292 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 can remember that day very clearly. I was at work in Downtown Chicago. I can remember sitting at my desk and my boss saying a plane just hit the World Trade Center!! I thought Oh GOD, another plane crash. And I really didn't think is was as bad as it was until I heard about the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th planes crashing as well. Then I was starting to get concerned about at lot of things. My son's safety (He goes to school right in front of the lake), my safety, and my husbands safety. I remember I just felt numb and my heart just sank. How could this happen? This is America, things like this aren't supposed to happen here!! I thought we were protected from things like this!! Why? and How? can anyone be so heartless and kill so many innocent people? Who would do such a thing? I was literally affraid to be alive that day. I thought that the end was here. I just wanted to run home and hold my family close to me. I left work to pick my son up from school because I didn't want him to ride the school bus home that day. When I got to the school the office told me that his grandmother had already picked him up. By this time I was very shaken. But I went to pick up my 2 daughters from there grandma's house. So innocent, they didn't have a clue what was going on. At that point I wished I was in their shoes. No worries. Oblivious to the dangers America was and is facing. What if someone tried to do something here in Chicago? When I was finally reunited with my family I was very very happy but at the same time very affraid. Affraid that maybe, just maybe this could've been us or would be us. My son is still scared by what happened on September 11, 2001, he doesn't even like to hear about it. Although I am very sad to know that so many innocent lives were stolen that day, I am happy that my family and I are here and well. I feel blessed for everyday that we are able to share together. I LOVE THEM DEARLY!! Jessie 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 story3240.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 have told my story in the passed and cannot tell it again. Suffice it to say that I went to work today against my better judgement. But, I am surrounded with my co-workers who were also in the building that day. I am mourning the loss of my co-workers and a family member. I am also living with the memorioes of that day that still haunt me. I have friends/co-workers who are at the memorial site today, and they go every year. I cannot bring myself to go there, I do not watch TV or listen to the radio today. I just survive and move forward. Joseph Nuzzo 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 story20481.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: Like many people on 9/11, I was on on my way to work. In Detroit, the major talk of the town that morning was the fact that Charlie Batch would no longer be the Lions starting quarterback. As I pulled into the parking lot, I was already thinking of the water cooler conversation and the quips that I was going to toss around about the Lions. While listening to Sportsradio 1130 WDFAN, a Detroit Sports only radio station, I remember the DJ's announcing that a plane had struck the World Trade Center. There was no immediate danger, no immediate panic... this must be an accident. I recall telling myself, "What is the big deal, it must be a small cessna or something... someone flew too close... what is the big deal?" Almost on cue, as if he was answering my questions the DJ stated, "For those of you in your cars who can not see this, you do not understand... a very large plane has struck one of the towers...oh my god...oh my god... there is another plane!" They always say that seeing is believing, and for me on 9/11, this was the case. Even after hearing the description, this was not that bad until I could see it. I rushed inside to our office to the conference room where everyone was watching the TV. The next I can remember was hearing Greg Gumble say, "oh no...we have word that the Pentagon is on fire." PANIC. Never in my life did I ever feel that I didn't know what would happen the rest of the day. Never to this day, do I think that I will feel that way again. No one knew what to expect next from the terrorists, and what our government was doing at that moment. But, just when things felt dark, our leaders came to the front. I remember President Bush addressing the nation. Rudy Gulianai so calmly walking through NYC. Then I knew that things were okay, at least for now. SORROW... Now things were setting in. People died and we were starting to hear about it. People like me, who were on their way to work that morning had died... and they had left their loved ones behind. ANGER... Tears gave way to vengeance that night. The questions fired through my mind. Who did this? Al Qeada? Great, we know who did it, now lets make them pay. As the sun set, the television remained on as I waited for with the rest of America about what would happen next. I live close to both local airports in Detroit, Detroit Metro and Willow Run. Everyday the sound of airplanes over head could be heard. They usually could wake you in the night if your window was left open. However, it was eerily quiet as no sounds came through my open windows that night. As I watched the news into the evening, I couldn't help but think at 8:45 that same morning that I would be watching something about Charlie Batch at this moment. 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 story11065.