I was working as a nightclub security manager at the time to supplement my inconsistent film production career, I normally finished work at 5:30 in the morning, and most times hung around for drinks and bullshit to wind down with a contingent of remaining staff, friends of staff, and the club owners, and more often than not, a celebrity or two who I will allow to remain anonymous. But, I was off the night before. It was around 7:45AM and I didn't turn on the television. Instead, I signed on to my AOL account to check my e-mail. I was living with a friend at the time at the Symphony Tower on 62nd Street between Broadway and Columbus directly across from Lincoln Center. I surfed the web for a little less than an hour when my cell phone rang. It was my brother Mike calling from Connecticut. There was always a mixture of anxiety and pleasure for me when Mike called. Pleasure to hear from my brother who didn't call that often, anxiety because our Dad was getting on into his late Seventies and he was the best man I've ever known. This time, the anxiety was startlingly apparent in my brothers voice. He said without greeting: "John...do you know what's going on down there?" I said I didn't. I told him that I woke up early because I hadn't worked the night previous and was on the Internet checking mail and downloading music from a rip-off site. That's when he told what had occurred moments before, and nobody in the media knew what the hell was happening and why yet. I told him to stay on the phone with me while I went into the living room and turned on the television. I switched it on and immediately was struck with the insane sound and images that will forever haunt me and millions of others for the remainder of our lives. As I watched, the second plane slammed into the tower and exploded into orange and black oblivion. I know I yelled at that moment. I think it was something like "holy shit!...Oh my fucking God!!!" Initially my brother and I didn't speculate as to why the first plane had hit the tower; now the word "terrorists" was what one or both of us spoke without doubt. I also can't quite remember which of us decided to break off the call, but I know I told Mike I had to wake up my roommate, Wendy. I told him I'd call him back in awhile when I knew more about what was happening. It wasn't lost on me that cell phone service in the Northeast may be severely disrupted due to the massive damage to the towers, not to mention television and radio transmissions as well. Regardless, I told him I'd call back. It happened quickly and disturbingly quietly; the rise of adrenaline and horror simultaneously within me. I began hammering on Wendy's bedroom door, which was right off of the living room. I was yelling because she slept like a mummy in a tomb. I was yelling: "Wendy!!...Emergency!!!" After a couple of minutes of that, she came flying out of her room ripped out of sleep and into a panic. I pointed to the television and said to her: "Terrorists just flew two commercial airliners into the World Trade Center". Following a brief moment of disbelief and suspended animation, she began to shake and cry. We watched in silent despair for what seemed like forever. I didn't need to wait for Wolf Blitzer to tell me we were a country under attack. I didn't need to hear it from the President, either. I knew we were at war, and nothing was ever going to be the same ever again. I knew like I knew that the sun had risen in the East that morning that in those few, horrible moments, the world as we know it had changed forever. I also knew I had to do something. I could no sooner hold my hand against the surface of a searing frying pan than stay in that apartment and watch all this on the fucking television. God help all the brave and self-less civil servants, but I sensed that the only way we were all going to get through this was if ordinary people - the citizens - responded to fill the short-fall of elements required to support this unprecedented and uncomprehended catastrophe. As I began to dress for the long walk downtown, my cell phone again began to ring. I saw from the caller I.D. that it was my best and oldest friend, Stacy O'Dell on the line. I answered it. He began telling me what I already knew, so I stopped him. I wanted to tell him what I was preparing to do. That's when he asked if I would do something for him. His wife, and my friend as well, Allison O'Dell worked for a major International law firm near Grand Central Terminal. Stacy was far uptown at his apartment on 116th street, and there was no way he could get to Allison in a timely fashion as the subways and buses had already been shut down. He wanted me to try and find out if everything was okay around Grand Central, and maybe even find Allison as I made my way downtown. I told him I'd do what ever I could, but I didn't think I'd be able to locate anyone in particular among the inevitable chaos that I was sure to find there. I told him I'd try and call him if it was still possible after I reached 42nd Street and Madison Avenue. The cell phone network was quickly becoming overloaded already. I rushed him off of the phone. I couldn't wait any longer. I had to get out of the apartment and witness the day with my own eyes. I had to try and find a way to help. To do something; anything before I lost my mind. Wendy was a mess. She was still shaking and sobbing when I told her I was going