428 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: well i was at home on 9-11-01. i was asleep were i wish alot more people were. My mom came and woke me up when the 1st plane hit. than right when i turned on my t.v i saw the 2nd on. I was like oh my god, this cant be happening! Than the next day my moms best friend's kid from New York called and infomed my mom that her mother and father died. my mother just broke down. I really Feel bad about that cuz i cant (couldnt) think about losing my mother and my father due 2 the towers.but she emial me the other day and she said all she wanted to say is that shes coming back around. And if her mother and father died than someone else would and she wouldnt want to put ANYONE through that. but EVERYBODY had mixed feelings. over 95% of the people in U.S.A. feel really bad. I mean i still do. And another thing is she shouldnt blame any1 for it cuz nobody could of stopped them. Plus you sould hate people from otheer countrys cuz it really wasnt there falt. well everybody be safe and just thank & tthink about every1 that left us last year. 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 story2381.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 208.182.75.3 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: The following is a poem that a wrote proceeding the tragedy of 9/11. I read the New York Times "Portraits of Grief" daily following the attacks and was very affected by the stories of those lost at The World Trade Center. My reaction to reading these stories inspired the poem. Elegy Layers of steel Layers of death Mangled material and layers of dust. Lifetimes ? thousands ended We read their stories everyday Portraits of grief with our morning coffee I think about their lives, each one A motion picture stopped in the middle of a scene. What was once energy Is now a pile of debris Smiles and souls, hearts and laughter Are silenced forever. The strangers who perished ? now we know them They are in our heart and We are crying for humankind. 11.13.01 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 story2771.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 still remember this day very clearly, although we are not American citizens. We live in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. We were on holidays in the US and travelled around in California. We were on our way from King's Canyon NP to Death Valley NP. The radio was on and suddenly we heard something about a plane crashing in Pennsylvania and then some other stories about New York and Washington. At first we thought it was some kind of radio play, like cf "War of the Worlds". But the news kept coming and slowly we began to understand that this was really happening. From that moment on we were listening to the radio continuously and tried to get every piece of information. We kept listening until president Bush was on the radio in the evening. I was 8 weeks pregnant at that time and I felt very sick of the heat, the long trip and all the terrible news. We tried to get a newspaper the next day, but there weren't any left. We didn't read a newspaper and didn't see any images of the blasts until we left Death Valley and arrived in Las Vegas next Friday. I remember I watched tv in our hotelroom and screamed to my husband, who was taking a shower: "it is true, it is really true, the plane really flew into the Twin Towers!" I couldn't believe what my eyes saw. When we came home, I still got sick every time I heard president Bush speaking on the news. I couldn't get 9/11 out of my mind, but apparently my body couldn't forget it either. 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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 remember that morning so clearly. it was me and my 4 year old at home...when my mom called 1st to tell me of the news..then my husband..because they knew i would have cartoons on...and not the news!...me and my son watched the events unfold right before our eyes. it was so hard to explain to a young boy with only good thoughts of people what exactly was happening. it was just a completely sad day for all of us here. at the time i was due to have my 2nd child in 3 days. i was home...no longer working. the next morning...i went into labor. all day at the hospital..thats all we watched..listened to..and heard everyone talk about. it was a day filled with such mixed emotions. we were all set to bring a new life into the world..while so many we watched on t.v. were frantically trying to find the special people in their lives. i delivered my 2nd son that day...september 12th. i saved everything from september 12th..to show him how not only his life..but everyones lives became different that day. in the nursery...the had the babies wearing red white and blue knitted hats..and little american flags in the bassinets. it was like...welcome to the world little one...be proud to be an american. the day we left the hospital was september 14th. as we were leaving the hospital was having a ceremony in the front courtyard. we stopped to get our small flag...and listen to prayers..and listen to all the proud people in our community...in cincinnati..in ohio..and basically from around the world. it was truly a blessing to have witnessed that ceremony that day..with my husband..my 4 year old..and my 2 day old son. i just pray everyday for all the families who lost loved ones..and everytime i think of that horrible day...i also think of the life that entered our worlds...all i can say is...hope..faith..and believe... 