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: Well we had just came from our honeymoon the day. Our radios wakes us up and all I heard that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. I thought it was an accident but then watching the tv I saw the next one go. It was like a movie but no it was reality. It made me realize that we don't know how we will live. It made me appreciate every fireman there is in this world. I thank God that I'm still alive. Things will get harder but my promise from the Lord is "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea, though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surging. "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Psalm 46:1-3, 10-11 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story2750.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 getting ready to go to school. When i hear my dad calling me, i went to him, he was watching tv, the first plane had crashed, when i got to see the tv. I thought it had been a airplane accident but then the second plane hit the other tower. I was amazed by this, i was in shock. I had to go to school. When i got to school everyone was talking about it. It was a bad 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/. 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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: Here is a link to the Writers Notebook Archives for that time period, it is an international group of poets and writers who meet online daily. Scroll down to see some poetry and get the feeling of writers across the world. http://www.forwriters.com/archive/writers_archive130.html 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 story1850.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. 2002-09-07 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.68.179.9 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: At this time we are doing something at our school (hahnville High school)to remember the september 11th attack and all the people and loved ones that were lost in this horrible accedent. we were assined to write an essay and i really brought out what i thought about what was going on anThe Twin Towers are Falling Down We?ve all heard the nursery rhyme London Bridge is falling down, but until September 11th we had never heard about he world trade center completely crumbling down to the ground. Well now we know that the world trade center has fell down and we have to go on living our lives knowing this each and every day. I never thought that one person could bring down a country like the terrorists have done to the United States. We have all suffered in many ways from this horrible tragedy and there is no way of forgetting what has happened. There is no way of forgetting the people that were lost and injured in this horrible tragedy; they will be in our hearts forever. I feel for the people that have lost love ones and even though I cannot understand what it is like I wish it could all go away. This has changed my life also in a way that I cannot imagine. I am not that old and not that wise, but wise enough to know when my life has been changed forever. I have learned that no madder what our country has went through we will always stand tall and keep our heads up high. I understand know that I have to live my life to the fullest and saver every moment. You never know, this moment might be our last. As we go on with life we need to understand that traumatizing things will happen and we just need to stand up for each other and work through our problems with a positive attitude and never give up and let yourself fade away. Many people said that things like this would not effect them in any way but now that it has happened their lives, like everyone else?s, has been changed forever. Many people have died and have risked their lives to save the people that were drifting away minute by minute under the wreckage. Many of us do not understand what has happened and can just put it behind us but many people have to deal with this every single day. No one ever thinks that this could happen to them, but come to reality, it can. The terrorist might have brought down our buildings but it will not bring down our souls. - Kristen Vitrano - i thought that you would like to read it: Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story1964.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 my freshman year in high school. I was in choir that morning. We were warming up just like normal and the principal came over the PA system and said, "There's been a plane crash in New York City, the TVs have been tuned into CNN if you wish to watch." There were no TV's in the choir room so nobody really thought anything of it at the time. We just kept singing. None of us knew what happened. It wasn't until I got to lunch a few hours later that a girl was crying she said "did you see what happened?" I said no. I had no clue. When I got to my second to last class of the day my biology teacher passed around this news article he printed off the net. It told a little more about what had happened. I immediately started to cry. I had an aunt, uncle, and cousin who lived in Manhattan. At the time, I didn't know how close to the towers they lived. I was really upset, couldn't concentrate. Then finally I got to my history class where the TV was on and it showed what happened. I freaked. I made the teacher let me use the phone to call home to my mom so i could see if my family was okay. She told me everybody was fine. My uncle lives toward the opposite end of the island across from central park. Everybody was safe. I had a cousin who was stuck in Washington DC that day. It made me realize how precious life really is. And how lucky we were that my uncle was still at home in his apartment when it all happened. I will never forget that day as long as I live. Never forgive or forget. