346 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 woke up on september 11th at 5.30am just like every other day and I got ready to go to school. When I got into my dad`s caar we turned on the radio and the broadcaster was advising people to stay away from the airports because most of the flights were cancelled or were going to be cancelled. I didn`t know what had happened; I just thought that there was probably a system failure. Then I walked into my first period class and my teacher was watching T.V. That was when I saw the first world trade tower in flames. I couldn`t believe it. Then the second plane crashed into the second tower and I started crying. I couldn`t believe that our nation was under attack. Why did this happen? Who could do such a thing? As I watched the towers collapse I felt sick. I cried the entire day; no-one could console me. I couldn`t believe that so many innocent lives were destroyed by such evil. That day at school none of my classes operated regulary; my teachers let us watch the T.V. so that we could get the updates. That night, when President Bush addressed the nation, I listened and I cried. Our nation had been attaacked by terrorists; our nation suffered greatly that day. I still reflect on the events of that day and I remember it like it was yesterday. I, and our nation will never be the same. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On the morning of September 11, 2001, I sat on my bed and went about folding laundry just as I did in my everyday routine. I was carrying our first child and was excited about the approaching birth in November. Nothing could have prepared me for the horror when I turned on the television at 9:00 a.m. My husband was at work and I felt so alone. I felt an overwhelming sadness and concern for my unborn child. What was becoming of this world he was being born into? After confirming that travelling family members were safe, I longed to be with my family. When my husband came home from work early that day we watched the events unfold and cried for the countless people who suffered. We suffered too, but in a different way. Our hearts and minds will never forget the sadness... 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 story7034.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 remembering waking up on September 11, 2001 thinking it would be like any other duty day, I am in the US Navy. I had turned the television on to watch the morning news while getting ready to go to school when I learned of the attacks. I raced to the school building on base where my fellow shipmates and I huddled around televisions to watch the events unfold. But, my story isn't about what happened on September 11 it's about what happened May 30, 2002. May 30, 2002 is the day that the last piece of debris was removed from the World Trade Center site, and I was there to participate in the ceremony that took place that evening. Firefighters, Police Officers, City Officials, Construction crews and many more were gathered that evening to watch as the last standing cememt pillar that remained was removed. It was a very touching ceremony when at the end this pillar was placed on the back of a flat bed truck and encased in black fabric. It had the look of a huge black coffin. On top was draped the American Flag and a wreath of red and white roses. All the people then assembled into a parade of sorts. First the firefighters, than the Bag Pipe Players, the Police Offcers and officials and finally the truck. Officials had the military members who were attending line the rails of a small narrow ramp that led down into the "pit". Behind us was a wider ramp that allowed for vehicles to to move in and out of the site. It was on this ramp that the parade of Firefighters, Police Officers and others walked. I remember us all turning around as the Firefighters walked up the ramp and lined either side as the others proceded up. After everyone had passed and the truck had gone it was silent for a bit. Then a man's voice came out of the darkness and I will never forget the word's that he said, "Firefighters. About Face. Hand Salute." The Firemen and women and even some remaining Police Officers were saluting us! That was the most emotional thing to me. Just that past April my ship, the USS Ross DDG-71, had returned from Deployment after had being gone for six months. We had done our part and gone overseas to fight. But I felt that the men and women who helped in the Clean-Up on American Soil had done the bigger part. They were the real heroes, not us, not me. Myself and my shipmates we were just doing our job. What we had enlisted in the military to do...to protect our country at all costs. Standing there on a small ramp having them honor us that way is something 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 story4312.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: In a little room in the skyscraper district of Tokyo, it was still 9/11 in Japan, but during the nightly news a box was suddenly inserted in the corner of the TV screen with live footage from CNN. It was mostly shaking heads and embarrassed smiles to me, a Bostonian in their midst. It seemed that the media gradually gave people a discourse structure to discuss the events, but it was surprising how different the view from Japan came to be. New York University Professor Julia Keefer is compiling a errorism and Education" special issue of the Journal of Online Education: http://www.nyu.edu/classes/keefer/joe/joec.html Prof. Keefer asked me to contribute an article, which is available at: "Another Against the Other: Terrorism through Japanese Lenses" http://www.nyu.edu/classes/keefer/joe/mccarty1.html I hope that people find it instructive and give feedback. You might consider it for your Web links of essays and reflections. Thank you. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story123.