402 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: My brother and i were sick on September 11, 2001 so we went back to bed. My sisters bus was late, so she was late for work. Around 8:00 Kansas time, 11:00 New York time my mom came home to get a TV because she answered phones and couldnt stay in the back office. She said she heared on the raido on her way to work the DJs making jokes about a plane flying into the WTC. We turned on the TV and it was no joke. My brother and I sat in front of the TV all day even though we were sick. I was so scared, even though I lived in Kansas and there was nothing there. I though every time a plane flew over they were going to drop bombs. I am still scared today but I want to say thank you to all the heros, fire fighters and miltary who are defened our country today. 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 story4848.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 graduated from culinary school on aug 21st, and was refered by a teacher to Pastry Chef Heather Ho,at windows on the world. I worked there for 5 days, and on sept 11 was supposed to be in at 2pm for evening service. She gave me an opportunity when i had no experience professionally. She along with many of my new co-workers were killed. My whole family and al friends thought i was there, my cousin was the only one who could get through....from a cell phone in spain, woke my sister up saw what happened and ran to my room. I sat bolt upright when she slammed my door open, she said thank God you are home, by the time i was at the bottom of the stairs the second plane hit. i remember every second from that point on so clearly, trying to get in touch and let them(anyone,everyone)that i was ok,if they were ok. after the pentagon was hit, i got a cab went to my sisters high school to get her. they werent letting students go, i went a little nuts and demanded to see her....once they knew who i was related to i had such a jolt to reality,the principal as well as many people in the main office hugged me and were so happy i was alive(my sister hearing the news on the loudspeaker was in the counselors office along with dozens of other children and teachers believing their loved ones gone) one woman told me that i gave her hope that her husband was alright. they brought my sister out to me and, i dont know she was broken and then back together. I never wanted to let go,but we needed to get home(the cab driver waited outside her high school for 45 mins. i only had 10 dollars and he knew that.....he didnt take the money)once i got home within a few mins my mom got there,she worked in the local junior high as a school aid. after calming down she asked me if she could go back to the school.....there were .....so many chldren who had possibly lost parents. This is why I Love my mother so dearly, i offered to go too,but she said stay and try to get in contact with others. my father walked home from midtown manhattan where he worked. my boyfriend of 4 years worked in long island and came to my house at 11:30 that night because my sister Gaby threatened him if he didn't(he left me shortly after 9/11) with my family with me i couldnt sleep for 2 days,i felt could have should have been there, why did i get the night shift why was i ok? sometimes i still feel that. so on the 3 day i decided to volunteer,started to leave m hose when they announced on tv grand central was being evacuated. i stayed home,scared. then i realized that helping others was the only way i could repay the fact that i was still here. Got in touch with those working for windows' at Beacon restaurant, went there....cooked for 1 day and spent the next month and a half answering phones....for families waiting for any news. we had none.....i talked to people for very long periods of time,passing the phone to other volunteers when we couldnt talk anymore. I was with volunteers with the biggest hearts. each night i wandered around the city to vigils passing missing posters. New York City was sad, but beautiful too. the vibe of this town was complete brotherhood. we banded together cried together, sat in parks mourning crying on the shoulders of strangers. in november, i recieved a call from the chef i worked with that 1 day at the begining of my volunteer service, he offered me a job at his restaurant. i tok it and worked there for 3 and a half years. I dont know what to say how to say it,Heather Ho will always be in my heart. Please God give her a kiss for me. 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 story11727.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. 2005-08-16 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.46.70.187 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was sitting at my computer, and watching the news on TV. I just sat there and thought, what am I watching, is it a joke, I was stunned. I care for my mother who has dementia and knows nothing of what had happened. Thank God she does not. she would have been heart broken. My heart goes out to all that suffered and still are suffering. God bless America and all it's people. Freedom to all. Julie 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 story3190.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. 