286 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 at work in the Health Information Section at The VAMC in Okla. City. A fellow co-worker had the radio on, when the news came that a plane had crashed in the World Trade Center in New York. We were horrified and as the news came of the plane crashing into the other tower and then Pentegon we were all in a state of shock. As so often happens when moments of tradgety occurs I began to write down my thoughts in a form of a poem, below is the Poem. Thoughts We saw the unthinkable, We heard the unthoughtable, the sound and the fury numbs senses and mind, Here in America, how could this happen? Perhaps a different place, Perchance and different time. No, the reality is clear, the tears they fall like rain, and wet the bleeding sod. The grief that seems unending, reaches up to the heart of God. A few days past as I saw how horrific the damage was and everything that the people of New york was going through I penned another poem. Feelings I wish I could feel your pain, To sense your grief and loss, I wish that I could be the one, to carry your heavy cross. The burden is so heavy, mere words cannot describe, the hurt you must be feeling, the emotions locked inside. Each day that passes onward, each moment that seems to last, healing comes in knowing, the worse has finally passed. With Presidents resolve to find the ones that had done this terrible thing and the declaration of war I once again wrote another poem. America, We Rise! America we rise, And stand in solemn passage, Marching into the battle's fury, Undaunted in the face of the foe. America, we rise, and stand in solemn passage, On distant battlefields the victors cry For glory, honor and liberty, we've laid down our lives and have died. America we rise, and stand in solemn passage, For loved ones, friends and wives, For children yet unborn, For Freedom's sake, America, We rise! I think that what happened was so devastating that mere words fall short of even explaining the feelings, and thoughts that most Americans had. We cannot let terrorist fill us with so much fear that we lock our selves up and refuse to go about our daily living. We have to continue on, we have to contiue to travel, to do our business and to face the future unafraid, I think that is what makes us all truly American. Not to be a afraid of some bully who is trying to put fear into us. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6604.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 wrote this poem, in shock, the day of the events. I consider it a gift from God to have written it, as I have no power over words such as this. You are just... We make this journey, through a life so hard, we turn to You in pain; As we live out the horror, that's entered our lives, that never will be the same. We watched our friends, and loved ones fall, crushed by the evil deeds; By those misguided, who live apart, from Your Son whom everyone needs. And sadness rings, throughout the land, as we turn ours eyes to You; For faithful You are, our Saviour and Lord, so trust in You we do. For in Your knowledge, of all we do, You're watching over us; Those wrapped up, in sin and death, most Holy You are and just. And while the bad, still reigns on earth, You remind us now and then; That home were not, and perfect wont be, until you come again. To witness then, Your millenial reign, as You call us to Your side; For we shared with others, Christ's power and love, with the Holy Spirit inside. And those be martyred, in Your Name we pray, their souls are never alone; That under the wings, of angels You sent, to Heaven you called them home. And justice be dealt, by only Your hand, they get their just rewards; The ones who rejected, the Son's sacrifice, it's Hell they all look towards. But those of faith, who share the rest, we find in Christ today; Will live forever, and cleansed by the blood, of Christ to whom we pray. Larry Ganz (c) 9/11/2001 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story1916.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 am a stay at home mother of four, the kids were in school and it was just me and my youngest at home. When I turned on the tv I was in shock. All day I could not turn the tv off and cancelled all my house work and was glued to the tv. It was so hard for me because I wanted to phyically help in some way, any way, but I could only pray. It was such a terrible thing to happen, and to relize how many familys were in pain. I am so sorry for all the familys that this affected. And if it helps in anyway, just remember that someone far away from you and does not know you was and still is praying for 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 story4232.