down there. She hugged me and told me to be careful. I told her I would try to call later if it was still possible. I slipped my boots on - I knew I'd need boots somehow - and went out the door and to the elevator. Twenty-Two stories later I walked out into a city in a state of pandemonium and disbelief. People on cell phones were running everywhere. Traffic in Columbus Circle was at a standstill. Here the true surreality begins. I managed to make my way quite quickly to the Grand Central area. Maybe it seemed quick because of everything my mind was trying to process at once. This place looked like the city I'd lived in for 14 years, but it was a different version from another dimension. I canvassed the locale around Allison's office building. I asked a few questions: "Are the Metro-North trains still running?" They were at that time. "Any new news?" Nothing new but a lot of confusion. Thousands were streaming away on foot. Most heading North, either to their homes, or just naturally away from the now shockingly apparent broiling, smoking WTC towers, vividly visible looking South on Fifth Avenue. I tried to reach Stacy with my cell phone. I got an automated message informing me that I would not be able to make a call at this time. No surprise there. I can't remember if I actually felt the ground shake, which it must certainly have, or was just blown over by the shock-wave of human communication as the word spread like a tsunami that the first tower had just collapsed. I didn't see it happen. I looked down there. Great billowing clouds of choking gray dust, eerily reminiscent of the pyroclastic flow belched from erupting volcanoes, bloomed upward and outward, skirting the black plumes drifting high towards the Southeast. Shrouding what remained of the downtown skyline. People were screaming. People were crying. People were livid with anger. People were running. I was in a kind of haze. I looked for awhile, then I didn't look for awhile. I watched everything and nothing. For how long? I'm not sure. All of a sudden I realize I'm walking quickly down the center of Fifth Avenue toward what we now call Ground Zero. Except for one last wailing ambulance hurtling downtown, there were no cars, or any other vehicles moving on the thoroughfare. People were running North. I was reminded immediately of Hollywood blockbuster disaster films like "The Day After Tomorrow", and thought how reality had just surpassed fantasy like a long-shot racehorse outpacing the favorite in the Kentucky Derby. No Hollywood scribe had imagined this one. I was not comforted by the thought. After sometime, it couldn't have been long, I found myself in front of the Fifth Avenue entrance to the Empire State Building. Survivor of previous aircraft collisions. I stopped and stretched my neck to look upward. I unknowingly was already searching the skies for more jetliners; not just looking at the old and glorious premier skyscraper. What I did find, with a sound that proved to be one of the most haunting for long afterwards, were the F-15 fighters now circling the Island of Manhattan. A constant that was audible to me in my waking, and in my dreams, for months after they had gone. I snapped out of my thoughts as the symphony of rumbles and screams began again. This time I looked, and I saw. And, I felt the very firmament of the invincible city tremble. The second tower fell within a vacuum of profound sadness that has yet to be refilled with hope. Much more happened after this for me. I volunteered down there that day, and days to come. I saw the horrors. I saw the most beautiful strength of good people as well. I have a lot more to tell, but this will have to do for now. Maybe next year I'll tell more. If anybody really cares to hear. -john Michael Sudol Los Angeles, California, USA September 11th, 2006 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 story20680.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 got up and went to scholl like it was any ordinary day, not knowing it wasn't. I went to the library with my language arts class, first period, and noticed the tv's in the library were on. The tv's in the library were never on, so I was surprised. The news was on, and there was a view of the burning tower. our teacher was telling us to stop watching tv, and to check out a book. she said there was no way that the world trade center had been attacked, and that we shouldn't believe everything we hear. we went to go check out books, and she started watching. That was when she realized it was no joke. 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 story3632.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: When I heard what had happened , I was mentally "lost" . Here I was stationed overseas , and the US was beeing attacked. In my mind I wanted to go there and help. It took several months before I "returned" to this world. Now I am especially aware of what goes on around me, I have this "one for all" and " all for one " sentiment. I don't think this feeling will ever leave me. Bad thing is though,I have developed a " discriminatory " feeling towards Moslim peoples. Perhaps after a while it will fade, if "they" prove themselves trust worthy again . OR, maybe,even now after a year , I,m still "lost"? Still angry? 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 story6030.