401 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 had the day off from work since I returned from the Dominican Republic on the 10th. I slept through the first plane crash, but was very quickly awakened by the endless stream of fire engines heading toward the Brooklyn Bridge. Sirens are a part of the landscape in NYC, but these were different. They just kept on coming. NY1, the local cable news channel would know whats happening, but I was not prepared for what I saw. Smoke billowing from one of the WTC towers. I quickly threw on some jeans and a shirt and ran out to our patio that had a view of the towers. Holy cow! In a panic, I finished dressing, grabbed my camera, and made my way up four flights to the roof, where I found a small group of fellow tennants had already gathered. No one said a word to me as I joined them. The second plane had just hit seconds before. One of guys on the roof was crying, talking on a cell phone and taking pictures all at the same time. It turns out he worked on the100th floor of tower 1 and was running late for work. I remained on the roof for the next few hours. Taking pictures of both collapses. The smoke, dust and paper debris eventually filled the sky over Brooklyn. The radio had all of our attention, reporting on the strikes in DC and Pennsylvania. Raising fears that we were in for more at any moment. Paper from the countless destroyed offices, the edges charred and curled like old pirate maps, began reigning down on us as F16's added to the surrealness of the morning sky. All these lives destroyed before my eyes. For what? I have spent countless hours trying to figure out what the terrorists will get out of killing these innocent people. They are stupid and selfish and I wish to god that I could get my hands on them. God help us. 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 story8444.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. 2002-10-16 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 38.209.70.4 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: What an eerie day that was one year ago. It felt like there was a darkness everywhere because of what was happening in New York, Washington & Pennsylvania. The incredible amount of lives lost due to unforgiveable actions will never be forgotten! God Bless the families of those who lost lives on this tragic day. You are always in our prayers. 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 story3465.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 65.33.184.172 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: While my story may not be as dramatic as those told by others, it is what it is. I am twenty six and in my generation there have not been that many volatile ?glued to the TV? events as there have been in generations past. Everyone remembers where they were when Kennedy was shot. Memories of the tension of Cuban Missile Crisis. Where were you when Lennon died? I was not yet born for any of this and it is difficult for me to fathom an event so epic that one would remember forever where they were. September 11, 2001 was my first It was four days before I was to be married and my fianc? and I were wrapping up the last of the details of our wedding. This day was the last I was to work before taking time off for the ceremony, but I was running late at home making arrangements on the phone. As I was walking out the door, my brother called me and informed me someone had crashed a plane into the Trade Center. No one yet suspected terrorism but rather assumed an accident reminiscent of the WWII bomber that hit the Empire State Building. I was watching MSNBC as they showed a replay of the event when my brother informed me this was not in fact a replay, but a second impact on live national television. I was glued to the TV for several hours before leaving for work. I wanted to be sure nothing was headed near Chicago. Chaos ensued at my household. Out minister was stranded in DC. Out flowers lay wilting on a runway in California. Half our guests were grounded in Pennsylvania, Seattle, Arizona, amongst other places. Some help from friends allowed us to make last minute arrangements and the wedding was a success, but it was quite peculiar to enter a new phase of life while so many others were closing the final chapter on theirs. My family was fortunate enough not to lose anyone in the targeted areas so I cannot imagine what others must have felt. I felt guilty that my worries were only that of where to get our wedding decorations on four days notice while others were wondering whether or now their loved ones had survived the buildings collapse. Regardless, I am sure to never forget my anniversary, sadly not for reasons I care to remember. 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 story8681.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. 2002-11-25 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 12.134.16.242 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I WAS GETTING MY THREE GRANDCHILDREN READY FOR SCHOOL WHEN MY OLDER DAUGHTER CALLED AND SAID TO TURN ON THE TELEVISION BECAUSE WE WERE AT WAR. I WATCHED IN HORROR THE EVENTS GOING ON AND WONDERED WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO THE WORLD I FELTED WAS SAFE FOR MY 8 GRANDCHILDREN. MY HUSBAND AND I WHERE GLUED TO THE T.V. FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AND DAYS THAT FOLLOWED. MY HUSBAND IS A RETIRED BERKELEY FIREMAN AND HE HAS BEEN THRU A DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE AND A OAKLAND HILLS FIRE. THIS WAS THE HARDEST THING FOR HIM AND I TO EXPERIENCE. TEARS AND PRAYERS WERE AND ARE STILL CONSTANT IN OUR HOME FOR ALL INVOLVED IN THIS TRAGEDY. I PERSONALLY DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY WORLD OR THE NOW OR FUTURE WORLD OF MY PRECIOUS GRANDCHILDREN. I PRAY CONSTANTLY AND I DO KNOW "GOD WILL 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 story3629.