400 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: On Tuesday September 11 The Day Distastar I Was Chillin at Skewl. As I walked into my second period class, and the tv was on and i saw a plane hitting a building. At First i didnt Know What building it was until my math teacher told me it was the world trade center. It seemed like a movie to me. I was in a state of shock. I couldnt believe what was happining before my eyes. Then A few minutes later another plane hit the the other tower. By this time i was sad and frustrated.When I got home I watched all the news on tv. It was a very bad day for 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 story6099.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I had just woken up and turned on CNN to watch the news as I do every morning.I saw the regular journalists talking away and I was not paying much attention until the female reported screamed as they showed a live image of the World Trade Centre tower with smoke billowing from its side.I was very shocked and just thought to myself how something like this could happen to the most secure and powerful country in the world.I called my mother who was shopping dwontown and told her about it.I was concerned for my father and 2 siblings who live on Long Island,and spend most of their day in Manhattan.I called my father,with many failed attempts because people from everywhere were calling their loved one's in New York as well.I spent most of the day worrying for my father,and comforting my friends and other family.I remember going downtown mid-day to see it quiet and bare, with hoards of people crowded at the Convent Market and London Tower watching the news.I turned to the church for prayer,and prayed for the lives lost and for the safety of my father and siblings,and the recovery of all those who were injured.I remember returning home with my mother and picking up my other siblings form school and heading for the train station,since flights were cancelled throught North America.We didnt make it very far,and stopped in Niagara Falls for the night.We returned the following day to London,and continued to call my father,but with no luck.We were in tears and pain,assuming the worst for our family.Luckily we did get a call from my father on the 22nd,but with bad news.My sister,Maria,had been hurt very badly while they were evacuating her school just a block or so from the towers.She had a broken leg and fractured arms and a concussion to her head.Fortunately,she recovered 7 months later and they returned to London for a visit.They stayed with us for Christmas and most of spring.They did return to New York in April,and in September 2002,we all traveled to New York and attended the service at Battery Park.It was my first time in New York and it was that much more special and sad to remember all the lives lost and hopes faded.Thank you for allowing me to share my story and God Bless you,America,and the people of the world.We will never forget. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story9441.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. 2003-08-28 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.43.32.211 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: Almost a year later, I remember it so clearly. I guess it is like my parents' generation, how they can all remember where they were when JFK was shot. It was around 7:15 am or so Mountain Time, and I came down the stairs to carpool with my roommate to campus. She came running up to me and said "America is being attacked! Some one is bombing us or something!" She had just turned on the radio in her room, and hadn't heard much, only that something had hit the WTC and the Pentagon. I remember that I didn't believe her. I thought that she must have it wrong, somehow, because no one would ever dare attack the US. Finally, she persuaded me to turn on the TV. The first thing I saw was a live picture of the Pentagon, smoldering. As I watched in horror, it slowly began to dawn on me that I was watching this live on the BBC (why does everyone have an English accent?) so I turned it to CNN in hopes of more updated news, where I heard about the planes. The first tower fell as we were putting on our shoes and getting ready to leave. Campus was pretty deserted, and of the classes that were being held, mostly it just involved sitting around and watching the news. By 2 pm all of the classes were canceled, and everyone was in the campus bar, drinking and keeping vigil on the news. The bar was so quiet for being so full. That really got to me. Sometimes someone would start to cry, or get angry, but mostly we all sat in stunned silence. And I kept thinking, "This is history. My grandkids are going to hear about this, and not really think too much about the fact that I was alive then, the way I don't think too much about my grandparents being alive for Pearl Harbor." 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 story1817.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. 