312 20 70359 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was asleep in my dorm when one of the clock radio alarms went off to wake us up. I didn't do anything different just slowly started to get moving. The next thing I know is my roommate gets a strange email from his dad seeing if he was alright and that he couldn't reach him on the phone. All I remember is that it mentioned that something had happened. I then turned on the TV and the first thing I saw was the Pentagon billowing out smoke. Just sitting there in amazement I didn't know what to do. Finally, I picked up the phone and called my mother just to check in. She was worried about me because where I'm located is only about 15 miles from the Pentagon. She tried to get me to stay at my room for the time being, but I had to go to class to figure out what was going on and if it was even still on for the day. I left and will never forget something what happened next. You could hear the sound of a plane over head and at that moment about 30 people around me all stopped and looked up. It was obviously an airforce fighter, but to see the effect it had was unbelievable. Class was cancelled, as I had thought, so a friend and I went over to the Johnson Center and joined the giant crowd of people huddled around the TV to see what was going on. 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 story1033.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. 2002-08-16 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 208.31.154.100 Annotation Annotations to this item. Military DC:2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I remember that, after the fog, a bright sunny day was going to be in store for us. I remember saying to my son, "Let's walk you to school today, it's so gorgeous!" I took my camera with me and snapped some photos on the way to my son's school. Realizing that time was slipping away, I made it back home to get ready for work. As I was saying good-bye to my husband, our neighbor, Leroy, said, "Hey, guys -- did you just hear? Some guy crashed his plane into the World Trade Center." "Probably some new pilot flying their Piper Airplane -- I hope noone's seriously hurt," my husband replied. I quickly kissed my husband and said, "That's a shame -- you know that guy probably died. But, I've gotta go to work -- bye!" At work, people were talking about a plane that hit the World Trade Center, but they all thought it was a small plane. Then, the phone call came. "Becky -- it was a jet that hit the World Trade Center -- and there wasnt' just one -- there were two jets!" my husband sounded nervous. "What were those pilots thinking? It may be hijackers, they don't know yet. I'll keep you posted." The pharmacy was abuzz with the news as it was happening. We were only an hour's train ride to Grand Central Station, and many people from the area would commute every morning into the city. My sister, brother, and his fiance all lived in New York City. I told my superviser, Shibu, that I was going to try to call them. It was the same situation: the phone lines were tied up. I started fearing for my sister in particular: she was a head-hunter and free-lance photographer -- would she try to take photos of the Trade Center, or would she stay at her apartment? I prayed for the latter. My husband called again. "Someone just crashed a jet into the Pentagon, Becky! If there's another plane, I want you to leave work, get Glenn at school, and come home." When word came that a jet crashed in a field in Pennsylvania, again the worriment hit, as my mother, father and eldest brother lived in Pennsylvania. What if they died without my saying that I loved them? The place where it crashed was no where near my parents. I looked at my boss and said, "I'm going home." I went to school, which was in lock-down, and picked up my son. We went to the store to pick up water, canned goods and other neccessities. When I got home, my husband and I contemplated taking the children and heading somewhere -- but where? I needed to speak to my family in NYC. Tears kept streaming down my eyes as I tried and tried to call my sister, my brother, and his fiance. I remember praying for God to protect them. Horror struck when we saw the buildings go down on live television. I cried and cried for those people who died in the carnage, for the people who quickly kissed their families goodbye, not realizing that it would be their last kiss with that person. I finally got ahold of my sister, somehow. I found out that she was going to meet someone at the restaurant in the WTC that morning, to ask how her job at Cantor-Fitzgerald was going. Somehow, she couldn't make it, and didn't go to breakfast there. Then, when the planes hit, a photographer friend came to her door, wishing to take photos of the World Trade Center with my sister. She refused to go; that was the last that she saw of her photographer friend. She also became very sad, saying that she sent so many people to their deaths, by placing them at businesses in the WTC. I told her that it wasn't she who hijacked a plane and rammed it into the World Trade Center -- it was a bunch of lunatics who thought they were doing something beneficial for their religion. My brother and his fiance were alright, physically, but mentally, they were drained. After the Towers fell, I couldn't leave the television. I watched every news program, crying with every show. My husband had to turn off the television. To this day, whenever I see something about 911, I either get drawn to it, or I have to turn it off, as the feelings associated with it are still so intense, even after five years. 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 story20722.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2006-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 71.204.201.181 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was in 4th grade when September 11th, 2001. I had just gotten up and gone downstairs and everyone was intently watching the T.V. I asked what had happened and my parents told me and I saw it on the screen. Needless to say, I was shocked, confused, angry, scared, and afraid at the same time. I stayed home from school that day to be with my family and be thankful.Any time someone would turn on the T.V. and flip through the channels, all you would see were the buildings falling. Over and over again. It was very sad to see all of the footage and to think about how many people had died. It was also sad to think that this act of terror is what we are now resorting to. So much for the 'talk it out' concept. 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 story20746.