464 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: This date has a very special meaning for me and our family: With the days that went by, our son decided to join the USAF. He graduated high school in June, 2003, left for and graduated boot camp all before he was 18 yrs. old. He just wants to protect this great country. I am lucky that he is stationed state side (for now). I feel as though this has impacted me in a way that you don't realize it does. I have made a concious effort of all of the good people do; I realize what a great country we live in; even if you don't agree with the President or anyone else for that matter, it is ok. We have the righ to do that with out being prosecuted or killed. 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 story20547.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 remember sitting in my car driving to work while listening to the news. I am ashamed to say that my first thought was, "How stupid do you have to be to crash into a HUGE building." Then I heard of a second plane crashing into the other tower; suddenly I was filled with a sense of urgency, not for the people in NY but for my loved ones. When the news reporter spoke of people jumping off buildings, I cried. Not sobs but just small tears streaming down my face; it was surprising to me that I was feeling so strongly about strangers I had never met. I see the news often and have seen real people dead or dying all the time. My attitude was, "Hey! It's life!" but this wasn't life; someone had so much hate for us that they would kill innocent people. I felt hate towards these people they had inflicted fear in me; a fear that was shielded by the American attitude, "We are invincible." Then, I along with many others went to the nearest hospital to donate blood. We contributed to the September 11th funds; and flew our flags proudly. Our tragedy has united a nation of strangers in a way I never heard about in history. It was a day that we cried along with people we never met and contributed to our cause. A day we saw our nation fall from grace and its people rise from its ashes. I will always remember Sept. 11th as the day my faith in humanity was born. 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 story3785.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. 24.167.85.86 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: The thing that stands out the most to me about September 11, 2001 was the weather. It was a beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky. It seemed like such a great day to be alive and enjoying the late summer climate. At least that was what was going through my mind as I drove the 13 miles to my workplace for 8:00 AM. I was also reviewing the day's schedule-In at 8:00 AM, out at 3:45 PM, on to pick up my then five year old son from extended day care at school, and then proceed to my local precinct to cast my votes for my city's primary election. Little did I know what was to come. The day started out ordinary enough. I am a claims representative for a national insurance company, and I was logged into the phones, computer powered up, ready to take reports and handle my caseload of auto, homeowners and injury claim files. Just another day.... I believe I was paying an automobile appraisal when Kathy, my team leader, looked up from her phone call and said, "Oh my God. A plane just crashed into the World Trade Center!" Everyone around me looked up, stunned. We all began logging into whatever Internet newspaper sites we could access-I remember USAToday.com was a popular one-to get any information we could. The info superhighway was expectedly jammed! As we were attempting to get more news, Kathy said "My god, they hit the other tower with another plane!" That's when it hit me that this was not just a random crash; this was a planned event. TERRORISM, I thought. A shiver went up my spine. When I heard the plane went into the Pentagon, and then discovered on Washingtonpost.com that another plane went down in PA, I thought, "My God, has the world gone crazy? What is this world coming to?" I called my mom at work and she was in shock. She and her co-workers saw the second WTC plane crash on live TV. I then called my husband, who was scheduled to work at 2:30, and he had no clue about the tragedy! He was napping on the couch and didn't have the TV on. Naturally, he was shocked when I filled him in and immediately put on the news to get the updates. All through work I had one thought. I had to get to my son and hug him and make sure he was safe. You see, he just started kindergarten and this was his first full week of school. So I was pretty useless at work that day. I couldn't wait until 3:45. I high-tailed it out of work and practically flew to his school. After picking my son up from school, I remembered I had to vote. We went to the precinct which is, appropriately for September 11, an Assembly of God church. After voting, my son and I retreated to the church and prayed. The tears rolled down my face as I prayed that justice would be served swiftly to the masterminds of this evildoing. I went straight home and watched the news for a couple of hours, trying to make sense of all this madness. My son knew that some bad people had crashed planes into some big towers in NYC, but that was about all he could comprehend. However, within days he was able to identify bin Laden, and could recite the names of countries such as Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. I equate the war on terrorism for my son to the Vietnam War for me in the late 60's/early 70's-as a child I knew things were happening that hurt people, but it was in a far-away place and it seemed to last forever. It seemed so remote. I can't believe how I can recall this with such clarity. Now I know how my parents felt when asked where they were when JFK was assassinated. 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 story5228.