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. 198.81.21.43 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I woke up on Sept 11, turning 20 years old. I woke up hearing Happy Birthday, and having my television turned on to see the horror that was happening that day. I remember feeling like it was happening in my home town...that I was there, but I was miles away. I realized I felt that way because it was my home, because it is my country. I was filled with so many emotion and couldn't believe that this was happening. I remeber driving to school, it had this uneasy silence in the streets that I was driving. Coming home I heard the emergency sirens being tested. I was nieve thinking I would never hear that sound or feel as worried or scared as I was that day. Now, everytime someone hears when my birthday is they say "I'm so sorry." or "That must really suck." or give me this sad look. But, I don't feel that way at all. My birthday reminds me of what happend that day. That when someone came to our country and tried to break us down, our country came together to help each other. I feel lucky and happy that I am alive, unlike so many people that day. I am not the one to say sorry too. Those who have lost someone in their family because of that day, for people who knows someone fighting for the cause and to those themselves,and to those children who will never know their mother or father...they are the ones that deserves those words more than me. I can never forget like the rest of the country what happend that day... Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story9518.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-09-09 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 65.217.26.64 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: September 11th, the day the world stood still. Where was I? At school. I distinctly remember on that day, I was in Ms.Barbara's english class. She had left the room momentarily. But when she came back, she told us "The Twin Towers are no more." Some of us asked what she meant, but honestly we didn't know what was so important about that because we didn't know what the Twin Towers were. None of us really knew what that meant until we watched the news. For some reason, I clearly remember the weather that day. It was a warm sunny day. The sky was clear and so blue that you could get lost in it. Ironic that a beautiful day as September 11th would be the day such a tragedy occurs. Maybe thats why its so hard to forget. Without clouds, all we could watch was the planes hit the Twin Towers and feel the dawning realization that this is what a terrorist attack feels like. It wasn't like anything in the movies. It was real and disturbing. Then the towers collasped, bringing a wave of debris and toxic dust. But what really hurts the most is that we lost so many people. Its the realization that somehow you escaped with your life when your friend, relative, or co-worker didn't. Its living with the guilt that you survived. For the heros and all who died, so saddening to the point where we can't forget. 5 years later and we still mourn your missing presence. How do you forget about this? This grief that haunts that ever present hole in your heart. For the people who have lost a son, a daughter, a father, a mother, a cousin, anybody in your family; how they have to continue on everyday life with that burden of grief. But among the chaos and tragedy, we came together. We united in face of this tragedy and said "You know what, you may have attacked us and lowered our spirit, but we will recover and when we do, watch out." Maybe out of the whole day, what I remember the most the un-nerving silence at night. In my neighborhood, I usually hear cars, airplanes, and sometimes, the amublance or firetruck. On that day, I heard nothing. Nothing except the somber silence and the silent weeping of N.Y 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 story20724.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. 70.107.136.114 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 the Il. Health Care Convention when I heard of the attacks. I was in shock. I just couldn't believe what I was hearing. The pictures were horrifying. The pictures of the people jumping from the windows was terrifying. I cried for all the lives lost and the families that lost loved ones. The stories of the hero's made me proud. I was saddened at the loss of Father Mychel, although he died doing what he loved. Father, the emergency personnell, and the passengers of flight 93 will live on forever in our hearts and our memories. Thank You HERO'S!!!!!! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story5501.