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Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-19 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.192.154 Annotation Annotations to this item. Patriotism 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: we were working at masonic(mary and I)Mary said look the plane hit the tower in new york, then Mary goes, you guy look. Then another hit into the,towers we were scared because we didn't know what was gone to happen nexts. cindy and some of the other stuff came to talk to everyone that happen. on my why home I pray to god to help others that was there. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story5315.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at home on September 11, 2001 with our son Christian, who was 21 months old at the time. Michael, my husband, was working at the UK hospital in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. I had just changed and fed Christian, and turned on the news to see what the weather would be like that day. I had thought about going on an outing to the countryside with the baby to look at and feed the horses, when I saw the first plane hit the towers. I stopped packing the diaper bag, sat down on the couch and sat glued to the t.v. in disbelief as I watched the second plane hit the other tower. I called Michael at work to let him know what had happened. Then the Pentagon was hit and I heard two planes fly above our home. I ran outside to see what was going on and to talk to the neighbors about the whole thing. Our street was empty and quiet. I felt so alone and so scared. I decided that we had to do something, so I put Christian in the car and drove to Michael's Arts and Crafts store and bought a roll of wide ribbon and 6 medium and 6 small American flags. On the way to the store, with the radio on, I heard about a fourth hijacked plane that had crashed in Pennsylvania. I was so scared. I bought my ribbon and flags and drove home very fast . I put ribbons and flags around the cherry trees in front of our house, in the flowerboxes, as well as on the mailbox. The next day my neighbors followed suite, creating their own personal memorials in remembrance of that horrible day. And then I can remember just putting my life on hold, and being very scared for a long, long time. 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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 home sick from work that day, and decided to read a book, I had the t.v. on mute. I glanced up and realized that something spectacular was going on in New York. I rushed to awaken my husband and have him come watch with me. When we made it back into the living room we witnessed flight # 175 strike the 2nd tower. That was the moment I realized I was not only witnessing history, but I was also witnessing an attack on my country. I had a rush of feelings come over me all at once, and it was too much...I ended up getting physically sick, and crying for what felt like months. I recall, sitting silently day and night glued to the television and radio, trying to understand why? To this day I still don't. I don't think I ever will either. Nor will anyone else. I don't think it's possible to understand the reprehensible acts of that day. All we can do is try to move on....But always remember! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story10169.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-10-21 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.53.205.96 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 my way to work I listened to the radio announcements, sure the first plane was just an accident. After all, how could that happen in America. Once I arrived at work, the second plane hit. Still in disbelief, I thought it had been blinded by the smoke from the first plane. I refused to accept the truth. The towers fell and the attacks continued as I left work for a doctor's appointment. I was eight or nine weeks pregnant at the time. The doctor's office was silent as I awaited my sonogram. When I finally received my sonogram, I was handed a surprise. On the morning the twin towers fell, I found out I was having twins. I was filled with so many emotions;joy, fear, excitement, trepidation, anxiety, and hope. Frantically, I rushed to call my fiance', a nuclear reactor operator in the US Navy, only to find that I could not get through. More terror swept over my body as I then had to worry about my 4 year old daughter, my TWO unborn children, and the man I loved who could be sent away at any moment. I got through the day, my fiance'was not deployed, and one year to the day, we are married, happy, and have two healthy baby girls. My heart goes out to all who were not so fortunate, those who had to experince loss, be it death, deployment, or a loved one who is missing. God Bless You All... Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story5000.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.57.139.159 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. I was walking in the hallway at school and I overheard a couple of teachers talking about what happened. Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. Little things are not important to me anymore. My friends and family are now more important to me than my job. What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? The courage that everyone had and how well everyone came together as a country. Have your feelings about the American flag changed as a result of September 11th? Yes, I have flew the flag. For me, the flag now represents more unity within 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 story8830.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. 2002-12-17 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.54.14.84 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 volleyball study hall and we were watching the news, at 9:03a.m. I witnessed the second plane hit the South Tower. I heard that one had already hit the North Tower. I did not know what to think. As for everyone in the United States I could not believe my eyes. During school time I could not seem to get my mind to concentrate, the only thing i could think about was the people in New York and the passengers on the planes. Later on that day when i got home all i did was watch the news. I remeber my mom saying " girls it's okay to be scard and upset but we have to hold our heads high and pray for these hurting families. September 11, really has opened my eyes, i didn't know how much we took for granted. I love this counrty and i'm sorry to see this happen. 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 story7528.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. 2002-09-15 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.165 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 walking to class and a friend ran up to me saying "did you hear what happened??? some planes crashed into the world trade center!!!". I seriously believed it to be some twisted joke, until I walked into class and saw that the TV was tuned into the news. The news broadcaster repeated what was just spoken to me (in more detailed terms). I sank down into my seat and began thinking of all the people who were dying at that moment. The lives that will be lost thereafter. The effect that such an event will have on our nation. The news channel kept repeating the scene over and over on the television. Then announced the crash which had taken place in PA. I felt my stomach drop and could no longer bear to watch it. The loss of life caused by such a violent act brought tears to my eyes and a deep saddness to my soul. I couldn't understand the reasonings behind such a vicious act. I think many people felt the same way that I did at that moment. Confusion, fear, sadness, helplessness and an odd sense of unity. Every one in the country felt similar emotions and every person (in their own way) prayed for the families of those effected by such a tragedy. It was a horrible time, but the country united and showed that through chaos- we can become one. 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 story9604.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.48.242.149 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 story actually begins in a little burg outside of Jacksonville called Richlands. I was a home health aide at that time and was at a client's home. I had been sent out to the convenient store down the road that morning, a little after 9am. As I was coming back down the road towards her home, the announcement came over the radio that "two jets have crashed into the World Trade Center". I remember thinking frantically to myself that I had heard of that building before, but could not recall where it was. After a few more minutes of the news story, I realized that I knew exactly where the World Trade Center was and all the memories from the earlier attack came rushing back to me. I got back to my client's home and immediately asked if I could turn on the TV. I watched in horror the reality of what was happening in our beloved country and it still would not completely soak in. I tried to call my husband, then an active-duty Marine at Camp Lejeune. I could not get through. I then called our neighbor on base and asked her if she'd seen. She had and was taping everything on TV. Realizing that this was an act of terrorism, we were both very concerned about the future of our husbands. I then contacted my Mom in Ohio who had not heard or seen anything. She just hadn't bothered turning on the TV that day, preferring to read a book. We cried together and talked about the loss of all those people. It was a very terrifying moment, even for those of us who were states away from the actual attack. Shortly after I hung up with her, my client's neighbor walked over to inform us that the Pentagon had been hit as well and that there was another plane out there that had been hijacked. The world seemed to be coming to an end. I had debated going home early from work, but decided that there was nothing that I could do at the house and that my client needed my care more importantly. I stayed the remaining two hours, but rushed home when the time came. It didn't dawn on me that for the first time since we'd been living on base, I was going to be checked out at the gate by one guard while another walked around looking into my car armed with an M16. That was a pure reality check on my part. I nearly bawled just getting myself the four blocks down the road to our house. It was very scary and it was