416 20 70359 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was late to work and as I was settling in a co-worker walked in late as well, announcing a plane had hit the WTC. Details were sketchy at that point, until we got a call that another one had hit the other building. Then I heard the Pentagon was on fire. At that point I became scared, as I am from DC, my family still lives there. I realized my cousin's husband was recently transferred to the Pentagon with the Air Force & called his wife at home to see if she'd heard from him. She did not sound alarmed when I called & had women coming over for a morning prayer group - Pentagon wives. I asked if Mike was okay & she told me he was in England. "Thank God!" I said. As it turned out she hadn't heard about the Pentagon yet, so she relayed the information to the women there. Then I let her go so they could find out whatever they needed to. I said a prayer for all the women there. Then I called my sister-in-law who works for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. She told me from her office she could see the smoke. I felt sick and vulnerable at that thought. She said they would most likely be going home shortly. I felt better, but not until all were home safe & sound. She mentioned her brother who just took a leave of absence from the Marines for a one-year intern job on Wall Street, was safe and going home and that her brother-in-law was on the street in NY talking on the phone to her mother as the second plane hit. He had been saying he was okay and tell all not to worry, when he said "oh my God, there's another plan!" He was safe, but had soot & debris covering him as he tried to move away from the area. My other sister-in-law works for the National Institute of Health & when called, she said they were going home, too. I felt better that they at least would be away from governmental buildings. Later I called when all were home and talked with my nieces who were telling me the planes flying overhead were frightening. I felt better having talked to them, they were still kids at heart in this matter, trying to have fun, but talking about it going on around them. I just wanted to put my arms around them and around my brothers. I recalled thinking about fears of Washington as a target during the Cold War years that were part of my youth, but that fear had gone away with the end of the Cold War. And now, here I live some 900 miles away, safe, but so vulnerable. I wanted to be there. I didn't want to be a sole survivor in a worst case scenario. However, it was comforting that I could offer a safe haven if my family needed a place to go. Family has always been important to me and today it's even moreso. 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 story1212.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: At the time I was teaching Profoundly Handicapped Teenagers, and we were just finishing up our morning group time. My assistant, Crystal Foster, came into the room saying a plane had hit one of the towers. We were horrified at the terrible "accident". I asked her to go back to the classroom and see if there was any additional information such as if the pilot was ill, had they radioed in a mechanical malfunction. She returned visibly shaken and telling us a second plane had hit the other tower and the news was saying they were hijacked planes. We couldn't believe it! My class went to music and I went to the room with the television, in shock and hoping, somehow, there was a mistake! As I entered the room, the news was replaying the image of the second tower being struck by a speeding silver arrow - the second plane. I watched a few moments, in horror, then went to the music room to tell the music teacher what was happening. When we received news of the Pentagon being struck by a third plane, that is when the reality of this un-reality set in and we started to cry. Hearing about the bravery of the passengers on the fourth plane, and that tragic end, started the growth of fear and sickness within me. I felt the world as I knew it had spun out of control and no corner was safe enough for me to be in with my children. Were we about to fight a war on our soil? I was mesmerized by the news accounts that evening, trying to see if South Carolina was hopefully safe, or not. I still cannot completely believe that we were attacked and so many thousands of innocent lives were destroyed! Amid accounts of the long lines to blood donations, I can still see the images of idle hospital workers, frustrated at the lack of people to treat. The quote from one doctor saying they were ready to help but not many injured people (compared to the thousands that work in the Trade Center) were being brought to them, breaks my heart. It is still so incredible to me that literally only a few survivors were found after the collapses. I cannot wrap my brain around the reasons why. To attack a beacon of hope - America - was an attack on all of civilization. I can still cry when I think about the services held around the world for us. The other enduring image that floats before my mind's eye is the political cartoon on the 12th. The Statue of Liberty in a crumpled posture, weeping, torch held down and the other hand covering her face. 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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: September 11 was three days before my 18th birthday. I felt like I had the whole world in front of me. I woke up that morning to get ready for class when I got a call from my boyfriend. I was very proud I had gotten up all on my own because I was about to be dropped from my classes in college. He told me I didn't have to worry about getting ready for school and too turn on the TV. The second I turned it on I was in complete shock. There was one of the WTC buildings with a plane sticking out of it. I was in awe of the sight and not even a minute later I watched as the second plane hit the other tower. The realization of what was happening hit me America was being attacked. Although it was on the other side of the country I had to call my family to make sure they were okay. For weeks I lived in fear that the city I lived in would be next. San Antonio is a huge military town and it is known here that it is not unlikely for us too be attacked. Four months later I decided to take my safety into my own hands and I enlisted in the Army. I did it so that I would know I am making a difference in protecting my family. I spent four years in the military and did one tour in Iraq and I am extremely proud of every minute of it. My husband is now on his second tour and words can not describe how proud of him I am. September 11, 2001 was a defining moment in my life. It not only helped unite America but it brought me to a turning point in my life. 