302 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 do not watch TV and did not know that two planes had crashed into the World Trade Center. I was sleeping late Tuesday, September 11, my daughter was with her grandmother, on an airplane headed for Paris. I awoke to a huge "BOOB" sound, it was a deep, terrifying sound. My five level building shook, the windows shook, car alarms in the parking lot started to go off. I went out side, into the parking lot and saw black smoke rising from the Pentagon. I was told that a plane had crashed. Naturally, I panicked because my daughter was on an airplane. Then I learned that the flights were all headed for California. The streets were flooded with people, Pentagon employees walking from the scene. The plane crashed first into the parking lot and slid into the building. So, all the employees had to walk home. I saw men with suits and breef cases walking in the heat. Later, I watched the World Trade Center buildings collapse on the news. It was a horrifying scene. 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 story8257.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 Ft. Gordon for additional training for the United States Army Reserve. As I sat waiting for the PX to open, a soldier came up and asked if I had heard about what had happened. I was clueless about what he was talking about, so I said no. He told me that a plane had just crashed into the World Trade Center building. I didn't take him seriously at first. The barber opened up his shop early and turned the tv on. What we saw was just uncomprehensable. We saw the first tower enveloped in thick smoke. Then we couldn't believe what happened next. It was another plane, and I stood in absolute shock as it flew into the second tower. I was on active duty in the Army for 15 years. I've been through terrorist threats and bombings before, but that was in Germany. It was also at a time when it was a daily occurrence there. Never in a million years did I think that something like that could happen at home. I was frightened and not ashamed to say so. I was hundreds of miles away from home and my family, and never felt so alone in my life. I called my husband immediately, and then my mother. Ft. Gordon was immediately shut down, and all training suspended. In a dayroom meant to hold maybe 25 soldiers, there were 50 of us glued to the tv and waiting to hear from President Bush. We knew what the attack meant to us, and we were prepared to go and get those who dared to hurt us in this way. And it felt good to know that we were not alone in that feeling. I will never forget that day, and continue to do what I can to ensure that others don't. And although I did not know any of those who perished, I still cried that day and again a year later. And it only served to strengthed our country, and that is our greatest victory. 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 story5906.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My only daughter and I were together in the car headed back home after running an errand to plan my husband's birthday celebration when the radio newscaster said "A plane just hit the world tower in New York City". We listened attentatively but I just figured there had been a terrible accident. As the news on the car radio continued, we abandoned our plan to get items for the surprise party. It was his birthday. We quickly drive home to see what was happening on the television. When we arrived home, my husband was still asleep. He had taken off from work and planned to sleep most of the day away. His plan was ruined. I woke him up and told him about what we had been hearing on the car radio. When we turned on the television, the second tower had been struck. I began to pray. I remember thinking, "we are under attack and the only one who could help us was GOD". It was obvious that the incidents were not accidents by this time. We hovered over the news, glued to our television set taking in all this devastation. One report after another announced the death of many INNOCENT Americans. My heart ached for the victims and their families. Being a retired Police Officer, I imagined what it would be like trying to help that many people to safety. When reports said that firemen and police officer went into the buildings to assist people with getting out, My heart sank. I knew in that moment that many of them would never come out. I cried as I watched the buildings collapse. Anger filled every fiber of my being. I thought about my two grandchildren at school and told my daughter we had to go and pick them up. For some reason, I was in New Orleans and didn't feel safe. We drove to the children's schools and picked them up. They were only three and eight. We were unable to explain how such a Horrifying thing could happen. They were confused and asked repeatedly if they were going to die. This made me more angry. The eldest child wanted to go home and not come out. We told them that it was Pa Pa's birthday and we would celebrate enlight of it all. Instead of running home, we went to the store to purchase a cake and ice cream. Everyone was talking about the horror Americians were watching unfold. After making our purchases, we returned home and prepared the worst celebration I had ever arranged. We couldn't stay focused. We shed many tears. For the next several days, we tried to get back to normal. I couldn't eat or sleep. I didn't want to turn the television off because I felt it was the only source of information which could alert us if our city was attacked too. I will never forget how afraid we were. We would like to tell the families that were affected that GOD lives and he will see them through. Although we knew none of the victims personally, we feel their pain. The pain continues until this day. We will never forget, we will not go away to hide and we will continue to thrive as a nation. The sacrificial blood shed on September 11, 2001 created a resurgence of true LOVE for America and it's Citizens. All of them.... Valinicia Washington and Family. 