2002-09-06 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.143.243.78 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 busy working at my desk when my co-worker received a call from her husband, telling her that a plane had just crashed into one of the World Trade Center buildings. I remember saying what a terrible accident. My co-worker had not even hung up the telephone when the second plane hit, and we both looked at each other and realized that this was no accident. Everyone in the office rushed to the conference room to see what CNN was announcing about the plane crashes. We all stood in horror as we listened to an account of the attacks and watched the television footage displayed on the screen, only to watch two more tradgic acts. We were all shaken by the news. And it brought back some terrible memories of many of my co-workers that lost friends in the Oklahoma City bombing. A decision was made to close our office for the remainder of the day due to safety concerns. But I'm proud to say that we have been back to work each day since, including this day of remembrance - September 11, 2002. It is our way of showing America that we will not 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/. Title A name given to the resource story5300.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. 68.14.168.71 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: Hi my Name is Aundrea and I am 20 years old. At the time this happened I was getting ready for school (at the time I was in college), I always watched the news and when I turned the T.V on, they just kept showing the planes crashing into the building and I just kept saying is this really happening? Then when I arrived at school they kept talking about it and we were watching it on the news,and finally They announced what was happening on the speaker at school and they dismissed us early. My heart goes out to the children that has lost there mothers and fathers and also to the other families that has lost someone, because that is a hurting feeling its something that stays with you for the rest of your life. I thank god every day for keeping my family safe and healthy. And they will find Ben Laden soon, real soon. God Bless America 2002 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6795.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at school in the 4th grade when it happened.The next day my teacher told us about the tradgey and then we started doing lots of drills and started to where I.D badges.I didnt know what the Twin Towers were at the time thats how I didnt react to it,and i didnt think that it was that serious. 5 years later I think that i have a better understanding to 9/11.It really hurts me now to know how many people were killed and how they died.Now I see why we went through so many drills .Now I think of it as a cautious matter.Now my reaction is very serious and thoughtful about it.I think about it every day as if it could have been in my neighborhood and it could have been my love ones killed.Now I wonder why would those people do such thing to people?What point did they try to get across?Why did they risk their own lives?But I'm happy that the United States still came back together. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story20443.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. 68.186.239.238 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'd begun packing the night before for a trip to visit my son and daughter-in-law in New York. My flight was scheduled for the morning of September 13, 2001. At about 6A.M. on September 11th, I was awakened by the most crushing phone call of my life. My son, Chris, told me to turn on the TV. As I tried to focus my sleepy eyes, I could see the smoke and flames from the first tower hit. As we silently watched and listened, the second airplane hit the other tower. We finally realized the magnitude of the attack. Terrorism. Everyone screaming, crying, running for their lives. Then, the Pentagon was hit by another plane. The World Trade Center Towers fell...it seemed like they crumbled in slow motion. The huge plumes of smoke and dust and rubble rolled through the streets of New York like a raging storm. I would have been on the same flight that went down in Shanksville, PA...just one week later. God bless all those who gave so much that fateful day. God grant their souls peace and their families and friends strength to continue without their loved ones. God bless all those brave individuals who, without question, raced in to help save lives and assist all those who had been injured. GOD BLESS AMERICA! OUR FREEDOM WILL STAND AS A BEACON OF STRENGTH TO ALL THE WORLD - FOREVER. We're stronger now. We will not falter. We've been reminded that our love for one another shall never fail. That it has been the love of family, friends, neighbors, and our country that has provided us with the greatest blessings. Sharon Tirabasso, as I remember September 11, 2001. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story2707.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. 4.47.9.192 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: There was disbelief! How could the Word Trade Center be on fire. From where I work in New Jersey we could see the smoke coming from the first building. We watched with horror as we saw the 2nd plane come around and hit the 2nd tower. One of my first reactions was to call my folks. They were heading out early that morning to JFK Airport in New York for a flight to Arizona. After many attempts I finally reached them. They had not even heard about what happened and were heading out the front door to drive to the airport. Luckily, I was able to stop them in time. We continued to watch the smoke from the buildings, when we suddenly realized that they began to collapse. I thought about my family and where they were. Were the kids safe in school? I decided the best thing to do was leave them in school and not to pull them out - not to change their routine. I stayed at work until about 2:30 that day trying to find hotels in the New Jersey area for our New York employee's that couldn't get home. I left early to pick the kids up at school that day and the family spent the rest of the day together going over and over the events that had occurred that morning. 