430 20 70359 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I had been unable to sleep well the night of September 10, 2001, and had awakened several times during the early morning hours of September 11th, in my apartment on Park Avenue, between 57th and 58th Streets, right in the middle of Manhattan. I finally got a few hours sleep at about 5 a.m. but was awakened at 8:30 by a phone call. It was a quick call...and a few minutes later I turned on The Today Show, as I do every weekday morning. A few minutes later, I was jolted out of bed when they cut into the show to broadcast live video from the WTC, announcing that a plane had crashed into one of the towers.My first thought was that some poor guy in a small private plane from Teterboro Airport had had a heart attack and crashed into the tower...but the visual looked nothing like the damage a small plane could do. I remained glued to my Tv set for 3 hours. Upon seeing the 2nd plane hit the 2nd tower live, I remember muttering ot myself, "It's terorism, and it's Bin Laden." A few minutes later, my father, a decorated WWII submarine pilot during WWII called to ask if I had my TV on. I said I did and that it was terrorism and Bin Laden. He told me to calm down until the facts were in. I replied that I did not need to---it was obvious to me what had just happened. Outside my apartment building, I began hearing planes buzzing overhead, and then the endless stream of sirens blaring, as fire trucks and ambulances tore downtown as fast as they could go. Those sounds remain etched in my mind. I think my heart not only broke, but just stopped.....it was unimaginable. I felt helpless, like so many people. I listened to every detail, and after about two hours of the news on TV, the horrific visuals, seeing the towers implode, and hearing the sirens and planes, I went outside to get a newspaper at the Four Seasons Hotel which is next door to my building. I hoped, by some slim chance, that this was all a bad dream. It was not. As I stepped onto Park Avenue, I saw something I had never seen before, though I have lived in Manhattan for 28 years now. Park Avenue resembled a moving sidewalk of people---moving north, as fast as they could, six to eight across each sidewalk on both sides of the avenue; some wheeling luggage behind them, others trying desparately to get their cell phones to work. It seemed like the southern part of Manhattan was being evacuated, which, I found out later, it was. This was very real. I walked towards the back entrance of the hotel, and noticed two European men, with a porter, leaving the hotel with a lot of luggage, headed for a car and driver. I heard them tell the porter they were going to JFK airport---their accents were British. I interrupted them as politely and calmly as I could and told them they should go back into their hotel and get their room back....to turn on their television, as the airports had been shut down and probably would remain shut for days....that our WTC towers had been attacked by two jets and had imploded to the ground in a heap of dust. They appeared stunned but appreciative and turned right around and went back into the FourSeasons. I walked over to 58th and Madison, looked downtown, and saw the heavy, dark smoke, all the way from the southern tip of the city. It was too unreal, still. I walked over to Lexington Avenue, and at one point, waited for about 5 minutes as ambulances and one firetruck after another came barreling into the city from other boroughs, sirens blaring, moving as fast as those trucks could. I broke down in tears as they went by me--these amazing men, throwing themselves into harms way to help any and all of us out of this tragedy. They were always my heroes....I was just witnessing their bravery firsthand now....as I never had before. I crossed a few blocks and went to give blood, only to find the line lengthy....and after an hour wait, told they had enough, and that we shouldleave and come back the next day. I returned to my apartment and sat glued in front of my Tv that day, night and the next day. The following night I headed to Westchester County to my parents home. The only bright spot was that my dog, a smart West Highland White Terrier, with tremendous intuition, sat beside me watching endless hours of news. At one point, without any provocation, a picture of Osama Bin Laden came up on the screen.....and, for the first time in seven years since I got Duffy as a puppy, he lept off the couch and barked violently at the image. Even he knew evil when he saw it. He returned to the couch beside me and comforted me for the next few days.Two nights after the tragic attacks, the wind must have changed, for the odor I had smelled in the air in NYC had moved north into westchester from ground zero. A few days later, I returned to the city, numb, quiet...and noticed not a car honked. People looked down on the street, on the subway.....no one talked, and no one smiled. Somber was the word. The city was in mourning. I volunteered to work at Nino's down on Canal Street, near Ground Zero, serving meals to the uniformed service men and women...for days and nights. They were awesome....tireless, selfless, hard working and appreciative of any little thing we did for them---serving them food, getting them coffee, taking their plate away.....I adored these people, and that was the one good thing to happen to me during that time. If they only knew how much I got back from volunteering down there.....and they tried to tip me all the time!!!They told me to keep my ID tag from down there---they called it my "Stay out of jail" card---for life!! I thank everyone who helped get us through those days, from our tireless Mayor, to the firemen and policemen and women, the rescue dogs and workers, the hospital workers, all the many wonderful volunteers I met down at Ground Zero, and all the many people throughout the country who shipped food to us to serve these workers. It was touching, heartbreaking and heart-warming. Out of the worst of humanity came the best of humanity...... and my heart goes out to the families of all the brave victims.....and to all those who,like so many of us, just got up and went to work that morning, trying to earn an honest living, only to be cut down in the prime of their lives--innocently and needlessly. All of us realised how easily it could have been any of us in those buildings. May they rest in peace. They will never be forgotten. 