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 story7448.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: September 11th was my eighteenth birthday. We were supposed to be leaving the SeaTac airport the next morning, my family and I, to fly overseas to Japan for a vacation before I started college three weeks later. I had stayed the night at my friends as it was the last time I would see many of them for a long time since we were going our separate ways after graduation. We woke up on the morning of 9/11 to the phone ringing for what seemed like hours. My mother had called several times to tell us to turn on the tv and watch the news. We did as she asked, having no idea what was going on, but hearing the panic in her voice. My friends and I were confused. Who did this? Could this happen here in Washington? What would happen now...are we going to war?? I remember going to work that day. I had always enjoyed work, but today things were different. Three thousand miles away, things were solemn. It was as if this had happened in our hometown. Radios were up full-blast as people wanted up to date information on what was happening. My parents had taken my friends and me out to dinner and as we sat and ate, celebrating my birthday, the three televisions in the room where we were eating were running continuous footage of the attacks. Eastern Washington is a very patriotic place and I had been raised really, truly loving my country and my freedom. My family, on both sides, is full of retired marines, navy and army personnel and that had always made me very proud. All I could think was that if this attack had killed thousands, how many people were affected because the casualties were their sisters, brothers...husbands, wives...their children?? But the most touching thing of all, was hearing stories on the radio and reading in the paper the acts of patriotism that went on because of all of this chaos. Hearing of how the passengers on flight 93 fought back and probably saved hundreds of more lives from being victims of terrorism. I remember hearing on the radio of a lady who stood for 18 hours on a busy corner holding an American flag. If you drive in Washington down I-5, to this day, there are still people who hold up signs and American flags on the overpasses near Ft. Lewis, WA. And now, here it is, over three years later and no one has forgotten. On September 11, 2001 I would have never thought that I would have been directly affected by the events of that day. But in November of 2003, thirty of my friends left for Iraq to fight in the "War on Terror". They were part of the Stryker Brigade stationed out of Ft. Lewis. After twelve months of writing letters and sending care packages whenever my income would allow it (I'm still a poor college student) all but one of them made it back safely. I'm so grateful to have them all back, but there are still hundreds of thousands of troops over there. Please keep them in your thoughts. I know I will never forget 9/11 and its aftermath. I hope you won't either... 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 story11323.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 witnessed September 11th in my homeroom at the Marlborough Middle School. I remember one of my friend's coming up to me in the hallway and telling me what had happened, but I didn't believe him. He had told me that two planes that were hijacked crahed into the World Trade Center. But then I started to see some of the teachers turning to the news channel to see what was going on. After that, some of the teachers were just taking it easy on the classes and trying not to get angry with students. I was starting to feel a little sad after that, and I just reflected on my actions towards the other kids and started to appreciate my friends more. When I went home, I saw the news and my parents also told me about it, and i started to feel more sad after that. My life definitely has changed because of September 11th. My feelings towards other people have changed like to my friends and family. I started to love and appreciate more people around me, especially people close to me. I started to respect more people and not just take my friends and family for granted. I also noticed that I should appreciate the world more and not trash it or pollute the streets and waters. I have become a better person now and started to be more respectful and appreciative. There are many different things that I think should be remembered about September, 11th. One thing I think should remembered is the fact that Osama bin Laden was the one who planned all this. I think we should remember all the firefighters who tried to save other peoples lives by risking theirs and honor them for their support. The other thing I think should be remembered is all the people who were in the World Trade Center and all the people in the planes who lost their lives because of this tradgedy. 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 story8504.