418 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 at a clinic having blood drawn when a man from another office ran in and said that a plane had crashed into the WTC. We were shocked that such an accident could happen and many began praying for the victims and families. In what seemed like only an instant later he came back into the office to inform us that a second plane had crashed into the WTC. In that moment I knew we were under terrorist attack. First there was fear which was soon replaced by anger. I rushed into work to check the flight schedule of our employees to discover that one of my closest friends at the office was on a plane to California (he arrived safely to Dallas) Then I heard the news of the plane hitting Pentagon, I was devistated, I have many friends in Wash DC that I met through my work. A few days later I heard that we lost a co-worker at the Pentagon. He was a great citizen, employee, husband and father. 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 story1536.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-29 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.40 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I am the assistant manager of a home for mentally handicapped adults.They were all at work and I was in the residence with a fellow co-worker. We were watching Good Day NY when the first plane hit. My co- worker and I was in shock. We were wondering how such an "accident" could occur. Minutes later, we saw the second plane hit and we screamed.I remember the reporter on the news screaming also. This was not an instant replay. It was all live and there was such an overwhelming feeling of shock. At that point, we knew for a fact that this was not an accident. My co-worker had to go and pick up all the patients from work. He had a hard time and it took him forever because everything was shut down. I felt as if it was the end of the world.When I saw the buildings collapsing right before my eyes I immediately started crying. I had an overwhelming feeling of fear and sadness. When I heard of the other crashes, I felt so helpless.My sister called me crying because she was stuck in Manhattan and she was scared because she works a few stops away from the World Trade Center. It took her hours, but she finally made it home.I was glued to the T.V. all day even though I was at work. A few days later, my mother was hospitalized and she became very disoriented. There were times that she didn't even know who I was. She would call me by her sister's name(She's deceased).There were times when she would jump out of the bed and she would say that she has to help save the patients. By the way, she happens to work at that same hospital ( VA Hospital in Manhattan). After being analyzed by the psychiatrist, he said that she was experiencing some post traumatic grief from September 11th. She could not watch t.v. because everything on the t.v. had to do with 9/11. She was hospitalized for about two weeks. She regained herself and now it's as if the temporary disorientation never happened. When she was able to talk about it, she expressed how scared she was, especially since she works in a Federal Building in Manhattan. I guess we all felt that we didn't know where the terrorists were going to strike next. That's the scary part of it and we still don't know. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story295.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 staff television was on in the lobby of the secretary's office at my church. I had arrived early, and two or three of us were watching the television while we waited for the other ladies to arrive. When the news flash was shown, I thought that a very tragic accident had occured, but when I saw the second plane flying directly into the second building, I knew that we were under attack. We dropped to our knees and began to pray. We asked God all the questions that came to our mind; "Who? Why? What next?" and of course, we were praying for the occupants of those buildings. There was no question for us that the people in the planes had been immediately killed. The Ladies Bible Study turned into a prayer meeting around that television. Our pastor and the other staff memebers joined us. We did open our Bible's to read Scripture as someone recalled specific passages that came to mind. In our minds and hearts, there was no doubt that God was there, and that He knew that this would occur even before it entered into the minds of the evil ones who committed the act. We could not begin to understand His purpose in allowing it to happen, but in faith we confessed, "God, we know that You are Sovereign; Your ways and thoughts are not ours, and they are beyond our understanding. We do know though, that You love us; You proved that by sacrificing Your Only Son for us: we know that Your plans and thoughts for us are only good, and not evil, and that You can and will bring good out of all this awfulness. Thank You for Your presence with those who are enduring such pain and grief, and with us who share their grief. Make us truly to know and do Your will in this hour." Now, a year later, I have seen much good come from this. God has said that "If My people, who are called by My Name, will humble themselves and pray, and confess their sins, and turn from their wicked way, then I will hear from Heaven, and I will answer their prayers and heal their land." (from my memory and not