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: Memories of 9/11 I took an early train to work on September 11, 2001. That day I had a meeting scheduled with my supervisor at 8am. The 6:17 am train would take me to the Hoboken, NJ terminal instead of directly into New York City as the later ones do. I was fortunate that on this fateful morning I went to Hoboken because Hoboken is directly across the Hudson River from lower Manhattan and it offered a fantastic view of the WTC. Little did I know that this would be the last time I saw the towers from Hoboken. While I cannot remember for sure, I hope I looked at them, they were hard to miss, especially since my train comes in at the eastern end of the station directly in front of the river. From Hoboken, I would have to take the Path train into Manhattan. I walked down to the platform, on one side, there were the Path trains to 33rd St and on the other were the trains to the WTC. As I walked to the bottom of the stairs, I saw that the 33rd St train that I needed to catch had just left the platform. Since I was in a rush to get into the city for my meeting, I thought about taking the WTC train, which was still in the station. I would then take a subway up to Fifth Ave and 14th St where I worked. As I took a few steps toward the train with the distinctive ?WTC? above the door another 33rd St Path entered the station, so I turned around and got on it instead of the WTC train. While I would not have been there during the attacks, it still gives me the chills that I was within a few seconds of getting on the WTC Path and being at the WTC on 9/11/01. My 8 am meeting went on as planned. My supervisor was scheduled to fly to the UK at 12 noon that day. Just as the meeting was ending and my supervisor was leaving my office a co-worker came in and announced that a plane had crashed into the WTC. I called my wife who works in New Jersey and told her. Like most people, we thought that it was a terrible accident by a small plane. I walked to my supervisor?s office, it faced south, and I wanted to see if I could get a view of the towers. The view of the WTC was blocked but I could see the smoke rising. Several co-workers and I went down to the street to get a better view. We stood on the corner of 14 St and Fifth Ave and had a clear view of the gapping hole in the north tower. It was evident that this was not damage from a small plane. I remember seeing the papers flying out of the building, it was a surreal sight, one of many I would see that day. I kept thinking of how many people must be dead and injured. After standing there for what seemed like an hour but in reality was probably only 5 minutes, I decided to go get the camera I had in my tenth floor office. I grabbed the camera and went back down. As a looked to take the picture, I noticed that the second tower was burning. My first thought was that the fire spread from tower one. I took a few pictures then went back upstairs. That is when I found out, from the radio, that a second plane hit the second tower. At this point, I was numb. I could not get a handle on what was going on, my mind could not process it. Know one could concentrate on work, and all I know is that I did not want to be cooped up in my office listening to the radio. I wasn?t afraid that my building was next, I just wanted to be outside with everyone else. I decided to walk the 20 blocks (subways closed down) to a seminar I was supposed to attend at 10 am. I knew it was going to be cancelled, but I needed something to do. As I walked north up Fifth Avenue away from the WTC, I remember the sirens, all the sirens, and there noise filled the air like a thick fog. I kept looking at the Empire State Building waiting for a plane to hit it next. As I approached the hotel where my seminar was being held I finally got a hold of my brother on my cell phone. He was off that day and I figured he could fill me in on what was happening on TV. While I?m talking to him a guy standing next to me, who was also on his cell phone spurts out loud to anyone who will listen, that his wife just told him that one of the towers just collapsed. We tried looking downtown from where we were but from that point on Seventh Ave., the WTC was not in view. I told my brother to check it out on the television and he confirmed it. Again, my mind said, this is not happening. I went inside the hotel and as I expected, the seminar was cancelled. Then I did a silly thing, I called an associate and asked her to put together a sales report, which was part of the information, I needed as a follow up to the meeting I had that morning. I cannot believe that I was thinking about something so trivial when the world around me was coming apart at the seams. I guess it was defense mechanism and my mind was pretending everything was normal as a way of getting through the day. At this point, I started walking back to my office. I walked down Sixth Ave. so I could look at the remaining tower as I walked. It seemed that everyone in New York was out on the street by this time. All you could hear were the sirens and the radios from all the cars pulled along the curb. Not many were talking. Some were crying, most just had a stunned look on their faces. When I was around Sixth Ave. and 24th St. the south tower started to collapse. I watched as it just crumbled in slow motion, and you could hear a muffled roar as it came down. As horrendous as it was, it was quite spectacular, the glass and metal shimmering in the beautiful sunlight against a perfectly blue sky. When it was gone, I started walking again, some guys were cursing and shouting other people were crying. I started saying aloud to myself ? They finally did it, they wanted to take the towers down and they finally did it. I was thinking of the WTC bombing in 1993 where the bomber?s plan was to knock one tower into the other. When I got back to the office, I found out that management had closed the office but no one had gone home because all the tunnels and bridges out of the city were shut down. We were locked in so to speak. Everyone was milling around the office trying to sort out what had happened and wondering what was next. By now, we all knew about the Pentagon and the crash in