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: September 11th is a day i will NEVER forget as a child. I was in elementary school at lunch. We were all having fun but left to right parents were coming up pickin up their children. I thought ot myself, whats going on. My next door neighbor came to get my friend and i, we asked him whats going on. i didnt understand as much i was too young. When i got home my grandmother said your mom is at work and she cant leave. i questioned, why but all she could do was cry. I went in the kitchen and saw a tall building get crash into by a plane. i was terrified. I was now scared and wanted my mom but she couldnt come. I found out this was in new york and was the same week my friend and her family went to go visit. there first goal was to visit the twin towers. I began to cry my heart out to the lord. luckly her flight was CANCELLED. Due to delays. God watched over them but somethings happen for reasons and some you cant stop. those people that hit the towers were MENTALLY SICK. Now im 13 going on 14 and yes i was 8 years old when it happen but i will never forget. thousands of people died for no reason. Those terrioiest tried to scare us, but sad to say 50% of it worked but i have hope those BASTARDS will get what they got coming towards them. Tonight is September 10 the day before, and i dont think ill sleep because im sacared. Scared of what will happen. Its been proven Anything can HAPPEN. But i hold everyone i know and dont in my prayers. For our sake we dont want history to repeat itself. yes i said history because history is something you will never forget. You cant blam this all on bush even though he had somthing to do with it, we still have to remember we arent always gonna be safe. I dont have much of a story but ill never forget!!!!!!!!!!. now i love my little sister, sometimes she gets on my nerve but i got a bad feeling that most ofher life and most of mine is gonna be HELL! I THINK ON THAT DAY evryone didnt have a dry eye. 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 story20389.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I had just broken up with my boyfriend. The cat pooped on my sweatshirt. My mom had flown out to Portland the night before and forgot to give me any money to sustain myself. I grumbled my way to school and tried to think of reasonable excuses to explain my lack of English paper to my teacher. These things mattered. They make up the life of a high schooler. I sat through gym (I sat because my clothes were conveniently still in the dryer at home) and bought a biscuit and some chocolate milk during the break in between first and second period. Break passed just like any other, the bell rang when it should have, right around 9:20. I walked into my second period class, English, excuse ready (a good one involving an anonymous friend and a borrowed disk), biscuit and milk carton in hand, and noticed some strange file footage from some conflict being played on the classroom TV. I turned to the girl next to me, "When did that happen? Where is that?" "It's happening right now. Those are the Twin Towers." And September 11th was more than just another day. It was now "that Tuesday" forever engraved into the memories of countless Americans. Suddenly my life was about as trivial as certain board games that don't mean anything. There's no reason for me to recount the things I saw on the endless news reports that day...we all saw them. After the Pentagon became involved, though, everything that had already been drastically changed had been drastically changed again. Seeing as our school is one of the top public choices for children of Pentagon employees to attend, this was a huge deal that remained unacknowledged until an intercom announcement said what was quite possibly more ridiculous than the event itself. "There's been reports of a third plane striking the Pentagon. There are no injuries as of yet." Like anyone believed that. Phone calls were made in frantic voices usually reserved for betrayals by best friends and students were excused from classes. I just wanted to go home so I could think. I stuck it out the rest of the school day and went to my friend's house to call my grandfather, who gives tours of the Capitol on Tuesdays. "Everything's alright around here. I made it out before the traffic got too heavy." I called my mom, who would end up being stranded in Portland for the next week and a half. I Love You's were whispered and shouted, meaningful and constant. My big brother picked me up from my friend's house, he had shaved his own head and missed a spot in the back. He and I decided to go to a spot in some woods to take pictures. When we exhausted our words and sat on a log, the full impact of the day had hit me. The sky, normally loud and busy with the traffic of two nearby airports, were completely silent and empty. I cried for the first time that day. It was the most depressing, devastating silence I had ever heard. Since "that Tuesday", it's been harder to get worked up about the things that used to matter. Time is precious and so are the relationships you create during it. My peers and I have unavoidably been jaded because of these attacks. Boyfriends dump girlfriends, cat poop washes out, and money's only as important as you make it. In the end, it's not the kind of life you have, it's what you do while you're having it. 