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 on my way to a pep rally and decided to take my backpack to class early. Thats when it hit me. My geometry teacher told me to turn the the television on because someone had crashed into the Twin Towers. I din't really care at the time because I didn't know what they were. Now that I know I feel bad that I didn't care at the time but there is nothing I can do to change that. The reason it bothered me so bad is because, when iI found out how it affected everyone in New York and their family members, I realized that I am blessed and that one of those victims of that tragedy could have been one of my aunts or uncles. That day I really went on about my buisness and it didn't really bother me too much. My parents and I didn't really have too much of a conversation on this. I don't think that every should have started asking God to bless America and America was not looking to god when everything was going good. To sum it all up, the attack didn't bother me at first but it does bother me now. 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 story6953.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 just made a cup of tea and sat down to watch the news, when suddenley the dreadful news of a plane had flown into one of the twin towers.I could not believe it and was shocked and felt sad for their family's, then the other plane hit the other tower!,then the whole world realised this was no accident. Today a year on I still cannot believe what happened that day, all those people killed needlessly, my heart goes out to all their families and will not be forgotten. Sue Warne 9/11/02 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 story5969.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 just gotten to work. I always come in a little early, and make it a point to go in the studio to see the morning guys. I walked in, and heard, "Hey look, an airplane just hit the World Trade Center." As we stood in awe, we thought (and prayed) that it were a mere accident. The guys went on air and told what had happened, and the phones began ringing. Being a Christian radio station, we were especially flooded with calls, prayers and opinions. Then, the second tower was hit, and so on.... The day was mere somber. We quickly organized a prayer vigil on the lawn of the CityPlex Towers, which ironically is the tallest building in Oklahoma (60 stories). We work on the 45th floor, 2/3 of the way up. Family members were calling, urging us to go home. No one did. We stood proud, knowing that we were the voice of comfort for the Christian community in Tulsa and surrounding cities and they needed us in a time of terror. Calls came in all day, one after the next, regarding announcements of Prayer Meetings for the evening in almost every church for miles and miles. We announced them all. We didn't play up the concerts, speakers and movie premiers we had coming up...they were no longer important. It didn't really hit until I got home that evening, after church. My son had colored a huge (11x17) picture of a flag at school which says "Proud To Be American - Austin Donohue." I broke down, hugged both my kids, and we prayed. That picture still hangs on our front door today. It reminds us of the events, of who we are and of what we are proud of...the United States Of America and our Freedom. 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 story7968.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 best friend John called me and told me to turn on the T.V. He said that a plane had hit the WTC. When I turned on the T.V. I could not believe my eyes. When I saw the second plane hit the other tower the only thing I could do was watch in total disbelief. As may of you reading this may hear, this event was like watching a movie. I deeply felt the pain that I saw on T.V. but until you see something first hand it dosen't fully register. It's like when I would see the nations monuments in the history books when I was in school, you know that they are there but when you see them in person they have a profound affect on you. The one thing that still sticks in my head was the silence in the skies. Not one plane not even a vapor trail. I often wonder why something so small could mean so much to me. Perhaps this of all things brought this disaster into my world of reality. One day I hope to visit each all three sites. This will mark the time I will be able to completly understand the scope of death and destruction. I suspect that I will shead more tears when this day arrives. For now I pray for those who are without there loved ones. I hope they will find peace. 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: One person?s recollection of Sept 11, 2001. By Robert j .Dorn I don't know what my true reason is for writing these thoughts down? Is it because I am just tired of repeating to friends and family the events of that morning, as I viewed them? Yes. Is it because I am a history buff, and historian (of a minor scale) and an amateur genealogist, or because I think it?s an event that any 'eye witness' should keep his/her memories of? It?s all of these. Firstly, I should explain that I work at 75 Varick (7th Ave.), now called 1 Hudson Square, the building that stands 'exactly' on top of the Holland Tunnel, which, as of this writing is still closed. I am approximately 9 or 10 blocks just north of the WTC area. I work on the 12th floor of the building, and my Library