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2006-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.237.221.176 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 FOLLOWING WAS WRITTEN AND SENT TO ME ON 9/14/01. IT WAS WRITTEN BY MY SON WHO WITNESSED THE HORROR OF 9/11/01. "FROM BRIGHTNESS TO CHAOS TO DESOLATION" "ANOTHER MORNING LEAVING THE SUBWAY STATION ONTO ONE MORE WALK UP THE SUBDUED MORNING STREETS OF THE EMPIRE STATE CITY, EXPECTING A ROUTINE PATTERN, AS THE SECOND HOUR OF THE TYPICAL DAY PASSES, THEN, THE SKY SUDDENLY FILLS WITH OFFICE PAPERS. ONLY CONFUSION TAKES PLACE AS A CLOSER GLANCE REVEALS A GAP IN THE WORLD'S TALLEST CREATION FILLED WITH SMOKE, FIRE AND A HUMAN-MISSILE. THE SIGHT BRINGS AWE AND TEARS TO MANY EYES. TOO MUCH TO HANDLE FOR MOST AS THE ONLY HUMANE DECISION COULD BE TO LOOK AWAY. IF NOT TRAUMATIZED ENOUGH, A SECOND FLIGHT OF DISASTER DISMANTLES PART TWO OF THE CREATION AND MAMES THOSE INSIDE WITHOUT A CHANCE TO SURVIVE. ASIDE FROM METAL - HOPES, DREAMS, FAMILIES, FAITH, FEELINGS AND LIVES ARE SCORNED, BURNED AND DESTROYED. FRANTIC ONLOOKERS SCATTER IN ALL DIRECTIONS WITH ONLY THOUGHTS OF THEIR DEMISE IN A BALL OF SMOKE AND PIECES OF WHAT WAS THEIR MAJOR LANDMARK. WHAT COULD ONLY TAKE PLACE IN A MOVIE OR A BAD DREAM, HAS BECOME REALITY. SOME ESCAPE, BUT HARDLY ENOUGH CAN. THE ONES THAT DO SOON LEARN OF OTHER DEMONIC ACTS TAKING PLACE IN THE SAME HOUR. LEFT BEHIND ARE THE BRAVEST OF HEROES TO ENTER THE FLAMES OF HELL WITH ONLY THOUGHTS OF SAVING THEIR FELLOWMAN. QUIETNESS SOON FILLS THE INDESCRIBABLE, UNEXPLAINABLE DISASTER. ALL THE NATION LEARNS THAT THE TEARS AND ASHES ARE NOT ENOUGH TO HIDE THE LOVE, BRAVERY AND COMRODERY THAT IS SHOWN WHEN A FELLOW-AMERICAN IS IN DESPAIR." WRITTEN BY: GEORGE NOVITSKY, JR 9/14/2001 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story2736.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. 208.17.232.2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: Back in August 2001, I decided I needed a vacation, so I planned a trip to my hometown in South Western Pennsylvania to visit my family and to Washington D.C> to go to Arlington Cemetery and visit my parents graves. My father was a pilot and Captain in the Air force and because of is outstanding service record, they both are buried in Arlington, a short distance from Kennedy. I have not visited Arlington, since my Dad passed away at 56 on July 4th, 1988 and had only visited my mother?s grave (she died in 1962) when we buried him. Being that my family has been pilots for United Airlines for the past 20 years or so, I have always flow United Airlines and I was going to fly to Pittsburgh On September 1st, and visit family for a week. My original reservations were to then fly to Washington D. C. on the 7th to sight see for a few days and return home on the 11th by way of United Flight 93 to SFO. I remember thinking when I made the original reservations?cool 93 that?s a good number, no problem on that flight, this will be a good trip 3 and 9 are my lucky numbers and some even consider them sacred. Thankfully, and this is one fight I really appreciate, while I was in PA, my husband and I got into a HUGE fight on the phone, about my being away so long. Instead of being the hard headed bitch I normally can be, when he tries to tell me what to do, I attempted to keep the peace and changed my return flight to the 7th from Pittsburgh and skipped going to Washington altogether. Now the other freaky part of this story that also hit me really close to home is that Flight 93 crashed about 25 miles from where I grew up. I was sleeping when everything first came on the news and my husband woke me up screaming New York Citywas under attack?.then the Pentagon?When they announce a crash in Southwestern PA and the map looked too close to my childhood home, so I immediately picked up the phone, called my stepmother to make sure she was ok. She not only heard the crash but felt it and could see the smoke from her house?.After a few minutes on the phone, it suddenly registered that the flight was out of Washington and when they announced United Flight 93 I ran to get the itinerary from my original flight, just to make sure I wasn?t crazy. Sure enough that was the original flight I was suppose to come home on. When I told her we both realized it could have been my flight, she saw burning in the distance. Even today, it makes my hair stand on end and I feel sick to my stomach to think about it, let alone get on a plane. I sit and wonder sometimes the old what if?Knowing my personality, I would like to think I would have been one of those who tried to stop them, I rarely face any challenge lying down and after all, I am notorious for freaking out on people who try to impose their own will on me. Yet there is also the side of me that faces the fact I would have been scared, and may have fallen apart. I will never know, but look at it as a personal warning about my own mortality, maybe even from my parents if you believe in that stuff, and I needed to change my way of thinking and attitude about what life is providing to me. I did not want to bring this up, as I told B a few months ago. So many brave people lost so much that day; my escaping is inconsequential compared to the immense loss others experienced. I found it to be a very personal, and a life-changing event. It did change my attitude towards life and appreciate each day and every person I love, and even those I do not. I try to see the good in everyone and look at each day as an adventure, quite possibly my last. I stop and smell the roses and consciously complete at least one act of random kindness to a stranger everyday. I have so much in life to be grateful for, and I try to remember that, stay humble, remembering that it could all be gone in an instant. Since Kyle will not discuss this, and since I am flying in the near future, and can?t talk to him about it (incidentally he won?t step foot on a plane) the recent terror warnings has me very scared. So I decided instead of letting my fear over take me I should find a way to let it out?.. There is a saying in AA I try to live life by these days ?But for the grace of God. go I?.? Thanks for listening??. 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 story10626.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. 2004-05-31 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 65.54.98.16 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was in class about the time. We heard the tv and President Bush came onto television and said two airplanes crashed into the WTC. At first, I couldn't believe it. These scumbags attacked our country with the cowardice that makes them feel good. i stayed home from work that day to support my country. To me this country is the best damn country in the world. Freedom was attacked and now were going to get these punk who did it. Bin Laden is forgetting who he is messing with. George W. is the man who will get the country back in order and stop these idiots who attacked our beloved country. This country means more to me than some silly football teams and hot dogs.This country was under attack and now were not. This country means more to me because I'm a proud A merican who loves this country and does not want to see anything happen to it. Thank you for your time 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 story10246.