364 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: 1. How did you witness history on September 11th? Share your experience. I was attending a master gardener class when our speaker came into the room and said the World Trade center and Pentagon were hit by an airplane. The room fell silent and you could hear a pen drop. My partner immediately tried to use her cell phone and offered help because she was a nurse. She left and our class was dismissed early. I kept my hair appointment because he assured me he had a T.V. and we could watch the news together. I was glad I wasn't alone tht afternoon because my sons were at school and my husband was at work. 2.Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so tell us how. Yes I think everybodys life has changed. I tried to be more aware of my surroundings and I want to be more knowledgeable about world events. I try not to take things for granted and hope to live each day to the fullest. The family goes to church more often and we hope to show more kindness and peace in the world. 3.What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? There were so many courageous people that helped the victims and hurting people in D.C., New York, Pennsylvania and we should never forget their bravery. I think we should remember how patriotic our country became and all walks of life helped out. The store sold American flags. Red Cross received too much blood. People donated millions of money and services to help after 9/11. Our government showed leadership and really began to work together. 4.Did you fly an American flag after the events of September 11th? Have your feelings about the American flag changed as a result of September 11th? Yes I had a flag flying that Saturday on the front of my house and had miniture flags on top of our mailbox. My feelings are stronger for the American flag. Being a teacher I always had a flag in the classroom and taught facts about the flag to the kids. I still get goosebumps when the National Anthem is sung with the flag at sporting events. I love seeing people show their patriotism by flying the flag more often. 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 story8849.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. 2002-12-17 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.54.14.84 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 11th was the Tueday before my wedding day (September 15th)and my last day of work that week. It was such a emtional swing to me because I had been so happly antisipating my wedding day that this tragety realy made me take stock of everything in my life. I was so grateful that I had found my one true love of my life yet so many other's had lost their loved ones. I gave blood which including the wait took 8 hours the next day. I didn't even care if my needle puncture showed on my arm my wedding day..I just felt the need that I had to do something and that was all I could think of. It was so great to be with so many others who thought to give blood, they were from all walks of life,young hairdressors to business men lined the outside of the building waiting to give blood. That week will always have a special day in my heart, as so much of my life was changing so was the entire worlds. It helps me be strong in my life and marriage because so many American's espically New Yorker's showed the world what we are made of. This country is the greatest because the people are so great and any trial will prove that we are always winners and can accomplish anything that we set our minds to. The group that tried to set up down really made us as a nation rise up and salute this great country. God Bless The USA!! 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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. 12.249.2.65 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My boyfriend woke me up on September 11 saying my friend was on the phone. He was saying something about America being attacked and thinking it was all a joke because Jodi, my friend, and I had just had a huge fight the night before. Jodi got me to turn on the television and we saw what was going on with the first tower. Then we saw the plane crash into the second tower. My boyfriend and I went driving around Fremont to see what was going on around our town, and we heard a loud, large jet fly overhead. We thought the attacks were moving towards Nebraska because all the airplanes were supposed to be grounded. Shortly after that we heard President Bush was in Nebraska at an airforce base, not more than half an hour away. We went home and spent the rest of the day on the couch together, glued to the television in shock. 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 story6019.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. 63.227.157.184 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: As luck would (or would not) have it I arrived 15 minutes early to my Business Law class. That is why I did not know about the plane crashing into the first building. I stepped out of my car at 7:45 a.m. cdt. Everything was normal in school even when my professor asked us if any one had heard the radio... Then he told us of a plane crashing into one of the World Trade Center Towers. I said "Maybe it was one of the tourist planes, because there was no way a jetliner would have crashed into the building. The airports are just not that close to Downtown for that type of accident." I knew this because I had been a Flight Attendant for 10 years and had flown into all of the surrounding airports many times. We went on with class as normal, but I was anxious for it to be over so I could go listen to the news in my car. I had another class to attend and I had left my purse at home that day, so I had to go home. I got in my car and the first thing I heard was one of the Towers had collapsed and the other had been hit by another plane. I started