office faced the beautiful view of the former Twin Towers to the South, and the Jersey City and NJ shore to the west. I am a librarian at Audrey Cohen College. At approximately, 9 AM morning I was on the Q train, in the middle of the Manhattan bridge (for neophytes, this bridge is Parallel and just north of its more famous neighbor, the Brooklyn Bridge) when an announcer/conductor came on over the speaker saying, "plane just crashed into World trade tower" [that's the closest I can come his exact words at the moment.] Most of the people on the train, leaned to the left side windows and we saw our first view of the towers - both of them - with large gaping holes and smoke and small flames coming out of them. Several of us began the flurry of small talk, trying to guess what had happened, no one really knew for sure. Lots of speculation. The thought of buying a small discardable camera came to me, and as we arrived in the Broadway station at Canal Street, I bought the camera at the small little newspaper shop there. As I exited the subway station at Broadway and Canal, I started walking west on Canal Street (my usual route, currently, to work at Varick St) towards the river. All during this time looking up at the two towers on fire with all the plumes of smoke. this was about 9:10 AM or so? At the same time on each corner I was taking pictures from different vantagepoints at each corner. Already the crowds had gathered at each corner with that awful look of unbelief on their faces. It was my own expression of disbelief and awe at the same time. At this point, I didn't know what had occurred, and was hearing snippets of talk about airplanes and 'attacks' etc. What I saw was the now familiar gaping holes that I had described earlier. I was under the impression that perhaps this was something similar to the 93 attack, and perhaps there may have been some loss of life. I had no impression of the further disaster about to unfold before my eyes. It was maybe ten minutes or so (don?t' quote me) when I noticed sirens already sounding, policemen gathering on each corner, directing traffic away from areas below Canal Street area. The people in my building seem to have looks of haunted anxiety on their faces. I still had not seen anyone else who worked at the college. I don't remember whether I was asked for ID as I entered the building, but as I got off at the 12 floor, got out and saw the Security officer, he was already shaking his head and telling me that the building was being evacuated. Also, the Vice President for Administration had come around the corner at the same time. I do not remember what I asked them, except whether anyone had gone/been in the library where I work. One librarian was mentioned, whom they said was sent home. I later found out that she had seen the whole event and the planes hitting the towers (which I was too late to see). At that point I exited down the elevators and went out to the street to gather more information. I had heard that there were deliberate attacks on the buildings, but there was still a lot of confusion. In a few minutes I crossed the street to take more pictures of the burning disaster in front of me from the all too blue and beautiful sky of that morning. By this time, many fire engines, Emergency vehicles, Police cars and other emergency vehicles had rushed down Varick street (lower 7th avenue) sometimes having to blast their horns or sirens to get through the very confused menagerie that Varick street had become. On the other side of the street, I saw one and then several administration and faculty members of the college whom I acknowledged. I crossed over when I saw my friend and colleague Steve from the College. Within the next few minutes, Steve and I listened to several others who had gathered on our corner, the rumors and other guesses at the origins of this. The fires and smoke were still billowing out of the towers. Debris was falling occasionally, and what I didn't know at first that it was not all debris but also people jumping to certain death to escape, I suppose more certain and immediate death by the fire storms started by the airliner fuel that we were later to learn was well over 2000 degrees. I was sure by this time that I had the story straight that two airplanes had for some reason crashed into both towers and ignited them. Somewhere between photos and following up rumors, we were interrupted by a man who came running with a phone in his hand shouting that the Pentagon had been bombed or attacked or something similar to what had just happened here. I did not, could not, immediately believe him. But, eventually my doubts were preempted and we knew it was true from other reports around us. We knew no exact details and really did not still know what had occurred. Steve and I decided after standing around for some time, to go look for a coffee house he knew which he thought would be open and where there was a TV where we could get the news and find out more. After walking up and over to Hudson street closer to the Hudson River side of town, we found that the caf? was closed. We decided to head back and Steve decided to depart and try to get uptown and home to Chelsea. I had already heard that there were no trains or subways running and the bridges were closed. In a while I would find out that most of this was already true and soon, everything would be closed down, except walkways