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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 been sleeping because I had stayed home from school. My aunt called me and she said "a plane just flew into the World Trade Center". To tell you the truth I wasn't quite sure what the World Trade Center was. Needless to say I would never again not know what the World Trade Center was. I got off the phone and immediatly turned on the TV. I went straight to CNN. In reailty I did not need to go to CNN because there was coverage on almost every single channel. I was amazed. I actully got up just in time to see the second plane smash into the second tower. At first, and I think many Americans felt this way, i didnt really think that it was real. America as a whoe usually viewed itself as invincible at the time. And now all the sudden there were these planes smashing into our buildings. I started trying to remeber if I knew anyone that lived in New York... I didnt. I was in awe staring at the screen and the constant replays of the events. People knew it was terroroist but not everyone was sure whether it was foreign or coming from our own people. Then I started getting scared because no one was sure at ths point whether there was going to be anymore attacks. We have Davis Monthan Air Force Base here in Tucson and so immediatly we start thinking about whether or not that would be a target and if so, how much danger would be involved for surrounding areas.ANd then I started thinking about my family, you know what if this turns into a big war and what if it is on a AMerican soil and on and on, so many things going through my head. I was starting to realise how important this was, the scale of this tradgedy and how no Americans lives would be the same. Eventally news came out the Osama Bin Laden was the main suspect and that we were going to go to war and I was deeply saddened. More innicent lived were going to be lost. More Americans, more people in other countries that have nothing to do with anything. And still to day we are at war an to no avail because we still have not getten the man weve been looking for for so long and so many people have died that shouldnt have. Hopefully, one day, we can all live in peace, every nation every nationality every sex, every denomination. In reality there is only one race, and that is human. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at a Seminar on Accepting Change in the Business world. When we took a group break from the seminar we all went out in the hallway to find several hotel guests and employees glued to a TV set watching the first plane go into the tower. Everyone was shocked and continues to watch TV with people passing by asking what everyone was watching. The tradgedy continued to unfold as we all started watching and mourning in the shock. We went back to class the rest of the day was very different. The speakers had to continue on but using the event as accepting change and going on. It was difficult to focus and once the day ended we all went home to our families. 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 story5777.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 the morning of Sept,11 I was arriving at school with the child that was placed in my care.I work with the severely handicap.We arrived a little late so I placed my belongings down on my desk,and I had to rush him down to the cafeteria to have his picture taken;it was picture day.I remember walking back into the classroom and looking up at the t.v. at this time the first plane had hit one of the TWC buildings.I stood there glued to the t.v. trying to figure out what happened;at that time the other plane slammed into the building.That's when I realized that what had just happened was not an accident.I held on to the little boy who was in my care and I cried a lot that day.I saw people jumping out of the burning buildings and I prayed with everything I had in me.As the morning continued on the broadcasters announced that the Pentagon had been hit also.I immediately called my husband to see if he had heard from his brother who works at the Pentagon.I could tell by the sound of his voice that he hadn't been able to contact him at that time.I can't remember actually doing my job that day,but I know I did all of the kids were taken care somehow because our class that day was held in a crip of total disbelief.My brother-in-law had not contacted anyone and we found out that his new office was right where the plane had hit.After two hours of praying and crying he called to say he was o.k.I still did my husband later told me that although his office was on that side of the building he wasn't in it.He was suppose to be in a meeting,but he ran an errand to the other side where his old office was located.It's truly a miracle that he was on the opposite side when it happened.I felt releived to hear he was o.k.,but I kept thinking about the ones who wasn't going to walk away from that;who's loved ones would have deal to with the lost of their mothers,fathers,sisters,brothers,friend,and family members who wouldn't call to say I'm o.k. Today marks a year since this tragedy took place and I still hurt.I Know I live in a little town in Texas but,I felt like I was there with them.I felt the confusion,disbelief,anger and the sense of lost.We did lose a lot that day but we gained so much more in terms of compassion towards our neighbors regardless of their backgrounds because this is something we all shared it was a common feeling across the board.I would like the people of New York,The Pentagon and especially the people on the plane that crashed in Shankstown to know that they are my heros even if I never get to meet any of them their'll always be in my prayers.I pray to God for their healing. 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 story6404.