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. 2003-12-09 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 12.208.82.97 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: September 11, 2001 - - Gerry Keefe My account has many similarities to others who witnessed the attacks that Tuesday, but unique to me. I am 38 yrs. Old, and live with my wife Kathy and our two daughters in Chatham, NJ, about 30 mins. from Manhattan. And I started this day on the 10th. My work as an insurance broker working from home since 1993, has recently become much more internet-based, and I hadn?t been on an appointment outside the house for many weeks. But on the 10th, Danny (an estate manager in Millbrook, NY) & I had finally picked the 11th as the day we were going to get together for a day of R&R from work (Millbrook is a beautiful country setting with wealthy estates at the foot of the Berkshire Mountains). We had cancelled plans to do this numerous times, but on the 10th Danny called to ask me to come up. I was excited to finally get a day out of the house, and the two-hour drive to Millbrook has always been mind-clearing for me. But as is always the case with the best-laid plans, a wrinkle developed when a client (James) called from Allentown, Pa. and asked if I would drive him to the airport A.M. on the 11th. This was a wrinkle because I always liked to get an early start whenever I drove the two hours up to Millbrook so we could have maximum time to hang out before the trip back. On the morning of the 11th, James was supposed to be at my house (where he would leave his car while he traveled) at around 8:00 am for a 9:30 flight out of Newark. But he was delayed by traffic coming in. By 8:20, I called Chris (his wife) to see where he was, and she told that he was probably in traffic. One memory I have before James arrived, standing in the driveway alone, was how beautiful the beginning of that day was. The sun was shining and the blue sky was cloudless. A perfect Fall day, and without a doubt my favorite time of year. I was very excited about traveling and enjoying the day. I thought the trip to the airport was going to be a footnote to that day. We left sometime after 8:30, and as we drove we discussed his new application for insurance and the items we would need to complete underwriting. Once out on Rt. 78 heading East, the World Trade Center Towers appeared as if at the end of the highway (It always reminded me of the Emerald City in the Wizard of Oz). But as we drove we were both suddenly aware of the smoke pouring from the side & roof of Tower One. I immediately reflected on years of watching smoke & steam rising from various parts of the City, and dismissed this. Than the sickening feeling that this wasn?t ordinary. As you approach Newark Airport, you really had a spectacular view of the Trade Centers looming across the Hudson River. Lower Manhattan is laid out as if you were Viewing it from an observation deck. And as we approached the ramp to the Airport, we switched on CBS 880 radio and heard that a small twin-engine propeller plane had most likely lost it?s way and struck the tower (I remember a man, early on, recounting how low the plane was as it passed over head). The contrast of the smoke rising into that crystal blue sky was sickening. But harsh reality was bearing down . . .in a split second we looked over and saw the huge fireball as the second plane struck Tower Two. We looked on in disbelief. Awestruck. The shock value insulating us from what had actually happened. And cringing to ward off the bite of reality as Tower Two began to hemorrhage smoke. All in a matter of seconds. We proceeded to the airport, where I dropped him off in front of Terminal C. He and I hadn?t really fully grasped what had happened. I can?t even believe it now. And as I drove off, I remember thinking that I shouldn?t have left him there. As I exited the airport, I crossed the overpass looking east down Rt. 78, directly at the Trade Centers. And they were completely engulfed in smoke that was trailing South. I stopped to look. I remember how strange it seemed that the column of smoke rose just slightly above the Towers before it made a beeline South. So we knew the wind was blowing hard up at the top, and fanning the flames inside. But somehow I could just distance myself from the horrors that must have been going on inside those Towers. ** I spoke with several people who stopped in their cars and we were in shock. I remember saying to one that ?tomorrow all that will be left is two smoking candles after the tops of the Towers have burned out? (the night before I had contemplated taking my video camera to Millbrook, but had decided against it, now I wished I had). I drove home, realizing that this was big and that I should record this for posterity. I arrived back at the house about 9:30, and put in a tape (I recorded for 6 hours until the tape ran out at 3:30 on Channel 2). I again tried to reach Danny, but the lines were all busy. So, I drove north, not realizing what had taken over our lives, and listening to CBS 880. They did a terrific job of covering this event. They play that Teletype sound in the background when they announce breaking news, and they were doing this every couple of minutes with updates. As I drove, you could still see the smoking billowing up on the horizon, and still that beautiful Fall day, stained by the most terrible of events. I called Kath, who was at work, from my cell phone. And when I finally got through to tell her what I saw, the news was still sketchy and we were still trying to piece together the details. I didn?t realize that all those people at Ground Zero were trying to reach their loved ones until a while later, and so I stopped using my phone so more important calls could go through. I tried once more to call Danny to see if I should still come up, but all the circuits were busy and I couldn?t get through. I stopped at a rest stop on the NY State Thruway to use a landline, and found it a beehive of activity. I literally left the car running in front of the building and went in (something you would never do in normal times for fear it would be stolen or ticketed). I went to use the phone and found long lines. I spoke to three other men about the still developing story as I waited, and when I did get to use the phone, it was still busy. So, thinking that going home was too depressing, I drove on to