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 story2094.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. 2002-09-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.210.209.171 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: First of all thank you for this site so that all can share their experience. While I did not lose a loved one or know anyone personally that did I still feel a tremdous loss for those families that lost loved ones and for my family's comfort zone as a American citizens. I was at 24 Hour Fitness Tuesday, September 11 after having dropped my nine year old son, Stephen,at school. I did my work out and came up front to ride the incumbent bike at approximately 8:45 AM CST. 24 Hour Fitness has four television sets that face the aerobic machines and I remember looking at the televisions and thinking that a plane must have crashed at DFW International Airport. I soon realized that it was something much more horrific and within a few minutes witnessed the second plane crashing into the second tower. The victims and their families' pain and suffering go way beyond my understanding. I cried today Wednseday, September 11 2002 for all of them. Life goes on and I can only hope that we will one day have peace and the comfort zone that Americans have known and cherish so much. God Bless America, Dema Maria Eppling 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 story3778.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. 152.163.188.6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: Iwas in my car on my way to work when I heard the news. i couldn't believe it. I remember thinking, "this is what happens when a war is started in your own country." I thought about all the wars that i had studied about in school--about the destruction and deaths, the reasons behind the wars--usually greed or intolerance of different political or religious beliefs. I wondered if that would happen here in our country. I felt so sorry for the people who were actually there in NY and wondered how they were going to be able to live there with this kind of memory and threat. Then the anthrax attacks began and another whole new perspective on war opened up. no longer was it just the government, millitary, and major cities that were at risk, but all of us throughout the world were being exposed to these random senseless acts of violence. I wondered, "what could these people who did this possibly hope to accomplish with these acts. Who in their right mind would sympathize or identify or support them, and why?" I still don't have any answers to these question, but I have made an effort to be more understanding of others who may be different, and also to not react as quickly to acts, or words that I don't agree with. I don't think that we should be doormats for anyone, and I believe that all who were responsible should be held accountable for their actions, yet we also have a responsibility to teach and set examples that will make a real difference in creating a peaceful world that we all can live in together. 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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 day of september 11, i was home from school. I was siting with my grandmaw and we were watching cartoons. Then she decied to change the channnel and when she did we saw a plane crash into a building. Then i asked maw what movie is this she did not answer. Then i said maw whats wrong and she said it is not a movie its real life. I was confused i did not understand.So i thought nothing of it but now i know that our life can change in seconds and that was a life tradgedy that can happen at anytime. 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 story20583.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My recollections of September 11 are as vivid and shattering as the capacity to recollect permits them to seem over the course of years. Time is a treacherous force and it dulls and obscures - perhaps that is how we rationalize and continue. What a beautiful day it was - clear sky, a faint, gentle breeze. Autumn was imminent. I was at work, struggling with issues at the computer. A co-worker interrupted her telephone conversation. She said 'Two planes have collided with the World Trade Towers." Disbelieving, we immediately attempted to access cnn.com. The site was choked by frenzied efforts to connect. To know, to witness the obscenity. Footage on bbc.com revealed the immediate horror of the attack. The repeated image of a plane, lofting, seemingly gently, then confidently devastating the South tower. Repeatedly - the murderous image of that plane turning. I met my wife that afternoon in a quiet park to ponder in silence the terror and grief. Panic had caused a complete evacuation of the downtown core. After work I visited a popular Pub for a drink in a state of communal stupefaction. A young woman wept and was consoled. I am frequently conscious of the transformation wrought by the events of that day. I remember remarking to my wife - "The world will never be the same again." I cannot begin to comprehend the enormity of the elemental truth of that statement. Perhaps I should have said "I will never be the same again." God bless all those who sacrificed and were sacrificed that day. I will never forget or know you. 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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. 