Pennsylvania. Employees that lived outside on Manhattan were trying to arrange to stay overnight. I did not want to stay overnight I wanted to get home to my wife and two daughters. That?s when it dawned on me, Manhattan is an island, maybe we can get out by boat. Three co-workers and I walked from 14th street and Fifth Ave. to 38th street and Twelfth Ave. to catch a ferry back to Hoboken, NJ. While walking it felt that we were unwitting extras in a disaster movie. The streets of Manhattan were virtually empty of traffic with the exception of emergency vehicles. It was quiet and any government building we may have passed was blocked off you could?nt even walk in front of them. We waited in line for four hours while military jets circled above the city. While on line, waiting to get on a ferry, all you could see in lower Manhattan was smoke it was as if the whole lower tip of Manhattan was gone. All I kept saying to my co-worker, the same man who hours earlier came into my office with the news of the first plane hitting, was I can?t believe they?re gone. I thought the towers would last forever and they probably would have if left to the elements not to mankind. I finally made it home by 6pm that night. The first thing I did was give my wife and kids a big hug and kiss. My brother was also over at my house. We eat some dinner. I hadn?t had a bite to eat since 5:30 that morning. After eating, I put the television on and for the first time all day I saw the pictures of the planes hitting the Worls Trade Center. One particular shot really stuck with me. It was of the second plane hitting the south tower and in the frame you could see a flock of birds taking off after being frightened by the explosion and I thought to myself, I?m ashamed to be a human being today. Bob Mauriello 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 story1722.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 retired from QWEST Communications in August 2001 and was at home on September 11. I came downstairs a little after 8:00 and turned on the radio to PBS Morning Edition as I did every morning. As I was making coffee and waking up, I was aware that what I was hearing on the radio didn't make any sense. I heard Bob Edwards say that another plane had hit the Pentagon at 9:40 and that the first tower had collapsed at 10:05. Reports were just coming in about a plane crash in Pennsylvania that may or may not be related to the events in New York and Washington. It was time to turn on the TV. As I watched in horror with millions of other Americans, I remember thinking that the world would have to get used to seeing only one tower in the World Trade Center. Then at 8:28 local time, the unthinkable happened as I watched the second tower collapse. I sat, stunned, and watched the cloud of smoke and ash envelope lower Manhattan. This image I will carry to my grave. As the day progressed I followed the events with the rest of the world. Reports of the Pennsylvania crash were developing. I heard stories of brave passengers and crewmembers who rushed the cockpit and sacrificed their lives to prevent yet another disaster. I don't remember what day it was that I opened the Denver Post and saw that the pilot of flight 93 was from Ken Karyl Ranch. About a mile from where I live. The name Jason Dahl was given as the pilot. His picture was on the front page. I didn't recognize the name, but I recognized the picture. I had met Jason Dahl at my favorite "watering hole" Q's Pub. I hadn't seen him for a year or so, but I immediately recognized him and I thought, "My God! I know that guy!" He wasn't a regular like myself, but he did come in once in a while to have a beer with a couple of his friends. We were introduced by a mutual friend and kind of hit it off. We didn't become close friends, but we did shoot the bull and swap a few jokes. He told me that he was a pilot for United, and enjoyed being home with his wife and kids and being able to get out for a beer once in a while. I remember thinking that this was a "good guy" to have as a friend. I remember his great laugh and wonderful warm smile. He knew my name. But then at Q's, everybody knows Pete. And to think, I didn't remember his. I went out to breakfast with a friend this morning, September 11, 2002, and read in the paper that there was going to be a memorial service downtown at noon. I asked my friend if he wanted to go. It didn't matter, because I knew that we were going. As we sat there and listened to the names of the passengers and crew on flight 93 read aloud, I cried. I cried for my friend Jason Dahl and for all of the others who died that day. I cried for the times in which we live, and I pray that in my lifetime we may fine peace and unity on Earth. God bless America and the world we live in. May we preserve it for our children and generations to come. 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 story4568.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 was a normal morning. September 11 WAS a normal morning. Of course it was, it was just another working day for me. Wake up early, get dressed, drink my cafe-con-leche, read the morning paper. I laughed at the headlines: "FCAT Scores show Students Progress". I thought to myself, 'Man, can't they think of something better to put on the front page?'