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I woke up around 6am Tucson time (9:00am east coast) and reached for the tv remote. I don't know why, I never wake to the television. Yet for some reason that morning I did. In my bleary eyed state I heard Peter Jennings say: "The attack on the World Trade Center" and I thought hazily it must be the anniversary of the 1993 bombing. After another moment he spoke of planes. Awake then, I watched in horror as the events unfolded. I heard the live feed about the Pentagon and the plane in Pennsylvania. I watched the towers collapse. I had lived in New York City for 17 years of my life and watching the collapse was the hardest. As each tower fell, I felt something in myself crash with it. I felt myself shaken to the ground. I have no idea what the weather was like that day. At some point I opened my door, let the cats in or out, breathed some air. The most awkward, odd experience was the most mundane. I had an appointment with my auto mechanic set for later that morning and I couldn't figure out if I should keep it or not. What was the right thing under the circumstances? Would they be open, should I move around, could I even drive? The events were so shattering it didn't seem possible that the mundane could continue. When the time came, I took my car in. The mechanic's radio blasted the news and around me people proceeded with routine tasks but with shocked looks and anger and hurt. I walked the half mile home. I remember the sun blazing hot and the sky empty of the constant planes that usually flew from the nearby Air Force base. No one was out. At home, I became glued to the television and stayed that way until the speeches started. Then, I couldn't take any more. I spent most of the days that followed alone until some friends came and got me and took me out It took me two weeks to track down all my New York friends and connections and they were all safe, all with stories to tell. I tried to write and tried to cry but only a few lines and a few tears seeped out. In the end I sat and watched - first tv and then the desert sky- wondering what the answer was. 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 story4768.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at work in my office, just another normal day at work. I think it was around 9:15 or so when I was walking to an adjacent office to use the fax machine. I saw my boss standing there talking to a fellow co-worker, telling him that he just heard that 2 planes had crashed into the World Trade Center. I briefly joined the conversation asking what happened. No one knew anything more at the time. My first thoughts were that the planes were of a small Piper Cub-type, the type you see at smaller airports. I don't know why that came to mind. I think it may have had something to do with the fact that I remember hearing that along time ago, a small plane had crashed into the Empire State building due to fog or bad weather. After sending out my fax, I walked back to my office. As I was walking back I started to think more about the planes ...and what were the chances of 2 planes crashing in such a short amount of time. Wanting to know more details, I quickly went onto AOL which I have on my computer at work. Soon I learned all the details . I then turned on my radio to see if I could get some live reports. A local Danbury AM radio station was actually transmitting live, the feed fom CNN, and I remember hearing Aaron Brown talking about the events as they unfolded. I sat at my desk stunned and in total disbelief as I listened to what was going on, and much of this live as it was actually happening. The crash of the plane at the Pentagon,the plane crashing in Pennsylvania, Aaron Brown breaking in to describe the South tower as it collapsed, then a short time later the North Tower. I was going back and forth between my radio and the computer to get the latest news. I recall Aaron saying somewhere that "one of the towers is completely gone". and at some point as I was looking at pictures that were finally starting to come up on the computer, there I saw...with my own eyes..one tower standing..one tower left amid a huge plume of smoke created when the first tower collapsed. It had not sunk in to my head yet that one of the towers had completely collapsed until I saw that image of the one tower left. By now, perhaps an hour had gone by, I could not work.The phones had stopped ringing as I'm sure most people were doing the same thing I was doing listening or watching. My wife who had just taken a job with a new company was out of town that day for training. and of all days, unavailable because she was in a classroom. I tried her on her cell phone but she had it turned off. She was only 30 minutes away,but I just wanted to hear her voice. I wouldn't end up talking to her until almost 11:00 AM By then her company, like many other companies were sending people home for fear that this might be a much larger attack. The schools were also letting out...Kids were were being picked up by their parents. My three kids were all in school that day (2 in 6th grade, 1 in 2nd grade) My wife after leaving work went to pick them up from school. I told her to just get home with the kids as quickly as possible..I just wanted everyone to be at home. I guess by noon time, It appeared that there were no more hikacked planes in the air. I could do little more that day than to talk to my wife and kids after they got home. I felt very very sad that day. It was such an extraordinary day weather wise too. To think that this could happen to us. and where Danbury is...just 60 miles north of New York City As I was driving home that afternoon after work. I felt like a robot just putting my car into drive and going home. I remember looking around at the other drivers on the highway with me, their expressions spoke volumes..I saw many weeping as they were driving. When I finally got home, I gave my wife and kids a long,very satisfying hug. It had been a brutal 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 story1004.