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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: My office is in Staines, a town near Heathrow Airport, in England. It was my lunch break and I went out for a walk in the town with no particular aim other than to have a break. On the spur of the moment I went into Dorothy Perkins, a ladies clothes shop, and a T shirt caught my eye - it was grey with the stars and stripes flag on the front - the stars were silver metal and the effect was eye-catching. I have visited USA many times and love the flag, so I bought the T shirt. On returning to my office I was greeted with the news that the first tower had been struck. My colleagues and I watched the TV screen in our Board Room with absolute disbelief and horror as the nightmare unfolded. I had visited New York in 2000 and had been to the top of the WTC, so the experience seemed quite personal to me and I could not help imagining the scene as if I was there, too. I then remembered the T shirt and, on looking at the till receipt, saw that I had purchased it at UK time 13:43, USA time 08:43 - a matter of minutes before the first plane hit. I find this coincidence hard to understand. Naturally, I wore the T shirt that day and frequently thereafter and was glad to have this symbol to express my sorrow publicly. 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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Flags Premonitions/Coincidence/Fate WTC, attack WTC, pre-911 INTERNATIONAL 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 would first like to extend my deepest sympathy to all the families of the victoms and the survivors of that tragic day. May God bless you through this all, and always. I was sitting on the couch talking to a good friend on the phone, just waiting for my 2 year old to wake up and start the day, when my husband, who works at American Airlines, O'hare called on the other line to tell me a plane just hit one of the World Trade Center towers. I quickly turned the t.v. to CNN and sat there in complete disbelief. I clicked back to my friend and told her. Moments later we both listened to the report that a second plane hit. Then I was scared. I hung up with my friend to call my mom in Florida. She turned on the t.v. and saw the reporting and we just sat there in silence watching. We occasionally would say "unbelievable" or "I can't believe this is happening." I then hung up with her to make and recieve more calls. I still remember watching the 1st tower fall and then the 2nd . I jumped up from the couch and just paced back and forth in total disbelief. You have a panic feeling within you. I was a long way from New York, but it might as well been the other side of my town, I was terrorized, I was scared for mine and my families life. When would it stop? My husband works at a major international airport, would they be next? All those people injured and/ or parishing that morning, those were OUR COUNTRY'S PEOPLE! That is what pulled everyone together, it could of been any one of us. And we were NOT going to let the terrorists who did this win! 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 story6230.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I woke up, turned on the news, and saw on KXLY, what had happened, I thought at first that a plane had just flown to low, and then bam, there it was the second plane, and I knew that it was bad real bad, so I called my friend Mike Braughtagan, in Man hatten, and no answer, I started praying Lord, help those trapped in the floors above to get out without any harm, but,just stop and think 5000 peoples lives were taken from them on that terrible day that will live in infamy, I am planning on making a memorial wall with all the names of those who lost their lives, and delivering it in person, after they rebuild the new twin towers, and I myself will place it at the front dorrs of the new twin towers 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: Jason Buffington Attack on America On September 11, 2001, I was at Barker Central School. A school in a little town near Lake Ontario, way out in the "sticks." The plane collision happened during second period while I was in gym. I first heard about the crashes during 3rd period art. The television was turned on and it showed a building blazing with smoke. As we all watched, another explosion happened in the building next to it. At the time I didn't know that a plane had hit it, I didn't know a plane hit the other one either. Eventually as we watched, both of the buildings crumbled to the ground. At the sight of 110 stories of rubble, it shocks everybody to know that Thousands of people died. More than 3,000 people died during all this. The planes that hit the World Trade Centers were hijacked by terrorists and flown into the buildings. One other plane has also flown into the Pentagon. And another had crashed near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After I got home that day my parents hadn't really heard of the crashes. They knew that planes had hit the World Trade Towers but nothing else. I filled them in about the whole deal and they continued to watch the news. We continued to keep up with the information that was being posted on the news for about a week. One week later there are a lot of families and friends still in shock of what happened. Since then the United States has improved the airport security and general awareness of suspected terrorists. The United States still receives threats in our country towards other terrorist actions to this day. We are now at war with terrorism and still sending troops over to the Middle East, Afghanistan, and wherever terrorism still exists. We will continue to be at war with terrorism until it exists no more. Ten months later the United States have not shown their pride and nationalism in our country, the nationalism has slowed to where hardly anybody cares. 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 story707.