365 20 70359 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: i was in no way directly connected to any of the events of that day, but i am an American! I was very, very, extremely pregnant at that time (due date: the 15th). so my morning started out like all the ones previous, slow and sluggish (any woman who's ever been pregnant will understand those last few days). i walked out of my bedroom and flipped on the television, just like i did every morning. the second plane had just hit the WTC when i turned on the t.v. it TOTALLY caught me off guard. i called my sister-in-law to find out what was going on cuz i just couldnt comprehend it all. like every other person i was glued to my t.v. i'd been getting prepared to give birth to my first child 'any day now'so i was already in a wierd emotional state. i remember that as the events from that day unfolded before my eyes, i started telling my unborn child what was going on; i dont know why i did that. then i just started bawlling my eyes out. i was just overwhelmed with every emotion. i was so excited that i was going to be having a baby soon. that is a feeling that cannot be described. also, i felt deep saddness and loss for those directly affected. i recently went through a miscarraige, two months ago, so i understand to a degree, the emotions that one goes through when you experience a any kind of loss of life. i felt anger. how could ANY human be so hard-hearted and cold. i thought 'what kind of world was my child going to grow up in?' i still, today (9/11/02), cry when i hold my little girl. i know so many kids lost their parents; many were born after the 11th and they will never know their daddies. it rips me apart. sometimes i think 'on a day when so many people lost their lives, i was bringing a new one into this world' even to me it didnt seem fair. i connect 9/11 with baby being born so i do everything i can to let my daughter know how much i love her. she will be 1 year old on the 15th. we love her too much. my husband and i are so thrilled by her. 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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 did not know the people we lost 9-11-01 but it does not make it better, We all feel the lost & the pain of that day. I feel like I knew every body that died that day.I was sitting in my bed & it came on the tv, I could not belivi this was happening in America, but God will see us through this& we will stand together & thats what its all about so lets stop killing each other & stand together, We have other people trying to kill us all, lets not keep killing one another! GOD BLESS AMERICA, One year later & I still cry. the tears will be forever, R.M.Word 9-11-02 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story4021.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 story on 9/11...it doesnt seem like it should be much compared to the story of the thousands that died, or the millions who were directly affected. It doesnt seem like my story should matter compared to anything, but as I sit here in English class, one year 4 hours and 15 minutes after the even took place, listening to the click of 30 people telling their stories, I might as well give it a shot. I remember we were all in chemestry class, by far my most hated and feared class of the year. Listening to DeMartino ramble on about so many things that we frankly didnt care about. About five minutes into class DeMartinos cell rang, after a short talk she told us simply "the WTC was hit by a plain." To be honest that really didnt spark my interests at all. And the next few periods went on as usual, we heard little to nothing in History where we were somewhat ironically learning about the fall of the Roman empire. Football was totally unnaffected, our coaches didnt even bother to adress the issue which was now starting to cause some dissettlement amongste the students. In Choir our directer, Couch, simply said that the Towers had been hit, but we werent going to let it disturb our normal lives. After a very long and very unproductive period we finally got to lunch. We managed to find a pen radio to listen to, though only two people could hear at once and not very well. Then we went to Fiztsimmons classroom and watched the 9/11 coverage with him. Finally I got to my favorite class, English...taught my Mrs. Smith who was the most liberal and easy going teacher I have ever had. She told us that it was forbidden for her to allow us to watch 9/11 coverage and we were supposte to go on with class, but she said that as she turned on the TV. It was in that class we saw the horrific imagages of the towers collapsing, and of people flinging themselves from the buildings in a last vane attempt to saved their lives, or end it quickly. Soon our school ban on 9/11 coverage was ended by the teachers, our last period teacher, Mr. Abbe tried to teach but we just ended up watching TV in another class. The rest of the day I just sat watching TV, not very interesting, but what else was I to do? The weeks that followed are history, but our lives will go on and we need only strengthen that which remains. In the end it will all be forgotten, the faces, the names, they will all be swept away in the infinite sands of time. So let us all remember them now, while we can. And please friends, lets also not forget so many other events that were terrible to an even greater magnitude. The bombing of Dresden, which claimed 80 times more lives, or the Nuclear explosions of Hiroshimo and Nagasaki. Even so far back as the massacre of the Indians by the conquistidors. Let us not be greedy in our tragedy, where this may have been one of the worste events in American history, it doesnt compare to events that have taken place, and even more events that will take place. For those we love For those we remember For those we lost -Mark Hamilton, just another random face in a random world, holding on by a thread of existence 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 story3048.