exact, but certainly close enough!) I have seen Christians renew their faith and courage, in the face of a moral and legal system that has gone beserk and forsaken the "old ways" of our nation's founding, that had left us by and large helpless and hopeless. Unbelievers, on 9-ll and since, have cried out to God, acknowledging Him as at least present, and perhaps in charge of the affairs of man. Personally, my beliefs as a Christian have become more consolidated and reaffirmed. I know without doubt that God is Sovereign and does rule over the affairs of man. I trust His love for us to be excellent, as evidenced by His sacrifice of His only Son, and I trust Him to be faithful to His Word and His promises. I am more determined than ever to be obedient to His directions. I believe that "the people who are call by His Name" are responsible for the condition of our land and are accountable to Him for it. I beleve that 9-ll certainly was a "wake-up" call for us to repent. I believe that the safety and welfare of our country rests directly on believers, their prayers and their dependence on God. I know that there should not be a day that passes that we should not pray for our nation's leaders, especially for our President, for wisdom and guidance from God to make right decisions, that will allow us to live in peace, and that will bring an open and peaceful society around the world. Only in a peaceful setting can we do the work He has given us to do. One year later, my prayer is this: "Heavenly Father, thank You for hearing our prayer and conducting our affairs. Forgive me individually for my sins; forgive our nation for forsaking Your way. Bring comfort to all those innocently bereaved because of this judgement on Your people. I especially pray for President George W. Bush today, for Your Presence in a mighty way in His heart. Be his strong right arm. Guide his advisors and our lawmakers in the right way. Bring us back into the "old way." Be our nation's only God and Savior. Protect us from the evil one. May Your people truly be "salt and light" in the midst of an idolatrous and wicked and perverse generation. We are assured of Your hearing and Your blessings only because of Jesus, in Whose blessed and beautiful Name we ask this. Amen!" Geri Anderson Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story7051.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. 2002-09-13 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I wake up tired on Tuesday morning. I?m in the seventh month of my pregnancy and it?s hard to sleep. Dreams, baby pressing on bladder, baby pressing on lungs. I crunch my bowl of shredded wheat in front of the television and try to decide whether or not to go to work or stay home. I watch the Today Show, I listen halfheartedly to the fall fashion advice, or whatever. Then a news break-in: a shaky view of the twin towers, smoke pouring from a small hole in the side, near the top. A plane has crashed into the building, they announce. Unbelievable. I watch for the details, then go to wake my husband. He does not believe me. I pull him from bed to the living room to see it for himself. Suddenly feeling awake, I have an idea. What if we went down to the Promenade to take some photos? I was going to go to work late, anyway. And how often does the chance come along to see something like this? My husband dresses quickly and sits in front of the news, loading film into his camera and calling out details to me. The plane is a commercial airliner. No one knows why it crashed, how it flew off course. Just as I finish dressing he shouts: another plane has hit the second tower! Static fills the screen. Now we know that this was no accident. We rush around the corner to Eastern Parkway, straining for a view of the towers, but our sight is obstructed still. People on the street; some of them know, and others still walk unaware. We debate the chances of catching the subway and decide to get the bus instead. The bus riders know. They crane for a look as we round the circle onto Flatbush Avenue, but still, one cannot see a thing. A woman stands to give me a seat and now I have a view of backs and heads. We can surmise now that it is an act of terror. The bus is silent as we lumber slowly down the crowded avenue towards downtown. Soon, we are traveling so slowly, that it would be faster to walk, so we climb from the bus and walk as quickly as my body allows towards the Promenade. All of the downtown Brooklyn buildings have been evacuated and there are crowds filling the streets. It is a beautiful day; there is truly not a cloud in the sky. People are happy to have the day off work and some are smiling and joking, oblivious as to why they have been asked to return home. We are a few blocks from the Promenade when my husband decides we should head for the Brooklyn Bridge instead. He thinks we could walk all the way into Manhattan and perhaps get a closer look at what?s going on downtown. Having never crossed the bridge in this direction, I don?t know where the pedestrian walk begins. My stomach feels tight and I am out of breath. I don?t want to go downtown. It feels too dangerous to me and I tell my husband this. His eyes flash anger and he pulls a passerby aside to ask her the way to the walk. She eyes my belly and points in the general direction of the bridge. ?Keep walking this way, but I wouldn?t do it in her condition. It?s not safe.? I tell my husband