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: When I walked into 2nd Period on September 11 a tv was on and the horrific pictures of what was going on in New York were on it. Our teacher Mrs. Tyler was trying to tell us what was happening but it wasn't to easy because the people were talking in spanish. My classmates went on the internet and went to the cnn website and found out what was really happening. My teacher and my classmates were watching tv while it was all happning. At one point the principal came in and told us to turn the tv off because we shouldn't have to see what was happening. When he left the teacher turned it back on not caring what he said, she wanted to know what was going on. Some people kids looked like they were going to cry. When we told our next period teacher about it, her jaw drooped She was really upset. The rst of that day everyone walked around really upset and worried about whether something was going to happen nearby, since we lived right next to Chicago. Alot of parents took out their kids from school incase of bomb threats or just to have them safe at home.My mom took me out in 5th peroid, and the next day when I asked my teachers to give me the work I missed they said not to worry about they wont count it. It took a few days to get back to the usual routine at school. Everyone was still worried that the Sears Tower was next, but I knew that would not happen because the government would not let that happen. That day was stuck in my head for a long time, when it was finally out, the anniversary came up and its been stuck in my head for a month since the attacks. 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 story8089.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: September started as a nice day. My parents were at work and I was at school. Everything was going fine until later that day. I heird people talking about an air plane and a biulding I was not sure all what happend. Then I walk in to my class room and find that an air plane had run into a twin tower. None of the teachers put in on T.V. Exsept for one person and he turned it off. I went home and whatched are television to find out what all happend and on every channel I saww an air plane going in to a Twin tower then next I found that a nother air craft had flowen into the other one we new it was not an accident. We whatched over and over what all happend. Then a couple of minutes later we saw the pentagon hit also.my grandmother called and we talked about it. Then we saw another one hit the ground in Pennsilvania. We are lucky to have Bush because he told all of the air craft to land and fast because one might have off hit the White house. He left quickly. We all were very upset about everything that all has happend my whole family just whatched t.V. 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 story2450.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 watching the international news channel when my mom called and told me to turn on the regular news channel. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. The images I was seeing was of the first tower burning with the second plane coming and hitting the second tower. They just kept replaying that. I called my husband at work and told him right away. He was shocked, also. I was still watching the news when they said that a bomb had gone off at the pentagon - I think it took them a while to realize it was another hijacked airline. Then they started talking about another missing airplane. I was having such a hard time comprehending what was happening. I was crying and I kept saying "Oh my God". My son was 3 years old at the time and he didn't know what to think. My husband (I was on the phone with him again after the pentagon was hit) kept telling me to calm down. Needless to say, by the time I got to work I was almost hysterical. Every person that walked into work was in shock or crying. When a very good friend of mine got to work, we found out that her sister's fiance worked at Cantor Fitzgerald on the 101st floor of the north tower. They had not heard from him. She started getting phone calls from her sister who had been hearing bits and pieces from her fiance's family about phone calls he had made to his family. It was very disturbing. He died in those attacks. I never got a chance to meet him, but I've heard from many people that he was a wonderful person. She was very lucky to have known him and loved him. After I heard about all of this I decided to do something to make some money for Cantor-Fitzgerald (that is where my friend's sister wanted the money to go). I made over 700 flag pins and sold them for $1.00 each. We managed to raise $1600.00 for Cantor-Fitzgerald. It wasn't a lot, but I guess it helped. I also had my son's school make cards to send to the fire dept working at ground zero. They were very precious. I still deal with the trauma of the whole thing daily, but I think I am finally getting back to a somewhat normal life with my husband and my son's help. Even though I didn't personally know something, I really affected me. I have been extremely saddened and touched by stories about victims and survivors. My life is different now. I live take one day at a time and live each day as if it were my last. God bless all of the victims families, fire fighters families, police officers families, etc. You will forever be in my heart and prayers. Leigh Ann Rondilone 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 story1398.