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 nice day intill my mom yeling NO NO NO NO NO! So I went dnow stries I siad to her what going on she look at me and she want to tell me something..... I look at the T.V and it said the two twan toers have be dreord.............my dad was no one of theos plans he was going on it I was so seart I was not happy scee that day at the age 8 I was a litter happy but so happy! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at my place of employment on that tragic day. I ran to the TV monitors in the hallway and watched in horror how the towers crumbled. I cried. I cried for all those people who died. I cried for the families who lost moms, dads, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, etc. I cried for the loss of our fellow Americans. I cried for the children who lost their mom or dad. I prayed. I prayed to God that He welcome our fellow brothers and sisters in Heaven. I prayed to God that He guide those families through this terrible tragedy so that they find hope, peace and comfort in the days ahead. I prayed for 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 story7065.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: Mine is a simple story. My husband, 1 1/2 year old son and I were going through our morning rituals, when we heard that the WTC had been hit by one airplane and possibly a second. We quickly went downstairs and turned on CNN. While we watched the horrific events unfold, we had to continue with my son's morning ritual, which included eating breakfast. What stands out to me about that morning was the fact that, while the world was turning upside down, my son was as happy as can be. He was laughing and playing with his food as he would on any other day. I was holding back the tears; sad ones, due to the tragedies on the screen, but happy ones, because my son was able to retain his innocence through all of these events. Thank God for children!! (And 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 story7104.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: The morning of September 11th I stayed home from school. I was woken up by a phone call around 9:15. It was my sister yelling to turn on the t.v. because the twin towers had been bombed. I ran into the other room and fipped on the t.v. and found out that a plane had flown into the building instead of a bomb. It was very shocking to wake up to such news. My sister got off work early to come home, right as she entered the door we heard the second plane crash and the news of the pentagon. It's hard to discribe the feeling of that morning, I was completely dumbfounded. Everything was a blure, it was so unbelievable that something of this hatred had struck so close to home. The first thing I thought about was my father. I wanted to know if he was alright. At first I couldn't get ahold of him and it was a very scary thought that he might have been caught up in this mess. I finally got news that he was in a class when everything happened and that he was fine, it was a great relief to me. I have never felt so scared in my life, there were a million things running through my head. I think that it was amazing how such a tragedy has brought this country so close. I felt such pride for my country as I watched the scenes on the t.v. I still get cold chills thinking about it. This was one way that somebody tried to break this country, but news to them, you can hurt us but we will never break. United we stand and divided we fall. We will never be divided. 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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 story perils in comparison to the many moving tributes and moments other people experienced. All much more heart wrenching that mine. I wasn't at either of the three locations on that day, i was simply sat behind my desk, starting my day talking to my friends, co-workers, a little sleepy, a little annoyed that it was only tuesday and i still had almost the whole week to go. Then I was told of a plane hitting the World Trade Center, I have never been to NYC, other than to drive through it to go to JFK airport, i believed as many did, that it was an accident, till the second plane hit, and then the Pentagon, and the Somerset County Pa. At that moment, I don't think i truly believed what happened, actually did. It was so surreal. I felt numb all day, I wanted to cry for those that didn't know. But what right did i have to cry? I hadn't lost anybody, I