crying and immediatley called my father who was at his house in Plano. I said hysterically "Dad, what in the world is going on?" His response was "Oh Trisha, it is so awful. Where are you? You need to get home right away. Two airliners have crashed into the World Trade Center Towers, One has just collapsed, and more planes had been hijacked." I didn't know what airliners had been hijacked and I was very nervous for my friends who I knew were flying on that day. My biggest concern was for my children. I had a 2nd and 4th grader at a local elementary school, and I had no clue of what was going on with their school. I went home, got my purse and went to get my children from their school to bring them home with me. The Principal tried to talk me out of this, after all, he had handled this type of situation before. I assured him that I know they would be safe at school, but I needed them with me. It was about me and how safe I felt. My dad came over and we spent the day together crying, and then playing games with the boys. It turned in to a great family day. (My husband was at work, and I don't think he understood the magnitude of the situation until he came home from work and could watch the news.) I feel a great loss, and so sad. I can't understand even to this day why people feel it is necessary to cause such destruction on other people. I pray that all can find a different way to solve problems. 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 story2959.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. 12.237.70.157 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 don't have a story per se;I have a cousin who worked right next to the WTC and we were all worried about him.WE didn't hear from him for a few days.I can't imagine losing a loved one in it. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story9923.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. 2003-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.153.106.19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My friend & I took a 6:30 AM train down to Hoboken that morning and proceeded to take the PATH train into the WTC as we've always done before. We were just going down to the city for the day, this time without our daughters. We'd just arrived, came up from the train and walked across into the Crabtree & Evelyn store. We were only in there less than 10 min. when we felt a muffled rumble. I assumed it was the trains down below. All of a sudden we heard a commotion outside the store and saw people running in droves past the store. One woman stopped in the doorway, and as she was taking off her highheels, yelled for us to get out because there'd been an explosion. We then thought it was a bomb because of 1993. We followed the crowd to the outside and there were papers and ash everywhere. There was still things falling down from the sky. We heard a man say that a plane had hit the tower. Everyone thought it was an accident at first. We started looking at all of the things on the ground. We saw a woman's black shoe lying on the sidewalk, airline and Amtrak tickets, stock papers, business cards from the 94th floor. Then we saw a credit card from the Bank of Boston. It was still intact except for being bent up a bit on the bottom. We didn't find out until a couple of days later by reading the paper that it belonged to a flight attendant from Flight 11. We turned over the few things we'd saved for ID purposes to the FBI. We were still in the area when we heard another plane flying and the loudest noise I've ever heard. The explosion was deafening! We began running again. We found our way to a telephone to phone home and stood with others on a street corner listening to a car's radio. Later we found our way to a coffee shop, only to be trapped in there through both collapses. The smoke and debris just came down the street like a tidal wave and engulfed the shop where we were. It was pitch black outside. People came in off & on covered with ash, some in their eyes and some bleeding. It was like being in a war-zone. Hours later we were able to leave there, covering our faces from the dust, and walked uptown. We did manage to get out of the city that night by walking to Grand Central Station. 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 story130.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. 2002-03-04 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.215.30.162 Annotation Annotations to this item. Airline Personnel Struggle to get home WTC, attack NY:1 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 felt scare when i heard the new because my aunt worked there but I picked up the phone imidietly and call my grandfather and asked him if my aunt was at work but i calm down when my grandfather said that she had vacation but in a way i felt sad because everyone in the world are brothers and sisters so thats why i felt sad.my life wont be the same after the tradegy.REST IN PEACE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF MINE. 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 story8893.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. 2002-12-27 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.206 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 driving down kennedy blvd in north jersey, when i saw the twin towers on fire,i could'nt believe my eyes . all i saw was the tip of one building burning and there was alot of smoke . all i was thinking about was that imagine i was there. 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 story11154.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. 