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 that I was in my first period Trigonometry class. My teacher's wife had called in and told him that a plane had crashed into the first tower. He turned on the television in our room and there it was, smoke billowing out of the first tower and the kids in my class were like "what happened?was that an accident?was that some kind of government prank?" Then we resumed class but still had the TV on. Then, the second tower was hit and we all knew that this wasn't some prank that this was for real! The rest of the day was horrible. Everyone was worried, we didn't know what else to expect. When I got home I learned that a plane had gone down in Shanksville, Pa. That was so close to where I live, I couldn't believe it. Why was all this going on? It just didn't seem real. It is like this is all a dream and we are waiting for someone to wake us up, to tell us we were having a nightmare. I can't express my feelings for the families that had loved ones that died especially the children. I grew up without a father; I know how hard it can be?they are not alone. And for who did all this?its all fun and games until someone gets hurt then it's war. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6574.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 walking into my office at 8 o'clock that morning and looking up at the sky as the usual low flying planes were going in and out of the big airport near my office. It wasn't much, but it seems so stark to have stared at those planes right before everything happened. I was proofreading business cards at my part-time job in Morrisville, NC (its part time because I'm still in graduate school). Right at 9:00 BBC world news came on National Public Radio, and the first thing the announcer said was that a plane had hit one of the World Trade Center Towers. My first thought was that it was some crazy person in a small private plane, like the one that crashed on the grounds of the White House a year or two before. Throughout the morning the story kept unfolding on the radio and all I could wonder was what would happen next. I kept trying to call everyone I know, which was hard because all the cell towers must have been tied up. Because my office was right next to Raleigh-Durham international airport, the sudden absence of very loud planes low overhead was like a deafening silence. I had heard the whole thing unfold on the radio all morning, both at work and in my car as I drove to the UNC campus for my Tuesday evening class. The first time I actually saw anything was near the student center on campus, where they had pulled out televisions and put them outside so everyone could see. The sudden addition of a visual image after six or seven hours of only hearing about it was incredible and horrifying. It seemed for a long time that we were never going to get back to a normal life, but amazingly its been almost a year today and life is basically the same as it has been. I hope we don't forget. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story1013.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: 1.Where were you when you witnessed history on September 11, 2001? PLease share yopur experiance. I first learned of the catastrophe while driving down Interstate 264 on my way to work. I talked to my wife, who was at home and saw the events unfold on television. I then went to a hotel near my office to see televison for myself, which is where I saw the buildings collapse. It was the most shocking, appaling event that I had ever seen and it was the saddest day of my life. 2.Has your life changed since September 11th? As my life has changed, my belief in my fellow man has been degraded. I am suspicious of more people than ever, and I worry about the future of this country and our world and particularly for my daughter. 3. What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? What should be remembered about September 11th is that never again can we rest easy and feel as secure as we did, knowing that there are people in the world that are as evil as those who commited this act. 4. Did you fly an American flag after the event? How have your feelings changed? We flew a number of flags around the house and do so from time to time. My reverence for the flag of the United states has increased. Thank for your time. Your welcome. 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 COULD NO BELIEVE WHAT I WAS HEARING. I CALLED MY SISTER EVA TO TRY TO CONTACT MY UNCLE RITO IN NEW YORK (MANHATTAN) TO MAKE SURE HE WAS OK. WE HEARD FROM HIM WITHIN THAT HOUR. I WENT TO WORK AND IT WAS A DAY LIKE NO OTHER BEFORE. I FELT SAD, ANGRY, SCARED AFTER I PRAYED. I FOUND PEACE IN GOD. HE KNEW WHY IT WAY HAPPENING FOR EVERYTHING HAS A REASON & A TIME & A PLACE WHERE IT WILL HAPPEN. MY PRAYERS GO OUT TO THE FAMILIES & HEREOS WE LOST. THEY WENT HOME BECAUSE GOD NEEDED HIS ANGELS TO TAKE CARE OF US. MY HEART FEELS FOR THE CHILDREN WHO LOST THEIR PARENTS OR A PARENT. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU. GOD BLESS AMERICA, OUR HOME SWEET HOME. 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 story5688.