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 story6078.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. 208.238.117.10 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 am a New Yorker. I grew up in the suburbs, and have lived downtown for the last 21 years. People have often asked me why I don't move away. Isn't hard, they say. Don't you want to spread out, have a lawn? Well, no. I love this dirty city, if I may borrow the line. It practically breaths for me. So where am I when my city is attacked? In the last place I would ever chose to be. EVER. Vegas. Let me explain. I am a pastry chef and my best friend Marilyn, who lives in Houston, is also. There was a big bakery trade show in Vegas and we thought it would be fun to meet there, do some business, have some stupid fun. I could visit my aunt who lives there too. So all is going well. Then Tuesday morning I wake around 7 am which is 10 am in NYC. I am not a morning person, but for some reason, I can't sleep anymore. I turn on the TV. I see some building on fire. Hmmm, that's the Trade Center...what movie is this? Who wants to see Bruce Willis kill the bad guys this early in the morning? So, I switch channels and it's still there. On every channel. And then tower 2 is going down. And then I realize...I get on the phone, shaking, and call Marilyn's room down the hall and scream at her to turn on the tv. And it begins. The horror, the disbelief, the struggle to understand. Trying to think of who I know who works/lives down there. The people in the Windows on the World restaurant...Trying to call everyone, anyone, but no one because there was no getting through to NY. And then the torture of trying to get home. We were supposed to leave the next day and it was clear that was not going to happen. But at that point we had no idea the extent that this tragedy would affect all lives across the country. All the things that we take for granted, like being able to make a phone call, or getting a reservation on a plane, a train, a bus. It all came to a standstill. All the cars were rented. As a matter of fact, people were BUYING cars just to get out of there. But most people there were from the West coast, so it was fairly easy to escape. You couldn't even get past the Hoover Dam to go in the other direction. I was going nowhere. People were telling me how glad they were for me that I was not home. But I was not glad. The only place I wanted to be was home. I felt guilty. Not that I could do anything, but this overwhelming feeling that I was SO not where I was supposed to be was actually painful. And I am not in Boston, say, or Wyoming. I AM IN LAS VEGAS. I am not a gambler, and everything else closed down. No shopping, no shows, no movies, no attractions, only--you guessed it--the casinos. There had to be SOME distractions, I guess. So, in between my zillions of pleading phone calls to airlines--one day the airports are open, the next minute they are closed--we tried not to be angry. We tried to distract ourselves. We ate a lot of Krispy Cremes. We found little triumphs: $30 in quarters falling out of the I Dream of Jeannie slot machine; finally getting out one phone call to nyc to arrange for someone else to make the Bar Mitvah cake for that Saturday's party (which did go on as scheduled); finally, after begging every reservationist I could talk to to just get me anywhere on the east coast, a flight to Miami on Friday. The airport was madness. Thousands of people on long snaking lines, 2 hours just to get to the door of the terminal. Not a person complaining (except for one German guy who seemed to be not from another country, but possibly, another planet), amazing coordination by the airport staff under such unforseeable circumstances. What humaness we are capable of when pressed. We all wondered if any of this benevolence would last. In Florida, I have family, friends. Seeing my beautiful nieces in the airport, I almost lost it. My heart was breaking, and they made me smile. I stayed there a week, healed a little, and came home. I didn't look out the window of the plane. I knew the hole 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 story671.