65.58.196.191 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 I first heard that a plane hit one of the towers of the World Trade Center it didn't really register then the tragedy that was taking place. I thought that a plane crashed into the top of the building accidentally, a plane crash (in some ways a common occurence). Before I left the house I heard that another plane struck the other tower and then I began to pay attention. On Good Morning America, they were saying that it appeared to be a terrorist attack. That blew my mind, but still I continued on to work, thinking that the media sometimes blows things out of porportion. When I arrived at work it was the talk of the office, but we all continued on with our day. Soon after, we heard about the Pentegon, the crash in Pennsylvania, and the collapsing of the twin towers. It was a terrorist attack on Americans. I was devestated at all of lives that I knew without a shadow of a doubt were lost. I began to pray at my desk, to keep His hands on the situation. To comfort and bless the families in this horrible time. I know what it feels like to lose someone to a tragedy, and at first nothing can comfort you. I also know that GOD is all powerful and that He allows things to happen for whatever reason. Sept. 11 was a day of great sorrow and it will never be forgotten, God was there that morning and He will be with us until he says its the end. It's hard to hear and even harder to believe, but the people that we lost on that day are a lot better off than we are today, one year later. They've made it to where we have to go, and this journey from here on out will be difficult. It will get worse before it gets better. Dealing with the pain and lose will always be hard, but with His help there is nothing that we can't overcome and survive. So when it seems like no one cares or there is no reason to go on, just remember with GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE. And in order to see our loved ones who have gone on before us, we must live to reach the same point that they reached a year ago. Time doesn't heal all wounds, but if you allow God he will ease the pain. God Bless. 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 story6860.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. 66.61.56.112 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: It was an ordinary day. The sound of the alarm clock, and turning it back off to go back to sleep wishing it were a weekend. I had 45 min to be to school. I jumped in the shower, quickly got dressed and threw my make-up on. My mother drove me to school cause i hated riding the bus. When i arrived at school, i did the normal thing and went to talk to my friends, until the bell rang. I was in my Social Studies class when the Principal came on the speaker and said that one of the towers were hit in New York. The teacher turned on the news, and we sat there and watched. As we were watching t.v, we saw another plane hit another tower. Everyone couldn't believe what happened. A little bit later, we heard about the Pentagon , and another plane that crashed in Pennsylvania. Watching people jump from the building. It was very upsetting, and not knowing what to really think right away. I was in 8th grade and now i am a senior. But it seems just like yeaterday that it happened. All of the people that died during 9/11 are in my prayer, along with our soldier. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*UNITED WE STAND*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* 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 story11551.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: MY BOSS CALLED ME WHEN THE SECOND PLANE HIT TOWER 2 AND WAS CRYING AND I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT HE WAS SAYING. WHEN I DID FINALLY REALIZE WHAT HE SAID I WENT TO THE AP RADIO NETWORK ON MY COMPUTER AND MYSELF AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES SAT WATCHING AS NEW PICTURES WERE ADDED, NO ONE SAID ANYTHING AND NO ONE CARED ABOUT WORK ANYMORE. TODAY ON THE ANNIVERSARY THE AIR FORCE WENT OVERHEAD IN THE MISSING MAN FORMATION. IT WAS EXTREMELY POWERFUL. 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 story3481.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: How did you witness history on september 11th? When i first witnessed what happened on September 11th, i had just got out of school. I walked to my after school babysitting job. As usaul, the girl i watched wouldnt be there for an hour. I flipped on the television and saw a building on fire. I thought nothing of it, but when i changed the channel again it was still on. For the first time i decided to watch the news. When i heard what had happened , i only felt a little scared. I knew it was bad bye the tone in the reporters voice. Just then , the 6 year old i babay sat for walked in. She asked me what had happenend,and i tried my best to explain it in a way she could understand. Then she said "is it going to happen again" and it made me actually think. What if it did happen again somewhere where i had family or somewhere closer to me like in boston. Has your life changed since september 11th? The most important thing i learned about septemeber 11th was to appreciate things. Like family, if they are there today, who knows if the will be there tommorow? Also appreciate everyday. Live it like your last, because you dont know