. I wish I had never thought that. I had just concluded a great session of teaching with my second graders. They were in other classes, their specials ( Computers, Art, etc. ). I was on my break. I decided to get some coffee and hang out in the front office. As I was walking down the hallway, I saw a colleague of mine rush towards me, his face filled with shock and, God knows, every other emotion you can think of. "A jet has just slammed into the World Trade Center!" He screamed, tugging at my sleeve for me to follow him. I thought he was joking and I didn't think it was funny. I decided to go to the front office to see for myself what this was all about, and, when I got there...I saw it. Everyone was crowded around the television in awe of what they were seeing. I stayed where I was ( I couldn't move! ) I saw the second plane hit the second tower live. And I also saw the explosion at the Pentagon. And I also heard about the third plane land somewhere in the distance. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. It was actually happening. Someone had actually attacked us. How was this possible? Who could have done this, why? They must pay. They must pay the ultimate price! Those were the thoughts running through my mind. I was so emotional that I didn't know what I was going to do. My kids were about to come in from specials and the Principal told us not to say a word because some of our kids had family in the towers. After a few minutes, I decided to cry my eyes out. But when I went into a room to do so, I couldn't do it. I was so shocked and apalled, the tears wouldn't come out. Later that night, my mother told me that it was okay for me to cry. I knew it was, but it had to happen on my own. Well, time has passed and I will never forget what happened that day. I know this seems odd, but I live my life everyday thinking about September 11. THere hasn't been a day gone by when I don't think about it. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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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: I was at Washington-Lee High School. The closest high school to the Pentagon. We were just starting second period when we got the news, planes had crashed into the World Trade Center. The teacher turned on the television and that began the ritual that all teachers would do for the remained of the day. We sat with our eyes glued to the tv, some students in shock, other with tears in their eyes. The room was so quiet and that only made the voice of the reporter more omnious as he report what had happened to the World Trade Center. Then about a hour later, ww got news that a plane had crashed into the Pentagon. The school went into lockdown. Cell phones, banned usually in school, were alllowed as students, with parents and relatives that worked around the Pentagon area, madly dialed phone numbers, hoping for their voices to answer that they are fine. For the rest of the day, all students remain in school, watching the news. We felt fear, sadness, angry. We were frighten, scared, mad. Many had question. How could this happen? Why didn't anyone know? but then we realize that was what made it a terroists attack. It was a surprise attack that was to cause fear. And we fell for it. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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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 left for work from my home in Lady Lake. I got there at the usual time, just after 9 AM. I did'nt have a radio in my car. So I did'nt know what had happened. I was talking to my manager who takes care of the Shoe Dept. where I work. I guess it was about 10 minutes. And told her, "I have to report in, so my husband won't worry about me." As I live 30-35 min. away from my job. Well, I come around the corner. Where the washers and dryers flank the aisle leading to the Breakroom. There was a HUGE TV screen, it was always on when I came in. I thought it was very strange and thought what I was seeing was a movie. I had never seen the Twin Towers like that. I figured it was a movie like everyone else did. Then, into the Breakroom I go. The next thing I know. I'm really seeing the first tower in heavy thick, black smoke. I had to do a double take, shook my head. Then thought it was an explosion. Well, I could'nt use the phone as someone else was using it. I went into the Training Room and called my husband. He's from Brooklyn, NY and I did'nt know if he was home still. Turned out, he was and had turned off the TV set and was listening to the radio. He told me a plane had gone in. I could'nt believe it. At first I thought the pilot made a mistake or had a fatal heart attack and could'nt control the plane. He said, "NO!!! And a 2nd plane just went in the other tower!!!" I said, "WWWWHHHAAATTT???!!!" This is nuts, I thought. I could'nt believe it at all. Until I finally saw the video replay. It was so stunning and unreal to me. Again, I thought, okay. This pilot flew in too close as he may have been making observations to radio to the towers at La Guardia, Newark or Kennedy. Turned out totally different. To this day, it's still too unreal to believe. And with the anniversary coming up next month. I know that the last time I saw these towers, in July 1993. On a clear Summer's Day, coming home. Seeing them standing there, sparkling in the sun. I never thought it would be the last time I would see them physically. This tragedy shows how terrible man can be, when led in the wrong direction. How sad this still is. 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 story1445.