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: Like many others Sept 11 was a day that changed my life forever. On the morning of the attacks I had awoke to feed my baby it had been a long night so my husband and three yr old were still fast asleep as I prepard to nurse my baby I turned the tv one and saw the first tower on fire. I screamed for my husband to come down and see. As he came down the second plane stuck the other building. We both watched in silence as there were no words to describe what we were feeling. My husband imeditly ran upstairs grab our three yr old son and said get dressed I am taking you to your friends house. I couldnt move I just held my two boys and watched in horror knowing that at any minute the phone would ring and it would be the air force calling my husband in to protect the rest of our fellow americans. As we got to my friends house he said he loved us and that he woild be home soon. I called my parents to see if they were watching what was happening and all my siblings who are all active duty military members as i walked in, my friend already had her telivsion on and was in tears. I dont rmember crying I just remember a state of shock. All these people in new york in pennsilvania and and at the pentegon lost gone forever and there was nothing we could do just sit and watch and wonder why. So many feelings at one time the feelings of anger hate sadness emptyness fear and a overweling lonlyness. I wondered if we would ever againg be safe when would I see my husband again what about all those people who lost a dad a mom brother sister friend a special love and I was so lucky to be safe with my two children and I couldnt help but to feel guilty who chose them it is so unfair. As I watched the tv all day and thought to myself this is all a bad dream or a movie that is going to end and everything will be normal again. By the time night fell it was time for me to go home and be with my husband and children as i laid there with my husband and two boys it hit me I couldnt stop crying we were no longer safe our worlds and the lives of so many have been changed forever. My husband held me tight and reasured me that there was no way our nation would stand by and let this happen. He was one of the first to go and although he is home safe and sound he will be leaving again soon This war will last for many years and many more lives will be lost and changed forever the only thing I hope that we never forget what happend and we never forget all the soldiers over there right now trying to keep us safe and defend our freedom. If we all stand together the way we did after the attacks no one will ever hurt this great nation again for we are united and untied we are strong and nothing and no one can ever change that. On sept 11 I learned from so many lost dont ever be to busy to tell someone you love them or remind them how wonderful they are. As we all saw in a matter of min our lives can forever be changed 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 story5538.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was in english class. As I was walking out I had seen something on the lobby Television that everyone was watching. At first it looked like a really cruel picture someone had drawn so I left to return home. I turned on my radio and there was nothing but confusion and chaos. I immediately called my mother to ask what was going on. She told me that the Trade Centers had been hit. I got home and called my friend Jen and we both talked and watched the second plane hit. At first it didn't hit because it all seemed like a movie. But afterwards it hit like a ton of bricks when i recieved a call from a friend who was histerical because her father was in the Pentagon. he's okay and I thank GOD for taking care of us all. Even if there are some gone, I will ALWAYS remember 9-11-01 in my heart, body and mind. God bless and let freedom ring. 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 story2423.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. 24.214.38.34 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 at home that September Day of the 11Th...It was the most awful thing I have ever witness in my life....I watch as the towers fell and the people jumping from the windows in shock and in horror. I remember thinking that our country in being attacked and what where we supposed to do..Then the Airplanes started crashing in Washington and Penn. and I started to cry because There was no way in this world I could do anything about it..just sat there and watched and wondered if we we'er going to make it through the day. I'll never forget the anger and horror or being so scared for my childern ..It was a day to remember for the rest of my life and the people that had died that day for being an american... 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 story6488.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: September 11 It all happened with a blink of an eye. Once the twin towers stood now there gone. There were two passenger planes that were hijacked and their target was the WTC. The planes hit the tower at approximately 8:45 and 9:02 am. This dramatic event was called September 11th because of terrorist attacks that happened that day. This day will be remembered in people's lives and generations to come. It was a terrifying moment for America and it's many other people. I was in Earth Science class at Barker High School when this event happened. Are class heard about the news from a nearby teacher who came in and told us a plane had hit the WTC building. So are teacher got the controller and turned on the monitor and the TV kept showing the 2nd plane hitting the north building of the trade center. Then they showed another plane crashing into the pentagon. While showing the pentagon attack on the bottom of the screen it said there was an evacuation in the White house. Then when I got to Global class our teacher Mrs. Capen had just talked about the life in Afghanistan and how the woman and children were treated. So then you have a person born in Saudi Arabia who lives in Afghanistan planning attacks on the U.S. All I have to say this was a disgusting and sick idea even if