it might be. Lastly appreciate the fact you are alive today after september 11th, there are people out there who now longer have a father or a mother or a grandparent. Who are just under the age of 8. What do you think should be remembered about september 11th? What i think should be remembered about september 11th are a few things. Number how are nation didnt fall apart, but got closer together. We didnt react in complete panic but instead we all united to help one another. Another thing is volunteers from every where were helping one another like complete strangers. They risked there lives to help one another. Lastly what i think should be rememebred is the firefighters and policemen who also risked there lives to save other people. Many of them died bye just going in the building to find survivors, and helping people. And what i think is most important is to remember all that died, and there families who now wake up in the morning and think they arent there anymore and wont be again. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story8549.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: The morning of September 11, 2001 I was with my little girl watching cartoons. She was almost one at the time so she didn't like watching the news that much! I got a call from a woman at my church telling me about the first planing hitting the WTC and I immediately turned on the news. I was glued to the TV most of the day. My husband was at work and I was calling him periodically with updates. Both of my brothers and my sister-in-law work in DC so I wasn't able to relax until I heard from them and knew they were okay. I must have talked to my mother and best friend at least a dozen times each. It was very odd for me to watch all of the death and devastation because I was 3 months pregnant at the time. I kept thinking about the life growing inside me and the hope that it represented. I thought about the many women who were pregnant whose husbands would never see their babies born...and about the children who would never know their fathers...and about everyone else who experienced a loss that cruel day. My heart was broken. I still think about all of those people each day. My heart was filled with pride for our country and I desired so much to do something to help. But what could I do? I thought and prayed and then I realized that I could have an impact on the lives around me. I can raise my kids to respect the differences in people and not to hate. I can reach out to people who are hurting and I can be proud to be an American. Today is September 11, 2002. This morning I sat on the floor playing with BOTH of my daughters and as my mind went back to one year ago I realized that as Americans, we are stronger when faced with adversity, we are united against a common foe and we are blessed beyond compare. 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 story3583.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On Sept. 11, 2001, I was sitting in my dorm room, working on the computer, when my mom called me out of the blue. She sounded frantic on the phone and at first I couldn't figure out what she was trying to tell me. Finally, I heard her say, "Turn on the TV." So I did, and I was completely shocked by the images they were showing on the news. When they showed the planes crashing into the Trade Center and the people running and screaming on the sidewalk, all I could think to myself was, "How could this happen? Is this real? It seems like a scene out of a movie." The reality of it didn't hit me until my room mate said that she needed to call her boyfriend and make sure he was OK because he worked at the Pentagon, which was the site of the other plane crash. She was extremely upset because she couldn't get ahold of him because the cell phone service was down that day. It finally hit me that it was real and that real people were being affected by the tragedy. I fortunately, did not have any family members or loved ones working at the Trade Center or the Pentagon. But others were not so lucky. 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 story102.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: Iwas a junior in high school at the time. I was in the middle of my first period english class when my teacher got a phone call saying that the world trade center had just been struck by an aircraft. At first I thought that it might have been a terrible accident, but as it turns out it was an attack. I really feel for every one in New york City. My entire family lives in New york. September 11 is a day that I will remember the rest of my life. 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 story8673.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. 2002-11-24 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 67.241.184.81 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: when i heard of the terrorest attack on america by osama bin laden. i was in school at a bus a evacuation. The bus driver told us all the kids on the bus what had happened. he did not know the whole story. he only knew that two planes crashed into the twin towers. when i went home, i found more about what was going on i heard also that the pentagon was hit and crashed in pennylsavana. my life hasn't realy changed because none of my relatives or any one that i knew was in the planes or in the twin towers. i feel bad for all the peole that had died. i think that we should remember all the people that had died in the crash and those that were serouly injoured. all those people tha were in the plane that crashed in pennsvanna should remember. we should remember hoew brave there were when they tried to go and stopthe terroist that were going to crash into the white house. we should stop them from killing more more innocent people we should stop them for more security. 