2004-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 65.50.35.29 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 going to school and i knew something wasn't right for some reason. My mom had left for work earlier that day, so i didn't get to say goodbye to her that morning. I was in math class when all of a sudden, i hear a plane coming down. I saw the first plane hit, and i freaked. I ran out of the building which was about a block away from the WTC, and screamed when i saw the building burning. I cried, trying to look for my mother who happened to work on the 100 floor in WTC 2. I ran towards the buildings and all i saw was smoke. In my heart i knew something happened. police and firemen tried keeping me away from the buildings, but I didnt care, I wanted my mother. A young girl couln't was throwing up because of the ash and smoke, and she could barely breathe. I didn't know what to do so I rubbed ber back and gave her my light jacket i had to breathe into. I tried to help as much as i could. At that time the second plane hit, and i knew it right there and then. I ran towards the buildings again, but this time, I was standing right in front of them, and i lost it. All i wanted to know was if my mom was out of there, I turned around facing my back to the builings. I heard rumbling but kind of ignored it. I saw people running the other way. As i began to turn around, I saw something coming at me from up high. A man grabbed me and picked me up. All he said to me was "RUN"! If it wasn't for that man, I would have been killed. I want to thank him for saving my life. I don't know who you are or where you are, but thank you. sadly, my mother was in the building when the second plane hit. I never got to say goodbye. I miss her and love her so much. I just don't know why this happened and why it happened to good people. I live with this everyday of my life. My life is never going to be the same. I love you mom. In honor of Denise L. Benedetto and Chuck margiotta. 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 story9142.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. 2003-03-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.168.61.8 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: My husband and I were in bed asleep when my alarm went off. It was set to a station that broadcast one of the national morning news shows. As I reached up to shut it off, I heard the voice of the evening world news anchor. I don't recall what he said, but I realized for him to be on in the morning, something was terribly wrong. I ran to turn on the tv just before the second plane hit. I spent the next few minutes yelling information to my still in bed husband. He thought I was joking at first, but quickly joined me in front of the tv. A place we stayed for nearly the entire week following the attacks. Our emotions ran from horrible shock to outright grief during those long days. 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 story4802.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. 63.97.179.30 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: Every weekday morning I turn on the news as I get ready for work. At 6:30am I turned on the t.v. and went back to bed to rest for a few more minutes. As I was dozing off again I heard "plane crash" on the news which woke me up. At that time only the first plane had crash into the first tower and as I continue to watch the second plane crashed into the second tower. I continue watching the news and debating whether I should go to work. My family insist that I stay but I felt that I should work, or at least get out for some fresh air. I went to work in San Francisco, while on Bart there was talk of the towers and PA. Everyone was talking to each other when normally everyone would either be asleep or buried in their books or newspaper. WHen I got to work I was told to go back home. When I headed outside, it was like a ghost town(in San Francisoc!). I head back home to Oakland and was glue to the tv for the rest of the day and most of the night. I had always felt that America was safe from these kind of violence, violence that happen only in other countries. I still fell safe, just more cautious. Everytime I hear or see a plane, I look up to make sure that it's not close to buildings or anything. But no mater what, I still beleive in America, that we can stand up to anything and anyone. God Bless America. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story2852.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. 206.252.74.200 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 awoke the morning of September 11th to the cry of my son. It was 8:30am, I was getting my son breakfast, my husband had the day off. We had the televsion on watching childrens t.v.. My sister-in-law called us and as if we were watching the new as there was what she had hear as a boom had gone off at the pentigone. We switch the channel and witness the plane hit the first tower. The only thought that went throught my head was I had to hold my son. Right then and there I grabbed him. He was a 11 months old, He just hugged me back unawear of what had happened. I looked at my husband and we all hugged each other. I had to get ready for work, it all seemed unreal somehow. Like I knew something that know one else new. I drove to work in a daze, it was all over the radio. I work in a restraunt. The others came in and we were all discussing it. We all thought that all the businessess in the area would close early to let everyone go home to be with there loved ones, we expected no business. We were wrong , the restraunt was packed. Everyone came in looking for news. we have three rooms with televions. There were people waiting to sit, wanting to find out anything that could explain what and why it happened. I ended my work day in the same daze it had begun. Driving home I was in the same fog as driving in. When I came home, I held my son for what seemed like hours, but was only minutes. Hereing the story of the man who sent his wife message over the answering machine. I thought of how I would feel if it was my husband , to never see or hear from him again. To never have my son know the real person he was. My heart cried out for her,and the children I didn't know if she had. For the first time that day I shed tears for all of the lost of life. thank you for listening. 