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 cousin, Elaine Duch, was on the 88th floor of the World Trade Center, Tower One. She saw the explosion in front of her and would have been blown to bits if she had been standing a few feet forward. Instead, she was burned, more than likely, by the heat from the explosion. 77% of her body was burned, but she was able to get down from the 88th floor and out of the building. At the Cornell Burn Center, she was given a 10% chance of surviving. Now, almost 8 months later, she is a September 11 survivor. Elaine was the next to the last person to leave the burn center after being unconscious for 3 months. CNN did a story on her recovery which you can see at http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/01/29/wtc.burn.victim/index.html Currently, Elaine is at a rehabilitation center, and she is still unable to walk. She is facing this tragedy with courage, hope, and faith. Her strong spirit has been an inspiration to me; her experience has caused me to question the call that is made that determines one's destiny, the judgement that is made which, on the one hand saves a person from being in an explosion, but on the other hand allows the person to be burned by the heat from the explosion. What is it that makes us stand in one place and not in another. Being concerned with the forces that determine one's fate, I decided to create a multimedia DVD with an animation and an original brain wave music composition which I am dedicating to Elaine. The DVD is designed to provide healing energy for Elaine, as well as other victims of misfortune. "PeaceStreams" is the name of the DVD, which is scheduled to premiere at the Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage on August 1st at 6pm, in conjunction with Sonic Circuits, an international experimental, electronic music and arts festival. My wish is that Elaine will be there and that, after the DVD is premiered, I will be able to introduce her to the audience. The concert is free, and I hope all of you will be there to cheer Elaine on to walk again. Paras Kaul neural artist and researcher http://www.paraswest.com http://www.soniccircuits.com coordinator, electronic publications George Mason University http://www.gmu.edu 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 story505.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. 2002-05-03 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 129.174.32.152 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 in my office working when one of my coworkers came running down the hall saying that two planes had collided in mid air. I thought, Oh how horrible. But being as this type of accident had occurred in the past, I could accept that it happened, even though it was still very startling to hear that news. A few moments later my phone rang and my older sister who was home, was crying and told me "Peg, a plane has crashed into the World Trade Center in N.Y. I was horrified to know that, but at that time, it still was not realized by America that it was an intentional act of terror. We stayed on the phone and everything just started to go totally haywire with special news reports coming across T.V. and radio. We were both very scared and crying and when we heard about the plane hitting the Pentagon, we really freaked out. I remember Bryant Gumbel, saying, "Oh my God, Oh my God", it is being reported that a plane has just crashed into the Pentagon. At that point we were both crying hysterically and my older sisters words, were, We are at war. We both were so scared, we just did not know what to do. No doubt the rest of that day at work was very unproductive and resulted in many, many tears falling for all the lost lives and just seeing the reports on t.v. showing the planes hitting the buildings and then watching those beautiful towers crashing to the ground. It was too much to bear. So I cannot even imagine the horror of witnessing it in person. The people who did have to see it will be scarred for life with those horrible memories. I know our lives will never be the same in America ever again. A lot of innocence and trust was lost that day, and many hearts were broken as well. 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 story6310.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: Living so near the pentagon I'm sure there are kids in my area that lost family memebers. Luckly I didn't lose anyone. I think it's great how much support and donations have gone out to relatives to those who lost their lives. I don't think their was much we could have done to prevent these attacks sense they were so unexpected. When I first heard that the planes were flying from DC to Chicago I was worried cause my father flew out that morning from a plan Chicago bound. Luckily he wasn't. Now that this has happened there is no need to worry about it because we can not change the past but what we can do is help prevent it in the future. George W. Bush has already shown that he isn't planning on stopping till terrism is gone. 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 story7610.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 started as an ordinary day. My husband drives me to work most mornings on the Gowanus Expressway in Brooklyn, down to the Brooklyn Battery Tunnel and into lower Manhattan. I worked in the World Financial Center South Tower in Merrill Lynch. This was directly across from the South Tower of the World Trade Center. That morning as we made our way down the Gowanus and into the EZ Pass lanes, we were suddenly delayed in our lane when the EZ Pass equipment didn?t work for the car in front of us. The policeman had to take the license plate number and tag number of that car, and from us, before we could proceed. As we waited for clearance, I noted it was 8:40 a.m. I became restless because I had wanted to be at work well before 9:00 a.m. We finally proceeded into the tunnel about five minutes later. Halfway through the tunnel, half the tunnel lights went out and when we reached the Manhattan side, we were suddenly facing a burning WTC North Tower. We thought something terrible must have happened inside. It must have been a bomb. My husband left me off in front of the tunnel across from Battery Park City, realizing he could not get through on West Street. I