just starting. To my great relief, my husband was actually at the house. I ran in and gave him the biggest hug that I'd ever given. We didn't say much at first and just watched the images over and over again as well as the current rescue operation. We then received the call that the base was increasing its security level to the highest which is Delta and my husband had to go back to the shop. We weren't sure if he'd be back that night or not. Thankfully, he was. The following three months before his retirement was very difficult. We were watching friends of ours being shipped out left and right. The gate never really did get much easier to get through (though I was thankful for that) and the proud feeling I would get when the helicopters and jets flew over the house increased, but in an eerie, realistic manner. I realize that my story isn't earth-shattering or even remotely interesting...but it's mine. It shook my confidence in the safety of this country just as much as everyone else. My husband is no longer in active duty and we now have a beautiful little girl just blessed to us two weeks ago. Her health and well-being are the most important things to us now and my concern for our country's safety is connected to both of those. I sincerely hope that everyone is recovering from this horrible blow as well as they can. God bless us all. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6683.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: Bueno para mi fue como estar viendo una pelicula ,no podia creer lo que estaba pasando ver toda esa gente correr por sus vidas gritos y llorando por el panico .Yo me encontraba en casa a cababa de levantarme y como siempre ensiendo el televisor para ver lo que ay lo primero que vi fue la primer torre gemela con mucho humo me que asorada momentos despues vi como el siguiente avion se estrellava contra la siguiente torre , fue muy duro ,yo trataba de imaginar el pavor de las personas inocentes que se encontraban en los aviones y trambien en los edificios no pude mas y empeze a llorar por que son seres humanos como yo y pensar que eso le uviese ocurrido a cualquiera. Fue momentos muy duros aunque no tenia familiares en new york senti horrible por ellos ver que el orgullo mas grande de los u.s.a se venia a bajo con todas esas personas mi corazon latia muy fuerte de desesperacion de no poder hacer nada y ver como la gente cayendo al vacio fue espantoso.Yo quisiera que todas las personas que perdieron un familiar en los atentados se pan que sus seres queridos se encuentran bien , claro se que duele mucho ,pero tambien piensen en esto que ellos ya se encuentran descansando y felizes al lado del se?or por que eso si estan con el.Bueno creo que eso es todo pero eso si nunca lo vamos a olvidar por que fue como una pesadilla de la cual fue duro despertar. 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 story6389.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's hard to believe the little details are still with me. I remember traveling in the morning rush hour on this clear and beautiful day about 8:30a. I rounded the bend of a highway just past the Phoenixville Exit of highway 422 east with all the other travelers at that time and saw the most breathtaking view of a valley tucked below tree filled hillsides hovering over and surrounding it. It was a little misty, and I was a little captivated with the view. In that distant view I saw smoke rising from an area and two small airplanes flying over the smoke and I remember thinking how odd. Traffic began to move a little quicker now and I soon reached my exit for Norristown. I did not have talk or new on my radio that morning, so I was very surprised at what awaited me upon reaching work at 9:10a that morning. I am the Jury Manager for Montgomery County, Pennsylvania and by all accounts when I received a very strange message about an airplane accident, I really did not believe it. Like most people, I am sure I thought it must have been some misreporting of the news. I had about 150 jurors that day sitting for jury service. As soon as the news broke about the first tower being hit by an airplane, cell phones began to ring. (We do not take cell phones until jurors are assigned to courtrooms). Instantly, upon report of the second airplane striking the next tower, my gut was tight and the 150 captive jurors were beginning to panic. A father came to me instantly and said he needed to leave, as his son worked in one of those towers. He was going to NY and nothing was going to stop him. I believe he made it into the city before it was closed off. To assist the people in their need to know as much about the situation as possible in there yet captive state, I turned on our large TV monitors and tuned them into the National new channels. I don't know what we actually expected of these jurors after this news broke, but surely being a "juror" in the true sense of the word was not a possibility. Our judges did not get the new and it was business as usual until about 11:00a. The longer the horrified and yet sedated group of people stayed captive and compelled to perform the function of "Jury Duty" in light of the very events happening all around them, the greater their concerns raised up in them. Schools were closing, parents needed to secure coverage for their children. Their society was changing as they were sitting within