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On September 11, 2001, I was in the 3rd grade and I was 11 years olds. I was in school learning and my teacher turned on the television and we found out that people had crashed in the Twin Towers.I didn't understand much but my teacher explained it to us, and I was not happy because many people lost their lives and left loves bahind. I was also happy that it wasn't me because I cause be dead or my mother could be dead.When I got home I asked my mother about and she was hurt because she realized that it could have been us instead of them. I have some family members that were also hurt because everyone don't feel safe in this country any more. I don't safe because it can happen again and it could be us instead of anyone else. I cried because I am very lucky. That was wrong for someone to come anddo that and take the lives of some people. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story20522.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 slept through the whole thing. Only at the 7.00am news I faintly heard on my alarm radio about planes flying into the World Trade Centre..I only pictured one of those little single passenger planes going out of control...Anyway shot out to the lounge to see it on CNN!...by then it had already been almost 5-6 hours since the first plane hit. Anyway, from then on I was glued to the TV for the next several days. Later that day I saw on my mobile 17 missed calls from my sister in Kuala Lumpur. She had frantically trying to get me to watch the drama live! But what was most haunting to me over the next several days was not so much what had happened. It was more what I saw on the faces of the people I saw on the screen. The screen moving from images in New York and then crossing continents to show faces of those in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Palestine, Indonesia and Malaysia. You could see hate and anger on one and sombre reflection love and respect in another. That more than anything is what has been cast in my mind more than anything else. 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 story11077.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My best friend Stacy Brazda called me at about 8:00 in the morning to tell me that America has been bombed....I was so shocked...I was not sure that I had heard her right! My 5 year old had just started her first week of Kindergarten at Marshell Elemetry. I didn't know if let her go or keep her home...She could not understand my tears or my anger...I sent her. Most of the day I just spent it crying or getting worried not knowing what was still to come... where was that last plane going. I was in shock the rest of the day....It was the longest day of my life...and I know that I hadn't had the lose that the familys of the people on all 4 planes,at the pentagon and the towers had lost ... no way could I comprehend thier lose...the next few months where filled with anger and more saddness as the bodys where found and the furnerals took place..I can't begin to tell you how watching the people of New York and other areas began to rebuid my faith in God, my patriotism, and my own pesonal resolve to do my best to support my country and the men and women who protect her...I will never forget and I won't let my kids 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 story5828.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: Era una ma?ana raramente clara y hermosa en la ciudad de Caracas, pues para esa fecha generalmente Venezuela se encuentra sumergida en el per?odo de lluvias. Temprano, mientras me alistaba para ir a mi trabajo vi por los servicios de cable la se?al de CNN en Espa?ol, pues me gusta salir a trabajar informado, las imagenes del impacto en la primera torre, pero como todo el mundo pens? que hab?a sido una peque?a avioneta la que hab?a impactado en el World Trade Center, aunque de igual forma me preocup? porque inmediatamente pens? en las personas que a esa hora ya podr?an haber estado en los pisos del impacto. Al llegar a la oficina inmediatamente me d? cuenta de lo que estaba sucediendo, pues en un peque?o receptor de televisi?n que tenemos en la misma ya incluso los canales de televisi?n venezolanos estaban pasando las im?genes de la tragedia. Horror es la mejor palabra que puedo encontrar para describir lo que sent? en ese momento e impotencia al saber que lamentablemente como simples seres humanos no podemos hacer frente individualmente contra esas mentes criminales que organizan ese tipo de emboscadas. Me doli? en lo m?s profundo de mi ser pues, a pesar de ser venezolano siempre me he sentido muy ligado a la ciudad de New York y su gente, esa ciudad que en realidad es la Capital del Mundo, en ver como arremet?an contra gente inocente y libre de cualquier tipo de culpa. Desde entonces estoy convencido, que todos debemos unirnos al gran esfuerzo por detener esa barbarie y recuperar a la gran manzana restituyendole esa gran confianza a su gente. 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 story8026.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: on the morning of september 11 2001 at 9:00 am,i was setting in math class at lynn high school when all of a sudden our principal walked in and said to the teacher i think there is something your class should see.when he turned on the tv we werent quite sure what was going on at first but then we realized that the world trade centers were no more.to me i dont see why anyone would wont to do anything so stupid but i guess some people are like that.well that was my story. 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 story839.