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 around 6 a.m. something (not a morning person) and my phone rang. It was my best-friend, Carol, with this strange sound to her voice telling me "turn on the T.V. something is wrong with the world." Sure, okay and what were you drinking last night." I turned the television on just seconds before the second plane hit. I have never been so awake so quickly. Seeing the second plane hit torn through me like it did the Tower. I began to shake, cry and wondering WHY? WHO? WHAT THE HELL IS THIS GOING ON? WHO WOULD DO THIS TO AMERICA. Yes, I am aware of the hatred some have against us, but to do THIS? It has to be a "madman." It was! Watching as the Towers melted down all I could think about is MY GOD, THERE ARE PEOPLE LOSING THEIR LIVES. CHILDREN, WIVES, HUSBANDS, BROTHERS, SISTERS, FAMILY LOSING THEIR LOVED ONES. As the world watched in devastation, HELPLESS! But as we know who and how we are; "WE THE PEOPLE OF USA STOOD POWERFUL AND STRONG AND MOSTLY 'UNITED.' No one was going to take our integrity and pride away with such "stupidity and evilness." It was a day I couldn't wait to get to work (for once). When I did, I walked in to see looks on faces as mine looked. Disblieving, shock, terror and SORROW! Today, being the first anniversary of this devastation, I was in the same state of mind as one year ago. BEWILDERMENT AND GRIEF FOR ALL THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE WE LOST, NOT JUST THEIR FAMILIES, WE ALL LOST! Watching the news and around the world honoring USA and this event made we know once again how good the world can be and out of this tragedy WE ARE ALL HOLDING HANDS IN UNITY. September 11, 2001 was the day WE BECAME ONE! Let us never, never return to yesterday because what we have become is THE GREATEST! I BEG, PLEASE, LETS NOT LOSE THIS INSIGHT GOD HAS GIVEN US TO REMAIN THE GOOD, DECENT PEOPLE HE MEANT FOR THE WORLD TO BE. AMERICA, I LOVE U. WE ARE STRONG, POWERFUL AND WHEN "SHIT IS THROWN AT US, WE KNOW HOW TO MAKE A BOND THAT'S INVINCIBLE. THAT'S WHAT WE ARE!!!!! GOD BLESS US AND KEEP US SAFE. AMEN 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 story5738.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 witnessed history on September 11th when my mom came to Marlboro Middle School and dissmissed me right away, after she had wittnessed it on the news. When I got home my mom begain to tell me what had happend. I could not believe it. As I turned on The news and watched the towers go down my heart broke. I couldnt understand why someone would do such a thing. As we continued to watch the news I saw the Pentagon and the plane in Pennsylvania. Later that night my parents answered any questions that I had. September 11th was a day of sorrow and tragedy, and that is how I wittnessed it. My life has changed because of september 11th in so many ways. It gave me a hole new perspective on life. It really makes me think about other tragedies that have accurred in America that we take for granted. For example,we have days off from school to honor heros in our country or events that took place, we never really think about what that day really means. I never thought about it until I witnessed September 11th. All in all 9/11/01 was a tradegy and it changed many peoples lives. It brought everyone closer together. America, as a country became closer. What we should remeber most about September 11th is the impact it had on America and how it brought everyone closer together as a nation. Most of all, I think we should never forget the heros that saved so many lives while risking their own. We should also remember the great patriotism that America showed when our country needed it the most! 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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 early. I was half-awake/half-asleep in bed (we're 2 hours behind NewYork time). My husband was already up and downstairs watching the stock channel - his morning ritual. All of a sudden I heard pounding on the stairs as all 240 pounds of him ran up the stairs to gasp out what had happened and turn the TV on. I couldn't believe my eyes. It felt as if I was still asleep, dreaming...like watching an Orson Wells movie of the end of the world. I watched the first plane hit the tower(replay) several times before I really understood it was real...and as awful as it was I still didn't fully comprehend how bad or real until I saw "live" the 2nd plane hit the tower....AND even then I realized it was bad, I knew many people would die but as the towers were still standing I also felt that only those where the plane hit would perish...I was so wrong. When those towers went down, my heart sank. And even though I am safe and sound in Boise, Idaho and to my knowledge know noone personally who was killed, I feel as If I do. I felt then and feel now a deep sense of sorrow and a firm resolve to do what I can as a citizen and American to support the full eradication of this evil. It won't be easy, kind or even fair, but this is a cancer that needs to be destroyed or cut out for survival. I've been most affected by the sight of the man and women who held hands as they jumped to their death. I've tried to understand how a decision of that magnitude could be made and what it must have been like up there for them to make it...I'll never forget the sight and I will always see those people holding hands. The rest of the morning and throughout the day I was glued to my TV waiting to see what would happen next and wishing I were in NewYork to help, to do anything. I've also been affected by the the phrase "Let's Roll". What a gift of courage and grace was shown on that flight. I've wondered how I would act in the same circumstance. Would I be brave as they were? Would I think of others before myself as they did? Would I behave with grace and dignity as they did? I believe it's not over yet...we have to stay strong, firm in our efforts and resolve. 