for people to get across to Brooklyn or whatever borough they needed to get to get home. I was sidetracked again by wanting to hear and see more and take more photos. This was just minutes after the first tower had just collapsed. There was much confusion, shouting, crying, but no obvious violence. I crossed to the East Side of Varick in front of the Chase bank, and noticed that I couldn't see the two towers, but just the North tower and a plume of smoke where the other had been. In disbelief I asked the hysterical woman next to me, who was about the burst into tears, where the tower was? She cried, "It just collapsed!? I stood there in dumb disbelief and really not knowing what was going on in my mind at that moment. I could only think of all the people who were obviously in the tower. Of course they hadn't had time to all get out! There was a man with a set of binoculars who started talking about the people jumping. I looked up and it was obvious that some of the specks I was seeing amongst the debris were people jumping. Several people were crying out at that point, and the woman next to me was still crying. About a few minutes after that as I stood watching, someone yelled 'It's falling!" meaning the second tower. I quickly took up my camera snapped several pictures, still in denial of what I was seeing, but taking it all down in film anyway! There was much crying and moaning after that. The situation around me just got worse and there was more and more confusion. I stayed around for probably another half-hour or so, trying to ascertain more information and whether there were any trains running and any way to get home. Soon after that I noticed a truck driver with his truck and a radio on parked on the east side of the street next to the Chase bank. Several people approached the truck, listening closely to this vehicle and radio. He confirmed the attacks on the Pentagon, but still no specifics. I realized that many people including myself were in shock and continued to try to understand that horrible sight of the falling tower we had just witnessed. I still cannot believe it. Within 20 - 30 minutes I started asking people and MTA employees what was running and decided to find a way to get home. I never expected I would be walking the entire 8 or more miles to Prospect Park in Brooklyn, but I did. At this point, the area began to look like a war zone of sorts. There were many more emergency and police vehicles gathering into the area and slowly, they seemed to be blocking people from going south below Canal street, which is still the cutting off point. Then I decided there was nothing more to be done, or certainly nothing I could do. I lost interest in taking any more photos, and ascertained that perhaps the bridges to Brooklyn were open to pedestrians. I started walking with a slowly increasing crowd of 'refugees' (we really were refugees at this point) east towards the Manhattan bridge which is just parallel to the Brooklyn bridge. As I got closer to the bridge I began to see the increase in crowds. I also noticed that despite the fact that some people along the street had said that the bridges and all subways were closed, the traffic and crowds were still going towards the bridge and it seemed in the distance that the bridge had pedestrians and traffic slowly going across. I stopped once or twice to ask MTA employees who I saw blocking the subway entrances, whether the bridge was open to walkers. All they could tell me was that they 'weren't sure' and I should go ahead and try. Once or twice I glanced back at the sky above what once 'was' the towers in the distance to see nothing but an increasingly large plume of smoke, sort of like a small nuclear bomb had been detonated. Also, there was a smoky, acrid smell in the air, which only increased as I approached the bridge. I proceeded to the bridge entrance, and at first wasn't sure whether I had to bear right and go on the pedestrian entrance and walkway or just walk across the bridge. There was a steady slow stream of cars and trucks on my left also entering the bridge entrance, but also a parallel line of pedestrians ('refugees' if you will) on the right side, which I then decided to join. As I walked, I watched the people around me. I was astounded at the increasing amount of soot and debris covered souls who seemed to definitely be exiting a 'war zone' or a bombed out area, depending on how you viewed it. I listened as I walked to several 'stories' of what had happened to those refugees. I heard some scary stories of 'mere escapes'. Soon about 1/4 of the way across the bridge I started talking to a tall afro- American gentleman, who had on a very expensive looking three piece suit completely covered in debris and soot, carrying his work, seemingly in his valise. (Word?). As we talked he explained he had just escaped by exiting the (south) tower because he had gone down to go to the ATM across the street. If I remember correctly (not sure at this point) he had left the area as he saw the second tower attacked and then saw the first tower fall. My memory of our conversation at this point is rather unreliable and I cannot remember details that well. I ended up walking for another hour or more, intermittently trying to flag a taxi, or catch one of the buses heading up Flatbush Avenue. All of this was to no avail and eventually I gave up and decided, since a gentleman had told me that Prospect park was only about 5 ? 