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: Fact#1) I am, and was at the time, a Rutgers student. Fact #2) I was involved in a traffic circle accident months before 9/11. The accident happened at a busy traffic circle, and it was a fender bender with another young driver. He ran into me and dented the car. We both called other folks; the cops came and gave me a summons for the tenth of September, 2001, in some municipal court, and thus we called a lawyer who advised that I get the charge (of running a stop sign, or something) off my record by some means or other. So the lawyer and I duly went to court on the evening of the tenth and the charge was removed. I felt like celebrating this the next morning as I lay in bed, even though I knew there was an appointment with the Dean of Students that day. This Dean was also the Dean of Students with Disabilities, Clarence Shive, and as I have a hearing loss, there were routine appointments with him. Well, I knew I had time before the appointments, so I leisurely turned on the computer, which automatically turned on AOL Instant Messenger. At the time, the IM service used a "ticker" or "crawl" with clickable headlines for folks who wanted to read news stories. So the first headline on the ticker was "World Trade Center under attack". This made my heart leap up and I immediately rushed to turn on the TV set, and there was one WTC tower visible, with a hole in it, smoking angrily, and suspicions came over the telly that the other skyscraper had collapsed. Well, as I was watching, the remaining tower - the one with the antenna - gave way. In the meantime, my dad came up to campus from home (which is nearby) for the appointment (which was cancelled due to the attacks, along with Rutgers classes). I asked him about my uncle Robbie, whether he was okay or not. (He worked in Downtown Manhattan, and eventually lost a pal in the Staten Island ferry wreck.) My dad replied, "I don't Know!" in a worried tone of voice. I wondered if there were biological agents in the crashes. Then came word of the Pentagon, and the Shanksville crash. "Oh my gosh, a red-letter day (for the news)", came the thought through my mind. I also was slightly worried that some disease was gonna come and kill us. Meanwhile, I went up to the top floor of Hardenbergh Hall (it's a very tall dorm) and saw the smoke on the horizon. I took a picture, but that came to naught when I lost the camera (possibly to a thief) a month or two later, along with the rolls. Around that day, King Neptune Night was to occur in the Rutgers dining halls. I don't recall whether or not it occurred on the 11th or some other date that year, but it's the one day in the year that lobster and other expensive seafood get lavished on the Rutgers students. I'm sure that, when it occurred, there might have been a slightly subdued mood, but folks still enjoyed the lobsters. That evening, I went over to a neighbor's house to watch the news with them. In order to do so, I had to cross the campus and walk by St. Peter's Hospital. I saw a few folks manning the entrances, waiting for "fallout" from the WTC disaster that probably never came. While said neighbor offered to let me sleep over, I declined and headed back to my dorm. Later, students (particularly Elora Mukhurjee) organized memorial and relief efforts, and I recall having printed my hand onto the American-flag handprint mural that she helped commission. There were blood drives of all sorts, and my parents warned me to stay out of "the city" (read: NYC) for several weeks (?) afterwards. I followed to some extent, but I believe I am one of the few family members willing to look at Ground Zero. Indeed, I got a summer job in 2002 covering territory near the Ground, and I saw how much the scenery around the Pit was changing from month to month. The restriction zone had shrunk by that time, but a new staircase and viewing area emerged, and a PATH station was either under construction or about to be built, while scaffolding covered the front entrances of the buildings on the south side of the Ground. A walkway opened along the north side. While frosted glass covered windows facing Ground Zero at the time, those panels have often been supplemented or replaced by clear glass windows (especially after the WFC and Winter Garden reopened). A Beaux Arts building on the south side, heavily damaged, used to have a mural hiding it from view, with some heart-shaped item on it. Now, the building is visible again, but the damage is still being repaired. I could smell the charbroiled odor of the Duetsche Bank building when walking next to it. Another few memories. Before 9/11, I often stood with my family in line for Broadway tickets at the WTC lobby, and I could see the long line of tourists circling around the green-carpeted marble lobby waiting for the skydeck. I also walked around the underground mall, and saw the PATH station, and made plans to visit the Vista hotel - err, Marriott. 9/11 canceled that last plan. A few days before the disaster, Rutgers suffered a crash into a tower of another sort. Academy Bus Company had taken over the Rutgers bus system from Suburban Transit, and this resulted in inexperienced drivers hauling buses where they'd never been before. One of those places was the bend leading into the Busch Campus Center. An articulated bus, going a tad too fast for the tight curve, lept the curb, plowed over grass and a couple of trees, and banged into the McCormick dormitory, thus knocking some students around and prompting the song, "I don't wanna be in the McCormick when the H comes crashing in" (sung to the tune of "When The Saints Come Marching In"). I recall taking a bus over to the site of the accident and taking pictures, with the front of the bus denting the brick wall of the dorm. 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 story10926.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 would like to forward you my poem of that day's tragic events on this Day of Remembrance. ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 As I think back, one year ago, When I just arrived at work, The telephone rang, the news was told, From a co-worker still at home. We did not believe what we heard, and even when we watched TV, The shock took effect as We all wondered, How could this be? As we watched, yet still in disbelief, and then we saw the second plane, we still wondered, How could this be? We knew how Americans felt over 60 years ago, When Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japanese, And they listened and watched in disbelief, and wondered, How could this be? Your Friend and Fellow American, Barb Christopher, Harveys Lake, PA, 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 story5175.