didn?t realize it until later, but the five minute delay at the EZ Pass could have saved us from injury or death as we would have been very near the towers if we went through the tunnel on time. As I crossed West Street, the horror of the situation started to dawn on me. All I could think of was the people inside the Tower and how would they escape. Then I started to notice debris and hysteria along West Street, on the sidewalk and on the highway itself. I asked a few people if I could help them, but they just shook their heads no as they cried. I ran to the World Financial Center South Tower where my office was. People stood stunned and crying. When I entered the building, I ran to a phone to call my mother-in-law to tell her I was fine and Ed (my husband) was on his way back to Brooklyn. She then told me a plane had hit the tower and wondered why I was continuing into the building. I said that I would try to get to my office, but would follow directions if I was turned away. I went through the turnstiles of the South Tower, and I seemed to be the only person going in when everyone else seemed to be leaving. I went up to the 14th floor, to see more people leaving, but when I reached my department my manager and division director seemed to be trying to get information and make and answer calls. When I reached my office, I called my husband on the cell phone, telling him I was there and OK. At that point, he was in front of the Brooklyn Battery tunnel, heading back towards Brooklyn, and said he thought another plane was coming. I didn?t understand what he was talking about. (Later on I learned that the second plane passed right over the entrance to the tunnel, and my husband saw it crash into the second tower. He was stuck in traffic in front of the tunnel until just a few minutes before that tower fell.) The next thing I knew, we were told we had to evacuate. A group of us gathered and we were told it appeared we were under an attack. We made our way down the stairs and exited in front of the Winter Garden, near the North Cove. There were hundreds of people there, and suddenly we would hear shouts and I suddenly realized the people were shouting as people were jumping from the Towers. I looked once, saw one person fall, and then turned my back to the Towers. It was too horrible to look at. The smoke was so black, and the towers just completely obliterated by the smoke. I couldn?t believe what was happening. I had the feeling we should get out of Manhattan altogether; that we were at terrible risk. Initially I stood by the Ferry dock, but then our management told us to begin heading home or to safety. I then had a decision to make. Policemen were telling us to go North. However, one of our managers, who had recently relocated from London back to New York, had the use of a Corporate Apartment in Battery Park City until he moved into his permanent residence in Brooklyn. Knowing I lived in Brooklyn, as well as another one of our Associates, he offered us the opportunity to come there and make calls, and then perhaps head later on for the Brooklyn Bridge or Staten Island Ferry. I agreed to go. We walked the few blocks south to the apartment and went up to the 14th floor. We weren?t in the apartment more than a minute when we suddenly heard what appeared to be a low flying jet plane. We thought we were under attack again. Not knowing where to run, we got away from the windows and headed towards the hallway, when it became evident, it was the sound of the South Tower falling. We heard screams of people in the street, and saw the dark cloud of debris fill everywhere outside. The apartment started to fill with smoke. We headed towards the basement, only to be told to go back up. The basement was filling with smoke. Then, we began to hear on CNN, that the Pentagon was hit, and maybe more buildings, like the Sears Tower. Suddenly, I felt like I must be dreaming. I wanted to wake up, but realized I was awake, and that this was the worst nightmare one could imagine, and that I just might not live through this. I said some silent prayers. Then, the second tower fell. This time it became as black as night. It was truly black. Then slowly, some light started to show through, but the electricity was now out. No lights, or TV, or air in the apartment. Now, I wanted to leave when the dust settled. We sat for about 10 or 15 minutes, and then came a knock at the door that we had to evacuate. There was the danger of gas explosions. We made our way down the stairs, in total darkness, feeling our way with the help of one of the apartment tenants who came out on the stairs in the floor below. Before we left the apartment, we wet towels to put over our nose and mouth when we got outside. Outside was nuclear winter. Debris was still falling like snow flurries. We didn?t know where to go first, but then heard the sound of a policeman directing people toward the South Cove. We ran in that direction and found several police boats. I got into a boat, and thought the others did also, but they actually began to walk North towards the Brooklyn Bridge. I was so relieved to be on the boat and heading to Jersey. As a true Brooklynite and city person, New Jersey never looked so good. The boat took us to Liberty State Park, and I wandered around there among hundreds of people waiting for announcements. There was a large triage center there with dozens of emergency workers and dozens of ambulances. Most of us just wandered and waited. I was finally able to get through to my husband on the cell phone and tell him where I was. I finally looked at my watch. It was near 1:00 p.m. I had no sense of time. Finally, it was announced that buses would take us, women with children first, to an old Army Reserve Center in Jersey City called Caven Point. Several buses arrived and we were driven with police escort to that location. Army men took our names at the center so that people could find us. There were several hundred people at the center and when some food arrived near 3:00 p.m., it was all gone before most of us could get to it. There were, however, cases of water and soft drinks. Then after about an hour, we were told that some of us might want to go to the Marine Ocean terminal, a former naval base, where there would be better chances for transportation home. After calling my