was just an everyday person sat at my desk, but then again, ofcourse, So were they. I was mad that these people thought they had the right to come into the United States and destroy so many lives and our security. I stayed glued to the TV the following, days, weeks, months, watching everything i could. trying to take it all in and except it. Trying to figure out how I would explain this day, this moment in history that forever changed the way we function, to my children. I wanted so badly to be able to help, to be able to say something of comfort to the many people that have lost, husbands, wives, sisters, brothers, daughters, sons, etc. But what could I say? A year has passed, and we still go on, we still see the images that were ingraved in our heads that day, some more vividly than others. I recently visited the Flight 93 memorial, the closest site to where i am. I was moved by the silence of the people gathered, even the small children. That day, there had to be close to 100 people there, it seemed from every corner of the county, everyone seemed to know they were on hallowed ground. But the eeriest thing, the most poignant memory, were the symbols of love left behind. A teddy bear, charms, crosses, notes, single flowers, even happy meal toys, everything placed on rocks, or whatever platform could be found. And nothing, and i mean nothing was out of place. It was as if the wind wasn't even blowing, nothing was moved misplaced or touched, with all the people coming and going, everyone new the intensity of the moment. I hope to travel to all the sights, I hope that one day i won't see a plane fly over ahead, and for a brief moment, wonder! And i hope that the men, women and children who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, are resting in peace, knowing they are thought of and missed every minute of every day, by someone, reminising that day. Now I we all go to work a little less annoyed, not so bothered by being tired. Hopefully more loving, more involved in the lives of the people we love. If the plan Mr. Bin Laden was to destory out county, You failed! You bonded us, under one unforgettable, lasting moment. Hurt and broken a little, without question, but destoryed? You're not strong enough for that, We the citizens of the United State of American, are more couragous that you will ever be, and we have proven that this last year. The message i have learned is live everyday as if its your last, don't leave words unspoken, love the life you have. Because, we just don't know! 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 story7987.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I witnessed history on September 11th. I was at Marlborough Middle School. My whole team had a bus evacuation presentation that morning. We were not supposed to know what had happened, but when we got on the bus that morning, the bus driver told us the World Trade Center had been hit with planes. At first I didn't know how serious the situation was. When my teacher started crying in the beginning of class, she said she could not imagine what people were going through. I still did not quite understand. But when we were watching television in homeroom, I realized this was one of the biggest things that has ever happened to America. Watching it made me feel chills. It was horrible. That night my family watched T.V. together. We all could feel the hurt that our fellow Americans were going through. My life has been changed by September 11th. I have realized that nothing should be taken for granted, you have to appreciate the special people in your life because you never know when you could loose them. I have also learned that you have to be strong during difficult times. Being afraid and not helping our country is not going to solve any problems. We must all be united as Americans. I think September 11th has changed everyone's life in some way. September 11th has many things that should be remembered. The innocent people who's lives were taken should definitely be remembered. Though we cannot mourn forever, their deaths are the reasons why we are fighting. We also need to remember the fire fighters, policemen, medical technicians, and volunteers who sacrificed their lives for our people. Last, but not least, we must remember the people who are fighting for us in Afghanistan for our country. September 11th will always be remembered. 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 story8547.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 working at a homeless shelter in Racine, WI at the time the tragical events. My shift started at 7:00 a.m. that morning of 9/11/01. Working at a homeless shelter was tough as it was but it does have its upside to it. Some of the people that were in our care at the time, were already bummed out. We, as a provider, tried to help these people in need. Of course everyone has their own differences, so thats what makes it hard. I was sitting in the office and listening to the radio. The executive director of the shelter had just came in at about 7:30 a.m. that morning. We were conversating, then the phone rang. It was my fiance. He told me to turn on the T.V. I told him that I couldn't at the present momment and asked why. He said there is