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 received an email , asking if I wanted to contribute once again to this worthy project. After thinking "What else can I say?", I decided to write not about that day that the world stood still, but how I feel now. How do I feel? Numb to be frank, and I didn't personally know anyone who perished. I feel sad for the victim's families, especially those that are now being profiled in print, the web and on television. I can only imagine what it must take to re-live these days and how it will affect them in the near future. May whatever God they worship ease their pain. I feel numb to the overwhelming coverage of this day. I feel numb to all the politicians that are mouthing useless words that deal no direct action to the war on terrorism or to ease the victims suffering and the use of the day for political gain, both republican and democrats alike. I feel numb to the daily barrage of "bad" Muslims and the oversight of the majority "good" Muslims. Good Muslims don't make good copy or good 15 second sound bites, the radicals do and so thats all we see. I feel numb to the fact that we will be hit again, and the ante will upped. What kind of world will my children inherit? A wasteland of hated 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 story20601.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: Wow... already one year has passed.... Let me think a little about what went on that day. It was a clear day and everything seemed normal. People were busy going to work and school. It seemed like we had yet another boring day ahead of us. This was not the case as most people thought. Who would have thought that this would be the day that two monuments in the United States would go crumbling into the ground as if thier foundation was made of sticks. I remember it pretty well. I was sitting in the 3rd seat on from the front closest to the door. The loud speaker was right by me and I was about to fall asleep. All of sudden, the principal of the school comes on the PA and announces that a tragedy has struct. He told every one that a plane had just crashed into the World Trade center in New York. At first I thought that he was talking about a little single engine plane that someone lost controll of. I remeber thinking whats the big deal? It wasn't until my government class where the class was taken to the nearest TV where the news was playing that I realized that this was a big deal. They were showing bodies falling, people screaming, reporters running away as debris were falling from above. There was smoke everywhere. It was as if we were watching a scene from a movie. Not too soon there after the two buildings started falling. People frantically running away and reporters trying to stand thier grounds until they had no other option but to move. Then it struck everyone. What about those who went into save the others? The NYPD, FDNY, and the EMS. After seeing this on TV people were frantically getting home, avoiding big cities, and of course tall buildings. No one ever thought that there would be a much worse attack on the US than what had been seen at Pearl Harbor. Boy were they upset when they witnessed that such an attack was possible. 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 story5844.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. 65.215.12.235 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 that day , when I think about it feel like crying for all the lost people at ground zero . I think about my sister who is teaching on an island over near Guam . It hard for me because she is so far away Iwas at work and saw it on the computer I was very sadden by what I saw .But I know that god has his hand on our land. 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 story5278.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. 64.12.96.8 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 in my Physical Science classroom during second period on that morning. There was about 5 minutes left of class, and my teacher got called out to the hall and came in about 2 minutes later and told us that the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have been hit by passenger airliners. I didnt think too much of it at the time, thinking that it would not be that bad. I didn't think that airplanes could take down the towers of the World Trade Center. During the next period in school, my english class, we didnt do anything. We spent the class time watching the news on television. It was then that i learned how bad the situation actually was. After i saw the replays of the airplanes hitting the towers, I just thought how terrible this will be for our country, our economy, the families of the people that died, and many other things. Throught the rest of the day, we did not do very much in school, and if something was done, it was always done less enthusiastically than it would have been normally. I was really shocked at how this could have happened to our country, and I hope this will never happen again. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story1829.