Danny?s. As I drove and listened to the news accounts, I remember feeling stunned. I looked around and saw other motorists crying in their cars. I waved to one woman who was in tears and she waved back (I just couldn?t stand to watch someone else suffering, especially not today). I could only imagine, along with the rest of the world, the loss of life in those Towers and on the ground. The suffering to come was going to be enormous, I knew that, and this was still just the beginning. At each Toll plaza I went out of my way to greet the plaza attendant and tell them, ?God Bless You?. Somehow nothing seemed out of the ordinary anymore. Everything, and any behavior that made one person feel a little better was worth the effort. When I arrived in Millbrook, Danny came running out with his rifle and yelled, ?Who is it!? ?What do you want!? and we had a big laugh. It was the tension-breaker we needed. Later, he and I stood quietly staring at CNN for many minutes without saying a word, and than tried to piece it together. When we went back outside, I remember how beautiful it was there. The reality of the day hadn?t reached the sky over Millbrook. You couldn?t see that vile smoke rising into the sky, or hear the sirens in the distance. No, here the sky was blue, the sun was shining, and it was warm and beautiful. I remember thinking that the whole world should be here now, seeing the world in the peaceful serenity we were treated to. But I also remember being afraid for the first time too. Feeling helpless, and afraid that my daughter?s Day Care center would send them home (as was happening to all the schools in Manhattan) and that I wouldn?t be available for them. But that thankfully didn?t happen. On the way home, I finally reached James and found out that he had just made it out of the airport before it shut down. He said that he entered the airport and it was very active inside. He put his carry-on bag on the security belt, and said that no one even looked at his bag as it went through security (the last act of complacency before terrorism changed everything). He said that he was sent running out of the airport with the announcement that the airport was closed. And in the ten minutes from when I dropped him off, until he came back out, 100?s of police had mobilized around the airport and all the cabs were being sent away. They were forbidden to take passengers, but James jumped into one of the last remaining cabs and they sped away with him in the back and his head down to avoid trouble with the police. He was all right, that was the main thing. And I felt very close to him, because we had witnessed this nightmare together. And nothing could dull that memory. As evening approached, it seemed like a year since the morning?s events. I drove to the highest point in Chatham (that ironically looks over a graveyard) to look East and see what I could see. And what I saw were 40-50 people who had come there for the same reason. They stood staring off to the East, and that troublesome smoke was still rising in an amazing volume up into the sky and still trailing to the south as it hit the upper winds. No one said a word. There were candles burning on the stone wall, and small flags had been stuck into the cracks. And for several minutes I felt very close to the people there. I stood for a long time staring at the rising smoke, contemplating what had happened. And trying to bring the events of the day into focus, but I still, even today March 25, 2002, can?t completely wrap my mind around what has happened. The next day Kath was off from work, and we read the morning papers and A.M. drove around the countryside talking. As we had lunch in our dining room, a fighter jet screamed over the house, and that really brought reality home. I thought of two things as we sat together that Wednesday. I remember Walt Whitman recounting how he and his wife had sat solemnly reading the papers the day after Lincoln was shot, without speaking. All day, sitting quietly, reading, having meals and contemplating the new world they were part of. And filled with incredible grief. I also remember Doris Kerns Goodwin recounting how as a vibrant young college student she had learned of the death of JFK, and thought how this was a turning point. That if this young, handsome man who was on top of the world could be struck down so suddenly, than what of the fate of the rest of us? That was the day she, and this was the day that we, realized for the first time, our own mortality. Before Sept. 11th, we were still young and believed that we would live forever. After that horrendous day, and the months since, we realize that it can all be taken away suddenly, terribly, and with no selection process to alienate the deserving. The common everyday ?Joe? died that day. No heroes in battle to the end, but everyday worker-bees who went off to work and were having coffee or checking their voicemail . . . before they realized that it was all over. And that instead of the big decision they used to have about where to eat lunch, or who can pick-up the kids after work, they were deciding if it was better to jump 1,000 feet to their death (and get it over fairly quickly), burn alive or wait for the building to collapse and welcome oblivion on their own terms. We all died that day. Innocence died that day. And it did not die in a humane and dignified manner. And if it can happen so quickly to a bunch of ordinary office workers, what fate awaits the rest of us? I?ve read 100?s of obituaries. on the memorial web pages, and seen their faces. And every family member or friend exalts these common people for their uncommon virtues. I was struck by how many were coaches, and Sunday school teachers, or volunteers in their communities. And I reflected that fact against the manner in which they met their ends and the work we all must do to reach their level of commitment to the people around us. As for the aftermath . . . . I put up the biggest flag I could find and hung it from the side of our house for 6 months, and we mourned the fact that Chatham lost 21 people who either lived here, or were born here. Msgr. Mahoney (the church rectory is next door to me) told me shortly afterwards that he had done a funeral for a Chatham man where only the jaw was recovered (and he was one of the luck few who had anything recovered to bury), but these things didn?t comfort. I go to church more now (I still remember the stunned looks on people?s faces that first Sunday after) and we remember John Farrell who was a local boy and childhood friend of my brother Chris. And I did send a Christmas Card to his widow and kids in Basking Ridge, and a letter to his sister Maureen, who I was good friends with in High School (although I never received a reply). And we made a contribution to the 9-11 Fund. But