439 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: It's a day I think I'll never forget. How could anyone? I am the Office Manager in a pediatric dentist office. A parent came in saying something had hit the World Trade Center in New York. We went to the back and turned on the television. I couldn't believe what I was seeing...maybe a movie? Was it real? We continued to watch and had parents asking what was going on so we decided to bring the television to part of the waiting room, away from the play area for the kids, where the parents could watch. Silence from parents and our office staff except for muffled tears and whispers of disbelief. Before we left the office that day, we stood in a circle, held hands and prayed for the victims, their families and our country. A year later there are still tears and prayers but a renewed sense of pride for our country and dependence on God. May 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 story6142.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. 141.152.11.201 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 is as Follows I was working that morning in WTC # 1 on the 23rd floor when the 1st plane hit, like everyone on our floor I was taken by what was first the Crash of the plane & then the Explosion it sent Through the Building. At that time I did not know it was a plane that caused the explosion so I had no fear because I felt the explosion was above and new we had to get out. My first reaction was to make sure no one panicked being one of the fire wardens of the floor I made sure everyone got off the floor in an orderly fashion. There were some people who sat at their desk waiting for word on what to do but I assured them that the best thing to do was to get out some women was on the floor praying as I picked her up I told her the best thing to do would be to pray in the Stairs going down, I also had to stop the Stock delivery Guy from trying to get his stock wagon out through the doors. That was mainly it I checked Bathrooms (both) to make sure I was the last one on that floor. Then I made my descend down to the lobby which when I came Across a man on the 20th floor who was having a asthmatic attack he didn?t want to move now the Fireman asked 2 men can volunteer to carry this man down so I was one of those Men we carried him to the Lobby were he then said he can walk on his own then the other man left so he used my shoulder to lean on as we went through the lobby to get outside it was then when he dropped his pump that a cop came over to help that I asked what happened he then told me that someone flew a plane into build 1 and just 10 minutes ago someone just did it to wtc 2 also, So as I was in the staircase another plane hit tower 2 . Now as I was leaving the trade center through borders bookstore a daily news photographer took a picture of me with the man I carried down. And I didn?t know this picture was available in a gallery at 420 east 9th street with other pictures of that day until a friend of mine noticed it in a store by the trade center in March of 2002. Now Because of this picture I was able to find out who the man was because I got him to a ambulance on Broadway and they took care of him and I just went home by the way of the Brooklyn Bridge. The man worked for the same company, I didn?t know him I just came down and saw someone and helped him. His name is William Garrido I called him in April and he was pleased to here from me and very grateful of me for helping him that day. Getting back to that day I also want to say that as I was going over the bridge the Tower 2 collapsed and by the time I arrived to the Brooklyn side of the Bridge the other building was history too. My first thing was to go to my wife?s job so she new I was Ok I had no way of getting in touch with her other wise. She was sooo happy to see me and we both went home to get our kids who were in school at the time and to asure or families that I was OK. I have a jpg of the picture taken by the daily news photographer. [photo available in the September 11 Digital Archive] 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 story929.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. 2002-07-24 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.5.154.160 Notes Notes about this item. [This story corresponds with imagesID 502.] 7/25/02 Hello Patrick, Thank you for your important submission to the Archive. I am contacting you in response to your desire to upload images that accompany your story. Although you cannot add an image to a story submission, please note that the image archive section of the site allows you to upload your jpegs. In the description you can describe the images and also mention that you also have a story in the archive. Best, Andrea reply: Thanks For The Information I sent in the picture 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 remember walking down the science hall between second and third hours, when Kim ran to me she exclaimed that the Pentagon and the World Trade Center had been hit. I stepped in front of the door of one of the science rooms and saw on the television the two towers burning with all of the smoke billowing out over the city. Immediately, I run to my Physics Honors class and stepped through the door and just froze. My teacher was just standing there looking at the screen. He simply mentioned that we wouldn't be doing distance v. time and velocity v. time graphs today. It just didn't seem important anymore. After the bell rang for class to actually begin, we stood about half the hour not saying much. We slowly began asking who the prime suspects were and how each of us had heard of the attacks. During this time, I think they showed the first footage of the second tower being hit, which would have been about 10:30am. We simply died. Some people cried some more and others just turned away. Eventually, we needed to switch classes again, but this time my AP Statistics teacher simply wouldn't let us watch more of the same footage. I can say that now, I think she made the right choice, but at the time, we couldn't understand how she could expect us to do something different. She understood that all we would do for the rest of the day would be watch the news, and she felt that listening to the rumors was a poor idea. The day dragged on in much the same way. I didn't complete my homework and most of the classwork for the next day was postponed. It took a couple more days before we could do anything again in school. 