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.27.15.24 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: When a co-worker first came and told us a plane had gone into the World Trade Center, I thought, it's just a small plane that accidently hit the builing. Then as we gathered around a small T.V. set and saw the picture, I knew this wasn't an accident. We saw the second plane hit and my stomach dropped!. In my head, I figured , that the people would get out of the building, or had gotten out. Later, when I saw the first tower fall, my heart fell with it. I was scared, sad , angry and mostly , in shock. It was one of those times when you want to cry but you can't. It was like watching an old King Kong movie. The scene where Kong destroyed the sky scrapers. I hoped I was dreaming and when I woke up someone would tell me I was crazy. This didn't happen and I'm not crazy!! I felt some violated and vulnerable. This was not supposed to happen in our country. We were the Big guys that nobody messed with!! My heart was broken to know that these innocent people woke up that day and didn't have any idea that they would die. I felt the pain and the horror these people must have gone through. I prayed that they went quickly and painless. But after seeing pictures of people jumping and falling from the building i knew, they felt pain and fear. No one should die that way. The families waiting for news. The children arriving home from school and no parents to greet them. My life will never be the same. Our country has a big whole in its heart!!! 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Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 159.10.4.104 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 on the late shift at work that day, meaning that I didn't have to be at work until 12:00 P.M. I decided to sleep a little later than usual. I remember hearing my mother in the living room, as she kept saying something like "Oh no, oh no." I didn't get up at first, but eventually I got up to see what had happened. The first plane had hit the Twin Towers, and my mother was watching the coverage on television. We were watching together as the second plane hit, removing any doubt that it was an accident (as the networks were still speculating after the first plane hit). My mother and I are friends, and can talk for hours, but that morning, I don't remember having much to say as the reality sank in of what had just happened. 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 story6678.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. 204.181.176.19 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: hi, my name is Faraz Nasir i am from Pakistan but nowdays i am in U.S.A ON on september 11 2001 i was in my home when airoplanes attack w.t.c i was playing outside with my friends it is about 7.30pm when i came back i saw on t.v that one building is hi hit by plane and fire is coming out from it i think that maybe it was a movie or someplace in europe i tell u one think that i dont know before 9/11 that what was the trade centre i just sit and start to watch t.v in a moment one more airoplane hit on w.t.c now i think that it is a movie but when i saw a headline before it that terrorist attack America i am very amaized that what i shappen then my mother tels me about w.t.c then all of my faimly start to watch this and we saw live when it goes down and one another airoplane hit on pentagon we all are in shoked that what i shappening that night we saw t.v till 2'o clock and we read full story next day in news paper .we all said that ok afghanistan is our muslim brother country and many of pakistani like osama but we all say also many of pakistani that what usama do that it is not right why he kil soo many people we all are very sad so i am not in u.s.a that time but i am very happy to saw america that america do very well and their fighfighter do very good job so that's m,y story 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 story6063.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. 151.188.29.249 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: On September 11, 2001 I was at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. My mother had open heart surgery on the 7 of September and was still in the ICU department on the 11. I had been spending every night at the hospital with her because she was not doing too well. I remember waking up that morning in the waiting room to a bunch of people crowding around the only tv they had in that waiting room. Looks of complete shock were on their faces as the events unfolded in front of our eyes. My mom was recovering from the open heart surgery and had just suffered a stroke on the 10. They had the tv on in her room while all this was going on and she couldn't make sense of it all. In fact she said that while the news about this horrible event was on, she dreamed that she was there with them and that she was one of the survivors. That was a day that I will never forget, one because of what my mother was enduring and what the families of the loved ones who perished were enduring. May God bless all who lived through this and also the families of the ones who didn't. 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 story5811.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: At the time of the events of september 11th, I was attending school and did not find out about the tragic events untill the middle of the day. It is hard to think that at the same time that people we're plummeting to their innocent deaths, I was sitting in my class learning a trade and didn't even know that they we're screaming for someone to help them but I couldn't hear them. I was very sad for the people and stayed somewhat quiet through the day because i was sad and partially scared for my well being. There is a time in your life when you put away your own selfish pride and you sit down and just cry for all of the people that were never allowed to come home to their daughter or son or loved one. Just think about that husband and little child at home waiting for mommy to get off of work but mommy never came home. Imagine the pain that there was and how hard it was to explain that mommy was never going to come home and that she was going to a better place... All of this just because there was someone that had a grudge against someone else and many people died just for that one reason........ Hate, Stop the hate, that is not just a saying but it is now a plea, a plea that is heard all around the world. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story3155.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. 64.18.33.4 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: Of coarse like the rest of the country I to will never forget every detail of September 11, 2001. But the thing that stands out the most is the weather in New York that day. It was a picture perfect day. I arrived at work about 8:35 a.m. (Everyone else comes in about 9) got my desk set up, turned on the computer and as every morning read Newsday online. The headlines first read "small plane crashes into Trade Center" I did'nt really think too much of it at that moment I was thinking single engine plane maybe a 2 seater. But as my co-workers were coming in the story was starting to change. One girl was on the phone with her husband as he watched live on TV the second plane hit. We were all getting nervous. I personally was worried about my step niece and her two small girls who lived in the buildig next to the towers and her husband who worked on the 50th floor of tower 1. Another girl's mother worked in one of the buildings behind the towers. She was desperatly trying to reach her but we could not get a dial tone on our phones. Then someone from another office popped their head into our office and told us the Pentagon had been hit. I started to tremble and needed to be home with my husband and children. I felt so vulnerable and I think we were all wondering what else was going to happen. So we all decided to leave. While I was driving home I was listening to WABC AM. There werent many cars on the road it was almost like the calm before the storm, and just as I was passing the mall they made an anouncement that tower 2 just fell. I was looking at passing motorist and they were looking back at me with the same look of disbeleif and tears streaming down our faces. I almost wanted to reach out to them, but kept driving. I met my mother & husband at home and we took the kids to my brothers. There we sat and waited to hear from my sister in laws daughter. My sister in law was hysterical until the call came in at 1:00 pm. My step niece was ok. We had her on speaker phone as she relayed the events she went through. Nobody said a word, we just sat there and listend to her tell us how she heard the first plane hit, and how thank god she was running late getting the kids off to school that day, and how her husband just happened to be in Atlantic City. And then how she described seeing people jumping to their death, even a whole group holding hands and jumping together. As she described every gory detail, because she was still in a state of shock, we all sat there and cried as her voice rang out through the room over the speaker phone. She described in detail how she and her 2 young girls had to run for their lives and thank god they were picked up by a man in a pickup truck (bless him) After that we headed home. As we pulled into the driveway about 3:00 we could see F14's flying right over our house. What a strange feeling. My 10 year old ran into the house. When I came in I found her in her Pajamas in bed under the covers. That said so much to me. She just wanted to go to bed and wake up and let September 11, 2001 be over. If only it were that simple. 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 story8169.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. 2002-09-27 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 67.26.25.203 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 14 yrs old I didnt go to school that day because I didnt feel good. I was watching tv when I thought I heard a small boom, I thought it was my ear because I had an ear infection. After I heard that I felt I needed fresh air. I went on the roof and looked in the direction of the towers and saw a horrible sight. I saw smoke billowing out of the north tower I couldnt believe. I sat ther watching a few minutes later out of the corner of my eye I saw the second plane. I watched it hit the south tower. I was blown away by what I saw. When the towers collapsed I cried, I felt so bad for the people and their families, but I also felt lucky I had mine. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story1465.