something on T.V. that shows the World Trade Center. He stated in was on fire. He stated he thought someone intentially hit the building. At this point of time, no one really knew what was going on. I, on the other hand, kept telling him to quit playing around. I told him that it wasn't funny. He kept trying to convince me that something really did happen. He is still talking to me on the phone and was watching the news at our house, as I was sitting in my office at work. He stated, turn it on now, I think this is a terrorist attack. I said not in the United States, that is impossible. Little did I know. I guess that is where I take my Freedom for granted. At this point, he is now telling me he just saw a second airplane hit into the other World Trade Center Tower (he was still watching the news broadcast). I started to get teary eyed. I told him, I'll call you back. That is when I finally turned on the T.V. in the living room of the shelter. I gathered everyone up and said something is going on in New York, we got to watch the news. All of the staff at the shelter, and all the people that lived there at the time, all gathered together by the television. We watched the horrific news bullentin about the attacks on the World Trade Center. I looked around the room and most of us had tears in our eyes. I could not believe what I was watching! I couldn't believe that I did not believe my fiance about what he told me on the phone. I thought "What is happening to our beautiful country. Why was this hatred from terrorists aiming on our land? What did we do?" As we all watched the horror of the WTC Towers and of all the innocent lives that was contained in the buildings, we also watched those who choose to be Heros in our country. By this time, I am crying. And as if you feel it couldn't have gotten any worse, then there was the airplane that hit the Pentagon. What devistation. How can someone do this? How can you take responsibility of all those innocent lives into one's hands? Why our country? Then, you feel your heart drop. There it goes, it's sinking. The WTC Towers fell straight down. They collapsed! We watched as we saw those Towers just crumble in total mass distruction. ALL THOSE LIVES!!! As you try to keep yourself together, which of course was hard, then a fourth airplane hits the ground in Sauksville, PA. At my job, we are all still gathered together by the T.V. Watching the horrors on T.V., I turned and looked around the room. I thought to myself, look at how we all just came together as one. We were all united together. On the T.V. everyone was united together as one. As if we were all just one person. It was a time of need for everyone. I prayed, we all prayed that day, when we found out how many people lost their lives. To this day I still pray. I pray for all those who lost their lives, their loved ones, the Heros, the lost Heros, the innocent lives that were on the hijacked planes, and I pray for all others. I thank God that he saved some lives, and tried to save the others. I thanked God that I was able to be with my family in Wisconsin that day. I have never traveled by plane before, but I was still happy to be alive. God bless to all those who grieve. God bless to all those who have lost loved ones. May God always be with you and your families. I know it is still hard to this day, though I cannot imagine the grief. I still get very emotional about 9/11/01. 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 story6577.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: Why Can't We All Just Get Along? Lauren Coleman, 15 Sophmore @ PLD high I can remember it like it was yesterday. It was a day just like any other day, I was at school. I distinctly remember being in German class taking notes from the over-head. The lights were off except for that one darn security light that I had the pleasure of sitting under. It wasn?t to far into class that one of the German AP students ran in from across the hallway where he had been studying. Bursting into the room he yelled ? HERR PHELPS!! We?re BEING ATTACKED!? Automatically we assumed that he meant the room he was in was being taken over by another foreign language class. Boy were we wrong. We were all in a confused daze when he told us to turn on to CNN. I knew something had happened, but what? We all sat there in disbelief as we saw the second plane crash into the tower. A blanket of silence fell over the entire class. Immediately I began thinking of all my family, my dad wasn?t on a flight, my mom defiantly wasn?t, uncles aunts? To many to keep track of, I was somewhat worried when I didn?t know for sure if my family had been on a plane. As we sat paralyzed by the view everyone was scared. Could we get hit next? Or maybe our airport?!?! Me and my friends quickly thought of any important buildings near us, we were safe. Finally first hour was over, as I walked to second block the hallways weren?t filled with the ordinary chat of the latest gossip. No, it was mostly confused talk, not all students got to watch what had happened, all my friends were coming up to me to find out what in the world was going on. No one could understand why. I made my way to second block, as I passed the pay phones I thought about calling my mom, or