husband about this change, he thought I should go; that it would bring me closer to home. On my way to the bus, I finally met a Merrill colleague who had just transferred to a new department a few weeks before. I was never so happy to see someone I knew. I told him where I was going and he thought he should go there as well. He later recounted how he could have lost his life when the first tower went down. His youngest child was at the WTC child care center and he was attempting to get her after the towers were hit, but he was sent away and out of danger. Thankfully, his child was already out of the center and was fine. We were then taken to Marine Ocean Terminal in Bayonne. We were put in a large gymnasium. There were men, women, babies, children, and many dogs. The Mayor of Bayonne was wonderful. He kept us informed and tried to make us feel comfortable, but there wasn?t a lot of good news about getting home. Our only options for that night were to walk over the Bayonne Bridge to Staten Island, or to go to Newark Penn station to points south, north or west. Some people did take advantage of those options which brought our numbers down somewhat in the gymnasium. In the end, there were probably 150+ people there. The Mayor of Bayonne, the local police, firemen and EMTs and other citizens did their best to help us through that stay. We had two priests among us offering grief counseling. We had a full course dinner donated by a local Italian eatery, cookies and milk at 10:00 p.m., and non-stop coffee, tea, sodas and water. They had put a large radio in the gymnasium that was on constantly through the night. Local boyscouts brought us mats to sleep on, sheets and pillow cases, and tee shirts from a local sanitation company. We received toothbrushes and toothpaste, paper towels and soap, and mouthwash. They got prescription drugs for those of us who needed them, since we didn?t know what time we would get home the next day. Later on into the night we received heavier blankets because it became quite cool. They had the doors open all night. They put four phones in the gymnasium where we could make phone calls. Even into the night, there were lines to the phones. We would go outside and look across the water and see the fires burning under a clear night sky. At 4:00 a.m., I couldn?t sleep. Every time I closed my eyes I saw the burning towers. I got up from my mat, and there was every type of breakfast item you could imagine. There were many of us wandering around at 4:00 a.m. The policemen stood by the doors and asked if they could help us in any way. Did we want to talk? Shortly before dawn, newspapers were delivered to the gymnasium. We all gathered around to see the papers, and suddenly I realized what I had escaped. Finally, at 8:00 a.m., we had a briefing. We were told that buses would arrive at 9:00 a.m. to take us to Staten Island. So, those of us living in Brooklyn and Staten Island prepared to go to the buses. Bayonne officials and one of the priests came on the bus and wished us well. The priest gave us his blessing. Once again we were escorted, all the way to the Staten Island Mall. I had called my husband and he met me at the bus and then we returned to Brooklyn. It was September 12, and our 25th Wedding Anniversary. I am so grateful to my management who led us out of our building that day, the manager who led us to his apartment and thereby sheltered us from the worst of the debris, the Mayor and citizens of Bayonne, and last, but certainly not least, I thank you God for guiding me to all the right places. 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 story670.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was working with another volunteer in a community food pantry. We had just opened the doors when I received a call from my mother telling us a plane had hit the first tower. Calls continued to come but we didn't realize the full impact of what was going on. We heard it was a small plane, or a jet fighter, or a bomb had gone off. It was a couple of hours later before we understood the magnitude of what was happening in our country. Both of us had sons away at college across the country in Nashville, TN, Cleveland, TN and Denver CO. Our first desire was to talk to our children. We knew they were away from the danger but there is just that need to hear their voices. As we finished working at the pantry and were able to return to our homes, like the rest of the nation, I was glued to my television. My church organized a prayer vigil for that night. Our minister of music had downloaded pictures from the internet that we were able to show that night as we prayed. We had people from different occupations from our congregation lead us in prayer for different groups; police chiefs, firefighters, mothers, students, teachers, the armed forces...for that one night we were all one family. We all hurt and this was the only thing we could do that would make a difference. May we continue to call on the Lord and bring our country back to the Christian nation it once was. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: There was never a more chilling sight than the tragedy of September 11 of 2001. I was 21, only a year ago, but it opened my eyes to a world that I have yet to discover the words to explain. I watch horror movies all the time but there was a reality to what I was witnessing on television. I lost my breath and I cried for those people as they jumped from the NYC TradeTowers to save their lives. I wanted God to come at that moment and save them all but the entire Trade Center went crashing down. I didn't want to believe in God after seeing that but I know that God didn't want those people to perrish but their are some 'ass holes' living in this world who don't have appreciation for the entire team and one love. I saw people I hadn't seen in years after the tragedy and the pain from the past seemed like a joke. May this event shape the globe into the heart that it is and for everyone who reads this may your heart pour out a love that will touch everyone around you and maybe (just maybe) terrorist attacks will be a thing of the past. 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 story8429.