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 went to my U.S. History101 class as usual. I was surprised that there were so few cars there that day. There was only a handful of students there and noone was talking. It was very unusaual. Our instructor was late. When he arived he said that he was surprised anyone showed up and that most classes had been canceled. Obviously something stange was going on and I seemed to be the only one who didn't know what it was. I'll never forget what he said next, "I don't see the point of sitting in class today and studying history when our country is MAKING history." My heart sank as I knew that something awful must be happening. I was too embarrassed to ask anyone what was going on so I headed for the Student Lounge to watch the news. I got there just in time to see the 2nd plane hit. As the events of that day quickly became clear, I kept thinking of my sister and her family who I just returned from visiting in Hampton Virginia 2 weeks previous. As she has a son in the navy and her home is surrounded by naval and airforce bases, I was concerned for their safety. I picked my children up from school that day and we went home and had a long and frank yet calm discussion on what it all meant to witness this day. That evening around 8pm, I went to gas up my car because I knew prices were soaring. I noticed that I was the only one on the road. No businesses were open except a few gas stations and everyone's lights were on in their homes. It was quiet and surreal. the next few weeks my mind went back and forth between reality and the dreamlike feeling that I seemed to share with the rest of the world. Today I and others at the University of Idaho are wearing nametags of those who were killed last year in an effort to show respect and unity. School children are wearing red, white and blue and there is a nervousness in the air and a quiet that makes me reflect on my thought of 9/11/01. But, I know that God is with us an all is well. 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 story3429.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: This is not a story this is a call on our government and Americans to reach out and help. Why,isn't there a fund for treating the ones who have become seriously ill trying to save lives then in the clean up. I have heard The President say he and the government would take care of what has resulted in health problems with more than 40,000?? And,the ones we don't know about yet?? I hear many who said that air wasn't at a dangerous level say now they were told to wear protective gear. Did they have gear?? The first responders who went in immediately after to attempt to save lives. How can we not take care of the hero's??? How can we not support families suffering because of what happened that day? If they adopt service people why can't the public support a family??? If every American adopted a family or more than one we would be doing something for those victims of September 11. And not handled by the government, the public, the victim groups should have a board that over see's who gets the funds to prevent what other's do and take help away from those who need it most because they will use even these people to gain for themselves. I want to help, I want to make a difference in a families life. No matter how small it might be I know I did something for someone who gave for me and mine. I hope all that read this hears this call with their hearts and we start something that tells the world we love our family, all Americans. Thank 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 story20788.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2006-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 65.73.244.165 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My five year old daughter, new puppy and I were moving back home from Arkansas, this was day six of a long road trip. We were just about to Portland, Oregon and I heard the news on the radio. I was terrified!! I thought of all those people and was just in shock. We pulled over and I just cried. Then I realized my parents were flying out of Portland, Oregon this a.m. and heading for Michigan. More panic! I tried to reach my sister to see if the plane left. They let me know that the plane turned around and landed and they were on their way to pick them up. Relieved that they were okay. I prayed for all the others that lost their loved ones. Today I still shed tears for all of the lives lost and for their families. 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 story3580.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 awakened by the phone around 8am(central time), it was my friend ,Sheri."Bob! A plane just flew into the World Trade Center!". I was highly confused, a mixture of not being a morning person, Sheri's incredibly fast speech, and the fact that this was day two of cycle five of my chemotherapy session for colon cancer and was rather weak. All I could figure out how to say was "What?" "The Trade Center! New York! A big plane just flew into it!" "Accident?" "I don't know, the news is back on, I'll call you back" I layed there not suree if the conversation had just happened. Before I could get the TV on another call confimed it had, and it was worse than I could have hoped: "A second plane hit the other tower!" ..... at this point my story isn't too different from most people in Canada or the USA - Why? - Who? - My God! - Where next? ...what i want to share is later that morning i was at the hospital laying in bed getting my treatment, and i can't tell you how many people were there or anything else, i just remember that a roomful of us were all there fighting for our lives, a battle I'm sure some in that room have already lost, and every one of us could think of nothing but "My God, What can we do to help those poor people?" 