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-25 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 65.103.224.109 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My morning routine consisted of getting my two children off to school ... at 8:46 AM on September 11, 2001, I stood in the kitchen of my Del Ray home making lunches and watching Good Morning America just as I had done the day before. A Special Report interrupted, and reported an airplane had crashed into the World Trade Center, at this time, no one suspected this to be an act of terrorism. I watched as much as I could, before having to leave for work. Once in the car, I turned the radio on to see if there were any updates and listened as I drove the short distance to my office in Old Town. When I arrived, few of my co-workers were aware of what had happened in New York. I turned on my radio; and it was then we realized the seriousness of what that day would hold. A second plane had now struck the other tower of the World Trade Center in New York. It was obvious this was no accident. Next, closer to home, a plane was reported to have crashed into the Pentagon which is a short distance from Old Town. No one knew what to expect next, it seemed the world around us was out of control. My thoughts immediately turned to my family. My children, my husband and my parents ? where were they at this moment and were they safe? Were they scared? We could hear the jets flying overhead and the sound of sirens. It was then reported that another plane had crashed in a field in Pennsylvania ? it was believed this plane was bound for Washington DC. Our office crowded around a small television that we set up to monitor what was happening. We shuffled between the TV reports and our desks trying to telephone family members. Parents were calling their children?s schools. The phone lines were so overloaded; many calls could not go through. Cell phone signals were also down. We felt so helpless. One by one we broke ourselves away from the news reports and decided to venture out and attempt to make it home. Parents with children headed to schools to pick up their kids ? everyone wanted to be with and know their loved ones were safe. I was one of those parents that immediately went to pick up my children ? only to try and explain how all of this could have happened. I can only hope I never again have to see that fear in my children?s eyes. Soon after, A State Of Emergency was declared in our area and it was mandatory that everyone be off the roads and in their homes. I never imagined Old Town Alexandria could be so desolate, and an even stranger sight was that of military vehicles patrolling our streets and fighter jets overhead. Once home, I stayed in front of the television watching the continuous news coverage and could not believe my eyes as the Pentagon burned and the Twin Towers crumbled to the ground. How could this be happening? All of the poor innocent people .. The Men, the Women and the Children. Their families. What they must be feeling. Their grief, Their Anger and Their Pain. I cried for the wives whose husbands would not be coming home, and for the husbands who would not again see their wives. I cried for the parents who lost their children, and made sure I hugged my own children twice as long at bedtime that night, and thanked God I had the chance to do so. I am ashamed to admit that it took the events of September 11, 2001, for me to purchase an American Flag to display on my home, however, it has been flying there for one year, and shall continue in the years to come. This flag is very special to me. It will always be a symbol of Freedom; however, today, September 11, 2002 ? it also represents Life, Faith, Healing and Pride. 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 story2990.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.87.185.2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at work at one of the local hospitals in our High Desert area. I was working the graveyard shift of 12 midnight till 7 am, It was ahout 5:30 AM pst and we had the radio on in the office but barely adudible. I thought i overheard the DJ say something about a plane hitting the World Trade Center in NYC. I turned up the volume and the Newa was repeated. Suddenly, I began to panic. I am a Native New Yorker and my sister ( last i heard) worked in the Verizon building behind the twin towers,I rushed home and awoke my sleeping family and we turned on the TV, the TOday show. We couldn't believe what we saw and immediately I tried to call back East and find out about the whereabouts of my Sister and her Fiance. All circuits were busy and it took close to 3 days before we foumd out that she and her Fiance were OK. They both had to walk across the 59th St Bridge to get a connection to their home in Far Rockaway Queens. The stories they both told are heart=wrenching as to the thinns they saw and witnessed 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 story7366.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. 2002-09-14 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 had class that day and i remember sitting in my dorm room and my roommate showed up in my room. It was very strange because she was suppose to be in class. When she walked in the room i asked her what she was doing and she said that we were getting attacked so her teacher decided to cancel class. We hurried up and turned on the tv and sure enough her teacher was right. I was so shocked and didn't know what to do. I had a class that morning at 9:30am so i went to it and my teacher hadn't heard about the attack so when students went up to her and asked if we were going to have class she was so shocked that she took us to one of the other halls so that we could watch the news to find out what was going on. My college is near Scott Air Force base so mainly what was going through my mind is where they going to try and attack that base and if they did i knew it would affect us. That day i will never forget, i know that it affected everyone not just the people who lost someone but it affected everyone that is living today. It's scary to know that it happened and it's something that i personally will be telling my kids about. 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 story941.