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 live in Scotlnad, and I had been working over the summer as a camp counsellor in up state New York. I had decided that I was going to travel for a while, so I went to Canda, and other places, and my last stop was NYC before I went home. I had planned on Tuesday morning to try and get tickets for the Rosie O Donnell show, but I had actually slept in and was too late. Anyway, I thought if this happened I would do the tourist thing and go to the WTC and the Empire State Building. I thought that I would walk, I knew it would be long, but I took in some sites and stopped for a coffee. By this time I was eventually nearing the WTC, and I could see smoke but not exactly were it was coming from. I thought nothing of it and carried on walking. About ten minutes later I realised the smoke was coming from the WTC, and I was looking at my map to see exactly were I was. There were a lot of people standing around watching, and all of a sudden I hesrd this huge rumble in the air and out of no where a plane smashed into the other building there was a huge fireball that went all the way up the building. There were a lot of people screaming, and some had a terrified look on thier face, I was one of them. I did not hang around for long as I thought that something else would happen, I thought straight away that it was no accident. All I could think about were my family back home watching this on the tv an wondering if I was there. I got back to the youth hostel I was staying in and phoned them straight away. I sat in my room contemplating what I had seen and thinking what if? I sat in my room for a long time I eventually went downstairs and herd that the towers had collapsed, it was devestating. I heard some stories that day though, a couple who had just arrived were jet lagged and they got up and had already been up to the top of the WTC, which gave me the creeps. 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 story837.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 driving to the printing plant early that morning. I had the radio off and was pondering to myself just what would be the next "big event" in history. What would be the next "Where were you when" that is talked about years later. The JFK assassination, the Challenger disaster. etc. <br> When I arrived at work, a co-worker was watching the TV set in the breakroom and told me that a jetliner had crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. I dashed to the phone and called my parents in twon, telling them to get up and turn on the TV. <br> As a child growing up in the New York Area, I clearly remember watching the twin towers being built. How they slowly crept up the skyline to dominate the view. How they became such a strong symbol for New York City. Like a symbol in an Ayn Rand novel, as if Manhattan had sprouted arms and was shaking it's fists at the sky. <br> I refilled the supplies in the bathrooms and returned to the breakroom to make the coffee, when my fellow employee told me another jetliner had hit the second tower. I felt sick to my stomach. This was claerly a terrorist act. We were at war. <br> As the other employees filed in to work, we all seemed to be in a daze, with everything happening in slow motion. <br> Finally, the news that the towers were falling. We dashed enmasse to the breakroom and watched the footage of the towers crumbling into dust. First one, then the other. <br> I don't remember doing so, but a co-worker told me later that I was pounding my fist into the arm of a chair in that room. <br> We got very little work done that day. I listened to the news reports on my Walkman, as the music stations interrupted their programming for live news and interviews. The Mexican workers had their radios tuned to Spanish stations, but instead of the lively, peppy music, they played somber-toned announcers and music on acoutsic guitars, sung by solo vocalists. One of the Mexicans told me they were hymns and songs of mourning. <br> After work, I sat at my computer and sent e-mail to friends in the NYC area. All were fine. A friend from Beruit sent me an e-mail saying that there was no excuse for this upon anyone, and that the best thing we as Americans could do would be to get back to our regular routines once again. <br> I went to bed that night, feeling as if I had been through two days worth of events. <br> The following days saw the world mouring with the USA. All over the world, there was an outpouring of grief and support for us. I also saw a rush of American flags everywhere. <br> I also noticed that people began to act responcibly and curtiously towards each other. As if people began to care. <br> Several miles away, on the Las Vegas Strip, the area near the firefighter tugboat in front of the Statue of Liberty replica at the New York New York casino had been turned into an impromptu shrine for the fallen firefighters. To this day, there is a steady supply of t-shirts from fire depatrments from all over the world, strewn along the fence. <br> That was then, this is now. We are hated once again for taking a beligerant attitude towards Iraq, acting alone if need be. Many wondering aloud if this upcoming war is nothing more than a front to increase our access to cheap oil. <br> On 11 September 2001, a new world did not begin. <br> We simply discovered that there was a veryhostile world outside of our borders, and that there was nothing that could change it, nor could we ignore it. <br> Still, there are those who bury their heads in conspiracy theories, blaming others, often illusionary cartels of shadowy figures, for America's ills. <br> We were given a monumental wake up call...and we simply rolled over and hit the "Snooze" button. 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 story9021.