2004-11-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 67.83.141.187 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 receiving an email from a friend to hurry and turn on a tv because the WTC had just been hit by a plane. It sounded so unreal and before it had a chance to sink in, it echoed from an office down the hall and then into the reception area of our office. We turned on the tv, a small black & white in the breakroom, and were all stunned, speechless and confused. I couldn't believe what was happening. As our world turned upside down we were able to visually replay the first incident when the 2nd plane hit. This was so unreal it did not register for several minutes. I am in the business of property management and our first reaction was how do you get that many people down a stairwell - we could only imagine the chaos, then our next question was could the buildings sustain this sort of damage. Then our question was answered moments later when the most horrific scene unfolded before our eyes, as we witnessed these 2 beautiful buildings fall to the ground. Then we heard of the Pentagon and Pennsylvania and it was so completely unimaginable, it was as if a deadly earthquake had shook the entire Earth and we suddenly were not sure of the ground beneath us. I immediately questioned my own safety. I remember feeling so much that I almost felt numb - I felt as if the world was coming unwound before my very eyes. I immediately called my husband who works graveyard shift to pick up the children from school - I have 2. I remember thinking was this over or just beginning. Could we be next (Houston) - a large oil & gas city, the Port of Houston, I worked in a high-rise building filled with oil & gas companies (that all shut down for the day and sent their people home). Then we went home and my children looked to me for explanations, "why Mom?" and "are we okay?". I had to be honest, I didn't know why and wasn't sure if we were safe. We shared our fears, we shared many tears but we hugged most of all and all slept in the same bed that night. We watched the tv and cried with the victims and survivors. It was so heartbreaking to have to try to explain this sort of evil to a 12 and 6 year old. We prayed for everyone that night, especially the children whose moms and dads were not going to be coming home. I remember thinking that this will be a horrible story we lived through and our grandchildren will learn about in school but will need to learn from us how we all felt. I will never forget where I was, physically or emotionally. We will never be the same but somehow we were all brought closer together as a nation and each stronger to our faiths. Evil never wins, God will bring Good out of it always. 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 story2925.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: well i woke up up in the morning and turned on the tv, and thought what was all the stuff about the world trade center and everything. i probably watched the tv for about five hours i ws close to being in tears about what had happened that morning. i was scared that these people would also come to iowa and so whenever i heard a plane i would run outside of my house and look up in the sky to make sure it wasn't anything that was of any threat to me. It was just a really scary thing thaat had happened to make a long story short. i wfelt really bad about the people who had died especially those little kids. so the next day i went to des moines iowa and signed up for the army and just happened to be on probation and they wouldn't let me in until i got off. so i am waiting until november when i get off of probation to sign up. but that is my story and those are my feelings about it. and i also want to thank all the helpers like the firemen, rescuers, military, police and people that i haven't heard thanks to and tha is the doctors who helped save some lives, god bless to all of you and may god be with 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 story5591.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: It was a total shock to me, I just sat down and cried. For all the lives lost and all the devastation. Also, my husband serves proudly in the United States Air Force and it is something very real to the members and families of the military. Our deepest sympathy to those lives lost. Please take the time to thank a member of your military who fight for our freedom everyday. 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 story5329.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. 65.33.112.81 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 late and turned on the television. I normally do not watch the news first thing but I did that morning. The vantage point of the smoking building made me think it was a tower a building in Warsaw, Poland! I did not see the other tower nor did I see the river. And this is from a former New Yorker! I was dumbstruck when it I found out it was the Twin Towers. I could not believe that two airplanes had slammed into it. then i heard reports of the Pentagon building and then a firth plane had crashed. I truly thought the world had gone mad. Nothing made sense. Up until that morning, I was in a wheelchair and using crutches. I was recuperating from a fractured leg. That morning i had decided to go into work. I was an assitant manager from British Airways at Miami Airport and i thought if there was ever a day that they needed my services, it was that day. I was not needed. The airport was empty except for the rest of the numb airport employees. Miami airport is full of employees who transfered from NYC, so it was even more somber. I am embarrassed to say that the Twin Towers eclipsed those horrible attrocities in Washington and onboard UA93 because this happened in the city of our youth, where many of our families still reside. I could not help but feel useless! What could I do? How could I help those poor people in NYC, Washington and Pennsylvania. I couldn't. In the months that followed, I became frightened that i would be laid off. What would I do? I consoled myself that i still had a life to worry about. Then I started thinking of my back-up plan. Since I am being told to do something else, I decided to pursue a whole new career in nursing! Well, i di d NOT get laid off, and frankly, I was upset. the more i thought about it, the more I wanted to do it. To make a long story short, the compnay looked for volunteers to leave, and I jumped at the opportunity. At 44 years old, i have left the white colar airline management field and am in school taking anatomy and chemistry to get myself set for a worthwhile career! I dedicate my new life to the men, women and children who lost their lives so senselessly and so horribly. I hope the knowledge that these souls are at peace is some comfort to those who miss them. 