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was on a floorball trainig when i heard the news from my coach. First did I not recognize the name World Trade center but later when i saw it on tv and i recognizet from movies and stuf. Thats is not ok to bomb Afghanistan The are more people who died in Afganistan under the bombings than in the terrorsattac. crush Usama!! Jimmy 14 sweden Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at work, sitting at my desk when a colleague came in and told me that he had just heard that a plane had hit the WTC. I didn't give it too much thought. I assumed it was a small plane. A few minutes later we heard that another plane had hit the towers and that's when I knew it was a deliberate act. We ran into the conference room and watched the towers burning on TV. it was horrible and at first all I could think of was the poor people above where the plane hit. I never imagined what would happen next. We watched the tower fall and I was in tears. I went into the street and looked down 5th avenue and saw one tower standing and on fire. it was surreal. Thousands of people on the street. People crying and lines at every pay phone. I was 8 months pregnant and felt so sick. My husband is a NYC firefighter and he was out on medical leave that day. We live in Putnam County so it wasn't so easy for him to rush to the towers. I am so grateful for that. 4 firefighters from his house were lost that day. I remember waking up the next day and feeling kind of achy and tired as we hadn't had much sleep the night before. Then I looked over at my husband and felt that I had no right to complain about being tired or anything else I was one of the lucky ones that still had a husband. I felt that way when my daughter was born on October 22nd 2001 as well. In the days following the attack, I spent a lot of time with my husband at his fire house on west 31st street. It was a very emotional time. The out pouring of concern and love from the community was incredible. Flowers notes and candles everywhere. Tons of food, clothing and anything anyone could think of was dropped off. I cannot believe that a whole year has passed since the tragedy took place. I am so grateful that I did not know anyone personally that perished that day but my heart breaks for those that suffered such an incredible loss. 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 story5677.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 home from work on a maternity leave. My son was born on August 14th. I was getting my five year old on the school bus while my husband (who was home sick)was watching the news. He suddenly yelled out, "a plane just hit some building in New York". I ran in and we watched the events unfold. It was extremely surreal. We spent the day tuned in to all the updates. We thanked God we were safe and mourned for those who lost their lives. It truly seemed unbelievable that such a thing could happen here, and yet it did. We continue to pray for the heroes and think about them every day. 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 story8122.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. 2002-09-25 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.43.210.161 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 still remember when I heard about the Pentagon at work. I tried to call my best friend Jamie. We had been best friends for 11 years. She was in the Navy and was stationed at the Pentagon. I tried calling her office all day. The phones were all out of order though. I was a nervous wreck at work that day and got absolutely nothing accomplished. After work, I called Jamies parents and thats when her sister told me that the plane had hit right where her office was. Jamie left behind a beautiful son who was 7 months old when she passed away. I will never forget my best friend in the world or the times we shared together. She was always there for me and we had grown up together. I miss her everyday and will always love her very much. RIP Jamie Lynn Fallon 12-3-77--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 story527.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 taking a test in my business class at college when my class was informed about the attack. Everyone was in a state of disblief. The instructor dismissed class, and students crowded into the jymnasium to watch the happenings over the television. While watching the news coverage, the full impact of the tradegy hit me as I realized that there were individuals that were in agony who had loved ones in the trade center, and that it might be some time before they knew weather they were alive or not. I began weeping and praying with the other students. I was surrounded by grieving and dissbelieving students. Throughout the day, we continued to stay together and pray. Many of us became aware of how precious and uncertain life is. What I have learned from this tradegy is the renewed awareness of how very fragile and uncertain life is. I have become newly grateful for my family and friends--I have renewed faith in the general goodness of my fellow neighbors and have begun an ongoing effort to show love, help and support to everyone who comes into my life. Sept.11th will forever remain in the memory of the american people. The positive outpouring of love and support will forever remain with all of America as we continue to remember, grieve and support the families of the Sept.11th attack. Hopefully, with renewed awareness of the need to reach out to one another, America will grow in their strength and love for their fellowman. I did not personally know anyone who lost someone in the attack. I wanted to write this to let anyone who reads it know that I love them, and in the hope that they will gain some small comfort from it. Bobbi Combs--Kentucky 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 story1870.