that he can go if he likes, but I?m only going as far as the Promenade. He begins to protest when a man rounds the corner in front of us in tears, yelling, ?The building fell down! The whole building just fell down!? I think to myself, what a nasty joke to play. Eyes follow him down the street as he runs away, sobbing. We can see it from a block away. Or rather we cannot see it: the whole of downtown Manhattan is consumed by black smoke. People stand on the brick walk overlooking the city with dropped jaws. Some are stunned into silence and some are crying. Hands are affixed over open mouths and still more hands cover eyes and clench hair and cradle heads. As the smoke rises, we see the hole where the building once stood. We see, but we still don?t believe. We struggle to believe that it has happened. We collectively ask ourselves, is this some nightmare? Will we wake up to the awful sound of the alarm soon and turn to our partners and tell them of the horror we?ve just dreamed? My husband begins to take photos in the clearing smoke. He is still snapping them when the windows explode from the second tower. At first I think, confetti! The glass is catching the sunlight and sparkling like some beautiful parade. It takes me several seconds that feel like forever to realize that the other tower is collapsing on itself. A cry goes up around us as the second punch to the gut is delivered. As the last twinkling bits disappear, the blackness returns and envelops the island. The water turns black. We think, the apocalypse must be like this. We think that maybe this is it. My eyes are dry although there are men and women weeping openly all around me. But then people begin to talk and I overhear the man next to me telling someone else that there are more buildings that have been hit. That the Pentagon was one of them. Was my father working there today? Did he have a meeting scheduled there today by some chance? I will call him, the chance is slim, but I will call him just to make sure. I realize that in our haste to leave the apartment, I have forgotten to bring my phone. I put my head down on my arms and the tears come now for some reason. I think of the people I know in the towers, and then I think of all the hundreds of people I don?t know. The weight of the thousands of deaths presses heavily on me. My husband puts an arm around me but I cannot look at him yet. I whisper to him that my father works at the Pentagon some days. A man next to me hears this and I hear him repeat the information into his phone, ?There?s a pregnant lady next to me whose dad works at the pentagon.? It?s only then that I touch my belly and remember. I watch the dark cloud lift into the sky, leaving behind a smoking hole. It is snowing, I think, as ash floats to us across the river. Papers soar like birds through the air to Brooklyn. Someone tells me that it is dangerous for me to be breathing in the air in my condition. It is true, but what can I do? It?s all around us, raining down finely. We sit for a while, listening to people around us talk. Someone has a police scanner and we hear the voice of a lone fireman in the building, calling over and over for help. We decide to leave. We want to stay, but I need a bathroom. My husband approaches a man standing outside a doorway and asks if we can come in to use the restroom. The man is friendly and he directs us through the front door, through the lobby, and to the bathrooms. After I finish, I wash the ash from my eyes. We have to walk home. Flatbush Avenue is closed to traffic and all of the buses are filled, anyway. We make the slow procession up the avenue and are joined by people covered in ash, in blood. Some are missing shoes. Some are walking alone and so nonchalantly it is as if they are simply coming home from work at the end of the day. Bottles of water are handed out from delis and churches. We have to stop a lot because my belly is tightening in painless but uncomfortable cramps. Before long, we don?t even notice the smell in the air. When we get home, the light is flashing on the machine. Amongst the calls are some from my father. I hear his voice, he is asking me if I?m alright, he is asking, ?Was today the day you had a meeting downtown?? He is alright. The phone lines are crowded and I don?t reach him until later in the day. There are tears in his voice, I can hear that he is crying with relief. I try not to cry, but it proves impossible. 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 story1618.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 am an elementary school guidance counselor. I was briefly sitting at my desk the morning of September 11 when a phone call came through for me from one of the parents I had been working with quite a bit in helping her children. She asked, "Did you hear that the World Trade Towers collapsed? I just saw it on TV." I hadn't and was shocked. In fact I didn't believe her. But I went to a TV and saw it myself. This was a very unusual way for me to hear news, because normally I would hear any kind of national news when I got home or maybe from someone stopping by the school who had heard it on their car radio. Later I discovered that some other faculty members'spouses had called to tell them. This particular parent had called the school and gone through a secretary to tell me. I felt connected to her immediately and appreciated her concern 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 story77.