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 story2370.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. 198.109.168.234 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 in my car , in a parking space listening to 96.5 TIC FM Radio Station, as I always do on my very short 1/2 mile drive to work from my children's school. The very second I was about to turn off the car, the newsman from the radio station, John Elliott came on and said a plane had just hit the WTC. I listended for a few seconds and hurried into the building. I got to my desk and immediatly turned on the radio, the same station was on. I work in a one attorney law firm and I am the only full time employee. I didn't say anything to my boss, who was in his office. I sat at my desk and continued to listen. My boss came out of his office and I told him a plane had hit the WTC. As I continued to listen in horror as John Elliott and Gary Craig, the morning show host, said the second plane had hit the other tower. I was speachless and there was a lump in my through and tears streaming down my face. I couldn't speak. I called my co-worker who comes in at 10:00 a.m. I asked her if she was watching tv or listening to the radio. She was not. I told her to turn on the TV. I also told her to bring a TV to work with her. She did. All day we watched in disbelief about what was happening to our Country. The rest of the day was just a blur. How could we work or concentrate when the NYC and DC and PA were under attack. I could barely speak. My only connection to New York is a childhood friend who was like my older sister. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and they both worked at NYU. Most of the time they traveled to work together on the subway. This day, they went at different times. Their stop was either one or two stops after the stop under the WTC. Her husband was at work in his office when the first plane hit. My friend, was still on the subway. She arrived at her stop safely, then she found out what was happening. She immediately went to her husband's office. They were ok. In the hours and days to come after the attacks, all I could do is watch and listen and cry. How could we not grieve. All those innocent people, all the families that would never be whole again, all the heros who selflessly saved so many lives and then lost their own. In the days to come, I spoke with my 10 and 5 year old. It was more difficulty for my 5 year old to really understand what was going on. We donated water and snacks that were brought to the searchers in NYC. I wanted to help in some way, I wanted my children to fell like they were helping in some small way. Watching TV today, one year later, the lump was in my throat again. I flew my American Flag, put up a "united we stand" sign and said the Pledge of Allegience. This day will never be forgotten. Always Remember 9.11.01. 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 story5199.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. 12.243.205.134 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: A very good friend in Newfoundland informed me of the tragic news on September 11,2001, immediately when I logged onto a chatline for our daily visit. I was in total disbelief reading what was sent until I tuned to the television news and witnessed with thousands the terrible scenes being reported. I could not begin to imagine the extent of the damage, the confusion and distruption to life in New York and Washington, D.C., the realization of loss in human life, nor the deep anger toward those who commited such a heinous and cowardly act. Equally, however, I was deeply emotionally affected witnessing from miles away, hundreds of police and firefighters responding without regard to their personal saftety to assist others. Seeing hundreds of individuals helping one another escape from the buildings or obtain medical aid caused me to appreciate how strong and caring Americans are. As the day progressed I became more and more confident that we WOULD SURVIVE and WOULD NOT allow such acts to diminish the freedoms we enjoy as Americans. Through the pain and anger of the day, I recall my deepest feeling being one, not of hopelessness but one of resolve as one PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!! 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 story2554.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. 208.33.98.13 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 to vote that moring after i tookmy child to school. i wanted to eat first,so i came upstairs the tv was on and they were talking about a plane had hit the wtc. I could see them out my window. I saw the second plane coming around to hit the second one. I saw it hit. looking at the tv and window I did not believe it. Crying with no one home but the cat and me. I could not get anyone on the phone. Looking out my window i saw both towers fall. What to do? My spouse works for nyta(buses).I went to get my girls from school cries all the way. We tried to get to their but cops would not let us go downtown. he did call around 1pm to let us know that he was ok and that he did not know when he would be home. I cried all day i cried when ever the tv was on. I am still crying for all the people that are not here. I still cry for my wtc. I still cry for a time lost brenda carrington 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 story9544.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. 