again, these things seemed functionary. I wish I had given more money to the Fund drives. I wish I had gone to Ground Zero that first day to help out, or given blood as so many did. And I wish I had been more concerned about what happened to James that first day, and I wish that it was easier to talk to family and friends about it, because that would help all of us deal with this life-changing event. Somehow all the petty worries seemed less. And yet some days, I can?t help thinking that those who were lost were the lucky ones. They died in horrific ways, and suffered unimaginable ends, but by 10:30 it was all over for them. There families, friends and all of us who lost our souls that day, but didn?t lose a family member, go on suffering. And we will go on suffering for years. We are a Nation suffering from survivor?s guilt. . Last night they profiled Peggy Alario from Staten Island on MSNBC, a woman who I saw on the Trade Center Tribute page that first week, and wrote a tribute to her. I revisited her tribute and read all the articles that were linked to that page, and I cried for her and her young family. They agonize more than most. She was the breadwinner of the family, and she wasn?t even supposed to be in the Trade Centers. She worked at One Liberty Plaza for Zurich Insurance, and was on the 105th floor of Tower One for an early morning meeting. So they have the added grief of this devastating hole in their lives and the cruelty of fate that she didn?t need to be there that day. At least others can rationalize that there loved ones worked there and could not have avoided being there when the planes hit. The bottom line is that there are a million stories out there. And the whole world saw the events as I did, and felt helpless. And it is impossible to admit you feel so very deeply about this because there are so many others who have suffered a much more personal loss than I have. So how can I be so selfish as to complain or grieve. Yet it hurts. I still think about it every day. I even notice when (after 6 months now) a day goes by without thinking about it. For a while I couldn?t watch the 4, 6-hour tapes I had made in the aftermath without crying, but now it seems strange to watch them with diminished emotions, and that brings even more guilt. That I?m beginning to forget this unforgettable event haunts me. My biggest fear is that this won?t impact me enough. That it won?t change my life enough, that I can make the changes that something of this magnitude demands. I fear that we will settle back into complacency and forget that all our lives were changed forever, and that our lives should have a positive corresponding effect, otherwise the bastards win. I remember the sight of that second plane crashing through Tower Two and seeing that missile come flying out the front of the building. And I reasoned that with the trajectory that it took and the way and timing of which it happened, that this most have been the cockpit, and I had the fondest hope that those bastards had survived the impact with the Tower and were still alive and suffering when they came out the other side and were rushing toward the ground. I leave this letter with the thought that so many people are suffering, and that the enormity of the suffering will be with us for the rest of our lives. But I hope that if God was watching that day that he made sure that Hell got a new lease, so that these people could burn there for a very long time. For although there suffering doesn?t diminish our own, it brings the world back into balance. It allows us to think that there is punishment for one?s misdeeds. God Bless Us ! N.Y.C, Washington, & Shanksville, Pa. - - - March 25, 2002 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 story1539.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. 2002-08-29 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.135 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: Me and my little girl was at home watching channel 9 when the news cames across that the first tower had been hit by a plane, at first I thought there was another plane crash which I know happens. But as I was watching the T.V I seen the 2nd plane hit and I thought "OH MY GOD!" this can not be happening in the United States, where our people try to keep violent away. I started to cry, not because I had someone in New York, "because I didn't", I started to cry because of all the people that where involed, not just the dead or the dieing but the familys of those victims. Our FireFighter's, Policemen, and our's that where trying hard to keep people alive and find everybody there was. My HEART goes out to everyone that was involved in September 11th. And my HEART stills goes out to all the family's that lost there Father's, Brother, Sister, Child, Grandchild, Mother's and Grandmother's. Let FREEDOM ring and may GOD BLESS YOU ALL. GOD BLESS AMERICA! LOve from the Hancock's. 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 story6054.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.188.6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was working as a teacher that afternoon. I just had a break when one of the pupils came to class and told me that an aeroplane had crashed into the World Trade Center. I asked him if he was kidding because I couldn`t believe it. He said: "No, really, I`ve seen it on TV!" Then I asked him which channel he had been watching because I thought that he might perhaps have watched a programme which makes really bad jokes or doesn`t take things too seriously. He told me that he saw it on N-24 which is a 24 hours news programme so that I had to believe him. At that moment, I wasn`t really too confused. I went on with my lessons and wondered which mad people might have done such a cruel thing. However, when I was at home I saw the pictures of the attack on TV and I was speechless. I couldn`t believe my eyes. I felt anger and disbelief in the human race. How could anybody in the world be so brutal? I saw all those people running around in fear and horror. I heard the number of all those innocent people who died because of this evil and cowardly attack. The following morning, I had to write an exam but I realized that the exam wasn`t important anymore. This event showed me that there were worse situations than an exam. 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 story8102.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. 