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. 2002-02-23 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 66.157.148.18 Annotation Annotations to this item. Students/Teachers DOMESTIC Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On the morning of September 11, 2001 I was getting ready for work, like so many other people across America. My mom had her T.V. on, half listening as usual to the weather, traffic reports, and other news stories. As I was drinking my coffee and finishing getting ready, I heard her gasp in the other room. "The world trade center was hit by a plane!" I ran into her room, only to see smoke billowing out of the first tower. "How did that happen Mom?" I asked, still confused as to how a pilot could make such a mistake. My mother had no answer, and as we stood there starring at the T.V., we actually saw the second plane hit the other tower. "Oh my God," we both said in unison. My mom said that a radio tower had to be down at the airport for such a mistake to be made. I knew better. My cousin Kelly is a flight attendent for American Airlines, and she always flies the route from Boston to New York. They point out the twin towers to the passengers on the plane. They are perfectly visable from a plane, and it was a perfectly clear day on September 11th. It was evident that this was done on purpose by some kind of madmen. My mom and I were worried about my cousin. Was she flying? Did she take that route? Was she on that plane? These questions raced through our minds as we drove to work in silence. Nothing could calm us down. As we pulled into our office parking lot, the third plane hit the pentagon. Now we were both in tears. Our morning at work consisted of trying to get ahold of our family. My Uncle finally called me back, my cousin flew over the twin towers fifteen minutes before the first plane hit. Their flight was grounded in New York, and Kelly was going to rent a car with the rest of the flight crew and drive back to Chicago. Nobody I knew was harmed in during the events of September 11th. Unfortunately, it is not over. Several of my friends that were enlisted in the Army, Marines, and Airforce are now on active duty and that terrifies me. That day really made me think about how quickly things can change. I'm twenty-one years old, but I know absolutely nothing of war, of innocent victims, and of terrorism. This event made me realize that even though America is a strong and wonderful country, we are not exempt from these senseless acts of violence that can change a nation forever. 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 story541.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. 2002-05-07 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.125.152.30 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 with my partner Solos and 1 month old baby Alexandria. It was a cold day outside we were sat watching TV and a news flash came on to say what had happened. i could not beleive it I was in shock it was like something out of a film. I was shocked and deeply upset I looked at my baby and thought what sort of world are you coming into. I was so sad and gutted for the victims and there families. I cried at some point everyday for about a month and still will never forget those images and the loss of all the victims. God bless you all and your families love from Solos Claire and Alexandria xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 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 story8660.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: There is not much to say but much to remenber. I woke up @7:30am central time, I turned on the television to see an airplane crashing into a buliding. at first I though my husband must have been watching a movie last night and left it on a movie channel. Then to my dismay another plane crashed I though what am I watching then the newsbroad caster came on and started saying terroists America is under fire, more planes are hitting more targets. I just strted to sob. realizing this wasnt a movie this was really happening. I then called my parents to tell them what was going on for they had no clue and were in their car going on vacation. I dont know what I did after that I was just so upset abd still feeling disbelief I think I just sat there and watched dazed and hurting. 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 story6873.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: How did you witness history on September 11th? Share your experience. My brother-in-law called me and told me to turn on the T.V, and that was right after the first plane hit the World Trade Center. I was shocked and frightened, and saddened. Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. I don't think that my life has really changed, except that I feel that America is more vulnerable, I guess more vulnerable than I ever thought possible. And I am more conscious of the fragility and cry more easily. What do you think should be remember about September 11th? We should remember all thoes who lost their lives, and their families and friends. We should remember to always pull together as Americans, no matter what our backgrounds, as we did on that day. And we should remember to acknowledge God in our everyday lives, not just in times of tragedy. Did you fly an American flag after the events of Semtember 11th? Have your feeling about the American flag changed as a result of September 11th? Yes, I fly the flag on my home, and put flag stickers on my car. I still fly the flag. I've always been proud of our flag, and proud to be an American but now I feel more respect for the flag and for all it represents. I get a lump in my throut when I see it, or when I hear the National Anthem because I appreciate this country and the freedoms we enjoy here. It saddens me that there are people in the world who hate us because of who we are and what we stand for. I believe they don't have any idea of what America is all about. 