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 story1992.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 the day off from work and was on my way to an eye doctor's appointment. Howard Stern was on the radio talking about Pamela Anderson when he broke off to tell about a plane flying into the World Trade Center. I had a friend who is a pilot, so I attempted to contact him to be sure he was alright. I spoke with a roommate who was audibly shaken up. He told me that, as far as he knew, the planes were American Airlines and/or United. I went into the doctor's office and there, on a huge screen TV, was... Comedy Central. I told the receptionist that I thought they ought to turn to CNN. The receptionist gave me an odd look and ignored me. As I sat down in the waiting area, I informed the woman next to me that two planes had hit the WTC, and it was believed to be a terrorist attack. She was curious, but the gravity of the situation did not appear to hit at that point. Someone came and changed the channel after about 10 minutes. I was called into the examination room and upon emerging, the 3rd plane had struck the Pentagon and the towers were on the verge of collapse, or had collapsed. I was in shock and tears. The entire office was in a state of panic and chaos. Driving around the city was odd... no "road rage", blank faces at the gas station. It was eerie, even 750 miles away. 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: September 11,2001, on a school day with no worries and no stress, teachers and studdenly New York's Twin Towers was crash into. I was about eight years old. Some of my teacher were crying and some were devastated. Students were really to young to really understand what horror it was. I came home from shcool my parents were puzzled and paused. The News play the show over and over and over again. The T.V talk about The Twin Towers for about a week. My mom said " you don't know what will happen any time or any place it just sometimes things just happen. 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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 class at St. Cloud State University when I first heard the news. The department head came in and told us that the world was ending and that one of the Twin Towers had been hit by a plane. Of course, none of us believed her; we all thought she was kidding until she went on the internet and showed us. The room was eerily silent as we read about the plane hitting. We tried to continue working, but it was no use. All we could talk about was the Twin Towers. I remember visiting them about a year and a half earlier. I was in complete shock, unbelieving to what was going on. I couldn't believe that the towers that I saw just a year and a half earlier were gone. We were let out of class early that day because the concentration was completely gone. I went home and immediately turned on the TV. I then called my dad to see if he had talked to my mom yet. She was in Michigan and was supposed to be flying home that day to Minneapolis. I didn't think that Minneapolis would be a major target, but I couldn't help worrying about her. I kept my eyes glued to the TV for the entire day. My mom called me at 2 to let me know that she was ok. It was a relief. Looking back on 9/11 makes me realize how important family is. Before then, I took them for granted. I feel increadibly lucky to have made it through that day. A friend of mine lost two aunts and an uncle in the Pentagon attack. God bless America and those who helped out during this crisis and may God watch over those that lost loved ones. 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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 I heard about how the Trade Center was hit by an airplane on the radio on the way to a morning care lady on the hillside. I didn't think much about it, probably because I had no clue what the World Trade Centers even were. When I got to her house, my dad her what was going on, and then she started going crack-a-lackin'! She turned on the TV, and everything was on the same thing- "Terrorists Bombing," "World Trade Centers on Fire," etc. The entire morning, she sat fixated on the TV. I went to school where most people, like me, didn't even know what the buildings were, and therefor, we didn't really talk about it. The teachers sure did though. After school, once I had taken the bus to to my childcare persons house, she was still sitting there on the couch in the same spot. She seemed to be sleeping wiith her eyes and mouth open. That wouldn't be the last timepeople heard about that story for a long while. 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 story20736.