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. 2002-07-28 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.135 Annotation Annotations to this item. Students/Teachers Military DOMESTIC Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I had walked my little girl to my next door neighbor's house for school. My neighbor asked me, "Clay, have you been wacthing t.v. this mornning?" I said, "No." She said in all seriousness, "What have you been doing, Sleeping?" I said, "I have been up for about an hour and a half." She said, "they're bombing the World Trade Center. Go watch the t.v." So I went into her living room and saw the live news report, and was taken aback at the chaos, terror, and mayhem that I was watching. I asked my neighbor, with just an ounce of humorist hope, was this for real? She said, "Yes, it is." I stood there mortified and in a state of disbelief. I lefted her house, and at full speed, ran to my car in which my wife was waiting. I told her and she was shocked. I turned on the radio to hear what was happening. If this can be believed, on the F.M. dail it was entertainment as ususal. The stations were playing music and doing their morning commuter jokes. Not a word of the events occuring in the east of the United States! This was a about 2-3 hours after the planes had hit. I found the Public Radio station and they were broadcasting the events. We rode in silence to my wife's rideshare's house. After I dropped her off I made my way down the highway to my school. Without her feminne presence in the car, I allowed the mantel of my manhood to fall, and the tough interior of the former U.S. Marine to stand at ease, and allowed the tears to fall. I cried for all the lives lost. I cried for the uncertainty of security in which my country grapsed its freedom from. I cried because I could not get my hands to the necks of those whose caused such insecurity to be felt in the hearts of the Amercan people. I then prayed for my country, the President, the Country Leaders, for the families and all those that would greive such a great loss. In class all I could think of was the safety of my family. I left class and called my son and told him to lock the doors and not to answer the door for anybody but a family member. I left school and gathered the other kids from their babysitter and daycare. I then went home and awaited my wife's arrival so that we could all be safe in our home under the protection of Jesus Christ. We sat in our living room watching the repeats of the planes going into the buildings, and listening to the reports. Sitting there in our home, and for the next several days, was like being in the midst of a 24 hours funeral. The pall would not lift. Even the emotions of death of a love one visited us: Anger, guilt, unbelief, denial, grief. They returned once again yesterday, 9/11/2002 watching the programs on t.v. However, this time we know that America will come through this as a better nation. More caring towards others. More unified. Humble. Stronger. And above all, victorious. 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 story6826.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. 206.216.231.32 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 September 11, I was in Basic Training for the Army in Ft. Jackson, SC. That day, I didn't have a typical day of Boot Camp. I was working in the kitchen, doing kitchen patrol. I was serving meals to my fellow soldiers. One of our Drill Sergants came in and told us that the World Trade Center had been bombed. We were hysterical, being in Boot Camp, we saw a huge threat of going to war. Later that day, out Company Commander gave us a briefing on what had all happened. We were then permitted to call our families and tell them that we were going to be alright. It was a very memorable day for me. I will never forget it. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story9098.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. 2003-02-26 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 146.85.77.190 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: "Mom! Do you have the T.V. on? Turn it on...turn it on now!" My frantic daughter's voice on the other end of the phone sent a chill through my body. Rushing to the television, I was trying to get her to tell me what was going on. I thought one of our family members was seriously hurt and they had the accident on the news. My 19 year old son was getting ready to head out the door for college when I called him back inside. We were hearing the voice of Katie Curig just as the second plane came into view and flew into the second tower. A nauseating feeling came over both my son and myself and we both immediately began to pray fervently out loud for God to deliver people from this attack. My daughter said she would begin praying immediately, and my son and I both knelt right in front of the T.V. screen, placed our hands on the chaotic scene in front of us and began to plead for the lives of these people to be spared. We prayed for the law enforcement officials and the fire fighters to have courage in the face of fear, order where there may have been chaos and the ability to see and hear those who would need their help. We prayed the rest of the morning off and on as the rest of the story began to unfold across the country. That was all we could do, and we still pray this day when we feel compelled. God help us. 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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