2002-09-24 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 62.104.223.83 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 will never forget the day or the million of emotions that ran through my body, when I first got wind of the horrifying news. All I could think about was my family and the many people who lost their lives that day. At first it seemed like a dream, but the reality set in after I had to walk to the Williamsburg Bridge from 59th street Columbus Circle. Once I saw the all the smoke in the air and the people crossing the bridge with their clothes covered in sut, tears stated to role down my face. Till this day I still cry when anything of 9/11 is mentioned. It left me with the feeling that New York or anywhere in the United States for that matter wasn't safe. This will be the second year anniversary of the the attack on the World Trade Center, bringing back all the hofffying memories of the past. My condolences go out to the families, even though I might not have known anyone in those buildings that day, I still feel the pain of your lost. 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 story9351.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. 2003-06-20 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 146.142.210.47 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was getting up to make breakfest for my husband when I turned on the tv when all of a sudden i heard someone say that thay had just hit the second tower I then I turned and around and sat down on the couch and didn't move i was frozen in my seat i just couldn't beleave what i had just seen and then i started crying so then i got on the phone an call our local blood bank to see if thay need blood and of course thay said yes i have a type o rh neg. so i went to the blood bank and gave blood tko hepe the survivers I knew that i could not make it to New York to help any other way. still to this day i have all the the survivers and the family of the one we lost in my heart . I lit a candel and put it in my front window this morning and at midnight i will blow it out and say a little prayer for each and every one who lost a loved one this day a yera ago . I also have my flag flying halfmass. so as we go on living on day at a time my the good lord takes us in his arms and protect us from any more harm. 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 story5621.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: I was just starting my work day at Kroger Food & Drug. The small TV monitor near the store's bank was tuned to CNN. At 8:46 eastern time, the horrifying news came that a jet had crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center. It became very quiet in the store as fellow associates and customers listened to the terrible news. As I heard that the jet had slammed into the building, I thought that it had been an accident. But when the second plane had crashed into the south tower, I knew that both had been due to acts of terrorism. All I could remember is feeling a sense of shock and anger that something like this could happen in my country. Outcrys of anger, grief, and disbelief were heard throughout the store; people exclaiming that they could not believe what they were hearing, that it was not possible for such a thing to be happening on American soil. As the days passed, my shock faded, but my grief for the rescue workers, the victims, and their families remained as well as prayers for all concerned. I tried to do my part to help by donating money to the rescue effort. I wanted to donate blood, but I could not get an appointment; the wait was over two weeks long. I believe in reincarnation, so the terrorists who are responsible for this cowardly act have much to atone for. They will have to go through many lifetimes to make up for the incredible amount of negative karma that they have built up for themselves. We must never forget what happened on this day one year ago. Be certain, I will never 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 story5358.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. 65.24.79.95 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was listening to my Guns N Roses CD going over the bridge from NJ to SI, NY so I had no clue what was happening. When I got to Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island, NY the streets were full of fire engines and police cars zooming towards the Verazzano Bridge. I figured there was a bad car accident up ahead. Little did I know probably a good number of those guys never returned home. It wasnt until I got to my job in Staten Island that someone told me a plane hit the WTC. Even then I thought it was like a small Cesna or something. Little did I know what lied ahead. 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 story11362.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. 2005-04-04 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.38.207.178 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 had been sent home from school on that day and was sitting watching TV. As the first planes impact travelled across the radio my Mom shouted to me and called me to listen to it. I remember everyone saying it was an accident or freak weather. I went and sat down thinking it wasnt as serious as it would soon turn out to be. 30 Minutes later and my Mom shouted again...a second plane had gone into the towers. We sat down infront of the TV and turned on the news channels. What met us was shocking. Even though I'm a Brit I feel all of your pain. I was deeply shocked that such a thing could happen. This day has so many memories, it also caused so many others. I would like to personally convey my condolances to every American - Human Being*, that has been affected. I feel deeply sorry for all of your loses and pray you ca somehow learn to live your life as normally as possible. To this day I can remember everything crystal clear...I was 14 then, I'm 17 now. Things will change but I will never forget. Matt, 17, UK 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 story10950.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. 2004-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 81.156.218.199 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 had gone to my Mother-In laws house to deliver some pictures to a friend of hers because I am a photographer. As I walked in the door at 8:50 I said "How's it going?". She just looked at me and said "We are under attack." It didn't really register what she was saying to me so I said to her "What?" and she repeated "We are under attack!" I said "What do you mean?" and she went on to explain how something, they thought it was a plane had hit the world trade center and then she took me to the TV to show me what was going on. I couldn't believe it. Just then the 2nd plane went through the other world trade center building. I was in shock. I couldn't talk, I couldn't move, I could only sit there and watch the TV waiting for any explaination of what the hell was going on. I must have stayed there for hours and I never "hang" at my In-Laws house. We hugged and cried and prayed about what those people were going through. Finally I was able to pull