the walls of the courthouse waiting to cast some fated judgment on a defendant whose time has come for justice. As it became clear that the United States was under attack and that there were planted terrorist anywhere in the US. It became increasingly clear that safety was an issue. I informed and petitioned the judges to release the jurors for that day. The judges did comply. I longed to see my children 14 and 24 to let them know that while the world may change around us, we are still family and loved. We have protection in that love. Yet, when death comes and separates us for what may seem an eternity, that we remember, "greater love cast out all fear", and "love changes not". I saw pain, emptiness and more inner turmoil in people than I have ever seen or ever hope to see again. The pain, and anguish on the faces of the people of NY, DC and PA caught up in the drama were encrusted with a new reality. A reality that ?life? is gift. Life is very fragile and tender gift; a gift that can be taken away by careless acts of hatred. I would like to think that when we awoke 9/12/01 after the horrific acts of 9/11/01 that we awoke with hope. Hope that the bleak darkness that enshrouded us the day before would give way to peace. Yes, "Peace" a defiant-peace that would marshal the courage to go on to yet another day, because we are the survivors. Survivors must pick up and go on. The dead cannot go on, they have fallen where they are and must be remember for their contributions to our world our lives. What of the "survivors"? Who are they? They are you and me; they are peoples of every race, religion, culture and ethnic hue. They are the people whose freedoms are greater than their sacrifices. Who believe that at all cost we must survive. As a previous military personnel, I can remember thinking that the powers of government had let the people down and that the military strength is so much less that it was say, ten - twenty years ago. My thoughts of military might mismanagement were probably one of a knee-jerk reaction. I guess it is easier to think of retribution when so much suffering is going on. After all, the great US was always deployed to places in the world to alleviate suffering and to protect the weak. It just didn't add up. Where was our protectors on 9/11/01? By now, this is all rhetorical, and needs no further questioning. I am just remembering my thoughts of the day. My story does not end here, but for the sake of closure; I will borrow the words of Maya Angelo "I know why the caged bird sings", and Marcus Garvey "Lose not courage; lose not faith, go on" -END- 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 originally posted this on Askme.com's Atheism board, where I am a frequent contributor under the name "Andiri". ---------- Just wanted to say that I witnessed the attack on the WTC, and I'm okay. I take a subway that stops at the WTC every day. The first plane hit while I was in the station; the second when I was a few blocks away. When the first tower collapsed I joined the flood of refugees walking up along the East River toward Midtown. And yes, there remain atheists in foxholes. ----------- The first plane actually hit just as the train was pulling into the station. I recall a slight thump. My first impression was that there had been another transformer fire; there had been one a few months earlier, and the filling of the station with smoke seemed similar. The police were hustling us out of the station, and I recall being puzzled by people who were loitering, perhaps waiting to meet up with others. I headed out as quickly as possible, worried that there was a spreading fire. It wasn't until I was out of the building and saw the "snow" of debris that I realized that there had been an explosion far up on the building. I thought it might have been a bomb but could have been an accident. The police were asking people to get away from the base of the tower to make room for rescue workers and besides I was having trouble breathing, so I headed off towards my office near the South Street Seaport. When I was only a few blocks away, I heard the whine of the second plane and caught a glimpse of the explosion as it hit the other tower. That was when I realized what was going on, but there was nothing to do except continue on to the office. Telephone and cell phone service were interrupted, but I was able to contact my wife by AOL IM and reassure her, and of course everyone sat around speculating about what was going on and surfing the web for information. My wife, who worked in 2 Penn Plaza, told me she was leaving early because Penn Station was a possible target. Then we heard people screaming in the street. We went out to see what was going on, and saw a wall of debris from the collapsing towers sweeping through downtown. I was actually more afraid then than I had been earlier. A coworker and I ran to the river, then walked north, looking for a functioning PATH station or even a working phone, but eventually ending up in midtown, where his wife worked. Her office was closed, but she knew a friend farther uptown who was able to let us into her office. Phone service was still poor but I was able to get in touch with friends and family via email, and got in touch with my brother, who lives in Manhattan. We met up and I stayed at his apartment listening to CNN until Mayor Guilliani announced that "diplomatic relations with New Jersey had been restored", as I joked, and I was able to get home. 