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I will never forget it. I remember sitting in the middle of my bed with my baby girl, who would be turning 1 in a few days, planning her 1st birthday party. We were watching her favorite TV shows when I got a call from my cousin. When I answered she immediately said,"Hey, did you know a plane crashed into the World Trade Center?" I couldn't believe it so I asked how did it happen? We both assumed it was some sort of accident. I also thought that she was refering to the World Trade Center here in New Orleans For some reason. It never occured to me that she was talking about the one in New York. I got real nervous because my mom is a mail lady and sometimes she delivers mail to the World Trade Center. So I called her on her cell phone but she didn't answer so you can only imagine how I felt then. In the meantime, I changed the channel to the news and they said it was the one in New York. I was kind of relieved in a way but still horrified because I couldn't believe that something like this would happen in our country. It was like something that was stolen right out of a movie. As I continued to watch the news, I watched as the other plain crashed into the other building. I cried in disbelief and fright. I grabbed my daughter and held her tight. Although she had no clue as to what was going on she wrapped her arms around my neck and held on tight. I then called my aunt to see if she heard from my uncle who lives in New York. She said she hadn't heard from him because their phone system was down. She assured me that he was ok because he lived in Long Island and although he works in Manhattan, he didn't go to work that day. My daughter's aunt also lived in Manhattan and we were worried about her and her husband. Her husband was actually stuck at work because they wouldn't let anyone leave for their own safety. He was working at the SOJO Grand Hotel. As I continued to watch the news, I cried out of anger while watching the kids in Pakastan rejoice in streets because of what they had done to us. I couldn't understand why they would teach their kids to hate for no reason at all. I kept newspaper clippings and I wrote down what happened on that day in a notebook to keep for my daughter. I know it may seem wierd but it just amazes me that once she starts high school or maybe sooner she will read about it in her History book just as I read about WWI, WWII & vietnam. My parents and grandparents can remember and tell stories about what happened then so maybe when she gets older she'll have questions for me about what happene on 9-11. I'll never forget that day for as long as I live. Even though it didn't affect me directly it has definitely taken a toll on me and they way I live my life. My heart goes out to all of the families who have suffered a lost due to this tragic event. 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 story10777.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: September 11 for a Brazilian Firefighter. I?m a firefighter and I love my job, I work in a small town in Brazil. I get emotional and thrilled when we cross the roads, avenues, mountains and rivers to help, rescue, save and to protect the lives and property of people in distress. It is dangerous, sometimes sad, but I believe it is a privilege. I have done this kind of work for 15 years and it makes me feel fulfilled as a professional and as a human being. Edward Crocker, former Chief of the New York Fire Department, wrote in 1936 : ? For us, there is no greater ambition in the world than to be a firefighter.? I believe and agree with this very thing. I cannot remember who or how many persons I have helped, but I know each time I did it my heart beat happier and all effort was worthwhile when we could see a smile in the middle of pain and suffering, or fears of death being relieved because of our presence and prayerful support . I always wished to know the USA and USA firefighters . We have them as a model , we follow the techniques, tactics and technology from our North American counterparts in the US. In August 2001, I received an invitation from a friend who lives in Oregon , to visit USA. So I made the trip I always dreamt about. It was fantastic . Each city on the trip he showed me the fire departments and when I could hear a siren or see a fire car running it really thrilled me. In the end of August we went to the Washington, DC area, which was very special to me. We met firefighters from the Virginia Fire Department, visited the White House , Washington Monument, National Air and Space Museum, the Pentagon, and more. From there we went to New York City. I marveled at the beauty of the Statue of Liberty, and the architectural magnificence of the World Trade Center, never imagining that this would be my last opportunity to see it intact From NY we flew to London and then on to France. Our trip back to NY was planned for September 12 . When we were in Bordeaux, France on September 11, we received the shocking news : America under attack; World Trade Center and Pentagon targeted by airplanes! We were in a tour group of about 40 people, mostly Americans, but also several from other countries, including myself. Everyone was visibly shaken. My tears, prayers, doubts and questions were many: Who and why ? How many casualties? My friend wept and prayed at the same time. He had worked for the US Army in the Pentagon, in exactly the section that was burning after the plane crash. Places we had visited a couple of weeks before were now like scenes from a war . We saw the pictures on TV. I saw the firefighters' efforts trying to reach the twin towers to rescue survivors , going to face possible death themselves-- the firefighter's duty . I heard that almost 300 firefighters were missing. Thousands of persons perished. For me it was impossible to believe . It isn?t true! It is a bad dream! said the Americans that were with us. We needed go back to the US; we wanted to go, but some persons were afraid. Some advised us to return directly to Oregon, and not spend several days visiting NYC, as we had planned; or for me to return directly to Brazil. But we wanted to go. We had no fears. I wished to meet the heroic firefighters that were working there , and if I could help as a volunteer I wanted to do so . Our flight on American Airlines was not allowed to leave London , Heathrow Airport , until September 14, when US air space was reopened . The six-hour flight was sad and somber. When we left the plane the pilot and crew had tears in their eyes, instead of the usual smile, for good-bye . We were crying too. Not just tears from our eyes, but the