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: As an American citizen travelling abroad on September 11, 2001, I experienced the tragedies of that day in a sense of remove. For more than 20 years I had dreamed of visiting Venice. My husband and I had planned a three-week trip to Italy for April of 2001. We planned to spend three days in Venice. Unfortunately, my mother was diagnosed with cancer in March; and we had to postpone our trip until September. For many reasons, our re-scheduled trip would only allow us one day in Venice--September 11. We took an early morning train from Florence to Venice and arrived late morning. We strolled along the canals, stopping in at various places of interest along the way. After lunch, we were browsing in an eyeglass shop when one of the shop assistants asked if we had heard about the "bombings in the U.S." We replied that we had not, and the clerk proceeded to tell us that the World Trade Towers "Torre Gemmeli" had been destroyed,that the Pentagon had been bombed, and that thousands of people had lost their lives. My husband was skeptical that anyone could succeed in bombing the Pentagon and therefore questioned the validity of the story. As we continued our walk around Venice, we encountered more and more shell-shocked looking people, all of whom were telling the same story. Finally, from the street, we heard a television report coming out of a bar. We went in to see for ourselves. There we were greeted by the now all-too-well-known pictures of the two collapsing towers and a Pentagon in flames. We had a quick dinner and returned to Florence by train. In our rented apartment we turned on the TV and learn what else we could. However, we had no access to English-language broadcasts and had to glean what we could from the Italian reports. It was several days before we could obtain an English-language newspaper. In the meantime, we decoded what we could of the Italian reports and ascertained that family back in the U.S. were unharmed. Ten days after September 11 we returned to Washington, DC on a very empty Sabena airplane. We returned to a country quite different from the one we left some three weeks earlier. Everywhere there were American flags and signs proclaining, "God bless America." And what of Venice? I can hardly remember anything but what transpired on U.S. soil on 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/. 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Americans overseas Newspaper and Magazine Coverage Television Coverage INTERNATIONAL 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, like so many others, was at work on the morning of September 11, 2001. Word spread throughout our company that an airplane had hit the World Trade Center and i remember thinking that it must be an accident. Then word came that yet another airplane had crashed into the second building and we immediately knew that America was under attack. Shortly thereafter news came that the Pentagon was also struck and there was a feeling of disbelief, panic, insecurity, shock, and horror at what was happening to our country. I am not a news watcher and for an entire week i could only watch the news. I am not a sentimental person, and for a week i could only cry for the pain and suffering the victims and everyone who loved them felt. This was a terrible tragedy... God Bless those who died living their daily lives as well as the heroes who sacrificed theirs so that a stranger may live, God Bless the families and friends who lost so much, and most of all God Bless America... may we grow united and always carry the memory of that horrific day in our hearts... We Will Never Forget Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was sitting in my livingroom playing the game. Then I had heard my mother and grandmother was talking about it. I went in the back of the house and my mother was telling me then someone had high jack a airplane. Then she said that they had run the plane in to the Twin Towers. I did know what the Twin Towers was.When my mother was telling me about the Twin Towers was hit by a airplane ,It was sad the way. 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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 getting my oldest child on the school bus for school. I had just seen the bus off when i went inside to care for my two year old daughter. My daughter was watching nickjr when my mother called. She called and was very upset crying telling me to turn on the news. when i turned on the news i saw to my shock the second plane hitting tower two. I was in complet shock and horror. Unbeknown to me i was pregnet with my thrid child. I cried for the victims,their families,and for NEW YORK. I am a native newyorker.I felt the pain that all newyork was feeling.The next feeling i felt was anger.Now all i feel is pain and disbelief. I can only hope and pray that in time things can only get better. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story7088.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: September 11 began for me like i'm sure it did for everyone else, a beautiful ~ clear morning. I was sitting in my living room watching the news preparing my "to do list" as the reports went to a live shot of the 1st Tower with the black smoke billowing from the huge hole....I sat in utter amazement, almost spellbound. Then as they were discussing all the "possibilities" and how with the skies being so clear that morning an accident seemed unlikely "unless there was a mechanical malfunction" when the 2nd plane came into view and slammed into the 2nd tower. There was no misunderstanding now what was happening, America was Under Attack~! I immediately called my Grandmother, who was 88yrs old at the time, she too was seeing this unfold live on the tv. My grandfather was in the Navy when Pearl Harbor was attacked, her twin sons had served in Korea and Vietnam. I'll never forget her words to me "I didn't think that I would live to see anything like Pearl Harbor again, but as terrible as that was, they are attacking everyday people, not military targets, until a lot of changes take place America will never again be safe. We have been ignoring warnings of this thinking no one would attack us at home, maybe now people will wake up". I couldn't agree more with her words. I was heartbroken, tears flowed freely from my eyes for hours as I watched in utter disbelief and horror as the Pentagon was hit, and then Flight 93 went down in PA. I thought of my husband, at work, where we couldn't reach each other til his shift was finished. At that moment all I wanted was to hear his voice. My need to hear his reassuring voice was just a glimpse of how thousands of family members, friends, and loved ones were feeling. I thought of how the people on the first plane must have thought they would be flown to some small country - held for a few hours - negotiations would be done and they would be fine. But those on the other planes