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 story3221.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. 152.163.188.6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: Living in Hawaii,we are 6 hours behind New York,so I was asleep...however not for long. At 4.00am I was awakened by the phone ringing beside my bed.It was my son in Wasington state telling me not to be alarmed,he and his family were just fine,but he wanted me to turn on the tv,something terrible had happened in New York city,he didn't know if we had been bombed or what,but something terrible was happening. When we turned on the tv,every station was telling the nation that an airliner had just crashed into one of the Twin Towers. I sat mesmerized and actually thinking if this was actually true,or a cruel joke. That thought lasted only a couple of seconds,because as I sat watching,I saw a plane go into the second tower,I gasped and then watched in horror as the towers came down. The emotions I felt were a mixture of disbelief,tremendous sorrow,anger,and fear. Was our country going to be in World War 3? All that day,I sat in front of my television,watching the events unfold. I prayed.I prayed for all the people in those towers,their loved ones,for the people in the airplanes,in the pentagon,and for this country of ours. Living in Hawaii,I had a tendancy to think of us as being far removed from "things" happining on the "mainland". Not anymore.There were people from Hawaii who lost their lives that day,in the Towers,and the airplanes.I didn't lose a loved one that day but I felt a loss just the same. Our country is the greatest nation in the world,and I love it,and I will continue to pray for God to protect us. America will never forget...we must not forget! God Bless this 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 story6025.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 awaken by the sounds of my alarm radio, at first I thought that there was a play on the radio station. I can remember hearing the frightning voices of people calling into the radio stations claiming there was an attack at the WTC in NY. I could'nt believe what I was hearing, so I turned on the TV, and sure enough the damage was done. I was unable to comprehend what was going on and why this was happening. Soon after, turning on the TV I walked through the house with such an eerie and an array of feelings. I asked my sister-inlaw if she knew what was going on? She replied and looked at me in a daze. Later, that morning I wasn't sure how to go about my day; do I get ready for school? Do I wait for more news? I just didn't know. Finally, I decided to get dress and carry on like normal, however; it was not a normal day, not for me nor anyone else in the world. Suddenly, it occurred to me that whatever problems I had been having didn't seem to matter to me at that moment and some time afterwards. Words are not enough to know just how I felt along with the rest of the world; sadness,disbelief,why, insecured, etc. Unfortunately, this has happen to us all, yet we are strong people, and we will stand together? From: Diane Kaluza-Luna 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 story4780.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 sitting in my living room when I'd first heard of what had happened, and immediately after had to make my way to work. It was an extremely difficult day to get though, for the obvious reasons of course, but also due to the fact that I had friends in New York, and no way of contacting them. Luckily everyone was ok, but it was days before I was able to find that out. Although every one I personally knew was all right, there were two people close to me whom had lost a loved one. One of which being Chad. He is an incredible, selfless person whom through this year has always been there when you needed him. He can always seem to make me laugh even when I think I can't smile. Always thinking of other's and asking if there's anything he can do to help, whilst he himself has been in pain. And so- Chad, I have tried to come up with a million ways to say I am thinking of you today 9/11.. But cant seem to put it into words. May you find strength to get through today with friends, family and the memories of your lost soulmate. May you find the peace in your heart and peace of mind, as you continue your journey down life's road. Today while everyone is reflecting on their lost mother's, father's, sisters, brothers, fallen fellow fire fighters, and police officers, husbands, wives, friends, and coworkers, we here will be by your side, praying for you. We will be here to comfort you if need be. God bless you Chad......We love you! And to everyone else who has lost a loved one know that you have people thinking and praying for you on your loss on 9/11/01. We love you! One year ago today, our nation suffered a great loss. We wept not only as Americans, but as humans. One year later, here we stand. Mourning. Comforting. Sharing a pain that is now considered part of our history. Our children will never see the Towers or know an America that is 'invincible' against attack. An innocent time is gone replaced by a Patriotic, stronger America. When we needed to come together? We did. Cruel people took away mothers, fathers, daughters, sons, brothers, sisters, children, grandparents. Ripped them away as if they had the right. We grieved as a nation but here we stand, a year later, facing that grief with a hint of smile. Lending a hand to each other and fighting for our freedom and our liberty. We will never forget the pain, the agony, the panic. But we have learned and grown stronger.Today I will light candles for those taken and for their families. Today I will remember how a few hours changed the course of so many lives. But I will also celebrate being American and cherish what that means. Today I will be stronger and smile, and love everyone in my life a little more.Today I will hold my head up proudly and smile in the face of pain and say God Bless America. "Tomorrow's not promised to you at all" In other words? Cherish each other. Love and spread love. Smile and hold tight what's precious. Never forget God Bless Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story3242.