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: Having just moved to Springfield, MO from San Francisco, CA in mid-July of 2001, I was looking for a job. I had just arrived at my then 2 1/2 year old son's new daycare center, La Petite Academy for his first day there so I could go on a job interview. As I was checking him in, the director of the center asked me if I had heard that an airplane had just crashed into the World Trade Center. My first thought was that it must have been a terrible accident with a small private jet. After leaving the the daycare center, I tuned my car radio to NPR, and of course I soon found out that it was not a small aircraft, but a commercial airliner. I couldn't imagine how such an "accident" could happen, and of course I soon understood that it was no accident. As I was driving on to my destination, I heard that a second airliner had gone into the other WTC tower. It is impossible to express my shock and disbelief. I will never forget that day, and I will forever think of it as the day our way of life here in the United States was irreversibly changed forever. I am sad for my child, and for all American children, that their future will be so very different from the past that their parents and grandparents enjoyed. I believe our way of life has been forever changed, although we have yet to experience all of those changes as they will not come all at once, but gradually. I do not say "the world changed" on September 11, 2001. The world did not change. What changed is that now we are more like the rest of the world than we were on September 10th. We were like innocents before then, thinking we couldn't be touched here at home. That isn't really true either, because I don't think we ever really thought about it at all. It never occurred to us that something like that would or could happen to us -- not here at home on our own soil. It was unthinkable. It 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 story1693.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: We were going to my Dad?s WWII reunion in San Diego. My father, mother and sister and I live in Alexandria, Va., just across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. We selected a flight on American West Airlines scheduled to leave Washington?s National Airport at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 11. Early that morning, Dad, Mom, sister Rebecca and I took a taxi to the airport. Everything seemed remarkably peaceful. But the most notable thing that morning was the entrance of the first of our autumn air. After weeks of unbearable, sweltering summer humidity, right up through September 10, the morning of September 11 was absolutely gorgeous!! It was beautiful, spectacular sunshine, and the clearest, most refreshing air. The sunshine and autumn air put us in a good mood. Our plane was scheduled to depart at 9:00 a.m. They started boarding us about 8:20. We sat on the tarmac in a long line of waiting-to-depart airplanes awaiting our turn to take off. About 9:30 a.m., our plane finally lifted off towards the west, giving us a spectacular view of Washington. Mom and I were on the right side of the airplane, looking over the monuments gleaming in the morning sunshine. Dad and Rebecca were across the aisle from us on the left side of the aircraft. With their direct view of the Pentagon, Rebecca was pointing out to Dad the construction of a new bus platform at the Pentagon. As we flew over Dulles Airport to the west I remarked to my mother how it looked like it was closed -- actually looked somewhat like a ghost town. I could not see an airplane on the ground anywhere near the buildings and the hangars. I kept thinking I just wasn?t seeing things correctly. I kept looking and looking and never could figure out why I couldn?t see any airplanes. Soon we were over the mountains and on our way. About 45 minutes later the pilot came on the intercom to announce that the FAA had just grounded all domestic flights across the U.S. He noted that apparently there had been some suspected terrorist activity on the East Coast. He said our closest airport was Indianapolis and we would be landing there shortly. So -- just when has the FAA ever grounded all flights across the country? Simply unheard of! What on earth could lead to this extreme measure, I mulled over and over. Certainly this would all be resolved shortly. After we landed in Indy, Dad asked me on our way to the terminal how long I thought we would be there. We both agreed, no more than two hours, max. As we entered the terminal, all of the TV monitors had on CNN. We could tell that some part of Manhattan was on fire (we weren?t sure where and we had no idea why). Rebecca?s daughter Christine and Christine?s husband Jason, worked in mid-town Manhattan. Rebecca headed for the nearby phone bank and eventually heard from our sisters back home that Christine and Jason were OK and that they were on the train going north to Sleepy Hollow -- their home. At this time, we still did not know what had really happened. None of the passengers seemed to know the full story, despite the fact they were all on their cell phones. It really wasn?t until we got to our rooms in the Holiday Inn that we were able to concentrate on the news. I?ll never forget us sitting on the beds, watching CNN and the World Trade Towers collapse (over and over again). The sight of it was simply incomprehensible. I kept thinking we were watching a movie. It wasn?t until later they mentioned the plane hitting the Pentagon -- it hit at 9:40 a.m., just 10 minutes after we flew over! What a complete shock!! The news of the morning was just too difficult to absorb at once. We spent the next few hours touching base with family and friends. I called neighbor Kay to let her know we were not on the plane that hit the Pentagon and that yes, we would be back to take care of the cats. Our neighbor Martha left her job in Maryland to return home that morning and discovered many of our main roads were closed, incl. GW Parkway and I-395. She threaded her way home through back roads. Interesting in terms of reactions, Kay, Martha and my brother-in-law John, who also was sent home from work that morning, reported being physically nauseous, literally sick to their stomachs by the whole series of events. The ?war stories? continued for weeks afterwards from neighbors and co-workers who were forced to walk home that morning from the District when the subway and bus system were shut down. Dad and Rebecca must have been two of the last people in the world to see the Pentagon in one piece. I found out later from a news