knew different. I thought of how they must have felt, all the things that crossed their minds of stuff they wished they had said to loved ones, or maybe they had said something in anger that they didn't get a chance to apologize for...My heart was aching and remembering my own tragedies and the pain and hurt i have dealt with, knowing that each and every person lost their families would be dealing with a tragedy of epic proportions in full sight of the world. I lost my mother in an accidental shooting when i was five years old. I was standing right beside her at the time. Then 10yrs ago i lost my stepmother and father in a murder/suicide. I was pictured on the front page of our local newspaper and our story was the lead story on the news. Which was devastating. My heart went out to each family member that had lost someone that day. I have suffered traumatic loss, it is never easy, but my story was gone from the news after a day or so, this story plays and replays and will continue too for years and years. Many of the families that lost loved ones their children or grandchildren will read about 9-11 in their history books. But there are a great number of similarities between my loss and those lost on 9-11. It was unexpected. No forewarning. No second chances. Everything was fine one minute and devastated the next. Also, my life is divided in two distinct sections. There is the part before the murder/suicide ~ and the after. Just as those who lost someone 9-11, their lives will be divided as well. Cause everything changes. And everything revolves around the event. 9-11 changed me too. Even though i was hundreds of miles from the nearest attack area, in the mountains of Tennessee. The way I live my day to day life has changed. I evaluate things more today. I also make sure that everyday I tell those around me how much i love them, and how much they mean to me. At 33, i think quite often about my own mortality. My husband and I have discussed our "final arrangements" and how we want things to be, etc, something we had never done and probably wouldn't have done prior to 9-11. It puts everything into perspective. It made us realize how small we really are. That no matter how large and beautiful and strong our buildings are we are not shielded from harm. We were thrilled to see and hear God being discussed, prayers in public, etc., We feel sure that no one would sue if they knew that their children's teacher had them pray during the attacks. Patriotism was everywhere. Flags were everywhere. The United States was United. Atleast for awhile. My greatest fear is that the further we get from the actual day of the attacks, people will begin to forget just how terrible it really was. I fear we'll go back instead of forward. I pray daily for comfort to come to those who suffered so much that day and in the days since. I pray for our country and our leaders. I also pray for our enemies, that they will find a peace within themselves and realize that killing innocent people - participating in terrorist attacks will never bring them the happiness & peace they so desperately are seeking. God Bless America. God Bless 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 story9574.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: It was September 11, 2001 and it was just like any other day. I woke up at 6:00 a.m. just like i do every morning, got ready for school, went downstairs and ate breakfest with my dad. I then went outside to wait for the bus. I got to school, did my daily routine of first going to my locker and talking with friends. Then my friends Jill, Bre, and Kristen walked me to my Spanish Class, just like we do every morning. I sat through my boring Spanish class, and then went off to seccond period Global where we were learning about the Taliban. We were having a normal class discussion when one of the other teachers came running over to our classroom and told our teacher Mrs. Capen to turn on the television our classroom. So we turned it on to CNN and saw the seccond plane crash right into the twin towers, and what i still cannot belive, is that we saw it live! Our whole class just seemed to sit there in silence with a look of disbelief on their faces. This must be a joke we thought, there's no way this could be happening. But it wasn't a joke. We sat there and watched CNN for the rest of the class, in total silence. No one made andy stupid comments, or continued a conversation with a friend, like we usually would. America had been attacked, somthing like this hasn't happend since Pearl Harbor. After the bell rang telling us class was over, we all slowly got out of our seats and kept our eye on the television as we were walking out. As we all walked out of our classrooms that day, everyone was feeling different about what happened. Some people were full of anger at not only what had happened, but who had done it to us. Many people felt that the blame should be on all Afgans, and showed a great deal of anger toward them. Others were just sad, and most of us were both angery and sad that anyone would ever do this to the United States. We continued to watch the news for updates that whole day, in every class. And when we saw our friends in the hallway we didn't talk about what we were going to do that weekend or the latest gossip, we talked about what had just happened, and how we were going to deal with it. No one wanted to be in school when this happened; they just wanted to go home to their families where they flet safe. I remember the night of September 11, my friend Jill called me. We must have talked on the phone for at least an hour just about September 11, how it effected us, and how scared we both were. This was such a hard time for everyone, we all needed someone to talk to. Everyone started acting nicer to one another you could be at the mall and someone would do somthing as simple asjust hold the door open for you. Everyone was showing signs of unity. I know that September 11 will be a day remembered in history forver, and maybe people will not always be as kind to others, but our country will always have a special bond, that can never be broken, not by anyone! 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 story763.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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