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 coming out from OR suite # 5 where I helped start a surgical case scheduled that early morning of 9/11/01.As I was walking down the OR hall I noticed a few people standing close together in the OR lounge looking at the direction of the TV. I thought I'd go in to check and saw the first tower in flames. The TV news said something that possibly a plane hit the tower, purposely or not, it was not known yet.Watching it, I thought immediately of a terrorist attack.After a few minutes I went to another OR suite to continue my work while relating the incident to my co-workers and the surgeons in the room. As I was a float nurse that day I was delegated the job to find out more about the incident. I went back to the OR lounge only to see that the second tower was already hit by the second plane. I went back to the room to tell them the latest happening. When I finally got back to the lounge the first tower had collapsed.The OR staff who were there to see it happened where just unbelieving.We all looked like we were all ready to sob. Some of us had to call the schools to find out if we , as parents, were supposed to pick up our kids.We eventually cancelled all our outpatients who came for surgery that day and did only the in-patients and emergency cases.And proceeded on setting up the necesary emergency equipments that we might need if we do get casualties, being near to New York.The next day we had nothing on the OR schedule other than in-patients requiring surgery. One nurse at work called me at 5:30 am to tell me that the 2 of us were going to New York City to help, since there was not much on the OR schedule that day. We called our OR Supervior to let her know.And left for New York via the NJ path train.We brought with us some OR gowns and masks and gloves thinking that there will be a lot of work for us to do.I even asked my neighbor to take care of my son when he comes out of the school bus. But when we got to St. Vincent's Hospital we were told that they had more than enough medical volunteers that they need compared to the work at hand. There were maybe 14 to 15 survivors recovered early that morning mostly firefighters, before we got to New York.We were not allowed to go near the site now known as ground zero.But we walked all the way to Chelsea Piers where the emergency triage area was set up, thinking there might be some work to do there. We smelled smoke in the air and saw smoke coming from the site. But found only empty ambulances from different towns and states lined up on the avenue outside of chelsea piers and the drivers sitting on the curb. It was a desperate and painful site. Occasionally an ambulance siren would be heard but that was it.We met a few family members of some victims asking us for some informations but all we could tell them was what we knew then which was not that much.We went home feeling very helpless and disappointed of the painful reality that not a lot have survived in the 9/11 attack. 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 story4534.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'm a United flight attendant and was using our biggest benefit, which is of course the ability to fly anywhere at a moment's notice. My sister works part time for Continental and she and I decided to surprise our sister in law who is a major Oprah fan, with a trip to visit the show. When you apply for tickets you wait on the phone forever and then when they finally answer they basically tell you the available dates and you have to say yes to one of them right then and there. I don't know how anyone plans to attend that without the flexibility that my job allows. As fate had it, I chose Sept. 11 for our show date. We went in a day early to enjoy the city where I had once lived when I trained to work for United. The four of us (my sister in law brought her best friend, an equally fanatic Oprah fan) had a memorable time walking around the Gold Coast are of Chicago then went to bed relatively early, as the Oprah Show is also first come-first served for seating. We were up the morning of the 11th at 6 am at least, and standing in that line outside before 8 am. Inside the waiting area was buzzing with excitement as these huge fans got ready to meet their idol. Suddenly the tv screens located throughout the area were put on and we saw the first burning tower- we heard that a plane had hit and imagined it to be a small craft that had somehow gone off course. As we watched and listened, the second plane hit. I immediately burst into tears but no one else did. I think we were all in shock- I certainly did not imagine the magnitude of what was happening and for a moment, believed it was some kind of bizarre stunt put on by the Oprah show to get our reactions. My husband is a new yorker and we had recently moved from nyc with our children. We lived there in manhattan for 10 years and I will always consider it the best city in the world. My son was born there and my husband once worked in one of those towers before he met me. In other words our ties to "the city" are still strong. I felt so assaulted watching the horror unfold. The shock was so unbelievable that we all still herded into the Oprah studio and took our seats. No one knew what to do. A woman in front of me came back to her seat and mentioned the words Hijack and American Airlines and United. That put me into more shock. Another woman said "They've attacked the Pentagon". Talk about surreal. At this point, some people were beginning to react. Obviously some new yorkers were in the building and you could see people on cell phones. My sister in law was crying hysterically though she lives in new jersey- she had recently had a baby and was just in total fear. I tend to go into automatic mode when faced with horror and so, after speaking with my husband, knowing he and the kids were fine, I just sat back and watched in a state of shock. Oprah finally came out into the studio, in curlers with no make-up, and wearing one of those little capes you wear in a beauty salon. The reaction of the crowd added to the surreal state. Here she was, their Queen, just sitting down talking with her girlfriends. She explained how the show would be cancelled and talked a bit about not knowing what was going on. We went back to the hotel and watched the towers fall and it was one of the saddest days of my life. I will never forget the anger and fear and pain and disbelief. If I had not been on a leave at the time I am 100% certain I would have quit my job- I can't even imagine how my co-workers got the strength to fly. I took Amtrack home and it took me 18 hours- me, the woman who used planes like taxis and considered it my earned right to do so. 