broadcast that indeed, Dulles Airport air traffic controllers had brought in all the planes off the tarmac while they were dealing with their runaway airplane - the American Airlines jet that left Dulles at 8:10 that morning, initially on its way to Los Angeles. The Dulles air traffic controllers were trying to deal with their airplane that was heading back east at the same time we were heading west. Thankfully, at that time we were completely unaware of all of the activity that was happening that morning. I was glad to be away from the East Coast and in the heartland. I would lay on my bed in the Holiday Inn and marvel at how our family had been whisked away at literally the last moment. So glad was I to be away from the East Coast at this time I was sure everyone in Indianapolis felt the same way. But Indianapolis rallied and responded to the crisis immediately. They sent police and fire fighters (by bus) to New York, and immediately started holding various charity drives and prayer services. This went on for days and probably weeks. I was so impressed. We were at the Holiday Inn for two nights and nearly three days (the airline put us up). There was nothing to do except visit the new CVS drug store next door. The America West passengers would cruise the aisles all day long. The hotel took good care of us. We were on our own for lunch but they provided breakfast and dinner. We spent a lot of time on the phone and watching CNN. Of the 54 airplanes that had been grounded and were still on the tarmac at the Indianapolis Airport, only one was an America West jet -- ours. Three days later from the time we arrived, we were back on that jet--one of the first planes out of there. Just before we took off, the Captain said we had to undergo a test -- we all had to sing ?God Bless America,? and those that didn?t know the words had to get off. We sang the song and had a good laugh. No one got off. After a plane change in Phoenix, we finally arrived in San Diego about 10:00 p.m., Thursday night, September 13. We had a wonderful time in San Diego. Dad got to his reunion and we enjoyed our time with him there. Only half of the expected attendees made it due to grounded flights all over the country. We did a lot of sightseeing, the highlight being a day trip to Coronado. What a spectacular place! Of course, the weather was perfect. The Coronado Hotel has a big ballroom where Dad said he and his buddies would dance on Saturday evenings when they were stationed at the San Diego Naval Station during WWII. This trip, the only disappointment for Dad and his squadron of Marine Corps pilots and crews was the cancellation of their scheduled return visit to the Naval Station and Miramar. Because of the terrorist situation, most military bases across the country were now closed to visitors. The following Monday it was time for Rebecca and I to negotiate the trip home. Mom and Dad were staying another week. Our intended destination airport, Washington National, was closed because of the terrorist events. America West found us a flight to Baltimore?s airport, called Baltimore-Washington Airport. We had never been there and didn?t know how we would get back to Washington on arrival, late Monday evening. Somehow, Rebecca found us a way home from the airport via train, subway and taxi. The taxi passed by the Pentagon and the gaping hole. We gasped at the dramatic site which news photos had not been able to convey. The construction lights blinded us as we came over the 14th Street Bridge. We arrived home (less than two miles directly south of the Pentagon), to the disconcerting drone of F-16 fighter jets flying overhead, nonstop to this day. I found it hard to sleep that night and many nights thereafter. A week later the extended family got together to share our stories. How wonderful to be all together again! ### Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story316.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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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 gettting ready for work and had turned on my TV to watch GMA. I remember hearing something broadcasted about a fire at the World Trade Center in New York. I quickly stopped what I was doing and devoted my attention to the news on TV. I watched as the TV camera's showed the fire in one of the towers. They were still not sure what had happened. I immediatedly thought, Oh No, Bin Laden has done something. He had been in the news so much recently. Then much to my disbelief I saw the second plane enter the picture and fly into the 2nd tower. The feelings that I felt are undiscriblable. I guess if I had to come up with a word it would be anquish----for those in the towers, on the planes, their families and for all of us Americans. How dare anyone think that they could invade us like this and kill innocent people. I felt rage for some weeks after. I work at a high school and not knowing what was going to happen next I left for work early to see that was going on there. When I arrived the school had the TV on in the office and staff were watching. Next thing we heard was that the Pentagon was hit. Then the news was saying that another plane had turned around from Cleveland and was headed, they thought, to Washington DC. I remember saying that wouldn't it be something if the passengers on that plane could overtake the hijackers. It wasn't long after I made this comment that we heard that the plane had crashed in rural Somerset PA and that apparently the passengers had given their lives to save hundreds of others--What Heroes!!! It wasn't long then before the news began broadcasting from the NY and DC sights. It made me PROUD of our country and citizens to hear of the sacrifice many many men and women had made to save others. We tried to keep a low key for the sake of the students, we didn't