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 story8454.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. 2002-10-17 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.60.58.139 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 just started sixth grade when the terrorists attacks of Spetember 11, 2001, occured. School was going on as usual, but about ten o'clock, parents began arriving and taking their children home. At first it was slightly humorous, becuase every few minutes another one of my classmates would leave, and the class grew steadily smaller. The remaining students and I began speculating about the cause of the unexpected onslaught of parents, giggling as our ideas grew increasingly silly and farfetched. Eventuallly, the humor wore off, becuase we realized that the situation was serious. Teachers were spotted crying in the hallways. On our way back to our classroom, which was in a trailer outside, my friend pointed to the sky and exclaimed, "Wow, look at that!" My teacher's expression instantly changed, and she stared up in a panic, asking, "What, where?" My classmate replied, "The moon, it's out during the day." Our teacher tried to laugh off her minor panic attack, but we knew that something wasn't right. When we got back to our trailer, our teacher turned on the television to a news station. We saw images of a tall building in flames, but thought little of it, as fires occur somewhere almost everyday. It wasn't until our teacher finally decided to explain everything that we realized the significance of the images. She told us that she wanted to tell us the truth, despite the wishes of the school administration. The twin towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington had been hit by planes, which had been piloted by terrorists. Instantly, my classmates and I began to panic. I knew that my parents worked in D.C., but I had no idea where, and I feared the worst. For the rest of the day, we all went around in a semi-stupor. To my relief, my mother arrived at the end of the day to pick me up, which in and of itself would have alerted me that something was amiss, becuase I usually rode the bus home. The next few weeks, I went around as usual, but cringed everytime I heard a plane's engines roar overhead. It took several months before I was able to see jet contrails cross the sky without shuddering involunterally. 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 story20434.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. 151.188.16.21 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was working as a payroll clerk for the Lake County, Indiana Sheriff's Department on the day of this tragady and the TV in my Commander's office happened to be on when the first plane hit. She screamed for us to come into her office and witness what was happening. We could not believe our eyes, that a horrible tragedy was occurring in the USA which we never dreamed would happen. When we finally understood the situation, everyone started telling about who they knew that worked in NY. Suddenly I came to realize that my daughter and son in law lived in New Jersey but both worked in the city. I immediately tried to find some way to contact their employers to see if in fact they were OK. Communications were down of course, so there was no way except to sit by a phone and hope I would get a call. I did receive that call in the evening from my daughter and found out she had been sent to another area of the city to work that day. My son in law was taking the Staten Island Ferry to work when he saw the first plane hit. His office building was destroyed and they were relocated but they were fine. It was an eternity waiting for that phone call and I can only imagine how the people felt that never did get that phone call saying all was OK. My heart and prayers go out to them all. God bless us and make our futures safe. Praise to the police officers (my son is one) and fire fighters who worked so hard to help the fallen. God Bless America. 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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 got out of the shower.I sat down to watch some TV when the news broke into the show and took us to New York city.I can remember i was just about to turn the channel when i saw the World Trade Center on fire.At first i thought it was an accident(as im sure everyone did watching),then while Im watching this live broadcast another plane flys right into the other tower.I remember the news caster's voice very shaky as she was explaining that a second plane had hit the World Trade Centers.The realization that there were alot of people dead or trapped, set in.I can remember tears just started rolling down my face as i watched.Nobody knew what was going on or why.I walked into work about a half hour later that day(i work at a store in my town as a cashier)my boss just looked at me with total disbelief.That whole day was spent listening to the radio as people would come in the store with such saddeness wondering what was going to happen next.Even though we were about five hours away from the city, there was not one person in this town that did not feel what had happened.I remember walking outside that day and feeling i was a different person and this was surely a different world. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at a training seminar that was required by my job. I remember everyone's cell phones all started to ring within seconds of each other....disbelieving "What?!" and "Oh, my GOD!" was quiclkly followed by eerie silence. No one knew what to say or do. The following days and weeks were difficult for the obvious reasons and the added fact that my husband is in the Army. I couldn't come to grips with what had happened...the enormity of that day. Now, a year later, I still haven't come to grips with it, really. I did have a thought today, though. I thought how much hate was behind these acts. Hate for a country, a way of life, and for LIFE, in general. That, to me, is the one thing that I find both the saddest AND the hardest to understand. Are we as Americans just that naive, to think that everyone CAN get along? Or is it just that amazing that so many people bought into the hatred and violence? 9/11 was a horrendous, senseless, hate-filled act of terrorism. More than wanting justice or retribution...I just want to understand. Why? How could you? How could we let you? Where do we go from here? Mostly, just WHY!?? 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 story3483.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I would like to begin by sending out my deepest sympathies to everyone who has lost someone in this horrible tragedy. My father has lost his cousin William Arthur Gardener. Unfortunately, I never got the chance to know him but this has still had a huge impact on my life and those of my family. Let's see, the morning of that dreadful day, I had just gotten home from work, and had the news on to check and see how the weather was going to be, so I could dress my daughter accordingly.As I was preparing myself to get a little sleep before I started my daily errands, "BREAKING NEWS" flashed across my T.V. screen. At the time it was thought to be a little private plane that might have had some sort of misfunction or something. I remember thinking how horrible for those poor people, I watched a little longer before turning in for bed.I actually shut my set off right before the second plane hit the other tower. Upon waking up 2 hrs. later, I turned the T.V. back on and was in utter disbelief as to what was happening. I was filled with so many different emotions. An overwhelming sadness for all those people on the planes and what their last thoughts were, and my first reaction was to go and get my daughter out of school, the not knowing what if anything was going to happen next, I knew I needed her to be with me. Then I went to the store and proceeded to get some supplies for all those firefighters and policeman,and everyone else working round the clock to help those poor people, I too wanted to do what I could.May all those innocent people forever rest in peace. This will be a day of mourning for myself and family and everyone forever. May God bless those who have fallen,God bless those who constantly fight to endure our feedom,God bless all the heroes and most of all 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 story5036.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. 64.158.186.143 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 husband and I got up right around 9:00am. We both had appointments in Columbus Ohio, We had decided to start a family. We were going for consultation appointments, because there were some medical things we had to check into and go through in order for us to start a family, so we had apointments with a couple doctors. I had went into the bathroom to take my shower and get ready for our appointments, I turned on the radio as always, I heard Bob and Shari talking about what was going on, on the radio, I guess I wasn't beleiving what I was hearing, it was like I was in denial,sad, scarred, different feelings all at once, I had talked myself into beleiving it was an accident, then I remeber hearing the other tower had just been struck. I remeber still not wanting to believe what was happening, but also knowing this was serious and scarry, I dropped to my knees in the bathtub, teary eyed and scarred.I remeber hearing my husband yell,he was watching it on T.V. My husband came to the door and said "do you know what is going on", I told him I had been listening to it on the radio, when I got out of the bathroom I went into the living room, I was trying to ignor still what was going on as best I could, my husband had the T.V. on so it was hard. Then another explosion, the pentagon, I just knew this was world war three, what were we doing,going to try to bring a life into this world? My husband and I went ahead and got ready to go to Columbus, we listened to the radio on the way, I was clammed up, scarred and crying on and off on the way.Finally I was able to let out to my