it was a joke or something. Osama Bin laden is on the same boat as Timothy Mcveigh the bomber of the Oklahoma City building. The same thing that happened to Mcveigh is going to happen to Osama as soon as we catch him. People are still mourning a loss of a relative or just a really close friend. America will recover with a lot more strength and people will have high integrity. I saw the north tower fall and there were people running, ash and dust along with papers flying through the air. People just barely got out and some of them did not make it out. There were fireman and policeman-helping people that either got cut and bleeding, burnt severely or were caked with dust and ash. The clean up took around 2 to 7months. There was a lot of rumble even people died in there. After they found people they buried them with American flags. There were not many survivors. Some of the people were in the elevators and on stairwells. People on the planes were make call to there loved ones telling them goodbye and that there plane was headed for the trade center. Also there were people in the buildings making calls telling to their families and shouting to get the attention of the fireman. The day after newspaper the trade towers that had plane sticking out of 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 story663.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: As usual I got up at 6 am with my husband. As he is getting ready for work I'm making his lunch. I wake the my 14 year old son and my 9 year old daughter up for school. Meanwhile my 2 year old and a 4 a month is waking up to be nursed. At this time the house is in full swing for the day ahead with the news on as always. Daddy leaves for work @ 630. After that I can't hardly remeber in detail what happened next at what time. All I remeber is the news catching my utmost attention. The two older kids are watching and asking me what is going on. are we being attacked or did the plane just crashed?? I couldn't answer them. As everything unfolds I never knew people could harbor such hatred and ignorance towards another human being. The phone rings I say around sometime before 7 am. My girlfriend is the PTA president of a local school. She is frantic and asked if I'm sending my kids to school? I told her I don't know. Should I send them or keep them at home. I was in such confusion and saddness. I was dumbfounded. I kept them home and I immediately called my husband at work. He did no know what had happened. He immediately told his fellow workers. He stayed at work and said if anything else happens he will come home. But try not to let the children watch the news. He told me "I love you". And I said "I love you to". Give the kids all a big hug and kiss and tell them daddy loves each one of them and that everything will alright. That day the world changed and so did I. I fear flying very much. I don't know if I can ever fly again. But I do know My faith is as strong as its ever been and I'm more patriotic. I thank "GOD" for this wonderful country and people. "That which hurts us only makes us stronger".. 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 story4301.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. 152.163.188.6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: i was at home with my 8m, old baby boy and my mom. when we got a call on the phone. when my mom came and told me about what NYC, i cryed, and held my son , i mad a wish , that me and all the people of the USA will not have to bring up the kids in a world were things that is happen.. all i can do is hope that the people who died are that peace, and that we all can learn to love ane hate.. and that the people of the World ( not only the USA) will know now that loveing everyone always is the way to go.. I also cryed because it took this to make people see..to whom ever reads this love not hate.. fight for are right to love ,and to tech the kids that all people should get along, for evryones well being.... so today i ask people evry were to go huge some you never saw befor, tell that person you love them ..... do it for the kids and do it for you and the USA>..... THANK YOU KANDICE BIRK AGE 20 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 story5050.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. 64.24.177.38 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 at work and was listening to the radio when I heard the news that a plane had crashed into Tower A. I couldn't believe, I thought it was a joke. Then I heard a second plane had crashed in to the second tower and then i got very nervous. They started saying it was a terrorist act and then I thought of my husband. I couldn't get in touch with him so I started asking others in the office if they had heard the news. We were all stunned. Things like this could never happen in our beloved city! God bless us all! 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 story4326.