someone outside of this place to see if everyone was ok. But I assured myself everyone was fine. Second hour was unbearable, behind me was the muted TV showing the repeated images of the planes crashing and the towers falling. I wanted to cry but knew I couldn?t. The images were so powerful it had changed my entire view on my friends, family, and my faith. Before the television was turned on in first block I never knew how important my friends and my family were, and most importantly my faith. Walking down the hall to lunch I saw people crying. I prayed for the safety of their families. Suddenly something hit me, we could go to war! Why I didn?t think that before surprised me. My brother was 18! Could we be in that bad of need of soldiers? Lord I hoped we weren?t. The day drew on, one of the longest days of my life. Wanting so badly to get home. The next morning, September 12, I don?t really remember what had happened in school, but I can remember walking to the bus stop. Normally the skies were blue, and there weren?t many clouds. But on this day the sky was a desolate gray. I won?t ever forget the lonely feeling I had, no birds were in the sky. Normally feeling relaxed as I took each stride peacefully, I felt like I had weights on my feet, cracking the gravel with every step. This morning and several mornings after there was a feeling of distress, all around, there was no escaping. Living not very far from the airport was even freakier. Not hearing the normal roar of planes above felt weird. And when I did hear one after a week or so it was something alien to me, it worried me that there were going to be more attacks. A year has passed and I had tried to get myself to forget. It seemed like every time my mind was free of it, I would come across an American flag and be brought back to that day in my German classroom where I sat paralyzed in disbelief. Years will pass and no one will ever forget this tragic day. Although there are many like me that wish we could just move on and not celebrate this dark day will still remember. All the years in my life I have never seen so many flags and so much patriotism about. Is it all just an act? Are people doing this because they feel bad for what had happened? I don?t think so, I believe after the 9-11 attacks our country has been brought closer together. We have formed a bond with everyone in this country, a bond so strong it will never be broken. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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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: also...das war so: In Deutschland war auf einmal auf wirklich jedem sender nur noch das Qualmende World Trade center zu sehen... Wir vefolkten sogar im Konfus Unterricht das geschen in New York... 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 story8396.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. 2002-10-08 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 80.134.123.50 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: That's when we were supposed to wake from our American dream. It's when we were supposed to open our eyes and face reality. But the people ran about, screaming "Oh woe is me, oh woe is me." Then the President swore that we'd have our revenge. Rather than campaign against terror we'd create it instead. So the people ran about, screaming "Islam will be dead, the Middle East will be dead." The Americans walked around, self-pitying and fierce-- Believing our hearts were the only ever to be pierced. And the government declared "We'll make terrorism disappear." Orphaned Afghani children cowered in corners afraid, As the numbers increased of those who had been slain. And the dying laid down, whispering "Oh the pain, end this pain." Meanwhile, Congress convened and created dozens of laws. America didn't dissent since the emotions were still raw. They went about saying "Our country's without flaw." It was our choice to allow bombs and anger to explode, to allow babies to die on the other side of the globe. And the President proclaimed "We'll bear this heavy load!" Freedom's fading fast as innocent children scream. We've never woken up from our American dream. Lady Liberty's shaking her head, sighing "Oh woe is me, oh we is me." Down red cheeks, she let two tears roll-- One for the loss of thousands of souls; The other because America's heart turned to stone. 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 story2949.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. 209.50.139.249 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: Remembering September 11, 2001 September 11, 2001, It will be a day that no one will ever forget, It was a sad day for all who lost loved ones, It was a day that brought the nation together, It was a to some a day that they never thought they would see. Now it's almost here again and everyone wonders, What will happen this year, Will there be another attack, No one knows until the day comes. I sat outside the other day and wondered, Will there be more or will it be all gone, It scares me to think that it could be all gone tomarrow. To all that lost loved ones on September 11, 2001, I am deeply sorry for your loss, It will be a day you will never forget. Kathryn Siobahun Anderson Woodstock, GA Copyright ?2002 Kathryn Anderson 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 story6624.