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My story actually begins on September 10, 2001. I had to leave my 1 1/2 year old daughter and my husband in our home in Arizona to be with my father and step-mother in California. My father was scheduled for major surgery at the veterans hospital in San Diego on September 12th. My father had a huge abdominal aorta aneurysm that could burst at any moment. The surgeons were giving him 50/50 odds of making it through surgery because they were afraid that the aneurysm may burst and shred apart once they got him open. Since he had to be at the hospital the 11th I drove out the day before. Leaving my baby girl for the first time for a whole week. Although my baby would be with her father, my husband, I was very stressed and sad leaving her and facing what I had to face in California. So I headed for my father's home in Riverside, California. The evening was uneventful except for my sadness at the seperation from my daughter and the uneasiness of what may lay ahead for my father in the next few days. September 11th, I awoke at 6:00am California time to prepare for the day ahead. My father was due at the hospital by 10:00am. My father was awake before everyone and had turned on the television and could not believe his eyes. I was in the bathroom and heard one of the main anchors from the news (Dan Rather or someone of that sort) talking excitedly, not his normal tone, so I stepped into the den where my father was pacing in front of the television and I saw bodies falling from the first building of the WTC. As I stood there trying to comprehend what I was seeing another airplane hit the second tower of the WTC. I realized at that very moment that we were at war. It seemed as though everything was moving in slow motion. I headed back to the bathroom to complete my routine when it hit me that my mother was in Manhatten, New York City! She had gone to visit family! Then my breath went away. I sort of announced to my father and step-mother that my mother was in that city where all of those terrible things are happening! Of course I could not get through to New York City by that time, so I was pretty much a mess. I called my step-father and my brother and told them to try and contact mom in New York and let me know as soon as possible how she was. My mother knew I would be a mess and in the meantime got ahold of my brother who then got ahold of me and told me she was okay. Of course I knew she was some 100 blocks away from the WTC but it did not matter, I could not imagine what would happen next! After I calmed down, Dad and I went to fill the car with gas for our trip to San Diego. During that short drive to the gas station I became completely consumed with thoughts of my husband and child in Arizona. Although Arizona was a long way from what was happening across the country, I was consumed with fear for my child. I wanted to hold her and protect her but I could not. My emotions were battling inside of me but I could not voice them because we had to keep my father as calm as possible. If his blood pressure were to rise he would be at a much higher risk of something terrible happening. So I took a deep breath and became the strong one. I called home to my child and heard her laughing in the background, while giving instructions to her nanny on what to do in case of emergency, I silently prayed for our country. My dad, stepmom and myself loaded ourselves into the car and headed off to San Diego. During the drive we listened to the news and were shocked and getting very frightened when it was announced that the pentagon had been hit by a passenger plane. As I was driving towards my father's uncertain future, I wondered only to myself if any of us were to have a future. I could not believe what was happening. I wanted to scream and cry and hold my husband and child, see my mother and tell everyone how very much I loved them but I could do none of these things. I had to carry on with the task at hand. Enroute to our hotel where we were to stay for the week we watched the naval base go on high alert and lines of cars lined up outside the base gate to get in for duty etc. After checking in at the hotel we then headed for the hospital where my father was to check in. Even the hospital was on full alert with armed guards out in front checking belongings and IDs. As we sat waiting for the hospital admissions to call my father's name we watched more of the horror on the news. Every television station was covering these events as they unfolded. I remember looking around the waiting room at all the veterans watching the television, and wondering what thoughts were going through their minds. As the day went on everywhere we went we were bombarded by information and terrible loss. Somehow we made it through this horrible Tuesday and the days that followed. We watched coverage of these events during the 15 hours of my father's surgery. He made it through and got a second chance at life. We finally got my mother out of New York the following week, but dreaded her having to fly all the way back to California. We were afraid. Everything seemed off and nothing was ever the same again. That Saturday after the attacks, I was returning to my hotel from visiting my father. As I got out of my car I heard explosions coming from across the bay. Everyone that was outside the hotel stopped and looked to the sky, wondering if this was our time. It turned out that Sea World was having their fireworks display. Unfortunately the damage was done, we were all gun shy. I finally went home the next day when my father was completely out of danger. Driving back to Arizona I listened to the news all the way home. I was so anxious to see my husband and child, thirty miles outside of my hometown of Chandler, Arizona, I finally cried. I had been praying. I had been strong. Knowing that I was only a few minutes from holding by baby, I finally allowed myself the chance to grieve. One year later I am suddenly thrust back into that uneasy, queasy feeling of disbelief, sadness and pure horror that any human being could have so little regard for life. I am blessed to have my family with me, alive and well. I cherish every moment. Last night September 10th, 2002, I called each one of my family members and told them how much I loved them because you never know what tomorrow will bring. 