2003-09-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.135 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 worked at the Pentagon for over a year, so I personally knew many of the building workers who were killed or injured in the wedge where the plane crashed. I was attending a trainging class in Crystal City, about five miles from the Pentagon. When the order came to evacuate the city, I could get no specific information from the police officers and security guards. I feel they were making up things as they went along. I found a telephone line where I could connect my E-book reader device and download copies of THE WASHINGTON POST and THE NRE YORK TIMES. These news reports gave me a quick briefing as to what was happening during the terrorist attacks. I then jogged the five miles to the Pentagon to see if I could help out. Since the fire and rescue crews were in place, I used my knowledge of the building and office spaces to help direct the rescuers who brought out the people who were trapped in the wreckage. I stayed at the site for several more days to help direct the rescue teams locate some of the bodies. Then, when I felt I had done all I could do, I went 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 story1538.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-29 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 66.44.44.24 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 teaching a first grade class, on this clear, crisp, not a cloud in the sky day when I first found out that a commercial airline hit the trade center. Like most, I was in complete shock when I found out that both the towers collapsed and that America was under attack. Its hard to put into words what I felt that day....we were dismissed early, so that everyone could get home to their loved ones. I watched T.V. all day in disbelief as I watched those horrific acts over and over again. I hugged my little girl and thanked God that no one close to me was in the city that day. My heart still aches for those who's lives were so tragically taken from them, as well as for their families. I believe that we all walk around with a hole in our heart that can never be filled. However, I also believe that justice will prevail in some way,shape or form. Yes, our lives have been changed forever..btu we still have our memories...no one will ever be able to take that away! 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 story8351.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-10-03 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: on sept 11th i was anticipating surgary the next day for colon cancer. i had called one of my credit card companies to get my insurance started so they would start paying my monthly payments. the customer service rep on the line asked me what was going on in ny. i didn't know what she was talking about so she told me to turn on my tv. i was shocked and realized my cancer surgery was nothing compared to what was happening. 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 story7289.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-13 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.157.46.234 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: 1. How did you witness history on September 11th? Share your experience. I heard about it at work and came home and watched it on T.V. with my wife. We knew the world has changed and mourned for the loss of so many innocent victims. 2. Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. I do a lot of traveling with my job and see it at every airport. 3. What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? To never happen again. 4. Did you fly an American flag after the events of September 11th? Have your feelings about the American flag changed as a result of September 11th. We have always flown the flag and will continue to do so. More pride is in my 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 story8747.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. 2002-12-16 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: We were holding a Forecast conference that day. It was the last day of the conference. Over 300 burly steel men - mostly Presidents and Vice Presidents - were gathered in large rooms to hear what the economy would bring to the steel industry the next year. They didn't know it at the time, but their coveted forecast would soon be obsolete. That morning, before any of it happened, I was telling my co-workers that I dreamt the night before of planes crashing and debris falling and fire so hot it woke me out of my sleep. When I found out what happened, I realized my nightmare had become reality. I made a mad dash for the phone to call my boyfriend who worked only 15 miles from Ground Zero. Thankfully, he was all right. The details were sketchy and he knew as much as I did. Just that it happened - that maybe it was an accident. Then the second plane hit. Within a matter of minutes, the conference came to an abrupt halt. The hotel wheeled out tv carts and everyone scurried to the TVs to see what happened. The pandemonium of it all was so heart breaking that I had to leave the hotel. I got back to my parents home. I turned on the TV, flipped on MSNBC, cuddled up with their dogs and watched as the first tower collapsed. I was stunned. I opened my mouth to scream but nothing came out. All of the sudden, the impact of what happened erupted inside of me and I broke down. I cried, I sobbed, I screamed, I yelled. How dare anyone do this to us!? I was never so angry in my life. I was never so full of despair. Each time they played video of the plane crashing into the towers, it was like someone punching me in the heart. I remember what I wearing that day. Even down to the talisman I was never without. I haven't worn it since. It would be like reliving it all again in such a personal way. I couldn't get enough of the news coverage. I watched through the entire night. I barely slept, but when I did it wasn't peaceful. One year later, there has not been a day that's gone by where I haven't thought about what happened. When people ask what they could do to help, I say all they need to do is remember and to never forget. September 11, 2001 was a day that brought big, strong men and everyone in between down to their knees. It brought us closer as a community, as a family, as one. From this terrible tragedy, we somehow grew even stronger. Faith was restored in the American Spirit. Fifty years from now, when my grandchildren ask me where I was when it was September 11, 2001, I'll tell them exactly what I told here. I won't forget. Ever. 