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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 couldn't wait to get home to my family, of course. I have family members who were at the Pentagon and near the World Trade Center that day, and I was thankful to learn that they were unharmed. I also have relatives in Gander and Nova Scotia who helped to take care of my fellow citizens when our planes had to land in Canada that day, and I was very proud of their opening up their hearts and homes to these people. My mother, who was born and raised in Canada, would have been proud also. I have so many memories of that day--which changed my life. I am proud of President Bush's heart and strength and courage and faith and hope--and leadership--following the attacks on his--our--country. Mayor Guiliani did an admirable job leading the people of NYC through the tragedy. The firemen and the policemen and the citizens of NYC and the Pentagon and elsewhere who gave their lives to ensure life and liberty for family members, friends, and strangers are--forevermore--my heroes. This includes Todd Beamer and Mark Bingham and Tom Burnett and Jeremy Glick and Lou Nacke and the others on flight 93 who fought evil that day and died--but won. After the September 11 tragedy, I worked in Atlantic City, NJ, with other FAA and other employees and volunteers to hire large numbers of Federal air marshals to help protect our skies--the defining and proudest moment of my career; but it was not enough. I--we--owe so much more to our brothers and sisters who perished and to those who carry on--who live to help us and protect us. "Let's roll"? You bet. We still have a lot to do. God bless us one and all as we move onward. 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 story10272.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 September 11, 2001 i was getting ready for school like any other normal day. my first and second classes were going good as usual, until i got in my third hour class (lierature) and the teacher (Mrs. Lindemann) put on the television, and there it was, a tragedy, the first trade center was falling down. We (me and my classmates) were in shock! who could have done such a thing!?!? For the rest of that day i could'nt concentrate on any of my work. I was thinking... "i am so lucky to be alive." but everyday after 9/11/01 i got better and better... but still thinking i am lucky that there wasn't anything that happened to MY school. But for the rest of my life i will still remember what i saw on t.v., heard on the radio, and heard from other people, and especially the victims families. To this day(9/23/02) i am still scared that an airplane could still be hijacked and hit the sears tower or something of that sort and it could be me and my family mourning for me.. so to everyone who reads this...BE SAFE!!and remember 9/11 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 story8072.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 kissed my husband good-bye at 6:30am as he left for work. I was in the habit of listening to the morning news on the television as I began the daily chores. I had just stepped out of the shower a little after 9:00am that morning. The news was still playing in the background, however I wasn?t paying much attention to it. I was nervous that day. Tuesday, September 11th, 2001 was my first day attending a new college. I had just moved to Chicago a few months before, and the big-city-living in a small apartment was still new to me. I remember passing by the TV at some point and seeing Katie Couric reporting about the World Trade Center being hit by a plane. It didn?t even cross my mind that it was an act of terror. I thought a horrible accident had happened, that someone had flown too close to the tower, or something went wrong with the plane. I continued to get dressed, only listening to the television. When I heard that a second plane hit the towers, a distinct wave of realization, mixed with fear, mixed with desperation pulsed through me (no adjectives can really put it into words). I knew our nation was under attack. I also knew we were in a vulnerable position and not prepared to fight back. One of my largest fears had always been seeing a war take place in our country during my lifetime. I felt a tremendous urge to speak to my husband (who was working in a Chicago sky-rise). I tried calling his office. Busy signal. I tried the building?s 800 number, also busy. The phone lines were tied up (I was hoping). I got on-line and tried to e-mail him. No response. I finally got through to him on his alpha pager. He did not know about the attack yet. His department was not allowed to watch the television or leave the building, in fact he was about step into a meeting! I kept him updated via the pager. The Pentagon was hit. We both agreed that I should