myself away long enough to get back to my own house to watch it on TV there. I did nothing for the next week but sit in front of the TV and watch what was happening in our country. The weekend of September 28th, I had a wedding to shoot in Conneticut. I went down on Friday, shot the wedding on Saturday and thought it was great they went through with it and all their family got together for it. Sunday morning I got up and got on the train to head into New York City. I wanted to go to New York to take pictures, to leave a little memorial of my own, and to just leave a little love there. If just wanted to hug people to help them out. I walked from Grand Central Station all the way down to ground zero or as close as I could get. I was one of many doing the same thing. I took pictures along the way. Stopping as I saw Memorials like the one at Washington park. There was so much and so many things left by people it really gave you the sense of just how big this tragity had been. You can't really get that from TV which is why I felt pulled to go to New York since I had the chance because I was so close. Someone had left some chalk by the park so I took it and wrote on the ground "Vermont's Prayers are with New York." I felt very emotional, I cried a lot that day as I walked down to ground zero. As I walked I heard people say It's turning into a freak show people just want to come and see a pile of rubble. It wasn't like that for me. I just wanted to leave some love. People at different areas would argue about what should be done. We should bomb the shit out of them or do nothing at all. I felt like arguing about it was something we should definatelyl not be doing. I just wanted to leave some love. As I was walking I saw some guys putting on a street show flipping and jumping and thinking how great that was they were trying to take people's minds off things and provide some entertainment. I remember thinking how great New York was at that time. When I reached ground zero I was over took at how massive the pile of rubble was. I just stood there and cried, said a prayer, had my own moment of silence, said thank you to some people who were helping and then headed back to Grand Central Station to go back to Conneticut then drive back to Vermont. It was a long way to go but it gave me a lot of time to think and reflect. I felt lucky to be alive, I felt sad all those people had to die and I felt love for everyone I came across. Through that next year I was able to go to New York 2 more times. Once on October 14th Weekend for my 1 year Wedding Anniversary. My husband took me to see the show "Rent" and took me on a Horse Buggy Ride around times square. It was very nice and I loved sharing my love with New York again. We had a good time and it was the perfect Anniversary. I also found out that weekend that we were pregnant with our first child. In March I went back to New York with a couple of friends of mine and her son Christopher. He wanted to go to New York for his birth day. I was getting pretty big but agreed to take them. He loved New York and I was glad I could do that for him. He wanted to leave some love in New York also. We went down to the platform they had set up for ground zero. We signed a flag and left our own memorials there. On May 29th, 2002 the day they were taking the last piece of the trade center out of ground zero I had a beautiful baby girl. Alexis Nicole Anderson, 6pds 11ounces and 19inches long. I felt proud to be able to fill the world with one more soul to replace all the souls lost that September 11th day. Now I'm leaving a lot of love everywere. April Stage Anderson 9/12/02 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6196.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.64.66.109 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was doing temp work at the local city and Tuesday, September 11 was to be my last day. We usually kept the TVs in the waiting areas on the weather channel; however, once we found out what was going on we immediately changed to a major network. I remember how shocked everyone was. One of the gentlemen in the office had two sons that were in the service. He kept his head down on his desk most of the day - I think out of fear that his sons would be sent somewhere where their lives would be in harms way. I remember walking out to my car to get something and breaking out into tears over the shock of everything that was happening. I also remember that as soon as the first building fell, that the major ordered the American Flag that flew over City Hall to be be lowered to half mast. The next thing I remember was waking up on the morning of September 12 hoping that it was all a bad dream - unfortunately, it wasn't. I feel bound to the people that surrounded me on September 11, 2001 - I will always remember every single one of them because we shared something that affected each one of us individually and our country as a whole. 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 story3527.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. 159.116.253.177 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was sitting at the UFO meeting (like the PTA) at my son's school, the University School, in Davie, FL. It was the first meeting of the year. I had just dropped off my daughter at her first day of Preschool at the Family Center. I was with my friend, Colleen, when her Mother called on her cell phone, telling her that a plane had crashed into the WTC. We weren't sure what to think. Unfortunate accident? Then my husband called with the same story & the 2nd plane. Do we stay at the meeting? I went upstairs where I Knew there was a tv. The kid working at the snack bar wasn't even aware what was happening, as he had the sound off. It was true, & the pictures were horrific! I first called my friend, Lori, in NYC to find out if she was okay. She was fine, but her husband was supposed to pitch for the Mets that night & had been evacuated from the Laguardia airport. Now she had no idea where he was & couldn't reach him by cell. I just begged her not to let him get on a plane. She had to go get her daughter, as it was her 1st day of school. My next call was to my brother-in-law in San Fran. He was with the FBI. He should know what was going on. I woke him up. He had no idea what had happened. He hadn't been called in yet. Ironically, he had been asking for a transfer to FL & had just been denied the previous day. I went back dowstairs to tell Colleen about the pictures I had seen. Cell phones were ringing all around the room. We were asked to turn them off. The Powers That Be didn't know what was going on. Then the Pentagon - I felt it was time to leave the meeting. I got in my car & immediately tuned to Howard Stern. He was informing us exactly what was happening as he was watching it from his windows. It seemed more real than watching it on tv. I can vividly remember when he interrupted a caller to shout out that the Tower had just fallen, & Robin let out a shriek. I called my husband, & he thought Howard was joking, trying to make light of things. But that was the best part about his show. He was honest with us & stayed on the air for hours & hours just keeping us informed. THANKS HOWARD! 