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 story5158.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: It was a day off of work for me. At the time of the attacks, I was driving in my car, on my way to the local supermarket. I noticed the cars on the expressway near my house were at a standstill, but I just figured there was a bad accident. Then I put on my radio to a music station (which almost never has any news on it). I heard someone on the station say that one of the Twin Towers had been hit by a plane. I thought at first that it was a terrible accident (and also thought that probably no one - in the building, at least - had been hurt, since they were strong steel buildings). That is, I didn't take it too seriously. I even thought maybe this radio station was playing a sick joke, so I switched to another station, only to hear the same report. This station also said that they would now be going off the air (they never did this before, but they are located in midtown Manhattan). It was about this time I heard that the other Twin Tower was hit, too. Now I understood why the radio station was evacuating the building. I went to my mother's house to find out if she has heard from any family members who worked in the area. She heard from my sister soon after (whose building had been evacuated). My sister had to spend the rest of the day in Brooklyn, because the authorities weren't letting anyone over the bridge to Staten Island. But no one had heard from my sister's husband, who worked one block away from the Twin Towers. At this point we didn't know if his building had been hit, too, but we fould out (after about 4 hours of waiting) that he was okay and had been directed to New Jersey (from what I understand, all the workers in Manhattan - all 10 or 15 million of them - had been evacuated from their buildings, and from most of Manhattan, too). When I first realized how terrible things were over there across the water, I wanted to go over there and help. But, the authorities weren't letting anyone into Manhattan, and besides, I am not a strong or physically fit person, and would probably get in the way more than help. All I could do was pray. For some reason, I felt I should pray specifically that the people who were trying to get out of the Twin Towers would leave the buildings in an orderly fashion (so that the maximum number of people would survive). I remember praying about this for hours, until the ordeal was over (that is, until everyone who could get out was safe). I have heard people say, "Where was God when all this was happening?" (Implying that God should have prevented it.) Why do people forget that the human race was given a free will, which includes being free to kill if they wish. Since Eve first ate the forbidden fruit (God told her specifically not to eat from just that one tree), people have been doing ungodly, unloving things. But God isn't telling them to do these things. He wants us to do His will (love), but won't force us to. I know where God was that day. He was in the firefighters, police officers and others who helped save lives; in the office workers who remained calm and helped their co-workers. I could go on and on but simply stated, he was in millions of people that day and the days that followed. God is spirit, and when he does something, He does it in spirit. He acts through the hearts of people who are acting in love (concern for fellow man). To me, this was more real than if He had come out of the heavens in physical form and fixed our problems. I was more amazed at the grace bestowed on us that day, than the evil that caused it. Like many others, I cried for days about the lives that were lost, but I truly believe they have gone to a better place. New York City has been known as of the coldest, mean-spirited cities in the world, but I think that image is now forever changed. 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 story5723.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: A brief Update. I made an entry 1 year 'after' now it`s 5 years later. I`m off today so I have Time to watch things and Reflect , I`m glad it worked out that way. Now to update my previous entry. I am still on 'Alert' . I suppose that won`t change. It keeps me aware of the Troops on the Front Lines. The Oregon Air National Guard still protects the Great North West. I feel good everytime I see them fly. It appears Little Mikey's toy tank did the Job. He put it on the porch of his home & pointed the gun to the Sky. To Protect His Home. He was 6 then. Now He`s 11.. So there You Go, from Oregon City -Oregon , End of The Oregon Trail. Peace to You All , Mike 9/11/2006 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 story20717.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 9-11 I was at school. Everything was normal, but then the kids started talking agout a plane and a building in New York. I thought maybe a small plane just hit a small building.When I went home for lunch and I turned on the TV, I saw it. The plane hitting the World Trade Center. Then another hit the south tower.Maybe twenty minutes later the north tower collapsed and that's about when I went back to school. Then in Mrs. Cano's math classall we did was talk about this. Then someone told me that the south tower had collapsed. I was in shock knowing that maybe thousands had died. After school I was at home watching it all. They thought the death toll was between 4 to 5 thousand. I didn't believe it. Then, a few days later they found out who was behind this terrorist attack. It was Osama Bin Laden. After I found this out I couldn't sleep. It was the worst thing I've seen in all my life. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6272.