5-10 years from now, I wonder where we'll be, what we'll know, what we'll have experienced. Terri Jensen 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 story4685.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: The weekend before 911 my parents were in NYC staying at the mariott world trade. They were supposed to stay for a week and would have been there on 911 my college classes were starting back up that week and they watch my daughter for me while i was at school. they decided to come back early to watch my daughter for me. on 911 i was at school i had an early morn class and was in the cafe after class was over this girl runs in and yells "A Plane just hit the world trade center" we turned on the Tv and watched i ran to my car and got home as fast as i could. when i turned my car on that was when the second tower was hit i was beginning to get really nervous and anxoius to get home. i just wanted to get home to my daughter who at the time was not even one. if we were under attack i wanted to be with her. Then the Pentagon was hit while i'm still driving. all aircraft was already grounded. but i still saw them in the sky and really began to panic. all unmarked trailer trucks scared me i almost got into lots of accidents trying to get away from them thinking there are bombs in the back. I get home and get my step dad who was sleeping he did not know what was going on. i woke up my daughter from her nap and just held her and cried while watching all this terror unfold. I called my mom because she was in Boston with my grandfather and asked her if hse was ok i told her what happened because they didn't even know they never heard it I told her 2 of the planes faome from Logan and to get out of the city as fast as possible. I"m very grateful in not lossing anyone that day and am more grateful that my step brother has not been shipped out during our War on Terrorism. Today I went to a memorial at our local fire station while my daughter who will be 3 9/17 was at school. We are grateful in our town that noone has been lost. but our hearts and prayers go out to all those who suffered in this tragidy. On 9/13 there is a memorial for a local women who is form the next town frm me who was on one of the flights from Logan airport in Boston. some of her remains were just found and sent home. After 2 years parts of her remains were finally found it was only bone fragments but at least it's something to give the family a tiny bit of Closure. I'm thinking of going to pay my respects I don't know the family but i feel it's part of my duty as an American to pay my respects. God Bless us all. and May God bring these terrorist to Justice 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 story9880.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: As I look back now, it seems like it all just happened yesterday. It was a nice day, bright with a nice temperature to it. I woke up with the normal things on my mine, like the Spanish homework that was due that I didn?t even touch last night. I got to school, and went to my first block, and everything was fine. We did activities in one of my nice teachers classes, and had fun like we always did learning about US History. So after that class I had Spanish. I walked in with the thought of not getting the points I needed for a good grade, but it was only the second week of school, so I?d be okay. Not even ten or fifteen minuets n to the class, another teacher came in and whispered into my teacher?s ear. I didn?t think much of it, but I would fine out that it was actually something that would affect the nation. The teacher turned to the class and with a quiet voice, told us that the world trade center had been hit by a plane and that the pentagon was on fire. Now, needless to say, this information was a little off, but it was still a bit frightening, especially because of the schools close location to Washington D.C. We turned on the TV, along with the rest of the school, to see what was going on. Eventually, the teacher couldn?t take any more and she had to turn it off, for our sake and hers, but after some busy work, all our minds drifted back to what was going on, so we turned the TV back on to find that another plane had hit the second tower. Shortly after, the principal came on to the speaker to tell us to remain calm, and when we were eating lunch, to stay away from the main road in front of the school. That made things a little scary. Now, the bell rang, and walking through that hallway after class is what stands out the most in my mind about 9/11. The sounds didn?t sound right, the voices were all scared and in the back round, people crying could be heard. Immediately the clue to the crying popped into my head?close to half of the student population probably had parents in the pentagon or in the general Washington D.C. area. The rest of the day crept by. Even when the TV was off and we weren?t even talking about it, the events kept popping into our heads every time we heard sirens zooming by the school, or somebody was heard crying in the halls. I saw more worried faces at my school that day then we all had to stay out in the football bleachers for 3 hours because of a bomb threat. When I got home, the TV got turned on and I sat down in front of it. I sat there all night, and I barely had the concentration to talk to my girlfriend, but she was also very much involved in what was going on, so it was mutual. The rest of that week went by, and the weeks after that. But that first walk through the halls still stands out to me. I?m a senior now and these are my hallways. And to think that such a combination of fear?of hate?of confusion?were all in my halls?it?s a very upsetting thought. 