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 story1117.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 11th: What a Day September 11th?What can I say? What a beautiful day for such a horrible tragedy. On this particular day, I was sitting in school in my study hall daydreaming about my band's last practice. I was thinking about how we had such a great practice and hoping that day's practice would be good too. Then, there was a disturbance to my daydreaming. I don't remember who the teacher was but all I heard was "a plane just crashed into the World Trade Center." My study hall teacher, Mr. Mufford, turned on the television and sure enough CNN was reporting that at 8:46 a.m. a plane had struck the first building, which was the North Tower. Thick clouds of grayish smoke filled the New York City sky. All I could think of was that it was nothing big and the building would be slightly damaged. After I saw the damage of the first building I was pretty shocked and worried for the people in the building. Then, I saw the second plane hit at about 9:03 a.m. into the South Tower and I was completely in awe. I had no idea that this was an act of terror. I figured it was a plane that got lost or something but when the second plane hit I was really scared. Bridges and tunnels leading into New York City closed at 9:21 a.m. Even though we are so far away from New York City, Barker has a power plant that gives power to places all over New York. American Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon at around 9:45 a.m. The unthinkable happened. The South Tower at the World Trade Center collapsed which caused a bigger reaction from everyone. As the buildings started to collapse, I really started to get worried. The North Tower at the World Trade Center then collapsed at around 10:28 a.m. All through my school the only talk was of this tragedy. Fourth period came around and the television was glued on CNN. We sat and watched the struggle and listened to the news in horror. Nobody could believe that such a bad thing could have happened to our great nation. Pretty much all through the school day, all we did was sit and watch the World Trades Center slowly decay and crumble. After I got home that day, I sat down and watched all of this tragedy there. All day long I had people calling me, and I was calling people trying to see if they have heard anything new. Our practice had long been cancelled because we decided it might be dangerous to go out and about while all of this was happening. I was so upset to see the buildings collapse and see all of the people struggle to get away. The next day, on the news, there was major coverage of all that happened. Everything happened at the blink of an eye and still no one could believe that the Twin Towers were gone. If I only had one wish I would have wished not to see the aftermath. Seeing everyone in such a state of craziness kind of disappointed me. The hurt, the pain, the agony. Families left without knowing where their mother s, fathers, brothers, and sisters are. Since September 11th , I have gained a new pride for my country. I saw how my country pulled together to help one another. Monuments have been built in loving memory of all of the victims. Before, I just took American citizenship for granted and I really didn't care if I lived here or not. Today and forever more, I am glad to say that I am truly proud to be an AMERICAN. 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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: That morning I was off work and had not turned on the TV until 10:30am! As I began watching I thought 'mercy how awful, I wonder where in the world that is'; as the, then re-run of the first plane hit.......then the second!!.... I knew it was here and that we were having something really terrible happening in America. I sank into a chair and thought "this is a message to America"! A wake up Call to stop sleeping and thinking we are untouchable!! It was on OUR shores!!!! The Pentegon, the field in PA and the Towers and who knows what else was targeted that day! My first reaction was a sickening feeling, shock and a real feeling of Gods' presence with for our nation. It was so sad and humbling and could have been SO much worse than indeed it was. Then I was mad and the 'Air Force Brat' in me wanted to send in the troops and get the buggers!!! I know without fail that we MUST stand up and fight this evil, that not only wants to kill us, but wants to take over the world with their evil! This is real, this is now and this is nothing to take lightly. We have been more than for-worned and the fight is now and is to be fought to the end, whatever that is!!! This where the true blue get separated from the wishy washy! Where the courageous take the stand and lead!!!! This is not the first, nor will it be the last...do we want to see these type of attacks here? If not, then we had better get that border shut and controled! Wake up to the real reality that we are not in an 'ice cream and cake' life, but that we MUST fight for our freedom, right to believe in God, freedoms of speech and life, the way that American forefathers begain this nation to be! We must UNIT and be for America together, as countrymen and stop all of this