not leave the apartment. I phoned my school, which is less than 10 blocks from the Sears Tower. They warned me that my attendance would not be excused and they were not going to close the school until there was some kind of military intervention. Well, I thought that my life was a little more important than missing one day of school, so I notified them that I would not be in class that afternoon. Needless to say, they called me at 11:30am to notify me that Mayor Daly had closed the school and that I would not have to come to class. Darn bureaucrats. My Mother called me in a frenzy. She couldn?t get through to me when I was on-line (this was before I got the cable modem). She was planning an escape route out of the city for me?northbound out of Chicago, through Wisconsin, and to my parent?s house in Northern Michigan. The only problem was trying to explain to her that public transportation wouldn?t be able to get me that far. Poor woman. Bless her heart, she still lights candles and prays daily. I stood in my apartment, holding my cat, looking into the sky. The silence was a static eerieness. I have never heard the city so quiet. There was not a plane in the zenith where so many fly over hourly to land at O?hare. I was amazed at how quickly air traffic had stopped. And the el. Did they stop that too? It was so quiet. I looked out the back window and down the alley. I could hear the voices of men working on the electricity lines. Did they know what was happening? I looked out the front window. People were jogging leisurely with headphones on. Did they know yet? I wanted to run out and tell all of these people, but I was afraid. I kept thinking that Chicago was going to be next. I didn?t know what to expect. I envisioned men running down the street with guns, bombs, grenades. I didn?t want to die without my husband. It killed me to be separated. I went to the television again. There were already so many people separated and dead. I broke down and cried ? for them, for me, for our country. 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 story897.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 a contractor assigned to Abacus Techn./Department of State. I was currently working on identifying certain "FMS Cases" and collecting pertient information and entering the information that I found into a Unix database, that could be used at a later date by the attorneys in the building to build a case against Iran/Iraq. Plus I was listening to what was happening to the "Twin Towers" in New York City. Then through an in-house e-mail system, one of the attorney's that had an office on the outside facing the "Pentagon," sent an e-mail notifying everyone in the building that the "Pentagon" was just hit by something. So I looked out a window to see what he was talking about. All I saw was a lot of Grey, Black, and White smoke coming out of the far right side of the "Pentagon." I was supposes to go over there (Pentagon) to meet some friends for an early lunch, but a little voice inside me told me not to go over there, cause something is not right. So I decided to call my friends, but I never have the chance to make that call. Then we were told by one of the main Attorneys in charge to leave the building and wait for further instructions from your bosses on whether or not to return to work the next day. Then I called (cell phone)my wife on the way to metro Station, to tell her to turn the TV on and see what's happening in New York and Washington, DC, then all of sudden my phone went DEAD, all she told me was all she heard was sirens blaring in the backgound and could bearly hear what I was trying to tell her. What is usually a 30 minute ride on the metro (Foggy Bottom - Van Dorn Metro)took over 1 1/2 hrs. that day. Because the Metro was "shut down" from Rosslyn to Crystal City, and the only way it (Metro) was going was to Faifax and away from Washington, DC. So I was buses from the Rosslyn Metro to Braddock Rd. Station. All of the metro cars were cramped pack with people trying to get home and check on if any of thier family memebers were alive or hurt in New York or the Pentagon. Plus some of the passengers were very upset, frustrated, cause some of thier friends worked at the "Pentagon or the Twin Towers." By the time I got home it was 1330 hrs and I had several messages on my answering machine. So I had to listen to all of the messages and then I had to answer all of them and that took me 2-3 hours to answer them all. Cause the phone line were so jammed up with everyone else trying to call each other. Later that night my wife wanted to see how bad the "Pentagon" was hit, so we drove up I-395, so she could see how bad it was hit. By the time we with the 14th Street Bridge exit, the traffic suddenly came to a skreaching halt, all we could see was a caravan of black SUVs and Police cars driving towards the "Pentagon." So we decided to turn around and go back home. As we were passing the "Pentagon" my wife and others drivers on I-395 had the opportunity to see the Firefighters and other rescuers lower the "American Flag" over the side of the "Pentagon" (was found in the rubble in one of the offices). From that day (9/11/01) on I will take it "1" day at a time (living), if you know what I mean. Because you can walk out the door of your place and suddenly die. And the only One can tell you how long you're going to live is Jesus Christ. 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 story20625.