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 story4052.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 getting my son ready for school and tending to my other son (2 years old) when I glances over at the television to see that the first plane had hit. I don't think I took my eyes off the television for quite some time after that. Then entire morning was spent watching (on and off) in horror what those terrorists did to our great country. So many lives lost - for what. I pray that whoever is responsible for this act is brought to justice. I have a who lives right outside New York City and he went to ground zero a couple days after the bombing and tried to explain to me what he saw. He was extremely upset and said that we had no concept of what it actually looked like. I pray every day for the families of those who died and wish them well. We live in a strong country and hopefully this will help us heal. God Bless The USA and all that live here! 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 story5628.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 awaken by my niece asking if my grandson was all right at the Air Force Academy. I told her I had not heard of any problem and she said, "turn on your tv and listen to the news." I was shocked at the terrorist attack on our native soil. I immediately called my Grandson and found out he was all right. Later, I started trying to find out if the father of my niece and nephew was injured. He worked in the Pentagon building and after searching the names on the Internet and not finding out anything, I remembered I had the children's e-mail address and e-mailed them to find out if Mike was all right. Mike e-mailed me back that night and I was thrilled to learn that he survived the ordeal. He was in the building at the time of the attack and said he had to run to make it out. The children had recently lost their mother and I thank God that He spared them from losing their father. My prayers and love are still with the many who lost loved ones or had loved ones injured. I had a niece's husband who went to New York and furnished listening devices during the rescue work and helped with the rescue work. Mrs. Pat Waller 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 story5956.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. 63.107.192.254 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 in my classroom,and thats when I heard alot of commotion.My teachers were screaming oh my god, oh my god.So automatically I thought something serious was happineng. Then finally my teacher told me two hijackers just crashed into the world trade center. So my first thought was like we are in some big trouble. Then i started thinking i was like oh my god i could just imagine all the people. So for some reason i just started crying.Then when i got home i saw the building burning and it was horror.Then next thing you know i hear this big BOOM and i see the 2nd tower hit. Right then i knew this is an attack.every since that day i ve been living my life and coping with this tradegy. My heart goes uot to all the families,and i hope everybody is dealing with it. but i have a question did our president know about this attack but didnt warn new york? its a rumor that he did.can you please email me with this answer thank u.i luv you "its the home of 9/11 the place of the lost towers we still bagin we never lost power welcome to new york city" 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 story5250.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 getting my daughter ready for school and we were watching Little House on the Prarie, which we did every morning. When the show was over I turned to the news to see what the weather was going to be like. That is when I first saw the results of the first plane. At first I thought that something had just gone wrong with the plane and it was an accident. After watching for a few minutes I then realized what was going on. I was scared and confused at the same time. I was holding on to my daughter and I didn't want to send her to school. She was only seven and all I had. I just didn't want to let go of her. I then thought about it and realized the best thing to do for her was send her to school. She was not going to understand everything and was better off there where she could carry on a half-way normal day. When my daughter got on the bus I went back inside and called my father on his cell phone. He was at work and he answered and I told him that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. He didn't say much right away but then he said something like you have got to be kidding me. He said he was in the middle of a meeting and I should call him back in a little while, but before I got off the phone with him I saw the second plane crash into the World Trade Center. I think I screamed into the phone and he asked what was going on. I told him what happened and he just couldn't believe it. He said to call him back in a few minutes. After I got off the phone I just sat there in horror. I could not believe what was going on. I thought to myself this is not happening. I just sat on my couch and could not take my eyes off the television. After a little while I called my dad back and he said they knew what was going on and were listening to it I think on the radio. I was on