bipartisen, politically correct liberlism! Be the true patriots that, deep down, I believe us to be!!! We were blessed by God in this great nation for a reason and for JUST such a time as this!!!!! We have got to be wlling to fight for what we beleive in and stand for!! Not someday, not when there is rain, when there is more money, less money, when it freezes in the tropics or an other rediculous time....IT IS NOW!!!!!!! The border is a sive for terrorists that are flowing in as we eat and breath everyday and are waiting to do us harm....grave harm and we just sleep some more! Our leaders on ALL sides of the fence need to stop the yaking, spending foolishly, thinking stupidly and selfishly, being politically correct, being personally greedy and get off their duffs and get busy taking care of America and its' people! The people that put them in office and can remove them......personally neither party works anymore!! The House, Senate and Congress are full of many greedy, narrow minded, foolish, weak, liberal, or political big heads that just are squandering our well being, our nation, our livlihood, future and freedoms for their selfish power and self fame!!!! Our founding fathers would be so ASHAMED of what has happened to this countries government: the moral, political, and personal slipping of what we stand for and what they forged for us in the beginning!!!!! They would kick the lot out and start fresh....just ask Americans what we really feel and think about what is happening to America! Just ask the families of the soldiers who are fighting for us and our freedoms! Just ask the people who lost loved ones in the Towers, Pentegon, and the field in PA!!!!! Why do think we are becoming MORE than angry that the illegals are here throughing their weight around, when they have NO right to!They do not respect the fact that this is OUR nation and NOT theirs! Their government should be held accountable for them and certainly NOT us here in America! Just who do they think they are anyway? Same with the terrorists that are laying in wait? They do not know who we really are: We are strong, tough, patiriotic AMERICANS who forged a nation for FREEDOM, LIBERTY AND THE HERITAGE THAT WE WERE FOUNDED ON! That, if given the provocation, WILL fight and fight feroceously for freedom, our people, right to worship God, and the United States of America to the death and then some! DO NOT PUSH US TOO FAR because we WILL push back! It is way past time for us all to rally together for our country, our America, the strength we have stood for and show the buggers we mwan business......no matter who doesn't like it or how we do it......LET'S ROLL....LET'S GET HER DONE...NOW!!!!! GOD BLESS AMERICA; UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL!!!! 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 story20800.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 11th, I went to the airport to say goodbye to my boyfriend who was going to San Diego for more Marine training. He had already been through basic training. We said our goodbyes at 6:00am and I went home and took a nap and was awaken by my boyfriends sister asking me where her brother was. I was telling her his flight plan and she told me to get up and turn on the T.V. I did and I couldn't believe what I saw and they were reporting that all flights had been grounded. We had no idea where he was for 4 hours. Being the military, we knew he would have to check in so he was accounted for, but the wait for the phone call was nerve racking. I called all my friends and family and asked them to start praying. Not just for my boyfriend, but for everyone. Jana Bartling Oklahoma City, OK 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 story3434.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 headed to Portland, OR for work, leaving from Washington DC's National Airport and changing planes in Chicago. My flight was scheduled for 10:00 a.m., but I was able to get on an earlier flight that left at 9:00. I called my husband, so excited about my good fortune because I'd have an hour and a half to switch in Chicago, rather than 30 minutes. We took off on time, and I had two cups of coffee before my row-mate, a retired fire chief, turned to me and said, "The FAA just lost two planes." Very matter-of-fact. He had headphones on, and I couldn't imagine what he was listening to. When he said, "The World Trade Center just collapsed," I thought he was joking. Being from Boston, I pictured a few glass windows falling out of the sides of the building like the John Hancock building. I asked him what he was listening to, and he said the cockpit. I listened in, and I heard the pilots talking to ground control, discussing where to land the plane. Then the pilot got on the intercom and told us that there had been some terrorist activity and the FAA was ordering all planes out of the air. We would be landing in Indianapolis, most likely. He also told us to stay seated and not to open the overhead bins. We were in the air for quite some time before we landed in Cincinnati. We were ushered off the plane and I remember thinking, "There's no one in this airport except a few people on their cell phones. The place was deserted. Someone from United said that they would be bringing us to a hotel and there would be no flights out that day, perhaps the next day as well. Two women from Asia who