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. 129.174.27.149 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?s funny, I thought back to Sept. 11th a lot, and I am unable to recall anything about what the day was like before I arrived at the World Trade Center. It was my brother?s birthday, so I?m sure I reminded myself to call him, but other than that I?m guessing it was my typical daily routine: Roll out of bed, take a shower get dressed, and fight my way onto the e-train. It?s weird to think of that time. I had no idea what I was moving towards. I thought it would just be another day of working. The same routine I had been doing for many months. That was the last time I ever did that routine. I was just getting off the train at the World Trade Center when the first plane hit. I don?t remember any kind of jolt or shaking or anything to show that something was horrendously wrong. As I was about to enter the mall below the WTC when a large crowd of people started running out. In all of the confusion I heard that a plane had flown into the building but I didn?t believe them. I didn?t think that something like that was possible. There was probably just an explosion or something. I was still under the impression that I could get to work at the World Financial Center so I, like everybody else, made for the stairs. I?m very claustrophobic and coming out of the subway is usually a huge relief to me, but not that day. I remember coming up those stairs very vividly. There was a railing on the right side that made it impossible to see the World Trade Center. In front of me though I saw all kinds of people standing there, looking at the building in disbelief and shock. When I finally got to the surface what I saw was like a punch to the gut. Obviously I was worried about the building being on fire and the people inside. There was something else though. I walked by that building everyday to get to work. Sometimes I would even pull out of the traffic pattern of people and go over to the base of the building, touch it and look up. It was something you would expect from a tourist and not from someone who worked across the street. As I was standing there I always felt the same rush of emotions. I felt proud that I was living in New York City and pursuing my dream. I felt awe that all around the area people were looking at that huge building and they had no idea that somewhere at the bottom was little old me. Most importantly, I felt safe. The World Trade Center always felt like a protector, or a big brother watching over us. So as I stood there watching it burn, I was overwhelmed by how small it looked. Seeing it humbled like that was devastating. This is where it gets really hard. I looked away for a brief instance and heard someone scream. I looked back at the building and saw a person falling. If I had been breathing before that I must have stopped at that point. I thank god that I am not completely able to describe in words what I was feeling and thinking at that moment because I don?t want anybody to have to experience that. I experienced it 6 times that day in a matter of minutes and I?ve experienced it almost every day since. The thought of how bad it must have been up there to make leaping out of the building their only option was staggering. I wanted to be able to help them, but all I could do was watch them die. The last two people that I saw jumped together and that snapped something in me. It was now inevitable that I was going to collapse. I was able to sit down. I wasn?t down for a second when I heard what sounded to me like a missile. I looked up at the other tower just as it exploded over my head. I could swear that I felt the heat from it, but I don?t know if that?s possible. The crowd instantly fell on top of me in an effort to get away. Miraculously I wasn?t hurt or trampled in any way. By the time I was able to stand up again what lay before me was surreal. I felt as if while I was buried under that pile the world had ended and I was the last man alive. There had to be people around, firemen, policemen, etc, but I couldn?t see them. There were papers flying everywhere. People?s belongings, and a lot of women?s shoes were discarded in an attempt to get away. There were fires all over the place. I stood there for probably a second but it felt like a lifetime. I finally came to the realization that I needed to get to safety. I turned the corner and ran into a woman. She was crying, her glasses were all scratched up and there was blood on her face. She was hysterical and was refusing to move. She kept saying that she needed to call her husband. I needed to get her out of there so I told her that I wasn?t getting any reception on my cell phone and that if we walked a bit maybe we would get lucky. I was able to get her up the block a little ways before an emergency worker came and took her away to be treated. I just kept walking. I turned the next corner and was finally out of sight, for the first time, of the World Trade Center. I was crying and once again was going to collapse. So I found a spot in a doorway and sat down. I had been