want to needlessly alarm them. The administration did call for a Lock-Down and placed police at the doors for extra precautions. We have numerous parents call in to tell their child that they were ok. Some came a took their child home. I felt very safe here, at the high school, and couldn't quite figure out why some people panicked. But I guess we all handled this tragic news in our own way. It is now a year later and I still can't get the image of the Trade Center Towers falling. I just pray that God will, in his time, rid this world of these evil, power hungry people. Oh, if we could all just live in peace. I feel compassion for those in this world who know nothing but war, hunger, and death. This world is such a beautiful place and is meant ALL to live in peace. I pray that God will give our nation the wisdom to do the right things so that this will never happen again. God Bless America Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story4549.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 day as any other day for me but today I decided to come in early becasue we were going to be busy at Dun & Bradstreet. I logged into the cue and noticed the phones were just lighting up with customers. I figured I could make some money early before everyone else got in and be ahead of the game. One call came in from brooklyn and originally being from New York, I love talking with customers from there. We were going over the basics and all of a sudden my customer started cussing as he saw and I heard the sound of destruction. I asked what was going on and he had said a plane had just crashed into the World Trade Center. I am thinking it was a small prop plane but with the Sound of all the cussing from his office, I knew it was much bigger. At that time the phone went dead and all those calls to our office had completely stopped. The only voices I heard were from co-workers coming into work letting others know what they heard on the radio up here. When management came, they told us that we had offices on the 11th floor and that put a concern to me as well. I started calling my friends up there but everything was busy and I couldnt get through. We ended up closing our call center down and going home. I didnt sleep that week, watching every show with new information on this. And yes, tears were shed because thats where I'm from. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: Wake Up Call By Carol Johnson We woke up Tuesday morning To find the world had changed Our borders, violated By an evil force, deranged And thousands of just ordinary People now lay dead Not one of us could help but ask "Could that be us instead?" We watched the towers crumble There was nothing left but dust It hurt so much to see it But somehow we thought we must It didn't matter if we'd never met The tears came just the same These were our people, all of them How strong the feelings came I recognize just how you feel The fear and pain are all too real But wounds that fester cannot heal Don't let the terrorists come steal The love that's left within In that case they would win Revenge is the first thought When you are hurt this way You're strength is gone, your heart is broken "Someone has to pay!" "Let's wipe them off the earth!" "Let's tear them all apart!" But we sink to their level With this hate ruling our heart I know the anger in your gut Could never be more real But I doubt the terrorists will care One bit 'bout how you feel Hate will only push love out Eat you up inside And all you have that is worthwhile Also will have died I recognize just how you feel The fear and pain are all too real But wounds that fester cannot heal Don't let the terrorists come steal The love that's left within In that case they would win We must be strong and show them We're superior by far But how will grasping unforgiveness Even START to raise the bar? Love's the only way to show The world you are not weak The strongest man who ever lived Said "Turn the other cheek." We show our strength with candles To chase away the dark With hands clasped very tightly To re-light the people's spark With promises that we'll survive And love all people more No we will never be the same We're better than before I recognize just how you feel The fear and pain are all too real But wounds that fester cannot heal Don't let the terrorists come steal The love that's left within Love lets us win again Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story7369.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 carpal tunnel surgery on Sept 10th late afternoon and was in bed until my hospital called me to follow-up on the outpatient surgery. I will never forget, after she had found out things were as good as they should be she said "have you watched T.V. or talked to anyone today?" My reply "no why?" Our Country has been under terristic attacks since early this morning and thousands of people have been killed! I instantly burst into tears and almost felt like I was dreaming until I got up and turned on the T.V., distruction everywhere, Oh my dear Lord how could ANYONE do this terrible, maliciuos act against the United States. HOW COULD ANYONE BE SO INHUMAINE to kill all those precious innocent people? Will this happen again? Who Did this to all of the American people? I instantly started praying for everyone in the world and for God to especially be with all of the direct victims of these terrist attacks, help us find the people and heal and care for them dear lord. I wanted to go to school and get my precious SON to hold and love! I continually pray for our government, armed forces, fireman, policeman, medical personel ect for all guidance and safety, and strength to get through this terrible 9-11 liftime chapter for all in our country. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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