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: I don't remember arriving at school that day. I was in sixth grade. The pricipal came over the intercome and announced that we were not to go out side for recess do to an excess of bees on the playground. A total lie. I noticed my teacher was visably upset and several students were sent home. I didn't learn about what happend until i was walking home with a neighbor of mine who was in the fourth grade. He told me "there was a little war at the Pentagon" his older sister told me that someone had bombed the twin towers and the Pentagon. My cousin was working at the Pentagon at the time and i felt myself begin to go into shock. I raced home to find my mother and sister sitting together in my mothers room in front of the TV. I asked about my counsin, my mother had already called her. She was late to work that day. Then all we, and many americans, could do, was sit in front of the TV in disbelief and fear. 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 story20414.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My husband is in the army and we were stationed over sea's. We had gone shopping with our two children and had accidently left our tv on. When we walked in the first tower was on fire and we saw the second plane hit tower two. At first we thought it was a joke but after watching for a few seconds new it wasn't. We were all just stunned. We were so shocked that someone would do this to our country. We sat and just stared at the tv. I started to cry because of all the innocent people lost. My husband just kept staring at the tv. He later told me he was so stunned he just didn't know what to do. We called our family to make sure they were okay. After that we pretty much just watched tv and prayed for all those lost or missing. 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 story2896.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 at Einstein Medical Center when I first heard of the attacks; one of my patients started yelling, "A plane just hit the World Trade Center!" I didn't believe it at first until I saw it on TV for myself and then watched the second plane hit. Feeling numb (and choking back tears)and watching as breaking news that the Pentagon was attacked, I immmediately called my parents, boyfriend and my best friend- I just needed to hear their voices; the Pentagon- I thought nothing could even come close to penetrating the Pentagon. Everyone, including the patients, were silent for the rest of the day. I picked up the last four hours of a friend's 12-hour shift so that she could be with her husband and children. When I got home later that night I just sat on the couch and watched on TV in disbelief of what had happened that day. I couldn't sleep for about two weeks, at times almost feeling guilty for being alive. My best friend and I visited Ground Zero on Nov.14,2001...I just could not believe that the Twin Towers were gone (I hadn't been to the WTC in years). Although I did not know anyone who perished I felt as if I had...they were my fellow Americans. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story5183.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 Sept. 11, 2001 about 9:15 AM. I getting ready to enter my gifted class with all my friends. They had the TV on CNN and they had two big buildings and one of them was on fire. I regret admitting this, but when I saw it at first, all I thought was oh gosh, not this dumb stuff again, when will these idiotic people stop trying to scare us with their stupid ideas. Then another plane hit the next building. Oh my, I began to really feel scared. I had NO complete idea what was to happen next. Then, the first tower began to fall. I covered my lips with my hands as I saw dust fly and people running and screaming. I was really afraid for my life at that moment. I didn't know what was going to happen to me or my family. Later on we had to go to our next class downtown from Pensacola. We watched as headlines kept repeating, WTC hit by hijacked planes and Pentagon hit as well. I was very shocked, afraid, amazed, everything. I was very, very confused. I didn't actually know what to think. We watched Cnn, MSNBC, ABC, NBC, gosh, all those channels. The only thing my mom remembers me saying when I came home was, "When is my daddy leaving?" My dad is in the Naval Reserves, they call them the Seabees. He had to leave a few weeks later to go to his reserve base for 2 weeks. My father left active duty when I was 8, I'm now 13. He had not been with my family for a while so that's why he left and became a seabee. I know that if my father had been in active duty, I might not have never seen my father again. I just want to let anyone out there who is reading this and they are in the military or has a family member fighting the war that I love you so much. I don't know you or whoever you know who is in the war but I thank God everyday that those men are alive. They are taking the place of my father and they are risking to die for me and my father and everyone in the world. Thank you soo much. GOD BLESS AMERICA! Remember September 11 forever. LONG LIVE THE USA! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story9013.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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