hyperventilating and as I sat down my legs went numb. I knew that I was dangerously close to passing out. A man approached me and asked if I needed assistance. To prove to him that I didn?t I willed myself up. I managed to make it another couple of blocks before I had to sit down again. At that point I realized that people knew where I worked and would be worried. My cell phone wasn?t getting reception and there were lines at every pay phone. It kept running through my head that I needed to call my roommate, and my girlfriend to let them know that I was alive, and that I needed to call my temp agency and let them know that I wasn?t going to make it to work. I think the last was a given, but for some reason it was a priority. I continued to wander north and was able to get a few seconds of reception in which I called my family to let them know I was alive. After that I just walked north. I was in a daze the whole time. Everywhere I looked people were gathered around television sets watching the coverage or listening to it on radios. I wanted to ask someone for help but I couldn?t make words come out. I wanted someone to hold me up so that I wouldn?t fall and tell me that it was all right, but I couldn?t say anything. Part of me felt like I had escaped from something and that by asking for help I would have to go back. I had wandered far enough norths so that when the towers collapsed I wasn?t harmed. I saw the cloud coming up the street but it never reached me. I ended up walking to 59th street. I saw a sign for the blood bank asking for donations so I went in. There were people all over the place trying to give blood and talking about where they were when they heard about what happened. I grabbed my form and left the room because I knew that if any of them had asked me I would have to tell them that I was there, and every emotion that I was able to suppress at that point would have come raging out. I sat outside the blood bank for a while. I was able to eat, and calm myself down a bit. I was also able to get through to my family on the pay phones in the building. I sat there for a while before I found out that I couldn?t give blood because it hadn?t been long enough since my last donation. I even asked them to make an exception but they said it wasn?t possible. So I gathered up my stuff and walked over the bridge into Queens. I would like to say that I lived happily ever after and that was the end of the story, but it?s not. I still get scared when a plane flies by a little too low. I still see those people jumping whenever I look up at the skyline. Just the sight of the World Trade Center in pictures and news coverage makes me shutter and takes my breath away. I?ve told my story to a lot of people, but I?ve never really sat down and talked about it. I guess part of me is still afraid that if I were to talk to a professional they would find out my secret, that I escaped, and by bringing up all of those emotions they would make me go back. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Rescue/clean-up workers/volunteers Victims WTC, attack WTC, pre-911 WTC, worked in (ever) NY:1 Feature 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: Well that morning when I got up I was getting ready to go to the hospital. I had to have surgery, I seen this on the news and I was horrified! I had to sit in the waiting room for at least 1 or 2 hours. It was really hard to sit and listen or to even watch it. I thought that it would have been the last time I was going to go to sleep and also to see my family. I know this isn't much to remember but it was scary! 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 story5916.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was working in a doctor's office and a patient came in and said that a plane had hit one of the twin towers.I thought that maybe a small plane had accidently hit it, but then another patient said that the second tower had been hit and I learned that these were not small planes, but large ones.TV reception in the office wasn't good, but we managed to get a fuzzy picture. I saw the chaos, the burning towers, replays of the second plane slamming into the second tower. All of us in the office went quiet. We were dumbfounded.Then we heard about the Pentagon being struck and that a plane had crashed in Pennsylvania. The business manager came into the office, crying, saying she could not reach a relative who worked in D.C. The doctor I worked for tried to contact his brother who worked at the Pentagon, but he too could not reach anyone. Everyone was distraut,unable to believe what was happening. It seemed like the whole world had been turned upside down in just a matter of minutes. We were numb.I tried to do my work, but finally had to give in. I went outside and sat on the stoop and cried. I kept thinking of all of those people in the towers. I wanted to go up to New York and help. I have no technical skills, but I can lift, move debris, do something. I kept telling my self that maybe in the lower levels, maybe some people were still alive. As I drove home from work, the streets were empty along Route 40. The stores had closed early. Everything was eerily quiet. Dover AFB is not far away and they were on high alert. Large