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On this day we were all let go early, I heard different pieces here, and here about an airplane running into the first twin tower, but when I got home safely I began to pray. Everything was on the news concerning the second airplane running into the second twin tower, and then their was the pentagon; it was just too much. The question is and yet remains, was this an incident that could have been prevented? Did the White House know, and with knowing held valuble information away from the public that could have prevented this? It is a lot of unfavorable conspiracy going on. Yet, and but there is another side to this tradgy. America, and this US country which was blessed and founded by God, our heavenly Father, who created heaven and earth. we forgot who we were, we forgot our Father in heaven, who is the reason why we wake up everyday. This my fellow listeners, and readers was a sign. There was too much hate, too much racism, too much unfairness, and too much not taking care of our loved ones. And God, our Father in heaven was tired. It was time to wake us up, because you know what we as a people was getting worser, and worser. We wasn't appreciating nothing God had done for us, So our father took his protective hand away from us, just to let us know without him we are nothing. We seem to forget satin is not dead, he comes to kill, steal, and destroy. And with us throwing our helper away which is God our Father in heaven. We allowed satin to come in our country to kill, steal, and destroy our loved ones, as well as our country. I am saying this to let you all know without God, without his son Jesus, and without the Holy Ghost Spirit we can not survive in a World that is full of hate,. We must understand my love ones we are all fighting a battle, we are all in a war that we can not physically see, in the flesh. It is a spiritual war against the devil, and he'll use anyone to kill and destroy. The only way we can be guaranteed protection against this enemy, which is connected with the reality world is let go, and let God. It is now time. The clock is ticking, and time waits for no man, for we don't know when our last day is, so let's cherish it with love, and stop the hate. Remember we are all in this together. 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 story5803.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.8 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 to go to school at 8:30 that faithful day. I was sitting in Math class and around 9:55 am when my class is over someone came running down the hall telling us to turn on our TV. My teacher did after a few minutes and we saw what had happened to the 1st tower. Before this day I didn't even know what the towers were but I felt sympathy for those brave people. At 10:05 I was in my next class, on the way to class there was no one in the hallways talking loudly, everyone hurried to their next class. My next class was Arts and Humanities, my teacher came running into the room and she turned on the TV. We were glued to it until that class was over. And for the rest of the day we watched the news in school to see what had happened, at the end of the day a teacher came on the intercome and explained for a final time what had happened. This summer almost a year after the event I went to Somerset Pennslyvania and saw the site. It was very sad. I'd like to say I'm sorry to the families of all the victims and I hope that they have long and fruitful lives. 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 story3698.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On September 11, 2001, I was getting ready for work.Sitting in my living room,I turned on my television just after the first plane had hit. I was not sure what I was looking at. As the news reporters began to say that a plane had hit the tower, the enormity of what was unfolding in front of my eyes became even more clear. Just then a second plane entered my television screen and turned sharply (from the camera angle) and flew straight into the second tower. I was stunned. Now there was no doubt that we (Americans)were under attack. In silent horror, I remained in front of the T.V. watching and waiting, wondering what would be next. I still see all of those people running and screaming in the streets of New York. How awful for them, for everyone. I was deeply affected by the tragedies our country faced that day. The loss of life still makes me cry if I let myself think of it for long. Since that terrible day, I have found renewed strength and courage seem to be the feelings of a lot of Americans. September 11, 2001, will be a day that I, along with millions of others will never forget. I can only pray that nothing like this ever happens again. May God bless America. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story8039.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I remember what a glorious morning it was. Just a beautiful day. As a child a day my mother called a "washed eyeball day". As if you got up and washed your eyeballs. I did my usual routine and got my two sons ready for school. My husband a Limo Driver was home until about 10am. So he helped me ready the children for their day. I left the house at the usual time and delivered both boys to their schools. When driving the youngest to pre school, I first heard that a plane had hit one of the buildings at World Trade Center. Figuring it was a small plane hoping all would be well. I took my son into school and told his teachers what I had heard. I anxiously drove home hoping my husband had not left early for work. He was to drive to New York City today, into the driveway, he met me outside and said the tower had been hit. This was no accident. So I ran into the house and watched the first plane hit the tower from a previous tape. I sat in amazement and realized it was no small plane. The feelings that overcame me, witnessing it second hand was unbelievable. I was in total shock. I have a cousin in the city and she was the first to come to mind. My husband had thoughts of people he had taken to stay at the Marriott at the World Trade Center and the businessmen in the past. I knew my cousin would be fine. She lived and worked far north in Manhattan. I no sooner sat and watched in horror and my thoughts and prayers went to all who were in the buildings. I prayed so hard for everyone to be able to climb down to safety. Not 20 minutes went by and my husband and I saw the second plane hit the other tower. I knew for sure, it was no accident! Whoever was responsible had this planned and it was deliberate. I remember being very sad and very scared. What and where would be next. We choose to live in a very rural area of the state of PA and felt we