7 blocks ahead (that didn?t make much difference to my feet at that moment) I walked on. One of the few uplifting moments of that disastrous morning was the different groups of people lined up along Flatbush Avenue (this is FLATBUSH AVE mind you!), giving out Water and soda for the walkers... or should I say, ?refugees?. We must have looked like that as we walked slowly and quietly for the most part, across the Bridges towards our way home. I stopped by a group of young conservative Jewish girls who were handing out soda, and got something from them. This was the only highlight of that day. I kept walking, observing the human collateral from this attack. Finally, I reached Prospect Park, from the War Memorial side and started walking through on the East side. As I walked there were small groups of people who had obviously gathered together for their walk balk, or perhaps just joined each other on the way. I did not feel like talking much at that point, but merely wanted to get home, perhaps turn on the television for the news and find out more. This event will forever be impressed upon my mind and I can only think of two other events which will have such significance; the day President Kennedy was shot and my own father?s death when I was eight years old in December of 1960. 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 story7907.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. 2002-09-18 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 198.185.5.19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I woke up on September 11, 2001 with fond memories of the days before: my Mom had spent 3 weeks with us, visiting her grandchildren. (We have five sons, aged 2 through 9 at the time.) On September 10th, we sadly put her on a plane going back to her home in South Carolina. It was a beautiful day on September 10th; the sun shone brilliantly, and it was gorgeous outside, so we spent the entire time before she had to get on her plane touring New York City, concluding our visit with the Twin Towers and World Trade Center area. I remember the tears that flowed down my face when I turned around and left her at the gate of the airport, wishing there was some way that I could keep her here. I called her at home late that night to make sure she got home - she didn't. At midnight, I was frantically calling Spirit Airlines to find out what could possibly have happened. Two hours later, Mom called to say that she was okay. Her plane was delayed on the runway, and she didn't leave New York until hours after we left her. So when I got to work on September 11th and heard that two planes had been hijacked and flown into the Twin Towers, I was not only horrified, but eternally grateful that by God's grace the terrorists chose September 11th and not September 10th to attack us. My heart wrenches for the families of those who were lost. I can say that I almost know your pain. I pray that you find the peace of God, which passes all understanding, and that His perfect love finds a place in you. 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 story6812.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.252.1.14 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 night of September 10th, I nursed my one year old for the last time. I'll never forget the last day I nursed her. The next morning was like any other. She was playing on the living room floor as I laid on the couch, 10 weeks pregnant, watching Good Morning America. I just turned on the TV before the first plane hit. It was so horrific! I had a sinking feeling in my stomach and called my mother. I told her to turn on the TV and asked her if she thought it was intentional. She was still asleep and I don't think she realized what I had said. It made me feel better to hear her voice but the miles between us seemed greater. I felt the need to be with my parents to make sure they were OK. I called my husband at Chili's. I desparetly wished he was at home with me. I told him to go turn on the bar TV and that I loved him very much. I hung up the phone and just stood in my living room, in horror, watching the North Tower burn. I kept thinking of all the families of the people in that building. When I saw the second plane hit the South Tower, I fell on the floor and started crying. At that instant, I knew for sure we were going to war. I knew there were horrible people in this world!!! My little girl was still playing on the floor and I felt like her freedom was taken away in that moment in time. I couldn't control my emotion. I called my mom and my husband again in tears. I couldn't get my eyes away from the TV. All day, I cried for the people in the buildings, on the planes, at the Pentagon, for all the families affected and for my babies. My freedom was violated. My baby's future was forever changed. I was afraid for my unborn child as well. What a horrific day. I'll never forget it. Now, I know what the flag means. I know how lucky I and my children are for being born in this country. We are all one people...AMERICANS! One year later....I still haven't forgotten. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story5808.