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 story6821.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 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: It hurted me so bad to see innocent people loose their lives over something so stupid. How could people be so cruel without thinking of the hurt and angrish of others. My heart goes out to all the family members who lost loved ones to this terrible tragedy. I think this is the time for all citizens of the world to come together in a more meaningful way, and never forget the victims who lost their lives to such a tragedy as September 11. I pray for the family members and hope they can find strength to deal with this in a positive way. God loves you and he promised to take care of you. With much love, Kimberly Thomas 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 story6754.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 165.252.19.2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: Like many others, I was moved by the events of 9/11 even though I did not know anyone who died in the attacks. I'm still a very patriotic American who loves my country and abhors any kind of violence, especially the terror that took place that infamous day. I only share my story because of an interesting situation my job presented that day. I worked as a server for a semi-fancy restauant (Mulboons) in downtown Salt Lake City, and we often catered luncheons for different events. On September 11(and 12), 2001 we served lunch for a large group of organizers from all over the world (including many middle eastern countries), who were meeting in preparation for the Olympics which would take place in Salt Lake City a mere five months later. What was interesting was that this group's purpose was to discuss ways to prevent and protect against terrorism during the Olympics. When they came into lunch, many of them knew only the most minor details of what had happened while they were in meetings. I not only served lunch that day, but I also had the dubious task of sharing what little information I had gleaned from the two or three hours I spent in front of the television that morning before going to work. Everyone was very shocked and concerned, but I didn't really see any fear, just resolve. I feel very fortunate to have been witness to not just my neighbors, and not just my country pulling together for strength and support, but my whole world. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story3771.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. 63.80.255.2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: Yesterday: There's a pounding at my door, then the door is thrown open. It's early. I'm jarred out of sleep and told we're under attack. The only attacks I can think of are the regularly scheduled ant raids on the honey pot or peanut butter jar. Did I have to be awaken for that? Christ, blast the little grease ant bastards with a steady stream of Raidtm. But it wasn't grease ants and had nothing to do with my kitchen. It was New York- World Trade Center, Washington- Pentagon and Pennsylvania- the woods. It was passenger jets. I saw they had blown apart the World Trade Center by, essentially, throwing over a hundred people at it. Those planes smashed into the towers over and over again. Then, the buildings collapse again and again. The less squeamish Mexican station Telemundo shows people jumping out of windows, falling, banging repeatedly against the sides of the trade center as they plummet. Politicians go on TV saying things like "swift retaliation" and "act of war." This is just the beginning. Callers to talk radio shows go through a series of pro-American posturing and then scream about nukes, Afghanistan, Iraq and god knows what. The people that aren't screaming for war don't seem to know what to say. They have the images of Palestinians cheering in the streets. An old lady in rags ululating. Children singing and smiling and jumping up and down in joy. What have these people taught their children? What have they twisted into their own souls? These are people who believe good punishments for women and girls who disobey, show interest in sex, go to school, work or leave their homes without a male relative is imprisonment, torture or death. If these recent terrorist attacks do nothing more than give us an excuse to occupy Afghanistan, after unfortunately blasting it to shit (as if it's better than shit right now), and stop these horrible violations of human rights then I'll go along with the war mongering idiots. I hate to speak for the women of Afghanistan, but really, they'd be better off dead under piles of rubble than living under the rule of the Taliban (controller of 90% of Afghanistan) who despises them solely for their genitalia. I'd happily shoot any male member of the Taliban, preferably after raping him with the muzzle of a double barrel shot gun, and this has nothing to do with our airplanes or big tall shiny buildings. It has to due with my desire to violently violate the human rights of anybody who enforces a system of codified violent human rights violations. It's illegal for women to go to school, get an education and follow it up with getting a job. This makes them nothing more than baby producing slaves one hundred percent dependent on men. The sad thing is the Taliban isn't confined to Afghanistan. Their members saturate the populations of the Middle East, and evidently some of them live here in America. The Taliban is to the Muslim religion what the KKK is to Christianity. And speaking of Christianity, what was President Dips**t doing quoting from the book of Psalms during his oh-so inspiring five minute plunge into mispronunciation? Is this some sort of g.d. Holy War he thinks we're going into? Kill an Arab for Jesus? God bless you. God bless you straight to hell you filthy Mohammed lovin' heathens! I'd appreciate it if god was left out of all this. Their were people of many religions, philosophies and beliefs killed yesterday; let's keep that in mind. 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 story1011.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. 2002-08-13 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.178.153.111 Annotation Annotations to this item. Afganistan/Mideast Civil Liberties/Discrimination Foreign Policy Politics and politicians Television Coverage U.S. retribution DOMESTIC