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 story4966.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: "A plane crashed into the world trade center and the pentagon." That statement was what my 23 year old daughter said to me on the phone. "Yea right", was my answer. "Turn the TV on mom!" I turned in on in time , to see the second tower hit. It was absolutely surreal, like some sick movie. My eyes could not believe what i was seeing. My daughter came in, my husband got up, and the three of us just sat there stunned at what we were watching. A friend of mine called on the phone, and said that parents were rushing to school to pick up there kids, and she was on the way to pick up hers. I debated back and forth with my husband what to do, and we decided that the best thing was to get our 13, and 14 year old and bring them home. I was fully expected to see a panicked office at the school, but driving the 15 minutes there, there was an unusual stillness in the air. I got to the school and the parking lot was quiet. I went in the school, and a lone parent was walking down the hallway. No one was talking. The sign out book was full of parents signatures for the day, simply stated, "Bombing". Thats when it hit me, we were at war. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6724.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I'm a civilian employee at Luke Air Force Base.I was entering the base about 0600 Arizona time, 0900 New York time. I usually listen to one of funny wake you up morning radio stations as was the case that morning. Instead of hearing laughter and music, I was surprised to hear the urgency and the fear in the broadcaster's voice. As soon as I was at my desk my wife called me at work and told me to get to a TV. I just stood there in disbelief. It looked like a Hollywood movie, but it surely was not. The Air Force immediately went to Delta, the highest state of alert. They sent non-essantial personel home for three days. That was where I was just glued to the major news stations. It was like dejavue for me. I remember being in High School orchestra in 1963 when the anouncement of JFK's assaination came over the school loudspeaker. I thought that that was worst news that I could ever hear. Live and learn how cruel man can be to his own brother. I pray that some day we can all live and die in Peace! 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 story4517.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at work. My husbnd called to tell me a plane had just hit one of the buildings of the World Trade Center. I told him to stop playing with me. He said if I did not believe him, to turn on the radio or search the web. No sooner then he said that, a news flash came over the radio telling about the plane. I immediately started doing a mental accounting of all my loved ones. When I could not reach those I was not sure of by phone, I sent out emails. I called my husband back to tell him my building was evacuating and that I was going to pick up our daughter from daycare. Upon learning that two of my coworkers were ambivalent about using the Metro system to get home, another coworker and I decided to drive them. Once my loved ones in my immediate area were home, I just vegged for the rest of the day. I could not watch tv, nor listen to the radio. I just couldn't. Now one year later, I find myself glued to the tv watching all the programs and voraciously reading all materials that I can. I feel so numb. 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 story2392.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: We all woke up at 4:45am to prepare for our day of training. As a new member or the United States Air Force, I was looking forward to my first time to throw a gernande. We put all out gear on, Kelvlar Helmet,Flack ves,Canteens and jumped on the duce to head out to the firing range. It was a beautiful morning in Texas, that Texas sky is remarkable. I was nervous and im sure the 40 airman around me were to. When we got there we hopped off the duce, and marched to the practice range, to where we would throw practice smoke gernandes. This was a procedure to weed out anyone that we be a danger to the flight. We all got to throw practice. Then the insructure (a very big, black,intimidating Master Seargent) told us all to prepare to march up to live firing range. The instucters all carried radios, kinda like a walkie talkie, to keep in touch with eachother. I remember feeling so small, like a little kid ,looking up to this Msgt as I overheard on the portable radio that we just went in to FPcon DELTA. Military terms there are 4 Force Protction conditions(FPcon)Alpha,Bravo,Charlie and Delta, I was confused, but my leaders knew that something terrible had happened. We continued with our training and they sent groups of 5 airman to throw at the range. We got 10(including me) to throw before they cancelled training. They briefed us that 2 planes had hit the WTC and one hit the pentagon. With all our gear on, the mood and setting I felt like we were going to war right then and there. We got on the duce and headed back to our dorms at Camp Bullis, where we would be on lockdown for the next 2 weeks. We all knew something terrible happened to our country, and we all felt so much pride and honor to be the ones to defend it. There isint a day that goes by I dont think of 9/11. When I prepare for work and I button up my BDU's and put my boots on. When I go put that 9mm on my hip or salute the Colonel when he walks by me. I remember why I do this everyday, to defend you. We cant change what happened but WE WILL change what does happen. A1C Christopher Baird 8SFS Kunsan,Korea 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 story8526.