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: Home on my off day, tuned in to tv to catch the last 15 min of the am news...some advertisement I see of a movie. A plane crashes into the WTC goes the story...but wait it is REAL! An accident I think. Then the announcers say it is the pentagon (get yer facts straight I think) I am getting very confused and scared coz it IS REAL. I called my dh and am screaming...by the time he gets in the TV room ANOTHER plane crashes into WTC and I KNOW it is no accident. My mind races to a friend who is in danger. I tore out the door in my PJs to the neighbor's house, her grandson is the friend I mentioned. Banging and bashing her door I have tears pouring down my face, then and now as I write. She made it to the door and I jab on the TV. She gets the idea quickly by then 4 planes crashed and we wonder how many more. We aren't that far from the Houston Ship Channel and the danger of that exploding is terrifying. Friends & loved ones work there. My skin is crawling just thinking about it. We managed to hear from the NYC friend, he had stayed home from work sick God is so good. We prayed but didnt know how to pray just God take care of everyone, strengthen our President and our nation. We were glued to the TV......more horrified of the collapse of WTC, seeing the ppl jumping out the windows, knowing all the ppl in the fires in all 4 crashes burned to death. I felt sick inside, like my life had been sucked out. For the first time in my entire 42 years of living I felt afraid, not safe anymore and completely shaken to the core. We ventured out as a group of neighborhood ladies 4 of us to Wal-Mart for supplies, we didn't know what to expect. Bought up water, batteries, shotgun & pistol shells, bleach, gasoline, food, just like we would have for a flood or other disaster. All the shoppers were in a daze, cashiers were weeping, ppl weeping and praying in the store. I wanted to scream and run I was wound up so tight. Phone lines were jammed. All we could do was stay home and watch. The roads were eerily quiet. School let out ASAP. Our work had grief counselours but nothing could console us like prayer. All thru the work day in the days following ppl just stopped and prayed spontaneously for solace. Anger, frustration, grief, disbelief, fear, panic were stirring inside me like in a blender. It has been a year but I feel like it was yesterday. I never want to forget this horrid act because so many died, so many more were impacted in the shockwave afterwards. I commend our President in his handling of the matter. He let his human side show in addition to his presidential side. Seeing his tears made me feel I wasn't alone so much. Never forget the martyrs of Washington, Pennsylvania and WTC. God Bless our Nation. 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 story2046.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.63.198.89 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 eating lunch when Lindsey came into to lunch and said something had happened.She went into her story but i didnt know what was really going on. after lunch i went into my study hall, my teacher told what was ging on and explained what happened. When she told me about the pentagon i realized my uncle works there. I asked if I could call bu i couldnt. When i got home i was in tears because i didnt know if my uncle was alive but he was. We called him everything was fine. 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 story8682.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. 2002-11-26 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.124.237.2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: i'll never forget that day i had just hopped off the bus and put everything into my locker. i sat through my first period with nothing really happening .( my school is a jrotc school its an all male private military school. i was a freshmen at the time) all i remember was walking into the court for our daily formation there wasa buzz in the air and i had to find out what it was. I kept asking what had happened? my friend dan came up to me and said "some idiots flew their plane into the pentagon" i responded with a "oh" we stood at formation things went by fast we said our prayer and proceeded to our next class i didnt really realize what was happening . my next period came and they called an urgent meeting in our meeting area i walked in to see around 700 solem faces of boys as young as 12 to 18 our principal at the time came up and began to tell us about what had happened. i didnt understand . we were america this can't happen to us . we were dismissed and we had to call our parents. i remember some kids with worried faces because there parents were in new york city at the time. they sent us to class and i sat through it but i couldnt handle it i had to get out i requested to goto the bathroom and left i walked downt he hall and passed a class room to see a tv with two massive towers one bellowing out a thick black cloud . i ran back to the class i was in and reported whati had just seen they let us watch the tv i jus sat there watching and my eyes began to well up i coudlnt help it i cried as i watched it happened . i got a ride to my friends home and i was ancipating another attack but nothing came i watched as people jumped from there buildings i stayed up that whole night and just watched . praying that there were surviors in the rubble but there were none. that is my recollection of that day Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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