heart was crying bitter tears . The memory of the black cloud of smoke over the city was printed indelibly in our minds. Three days after the tragedy there still were smoldering fires at Ground Zero, and the firefighters were working day and night trying to find survivors . We visited the place on Sunday, September 16. We talked with firefighters and showed our support, love, gratitude and admiration. They were proving the universal truth that "With God all things are possible." In Brazil we firefighters have a motto: "Para o Bombeiro o imposs?vel quem determina ? Deus." Roughly translated, it means that the only impossible things for a firefighter are the things that are impossible to God. And because we know that all things are possible to God, we never give up hope, even though others may say that a difficult rescue is not possible. Once, while working in my city in Brazil, I lost a co-worker, who perished when he was trying to rescue a 60-year-old man who had fallen into a dry well filled with gas fumes. It was the saddest day in our Fire department. Now, in NYC, I was with the firefighters that I always saw in movies, magazines and TV . The heroic NY firefighters . They were sad, having lost 300 colleagues but they were working night and day . The pain I felt in my heart was thick like the black smoke that covered the city . I wished to help. I wished to support them. I wished to do something--to volunteer to join them. (They were not accepting any more volunteers.) The people of New York and the entire USA, and a great part of the world felt the same . And the solidarity and support shown by everyone brought tears to my eyes--another lesson I will never forget. That day changed my life. I learned to know a country , to know my fellow firefighters , to know the American people in one of the worst moments of their history. I believe it is true that "Those who smile together become friends, but those who cry together become brothers and sisters." I cried with Americans, with my friend, with people on the streets, with the firefighters that I admire. Now we are a family and I?m proud about it. Wilson Soares Melo Corpo de Bombeiros Militar Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, Brazil I am the friend mentioned by Wilson Melo in his article above. When I invited him to join me for a vacation in Washington, DC, New York City, and several countries in Europe, I never imagined that this would turn out to be one of the most emotional experiences of my life, but also an experience where a seeming tragedy becomes a blessing in an unusual way. On September 11, we were traveling in our tour bus heading for Bordeaux, France. At noon, when we stopped for a lunch break, our driver reported that he had just received a call on his cell phone, from his wife in Belgium, telling him that "America is under attack: New York and Washington, DC!" No further explanation at that time. Having worked in the Pentagon during the Cold War with the former USSR, my first reaction was to imagine that our worst nightmares of that era had become a reality somehow. I had visions of nuclear bombs and things like that. It was difficult to clear my thought enough to pray, knowing the truth that God is in control, and that his spiritual creation is always intact. We were not able to get any new information until we arrived at our hotel that evening, and could see the news on CNN. It was not a pretty picture! I was relieved, in a sense, to know that it was not a nuclear attack, but the impact was still devastating, and there was immediate need for prayer. I could not help shedding tears, but when I felt God's love surrounding all of us, including those directly affected by the attacks, I knew that in His kingdom, all was well, and harmony reigned, though it might not be apparent to mortal thought at the time. When I witnessed the true love and compassion expressed by the French people at the hotel, something changed inside me. For years I had always felt that the French people, in general, did not like Americans. Now I realized that this was a false sense, because I could feel their love. When I felt the hugs and tearful sentiments from members of our tour group from Australia and the Philippines, I sensed, once more, the brotherhood of man. When I saw the British flags at half-mast, upon our return to London, I knew full-well that most of the world was united with America in our hour of need. When I saw the selfless, brave acts of the firefighters in New York City, and the sincere desire of my friend from Brazil to be of help, to show his support and care, I felt deep pride for the privilege of being a "brother" to such true heroes. My life was changed! Ever since September 11, 2001, I have felt more certain than ever before, that all mankind are united in one grand brotherhood, with God, Love, as our Heavenly Father. wilsonmelo@yahoo.com.br wilsonsoaresmelo@yahoo.de 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 story10089.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 at home in bed. Pregnant with my second child at 40 (almost 41)years of age and suffering from gestational diabetes shakes and nausea from pregnancy. My husband Steve called and said he just heard on the radio at work that a plane crashed into the WTC. I had been watching the Today Show and saw it as it happened. While my husband was on the phone talking to me, the second plane hit. I couldn't believe it, it was surreal. We called family memebers to make sure everyone was OK. We went to our son Jamie's elementary school and brought him home. Not because we were afraid, but because we feared that he might catch wind of what was going on and he would be afraid. We just wanted to hug our son and be together as a family. I found out the next day that a coworker lost her sister in law in the Pentagon attack. We went to church on 9/12 and prayed. I have an old flag that belonged to my father and we decided that it was time to hang it outside everyday, not