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I HAD JUST GOTTEN HOME FROM TAKING MY SON TO SCHOOL. THEN I TURNED ON THE TV TO WATCH SOME GOOD MORRING AMERICA WHEN THEY BROK IN WITH A SPECIAL NEWS REPORT. MY BOYFRIEND WAS A TRUCK DRIVER AT THE TIME SO I FELT I HAD TO CALL HIM TO LET HIM KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. I WAS ON THE PHONE WHEN THE SECOND PLANE HIT THE SOUTH TOWER. I COULD NOT BELIVE MY EYES. THEN THE TOWER FELL. AS I WATCHED IN HORROR, TEARS STREAMED DOWN MY FACE I COULD SAY NOTHING, THE PHONE FELL FROM MY HANDS, ALL I COULD REMBER WAS THE FELLING OF TOTAL FEAR. NOT ONLY FOR MY SELF BUT FOR ALL THOUSE THAT WERE THEIR AT THAT TIME. I THEN GOT OUT MY BIBLE AND READ PSALMS 23 AND 24. TRYING TO FIND SOME ANSWER. I THEN CALLED THE SCHOOL TO MAKE SURE MY KID WAS OK. I ALSO CALLED LOVED ONES THAT LIVED IN FLINT MICHIGAN, JUST TO TELL THEM THAT I LOVED THEM. I HAVE WANTED TO TELL THE FAMILES THAT "I CANT EVEN THINK OF SOMETHING TO SAY TO YOU BUT MY IS BRAKING FOR YOU." AS I SAY THAT MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND THE COUNTRY THAT WE ALL SHARE AND LIVE IN. MS.DELYNN WALDEN OF LINCOLN PARK MICHIGAN 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 story5184.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 work out of my home,so I was watching TV. I called my boyfriend on his cell phone in tears,I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I watch the second Plane crash into the tower,I had cold chills all over my body. Then when the plane crashed into the Pentagon,I drop to my knees. The plane that crashed in PA, I was shaking all over. The only thing I could think of all day and night was all the people who lost there Daddy,Mommy,Uncle,Aunt,Children,etc. It was and still is so unfair to those people. But I know they are in God's care now and he is watching over everybody. Jo Frederick 5706 Chinaberry Pl. Greensboro, NC 27405 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 story4295.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...kinda crazy...had the day off, and was going on with my every day routine of cleaning, laundry, etc...this was after I got my girls off to school...then went to shower around 9:30...got dressed and went to make a phone call and saw our answering machine light flashing...got the message from my husband who worked at George Washington Universtity, downtown, DC...(only three blocks away from the White House)Said, "Hi, there...I'm okay, just in case you were wondering, and if you don't know what's going on, turn on the news...again..I'm okay...trying to get home at the moment...they have evacuated our building..." As I watched the news the first few minutes, was still not clear what he was talking about...scenes of the towers, and wondering how this could affect my husband working downtown DC??? Then, they showed the Pentagon...and then it hit me...then they talked about how the next target could be the White House... All I remember is getting dressed and getting into our Blazer and heading for my daughter's school...repeatedly hitting redial to get through to my husbands cell phone but all the lines were jammed...listening to the radio all the way there..finally got there, took them out, and tried to explain to them that they just needed to get home and would explain when we got there...kept the raio off even when my 11 year old asked for me to turn on the radio...just kept telling them that they would have to trust me on this, and they would understand why I took them out of school after we got home...that Daddy should be there when we got back, etc... Got home and no "Daddy"...but, another msg...it was his reserve unit from Andrews Air Force Base, wanting hin to report to duty ASAP..so, had to call them and let them know that he might be delayed because he was trying to get home from the DC area... Then explained to the girls what was going on...and thought it was best for them to be home...and they were SO GOOD about it...we are a very tight family, and they knew everything would be alright because they were home with me, etc... Finally, a call came through from "dad" and said he was probably about 15 mins from home...told him that his unit had called from Andrews, and he just asked if I could be sure all his gear was out and ready for him...i assured him I had everything ready for him... Being scurity at Andrews, it was important for him to get there ASAP when he could...so, he made it home, and transformed into his uniform, and back out the door he went.... He's been acivated ever since...he hasn't been back to GW since...and has been activated for another year just this past week...who would have ever thought we would have to have our Security Forces going this long...??I know I am having a hard time dechipering all of this...but, all I ask, is, for all of you to say a prayer for our military members who go to work everyday to keep us secure and safe...some day this will all cease, and I will be able to celebrate his going back to his full-time civilian job...I know how badly he would love to be there again... THANK GOD for our military....!!! I AM SO PROUD OF MY HUSBAND for what he does everyday... Sandy Boettcher 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 story5802.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: To me September 11th is a day of rememberance. It is a day of tragedy and sadness. It costs many lives. Our firefighters and police officers risked their lives to save the people trapped in the towers. Some even lost their lives. September 11th is a day to reflect on the sadness on this act of terrorism. It is a day to look back on the lives we lost and the lives we saved. I am proud of our country. We came together in a tough time and it made peole feel better. 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 story2276.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. 156.63.41.73