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 on my way to work when I heard the first tower was hit on the radio. I could not believe it! I got into work and I say everyone around out command center, where all the televisions were located. I was training a class and I just remember turning on the television in the training room in enough time to see the second tower fall to the ground. My whole class was in shock. I remember trying to call my best friend that lives in NYC and all the lines were busy. I went home that night and picked my kids up. We went to Walgreens to get medical supplies and dropped them off at the local radio station to go to anyone in NYC. We went home afterwards and prayed that all would not be lost. 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 story3671.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 will never forget when 911 happened. I was teaching a group of innocent children (sound familiar) when our principal came in and told me to turn the TV on that the World Trade had just been hit by a plane. In disbelief I turned the TV on only to discover that it was all true. The school that I was teaching in on that day is for Dyslexic, ADD & ADHD children and our children come from all over the United States. At the time we had 1 student who was from New York and his father worked as a boat Captain (unsure where). What I witnessed on TV was sooooo unreal and disbelieving (even today its still hard to believe) that someone could be so cruel and full of hate that they would kill thousands of people just to "get even". That day we did not teach any more classes, we sat glued to the TV's and prayed for everyone in New York and for their families. The horror, the stories, the pain, all of this was way to much for our country, but over the past 5 years America is growing stronger. We will never forget the past and the actions that others have taken on our Country, but we have proved that we will not back down and that we will fight for our FREEDOM!!!! 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 story20739.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2006-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 70.157.124.3 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 friends and I were laughing and joking around on the school bus when suddenly the music stopped and then everyone became silent. Then an announcer siad thata two commercial jetliners have hi the world trade center from there they they were saying that people were jumping out the 110th story of the building. From then on I have been quiet. 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 just picked up my best friend, we were to go shopping. She told me the world trade center was bombed. I didn't believe her, so I turned on the car radio and was stunned with the news that a plane had crashed into one of the towers. In the time it took us to get to the mall, another plane had crashed into the second tower. I really belived the first was an accident, but the second really shocked me. I can't remember what store we were in, but everyone was staring at the televisons. I don't think we even shopped, we just left for home. I hadn't felt that sick since my daughter was murdered in 1994. So helpless and speachless. My friend is always more nervous and frightened by things than I am, so I just kept calm, so she wouldn't get upset. It seems very strange, we still wanted to shop, but lost the "desire", and without saying anything we just knew we needed to go home. The days following for me, where sad, but I didn't have any fears. My faith in God and this country, and our government I guess helped me. No matter how much we do to secure our families and our nation, if someone REALLY want's to hurt us, they will find a way. So continue to have faith that our leaders will do all that can be done to protect us. I did as President Bush urged us to do - keep living my life to the best of my ability. Do the things I normally do. I've since moved to Kansa, and feel safer than I did in Florida. My husband and I are pursuing our dream - starting a vinyard/winery. I 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 story6473.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 On September 11 I was just waking up. I went down stairs to eat and my grandma was watching the news. I didn?t pay much attention to it. Once I got to school every one was talking about it. We watched it on the news when we were at school. I was talking to my friend about it. We all felt sad for the people on the plain and there families. Then we herd that another plain had hit. That was when they found out that it was a tourist attack. It was so sad to have to watch that and think of what the people who had there loved ones on that plain. I don?t think that any one will forget that day. We will be telling our kids about it and they will be hirers about it in school too. Now that a year has passed it is still sad to have to think about it and it is even worse to watch the shows on it. Those innocent people on the plain that didn?t do anything. That is what I think of September 11. 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 story2923.