didn't speak English were on my flight, and they were so confused -- I felt so sorry for them. Many of the passengers were headed to Chicago to take the over-the-pole flight to Asia, and they were stuck. In baggage claim, I tried to get a rental car, but nothing would be available until Thursday. While waiting for the shuttle bus to the hotel, a bunch of us were discussing how to get back to DC. We agreed that if one of us could find a way, we would not leave the others behind. Although the airwaves were jammed with phone calls, I was able to get four calls out. I left a message at my husband's office, at our home, on my boss's machine, and finally got through to my father at work, while we were on-route to the hotel. He assumed that I hadn't left DC. Another passenger asked if my dad would call his wife, and gave him the number. Once we got to the hotel and checked in, I turned on the television. I vaguely saw a plane flying close to the World Trade Center towers, but I was focused on the Yellow Pages. I called the first limosine company that accepted charge cards and was told they had one vehicle left. "I'll take it." One way fare to DC would be $800. Split between five people, that sounded like a bargain. I had 20 minutes to round up the others, get something out of the vending machine, and be in the lobby. I still have the package of trail mix I got from the machine, and I've saved the page I tore out of the Yellow Pages with the number -- Sorry Howard Johnson's! The "limosine" was a burgundy mini-van with a driver named Butch who stated right away that he was not a long-distance driver. At 12:05 p.m., we filled up the gas tank and were off. First stop -- Butch's house to pick up his medicine. Apparently, he wasn't sure how far he was driving, and he thought perhaps he should get his medicine if he was going to be gone overnight. He came out of his house with his medicine in a bag -- and nothing else! No toothbrush, no change of clothes, nothing! After about two hours of riding and listening to the news, Butch started to fall asleep at the wheel. "Butch, I need to use the bathroom. Can we stop at the next rest area?" I asked. From then on, I drove. Three of us had cell phones, and they were passed around for everyone to use. I finally got through to my husband. When his office was sent home, someone gave him misinformation that a United flight out of National (rather than Dulles) had crashed into the Pentagon. For the two hours it took him to get home, he thought my plane had gone down. Once he got to the station closest to our house, a Marine looked at him and said, "You don't look so good. Can I give you a lift?" Once at home, he got my message. It took us 10 1/2 hours to get home. After greeting my husband, I crawled into bed with my sleeping children for a little while. I've never been so determined to get home, and so focused on finding a way to get there. It wasn't until 11:00 at night that I first watched the World Trade Center crumble to the ground. 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 story871.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I had taken an early walk on the morning of September 11th, 2001. I remember it being such a beautifulday, full of sun, crisp cool air. My son was due to be born any time and I was walking to encourage the birth process along. I had been having contractions off and on for days. I must have come back in to the house sometime after 8:30 and was just resting on a comfortable chair timing my contractions. Suddenly, a relative who lives just across from us walked through the door with a look of panic on his face and said, "I don't guess you've heard..." A feeling of dread overwhelmed me as I scanned over possiblities in my mind of what he could be talking about. Had someone died? "We've been attacked. Two planes have just crashed into the towers in New York." As those words pierced the quietness of the house I don't think either of us could really believe them. We quickly ran back over to his home where the television was still showing footage of what nobody could believe had just happened. We kept asking one another questions. "Don't you think those buildings could fall?" "Is anyone helping those people out?" "What's going to happen next?" Neither of us could comprehend that this could actually be happening. I just watched those towers burning and thought about how there were actually people in there that were facing a horrible death while I sat in my neighbor's home watching. Did they know that the world could see them? The world could see them but no one could do anything. That is unbelievable. And as the day wore on the story grew more and more unbelievable. Another plane crashed into the Pentagon? Another in a field in Pennsylvania? What was happening? I finally drug myself back home almost in a daze. In fact, the rest of that day seems almost like a blur. All I kept seeing were the airplanes crashing. All I could think about was how those people trapped in the buildings must have been so afraid. I asked the Lord to hold them. On September the 12th, my son was born. My mother-in-law wrote this haiku. Manhattan burns, Ira is born, A flower in a field of ashes. 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 story5725.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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