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 story778.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 about what happened on september 11,2001. I really didn't know what was going on at the time until I got home a my mother sat me down and told me what happened at the twin towers. She said that could be us and she told me to pray and hope it never happens again or to our people again. My grandmother said that this was bad I really Didn't know what was going on I was just sad for all the people that died that day and all the family that lost there family members. 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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 missing my flight from New York to Austin on September 7th, 2001. Being that the 8th was a Saturday, I decided to do something I had not done in the many frequent trips to the city and actually ascend the Empire State Building. It was a beautiful semi-clear day, only a few high wispy clouds overhead. I am a Photographer and I shot a few images of the Twin Towers, standing majestically in front of the Statue of Liberty, barely notcieable in the distance. Due to a bizarre series of instances, most of my meetings the following week, including two in the Towers themselves were canceled. Thus, I would be off from travelling a week, due to return on the 18th of September. That fateful morning I drove my little girl to school and gave the entire class New York Souveniers, something I had promised them I would do the next time I went. When I got to my car it was moments after 8AM CDT and the news was already breaking. "This is a day that will be like Oklahoma City..."began the report. Instead of heading to work, I rushed home, in time to see the second plane had just hit the other tower. I immedietly tried to rationalize this...There was afterall a plane crash in California a few years ago where two planes collided. And, considering the fact that both jets were close to Newark Airport, it could certainly be plausible that this was an accident. But the reports coming in now were grave and moribund. "This is no accident, said Katie Kouric of NBC News." When the third plane hit the Pentagon, I knew we were in trouble. Well, I was now on my way to Houston with a good friend in a planned trip to see the Astros play the Giants. Barry Bonds was on the all-time Homerun quest, and besides, I am a good friend to Larry Dierker, then the Astros manager. We would end up at his home, listening to this tragedy unfold. On the way to Houston, we decided to stop at a hotel along the way and catch a visual of what we were hearing on the radio. We arrived in time to see the South Tower crumble to the ground. All feeling simply left me at that moment, and it still does to this day when I recall it. We were uncertain as to whether the games would go on, but as we heard of yet another plane lost somewhere over Pennsylvania, the games seemed utterly irrelevant to the day. A week or so later I flew back to New York. The plane was almost totally empty, quiet. I went down to St. Johns Church near where the Towers once stood. The Church by this time stood as a lone sanctuary amidst all of the pain. It was covered with firefighter memories, pictures of those still missing and never to be found. There was an overcast raw chill in the air, and the smell...that smell was unforgettable. The ashes were still smoldering, debris was everwhere. The quiet muffled sound of a legion of dump trucks carrying the rubble drove by. The people at once applauded. "What a strange reaction" I thought as the bent steel and chunks of cement slowly processed by as if on their way to a funeral. I took an unforgetable image of this traffic light in fromt of the steel girders still resting in the ground. The light was stuck on green, an ironic sight in a world that had come to a complete stop. I remember just how alive New York was on that 8th of September and now how collectively dead it seemed. I made my way down the street and there was a Moslem man kneeling on his prayer rug outside, the rain began to fall harder and harder, as if to wash away his cries for peace in a world where all innocense was now lost, and time seemed anguishly suspended in the chill of the New York fall. Images that burn in my mind and still create a stir are everywhere, but perhaps one stood out among the rest. Along the way, I saw where someone took their fingers and wrote in the dust that had covered a window, "I don't know you, but I miss you already." 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 story10297.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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