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 in high school when this happened and I did not know that it happened for three hours. I was in a parenting class, as a senior. When I heard this story I was so upset that I left school. I heard the United States Coast Guard was moving to the Homeland Defense Department. Until then I had no idea what I would do with my life. Due to the attacks on our country I joined the United States Coast Guard, active duty. I graduated basic training on August 09, 2002. I'm now stationed in Houston Texas at the Marine Safety Office. Today is September 14, 2002 and I want to tell all of those who lost family that I'm sorry. I tried to give blood and I was turned away because I was to young. My sister and I tried for weeks and we could not. I'm so sorry to all of those children who lost their parents. I wish I could have helped find everyone and if I were there I would have killed myself to help all of 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 story7399.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. 2002-09-14 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.121.100.100 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 coordinate a Meals for Me. program in central Maine. At 8:46 I was headed for my job. The announcer on the radio station I listen to mentioned a plane had hit the World Trade center, but I went to work as usual. Our office is a converted bomb shelter, and was supposed to house the governer and his staff in the event of a bomb attack back in the 1960's. We are isolated when we are in there, and we have no radio or TV. At 10:45PM when the volunteer drivers showed up to deliver our meals to the shut-ins, they related the events to us. It so happens the man who runs the Emergency Management agency (Also located in our building) showed up also to man the radio's. He told us planes were misssing and the whole story unfoled tyo me in a matter of minutes. I knew the elderly folks we were about to see would be understandably upset and confused. I instructed my drivers to tell them it was scarry, but we were safe up here in Maine, and that we would see them the next day, as usual. As I drove my rural delivery route, the absence of air traffic was un-nerving and noticable. I wept and wept for months and months. I cannot imagine how people in close proximity to the City can cope. I feel as if a chunk of my soul has been destroyed. I hope that all affected realize how much the rest of the nation cares for them. 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 story4050.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. 216.220.243.193 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 getting ready for my 7am math class. As always i turned on chanell 11 news as i do every morning. i was watching the news and then it got imturupted to tell us about the first plane crash into the first tower. I remeber sitting there thinking "what kind of idiot flys into a building. That is such a big mistake." i that point I still thought it was just a bad mistake. As i was brushing out my hair i saw the second plane come into the picture and slam into the 2nd world trade tower. I instently thought terrorist. I dont know why but I did. I ran to wake up my dad and tell hime "The US is getting attacked by terrorist." I didnt really know what to do so i went to school. My teacher had no idea what had happned and was iritated that the class was so giddy. We told him what happened but he didnt get just how huge it was. After class got in my car where i heard about the pentigon and Flight 93. I worked as a Travel Agent for AAA and as soon as I got there it was a mess. Many people where stuck in places away from loved ones and everyone wanted to go home. We stayed open 24 hours those first few days to try to do all we could. I will never forget that day or time when i saw history change. 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 story6695.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. 64.164.71.130 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 in the car on the way to work, it was 7:45 a.m central time. And I was listening to the wake up crew on Rock 103. All of a sudden, the radio went silent then they announced that a commercial air plane had flown into the first world trade center. I thought it was a joke. They didn't have any other information...i drove on to work and we flipped on the t.v. to watch the second one hit. It was the most horrible experience of my life. A day that most of us will never forget. We have to remember that the enemey will always be there, and we must never let those bastards deter us from living the happy and safe lives we all deserve. 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 story2447.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: it was 911 and my mom and i where at the doctors(i wasnt in school cuz i was sic). when we got there i noticest it on the news. i should my mom and she fliped.we were watching it all day at the doctors,we missed our apointment.but i was so scard i thought the world was gonna end.i was in 6th grade and now im in 7th.but any was as i was saying.i tuelly thought the world wass going 2 end right there and i was pritty scared.and i will addmit i was holding on 2 my mommy for dear life. i may be the only 7th grader tha will admit that when thta happened i needed my mom. but i dont care cuz shea the 1 that means most 2 me and im just glad that she wass ther fort me 2 be with in what i like 2 call world war 3. and im happy the world didnt end but if it did im glad i wass with my mommy and she wass holding me in her arms thats how i want the world 2 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 had 4 days left for my wedding that is on september 15, 2001 my brother live in new york 11 blocked a way from the towers he made it to flint on september on 5th a guy he know die of caner he had a funer to go to i have a couise who is in air force he was on lock down he was readly to get those people who did this now watching the show last night about the fireman film i wish their was away of doing it better to save all the people who die for their country at work in flint MI we didn't have people hair to cut we all just sit and wait to here more i couldn't work i was in tears i was in aguer what was going to happen now 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 story6164.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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