the phone with him for a little while and then once again I screamed into the phone. The first tower had collapsed. I told him what had happened and he did not say anything for a few moments. He said he had to go and to call him back later in the day. I then called my mother at work to see if she knew what was going on and they were already watching everything on television. I also talked with my sister briefly on the phone. I sat on the couch most of the morning just having a hard time taking it all in. I cried a little but I think I was in to much of a shock to know what to do. I started to remember watching the Oklahoma City bombing on television and how horrible that was. I thought this can't be happening again. To see the horror the peoples faces as they were running for safety. To see the reactions of the media and television reporters as everything unfolded was something I will never forget. What happended Sept.11 has changed my life forever. I have lost a sister to murder so I can relate to what some of the familys who lost a loved one are feeling. To have someone taken from you before their time is something that is very hard to get over. My faith has become stronger and my beliefs and outlook on life have totally changed. I want my daughter to grow up in a better world, but that will not happen if we do not stick together and start changing things ourselves. We have united as a country but we also have to relearn family values and remember what life is all about. We never know what tomorrow will bring but we can try to make it something wonderful. To the familys that lost a loved one that day I know that my little sister Kristina was at the gaits of heaven to welcome them to their new home. They are at peace and we must go one with our lives and work to make it a better world because it is what they would have wanted. GOD BLESS AMERICA Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story2030.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. 2002-09-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.49.182.80 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: Where I was during September 11th, 2001 was in 4th Grade at Northern Lights ABC. During the beginning of class, we had a metting, which I thought was something new the teacher was doing. Then I was confused when she said, "The Twin Towers have been hit." I didn't want to ask what the Twin Towers were,since i thought i would be made fun of not knowing what they were. When I returned home, I turned on the TV, and instead of cartoons, i saw recorded images of both towers up in flames and I asked my mom whats happenning, and asked if this was a movie review. Then my Mom said,"Bad men are blowing up the buildings to scare us." This was when I thought of my friend telling me right after school, that his dad was working in one of the towers and that was when I didn't feel confused anymore and instead felt sorrow. 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 story20705.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 booted up my computer and signed on to the internet around 8:30 am that morning. I left the computer to sit out on the front porch with my husband, who was waiting for someone to pick him up. He left and I returned to the computer about 9:20 and saw an IM message from my cousin in NY saying........turn on the TV a plane has hit the WTC. By that time, the second plane had hit and when I turned the TV on, the images were something out of Dante's inferno. My first thoughts were for my son who works on Wall St and who frequently visits clients at WTC, and also for my son in law who works in midtown Manhattan, but who also frequently has appointments at WTC. I was able to contact my daughter in New Jersey, who had just received a cell phone call from her husband........he was on the approach ramp to the Holland Tunnel......saw smoke coming from one of the towers and called his office.......as he was talking to someone there, he heard the noise of a very low flying plane.......looked up and witnessed the horror of the second plane slamming into the building. He was able to turn around and head back home safely. Meanwhile, I tried frantically to reach my son's wife by calling his home in LI, but was unable to get through. Phone lines were jammed for several hours.......It wasn't until five hours later that I learned my son had spent the night at a friend's condo in Hoboken NJ.......overslept until 8:45 and called his Wall St. office to say he'd be a little late. He walked out onto the terrace and saw the smoke and flames from the first tower........stood there in absolute disbelief.......ran into the apartment to get his friend and a camera and within several minutes, he saw and heard the second plane slam into the second tower........the view from the 19th floor of a building directly opposite the World Trade Center, was devastingly awesome......he saw debris flying everywhere and imagined that body parts were part of that debris. The photos he took are incredible. My story has a happy ending.....no one in my family was directly affected but one of my childrens' childhood friends, died in the holocaust at Cantor Fitzgerald. A few people we knew, were able to escape the building, one of whom had a close call when the first tower collapsed. It was indeed a Day of Infamy, one which far exceeds the horror of Pearl Harbor. May God Bless all the victims and their families........our hearts are with you. 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 story1595.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: hi my name is Randi.....on 9/11 i was at school, and all of a sudden i hear that a plane had hit the north tower, then the south tower. i remember this day like it was yesterday.......it was on tv and everything.............and i hope to see it in future books.......... thank you 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 story8327.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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