military planes roared overhead and still do. Even now, a year later, I am still drawn to the tragedy, it's like I can't let go. I see things for sale like photos or paintings of the towers and I want them for rememberance sake. If a TV program comes on and the opening scene is of New York, I look for the Twin Towers. I can't watch the collapse footage anymore because each time, those people die again, feel the terror again and I can't watch it. Today is the one-year anniversary of the attack. Outside my house the American flag is flying and I am buring a candle for the lost. I wasn't sure that I would be able to burn the candle as a storm was making its way up the eastern coast bringing with it strong winds which had been blowing hard all day long, but about one-hour before sunset, the wind died down and I lit the candle. Strange how it just stopped blowing like that. I don't think I'll ever forget that day... or that I want to. 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 story5080.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 in class when the Twin Towers fell, it was a phone from a friend that infromed me of what happened. I am thankful they called because I do not watch television during the day as to not distract me from my work. I remember trying to call home (Bronx, NY) to find about if my father who worked next door to the towers was ok, but the phone lines were all dead and that was scary in it's self. Geneva NY is where my college is located, you could not see the effects of the day unless you turned on the television but the quietness of the town for that day was nerve recking. Finding out my father was home when it happened was a blessing beyond words. I know everyone is remembering the people from the towers and I think that is fine, but the people I think of on this day are the hundreds of people who went on the airplanes thinking they were going to return home, thinking it was ok to relax because the airport had checked everyone boarding. I do not know how that must feel to know that your life was gone and all the hopes of tomorrow would never come, there was no chance of surviving through the flight. those are the people that I cry for because they are often forgotten by the deaths of those in the towers. I also remember that the women and childern of the middle east who are not funding terror but praying that they will not be killed by their government for expressing thoughts of freedom or by the West for simply put being in the wrong place at the wrong time. I pray that this day does not fade into history books and lose it's meaning like that of the bombing of Japan. 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 story5683.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. 66.153.24.101 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was just arriving at my client house I do home health care the news was on and my clients informed me that a airplane just crashed into the world trade center I remember looking on with terror an did not relized what was going to happened next as we were taking about what was happing we had mentio I was a terriost act than we saw the second plane crash into the second tower and I scream oh my god that plane just flew into the other building, my heart began to race I knew than we were under attact I thought we were going to war I this country I was scared. Then we was the building collasped and fall and all the people running I felt hurt, then they close all business and school I had to go get my grandson from school and traffic was bad to travel in and people started to argue with each otherI did not want to this thing happing not right now because there were other problem going I do not think people relize what was going on what was happing I watch th rest of the day as the every thing else went on as they try to pull people from the destroyed bulidingand the smoke and the fire and I prayed, 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 story6658.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. 206.214.1.57 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 just like any other day. I would call my sister at work at around 8:30 in the morning, before her bosses come in, so we can catch up on some sisterly things. She worked at 2 World Trade Center, on the 100th floor. She worked for AON Corp. As we were speaking, I heard a loud crash, it was glass breaking. I asked her, "WHAT WAS THAT?" She replied, "A BOMB JUST WENT OFF IN THE WORLD TRADE!" I right away changed the channel on the T.V. and put the news on. It said that a plane just hit the 1 World Trade Center. I told my sister what it was and then we got disconnected. When we reconnected, she informed me that they were evacuating. I heard the screams in the back ground and the fear in her voice. A sound that I will never forget. I told her to get out, run as fast as you can, I LOVE YOU! Then we got cut off. Who would have known that that would be the last time that I would speak to her. My sisters name is Denise L. Benedetto. She is my inspiration and OUR HERO. G-D 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 story6449.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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