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 am an International student from Great Britain and I am studying English and Psychology at a small college in Toledo, Ohio. I have been here 4 years and think of the States as my second home. My parents and my sister live here, and now I am married to an American(May 4th 2002) so I have all the people I love dearly in this country). After my frist class of the day,I got into my car to drive to the other side of campus for my second class. I had left the radio on and the first thing I heard was, "The tower is in a ball of flames and there are bodies falling through the sky." I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I thought someone was playing a sick joke over the radio station, so I clicked to a different station but I listened to the same hell all again; bodies flying out of the tower and flames everywhere. I felt sick and I thought at the time that a bomb had gone off. I didn't know about the plane crashing into the tower and the second one hadn't hit yet. I parked and didn't know whether I should keep listening to the news and be late for class, or not disappoint the professor by showing up late. I decided to go to class to see if any of the students were any wiser on the situation than I was. College was abnormally quiet. What I didn't know was that most of the students and teachers were huddled around television sets in offices and the cafeteria. I went into class and everyone just looked stunned. I asked a few of the people I sat near what was going on and they told me an aeroplane had crashed into one of the Twin Towers in New York. I thought I was going to vomit, my stomach just turned circles. The reason being was that my Dad often flew to various cities around the U.S for business. I got up from my seat, grabbed my car keys and ran to my cellphone in my car, thinking over and over in my head, "Please God let him be in the office, let him be in the office." I frantically dialed his number and spoke to his secretary, who informed me he was safe in the building in Toledo and that my sister had also called. I called home, but my Mum was still out with the horses and I don't think she even knew that world was turning upside down. I went back to my classroom and the teacher was already there telling everyone ehat she knew. It was then that one of the other late students came running in yelling, "There's a second plane, it went right through the other tower!!' The teacher told us that we could all leave and go home to watch the television. I don't remember driving home and when I watched television it was like watching a horribly realistic movie. I will never forget where I was when I heard the news. It will be another infamous day that everyone will be able to recall exactly what they doing when they heard, just like when JFK was assasinated. 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 story5200.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 news of September 11, 2001, came to a shock to me. I was sitting in my last period math class when our teacher told us that something terrible had happened to our country. With what little our teacher had told us, my classmates and I suspected something was terribly wrong. As I walked home from school, I tried to think of what could have happened to our country. I coulndn't even find words for my racing mind. When I got home, my mom and stepdad were both home. It was usual for my mom to be home. She was pregnant with my baby sister. My mom and stepdad told me that we were going to the hospital, we tried to make sense of this tragedy but coouldn't find words. At the hospital, I watched the television, just watching with sadness and disbelief. I remember watching the planes going into the towers over and over again. Just watching the former New York Mayor and waiting for updates on who had died and what was going to happen later. I also watched the Pentagon and the field in Pennsylvania just waiting for something else to happen. As time ticked away, I hoped with everything that my sister wouldn't be born on September 11. As the time got later and the day grew darker, I went home with my grandparents, and my mom told me she would call me when my sister was born. Luckily she was born September 12, 2001. Although my life has not changed dramitcally since September 11th, I have become more aware now, and my level of safeness has decreased. I was affected because my cousin works in Pennsylvania and we didn't know if he was o.k. I was affected by the Anthrax that was going around because my uncle works in the post office so, in that sense, I was affected with what was going on around me after September 11. Anthrax is a white powdery substance that is biologically made and when it is inhaled, it could kill the person. Since Anthrax was being sent through the mail, my uncle was in danger of being infected with Anthrax. Things that happened around me after September 11 affected my life. We should remember that the U.S. was carless. Therefore, we got hurt. I also think so many people died because we didn't have enough security. With the mistakes that happened, it shouldn't happen again. I think the men and woman , firefighters, police officers and EMT's that helped will be remembered forever. The victims who risked their lives to lose their own and save other people will also be remembered. This just goes to show that after death comes life, the life of my baby sister. 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 story8553.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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