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: This day started as just as any day. My best friend, Robbie was watching the news on Channel 26(7.:40am), when she said "Chris, an airplane has just crashed into one of the Towers in New York". I ran to the living room and as we watched in disbelief, we watched as the second airplane crashed into the other tower. Robbie and I, immediately, begin to cry and pray. Then, we begin to question, who would do such an unspeakable, horrifying and heartless thing and why? Then, when you would think nothing else would happen, an airplane crashed into the Pentagon, then in PA and the President was being targeted. The feeling we shared was "America is under attack". Again, who, why, where would this end, what will America Do? Since this Country was founded on Godly Principles, America did what she has done throughout the years. We begin to show Our Love and Patriotism. Flags, decals, clothing, signs, slogans, etc. was everywhere. When terrorists attack, they should realize that America will STAND-GOD SHARED HIS GRACE ON AMERICA. And for those individuals who sacrificed their lives for us, let us not let their sacrifices be in vain. I know those heroes received STANDING OVATIONS in HEAVEN. I thank you HEROES, for the ultimate sacrifice. God Bless their families. Submitted PROUDLY on Wednesday, September 11, 2002 at 11:54am. We are PROUD TO BE AMERICANS!!!!!!! Christine Chappell & Robbie Alexander G O D B L E S S A M E R I C A 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 story3313.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was eleven years old and i was listening to the radio and all or the sudden I herd the radio spokes men say that america had been bombed by terrorist and that the twin towers in New York had been hit and that thousands of people had died all i could do is pray for the familys who lost a loved on in that plane and in the towers then the spokes men said one hit the pentagon and he also said the lost contact with a third plane but hours later it crashed in pennselvania I am still praying for the ones who lost their loved ones on that horible day and i hope their minds goes to ease thank you Curtis Lindsey 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 story20400.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. 216.255.202.129 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 run a small daycare so my husband new that I probably had the Disney channel on and didn't know what was happening. He called and told me to turn it over to a regular channel. All I could do when I saw what was happening was sit on my living room floor, hold my 9 month old daughter and cry. My God, this is America - these things don't happen here! Even though I was safe in my small Iowa town, in the confines of my own home I felt so vulnerable. The mother's of the other two children I watch called, knowing that their kids were fine, but just needed to be reconfirmed of that fact and to hear their small voices. Today, September 11, 2002 - I feel a strange emptiness that can't be explained. I didn't know any of the victims, but I have shed many tears today. One more thought - PLEASE hug your children every day and let them know how special they are to 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 story5633.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: It was a clear Spring day in Rotorua New Zealand, and I was watching the news of the day, this was broken into with a chilling message that the United States had been attcked, and then the news went over to New York, showing us the first plane going into the First tower. I watched it in horror as the plane went into the building. My first thought was the people that were in that building, then the second plane went into the other tower. I said this is horrible and planes were not in the air space, who would do this to innocent people. Then it should the Pentagon and the damage done to it. Then the other plane that was coming in from pennsylvania and then it crashed. We were stunned, and all programmes were cancelled as the t.v. covered the tragedy. We watched in horror and disbelief of the buildings collapsed, and people and firemen plus the New York police went into action. For the rest of the day and the night the t.v. showed what was happening in New York. I have been to America, and enjoyed it immensely, plus going to New York and also been into the Pentagon. We could not do anything that day as we were numb from shock and disbelief. I still feel guilty, as I could do nothing for the people in New York and Washington D.C. as the true horror is still with me. At least all in New Zealand went and started a fund for the people that died that day and also the Firemen and Policemen, plus the ones that were saved from the Towers, and this was collected from all over New Zealand and handed over to the American Embassy in Wellington New Zealand. We will never forget that day, and am glad that I had the chance to get to America and see New York and also the twin Towers. I just hope that notjing like this happens again to America. GOD BLESS AMERICA. God be with all the police, and firemen and others that workked so hard for days to get any survivors out. 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 story10647.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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