husband a little of how I felt, are we doing the right thing? How can we think about bring a life into this world, like this? Will the world even be here very much longer? I was very scarred.I'm sure my husband had alot of feelings also, well I know he did, but he was being strong for me at the time. We got through both of our appointments. We stayed in a hotel that night.We went to a tavern in the town we were staying,we talked and watched what was going on,on the T.V with everything. Then another fear hit me, my husband is a firefighter, very dedicated and good at his job.What if he was sent away from me, what if, what if. Well we made it through. My husband and I were married on September 18th, one week after the tragedy. and right now my husband and I are expecting twin boys, due Nov.7th,2002. This story has a happy ending, but I do want to say I offer my deepest sympathy for those who lost Loved ones, and whos story doesnt have a happy ending.I do believe,and I my husband always tells me this "Put it in GODS hands"! Theres no dout this tragedy effected everybody. Thank you, and God bless america!!!! Thompsons. 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 story6743.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 can't explain my experience of watching everything occur on CNN while watching TVin a hotel room between jobs, while waiting for my new work visa to be approved. For weeks after wards I didn't sleep. Five five days I did not sleep at all. I lost friends in the WTC. I used to deliver baked goods at just about 8:45 every AM when I was at the ZCNY Greystone Bakery. One day, while driving up the New Jersey Turnpike, many years before, 30 or 40 years ago, I saw the WTC on the horizon and while studying it, I had a profound insight into how a building means and all the buildings I ever really loved, from the Parthenon to Frank LLoyd Wright's work in PA or Tokyo, or the cathedral in Toledo where Goya worked, or Swiss chalets where I played as a kid all came together in a new way, and now that WTC was gone. I had to say what it all meant to me including the love I have for New York and sacredness of the land in which in resides and which takes care of us, unbidden and unrequited but loyal and full of compassion. I wrote this poem, a series of linked haiku, to express my experiences: hokku 11/9/2001 autumn in New York trees and fields in full color acrid scents of smoke New York in autumn rainbows riot through the hills scents of smoke linger from mountains to seas flows a majestic Hudson past the great city twin towers of steel shimmering in sunlight standing tall always out of twisted steel from that terrible furnace they forge us new hope I don't think the teers will ever really ever stop, but without tears how can we ever know our real humanity. 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 story259.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 hadn't had the television on yet that morning and a girl friend called to tell me to turn it on. She was concerned for my youngest son who is in the Air Force. He called later to say hi and I love you mom and I won't be able to call back for a few days as we are going into a lock down on all the bases. I cried the rest of the day thinking of all those innocent people who were lost to their loved ones and hoping God gave them the strength to capture their memories and continue on with their lives. That night I went to a church service in our town. It was wonderful to have the support of friends and family. 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 story5290.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at work when the tragedy occurred. Horrified and in disbelief, I, along with some of my co-workers watched the event unfold via the internet. Also, on that same day via Delta's Flt. 593 I was too fly to St. Louis, Mo. However, my flight, along with hundreds of others, was cancelled that day. Realizing that my life had been spared, and wanting to do something to commemorate the thousands who had lost theirs-- the next day when I went to work I took a copy of my poem, No Greater Love. I had written it years earlier as a tribute to the soldiers in Desert Storm (and in 2002 it was awarded the Editor's Choice Award by the International Library of Poetry). My co-workers made copies and posted the poem in various areas on our floor, it was even published in the company's monthly newsletter. A year later, September 11, 2002, during the memorial service held at our church (an internal urging) led me to recite the poem, and I did! NO GREATER LOVE by Zellie Rainey Orr It matters not the battle?s name the call that came today, for someone?s son, somebody?s daughter to journey far away. On foreign soil, in desert sand midst the turmoil of war- one soldier falls, his dreams subdued beneath a shimmering star. She kneels beside him then marches on with Stars and Stripes held high, to a victory which knows neither color, nor gender, or the fear in the enemy's eyes. From dawn ?til dusk, and dusk ?til dawn a courageous vigil they keep, each marching to a different drummer- the vanguard for peace. Copyright 2000 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 story6194.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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