would be protected from such events should they ever occur. I didn't feel safe at all. Even living where we do. About 1 hour north of Harrisburg, our state capital. After that second plane hit, I said to my husband, you are not going to New York City today. We have a Sattelite TV and our local news is directly from NY City. Not too many minutes had passed and the news broke of the plane that hit the Pentagon. We were then very scared. Then the news of flight 93 in PA. It was horrifying. So many lives lost in a two hour period. All I wanted was to be with my children. However at their ages of 4 & 8 I didn't want to pull from school and scare them. So we let them stay. How as a parent can I explain this when I don't understand it myself. Needless to say, my husband was called off from his job, and put on call. He received several calls thru the day of possible jobs. There were people stranded in Colorado that wanted to come home and couldn't fly. So they called the business for someone to pick them up. They immiediately sent a limo to get them. Fortunately it was not my husband. The last place I wanted him to be was away from us that day. We sat glued to the tv for hours, waiting and hoping. I had said almost immediately after the first plane hit. The building was going to collapse. And they just kept showing more Firemen and help going towards the buildings. Not long after the first building collapsed. It was the closest thing to a war I have ever witnessed. Fortunately being 35 at the time. I have very few memories of Vietnam. It was terrifying, I just sat and cried. I did not move from the couch for over 24 hours, I was numb. My husband cared mostly for the children when they arrived home from school. I officiate field hockey and had a game scheduled for the day. It was called off in the afternoon. Thank God, I don't think I could have done the game. During the day I was trying to think of a reason for the schools to play a game that day. I was rehearsing what I would sayin the pre game captains circle. It just seemed so stupid to play a game today of all days. It wasn't a day for rivals or competing. It was a day to be with my family and for everyone else to be with theirs. As I sat all day I asked my husband how long do you think it will take before we find out we know someone that has been killed today. We figured it would not be long. With his job, he drives to the city at least two days a week. He has taken many business persons in and around the towers and to JFK and Newark. We were waiting with such grief and waiting for the phone to ring at anytime about someone we knew. I am originally from NJ an hour away from the city and have a large family. We were waiting and watching. It didn't take long. The next morning all off to work and school except me, I am a homemaker. The phone rang in the morning around 10am. It was my mother. She called to tell me Bobby Dolan had died at the Pentagon. A person I did not even think of. He was a young man I knew from about the age of 9 or 10. He was a friend of the family. He dated my sister off and on for years while attending the Naval Academy. She sure loved this man. He was so special. I have memories of him Scuba Diving in our lake and fishing with my cousin and getting a lore stuck in my cousins head. Such memories flooded thru me. He was no ordinary young man, and as he grew I knew he would be nothing but wonderful and successful. My other sister is a Captain in the Navy and had, had the most recent contact with Capt. Robert Dolan. He had many tours out to sea and was married and had two children. I know he is sorely missed by so many. I waited until the evening to call my sister that used to date Bobby. When I called she was still not aware of his death. So I told her. She was devistated to say the least. I thought my other sister would have told her and I knew she didn't know by the way she answered the phone. That night she got out all his old letters and sat and read them and grieved. After 12 years in her own marriage she kept the letters. That told me how much Bobby meant to her, and she to him. 9/11 is a day I will never forget for the rest of my life. A day my children will never forget either. They are young but I know it had a huge impact on them. We owe it to all who have died to never forget and to honor all the heroes, regardless if they were fire fighters, police, top execs, or restaurant workers, janitors etc. I know my life has been touched by all the stories of the husbands, wives, mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers,cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends that died a death that was so cruel. I pray our nation will go on as it has and not let the terrorists think they have won. I pray for World Peace, now more than ever before. This day has affected every person I know, and don't know. I pray nothing like this ever happens again. In special memory of Captain Robert Dolan, USN. I know you are missed more than anyone can imagine. I pray your family will once heal from this terrible atrocity. I know you are definately one of their angels in heaven, watching over them. God Bless America!!! 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: My daughter-in-law called to tell me that a plane had crashed into a building in NY. I turned on the TV in time to see the second plane crash. We were both shocked, I had to get to work, her to school. On my way to work, my friend called to tell me about the terrorist attack! I said, "So that's what they?re calling it". As I drove to work (downtown Phoenix) looking at our high-rises, I felt a great fear. And concern. For my daughters at school, my son at work, at people I knew in NY. At work, the ladies were in the conference room watching TV. I broke and wanted to go get my kids and go home. We were all allowed to leave. I cried most of that day. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story2755.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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