just on National Holidays. The flag is now worn and faded from the hot, Florida sun. Like my dad's flag, we Americans may be a bit worn and faded from the attack on the WTC and the Pentagon, but we are still free Americans and that will never change. God Bless America! Maryann Palmeter Jacksonville, FL 9/11/2002 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: since the question "where were you on september 11, 2001?" has been posed over and over, i decided i'm gonna need to answer it someday. i might as well do it while it is still just yesterday. i can still remember where i was when princess diana died, and john jr, and walter mathau. i remember being at my grandma hall's house (she hadn't even started dating my future step grandpa, irv, yet) staked out in front of the living room television set. i still remember the feeling i had sitting in ms. robb's current event's class when i heard that mickey mantle had passed away. someday i need to write those things down. but right now i'm going to write about yesterday. i was wearing my pink, yellow, and purple button down camp shirt over top of a white tank top, and blue jeans. i was also wearing my white sneakers that give me blisters. if i can remember the clothes i was wearing on a day, it makes it easier for me to remember the day. so shut up and stop laughing. i still remember what i wore the first day of fifth grade. so there. so i worked the before school care at montessori from 7:30 to 8:30 this morning. came back and went to my CDV 115 (child growth & development) class in the performing arts centre on the verge of tears. i really wanted to be at home for miss vicky's funeral. i was having a tough time coming to the reality that that was not going to be an option (i did end up going). so i got into class and sat down at my usual seat, right up front. mary griffin (the prof/my advisor) came into class and asked me how i was doing today. she always asks me that. i think because its still early in the semester and i'm the only person she really knows. since all her other advisees in this class are still freshman and sophmores. so she asks me how i was, and just burst into tears. so she gave me a hug and generally fussed over me for a second or two. then we walked out into the hallway and she asked me what was wrong. so i told her that the mom of one of my best friend's had died. which was kinda of true, but not really. miss vicky was like a second mom to kristy, but i didn't need to go into details right then. i was having enough trouble talking as it was. then she walked me around the corner to her office. she gave me some kleenex, calmed me down for a minute, and told me that i didn't have to stay for class if i didn't feel like it. this was at 8:47 A.M., two minutes after the first plane hit. i happened to see the hallway clock on the way out. but being the good student that i am (or appear to be) i said that i wanted to stay. then she left me in there "until [i] was ready to re-join the class." so i calmed down and wiped my face off. and walked back into the room. we watched the "hello baby" video, the required video for like all intro child development classes (the one where they show you babies being born and everyone gets really grossed out and swears they'll never have children) at 9:04 A.M. (yes, i watch the clock religiously). then we break into groups to discuss the papers that we wrote over the weekend. and this girls comes flying into the classroom. and comes up to griffin. then she sits down with my group. luckily, as i find out. she was late because she was listening to the news on her radio. so i got to be one of the first kids in the class to know. she told us that apparently a plane had flown right into the world trade centre in new york. and then like a few (turns out it was about fifteen) minutes later another one did the same thing into the other tower right next to it. i was just kind of like oh, okay. it didn't even like sink in at all what a big deal this was. i didn't think anything of it. no one else, but the people in my group, knew anything about it. so no one was worried or talking about it. mary let us out of class a little early. on my way out she told me not to come to class on thursday, "the last thing [i] need is a test." and i need to be at home with my friends and family. tru dat. so i took advantage of the early dismissal, and hussled back to my dorm room to drop off the bulky course pack i was carrying around (read: 3-ring binder that didn't fit into my purse i was using as a book bag). when i walked in my new roommate, la'shawna, had the television turned on. she was like, "crazy isn't it." i wasn't thinking, but then it clicked and i was like, "oh, the two world trade centres." "and the pentagon" she added. i was like, "they got the pentagon too. damn." yup dumbass, they did. so then in flung the folder on my desk and rushed to my rst 220 (introduction to the hebrew scriptures) class. by the time i got there everyone knew about it. this kid ryan seemed to know the most, or maybe he was just talking the most. either way he said that people were saying it was a terrorist attack and they didn't know from who. and this girl courtney said something about "a no fly zone" but i didn't know what she was talking about, so i didn't really listen to her. ryan said something about there being planes that the FAA had lost track of, but i didn't know why that would matter. so oh well, then we had class. i didn't cry at all in there. i had to bite my bottom lip a few times, but no actual tears. in my noon class (gen 301 - the adult learner) we were supposed to have a speaker (sr. sharon from the dominican sisters on campus) come talk to us about something. but by that time of the morning the whole country was in shock and no one could concentrate on anything. we heard that another plane had attacked camp david. but as it turned out that was just a rumour, it really crashed somewhere in pennsilvania. melissa (the prof) had called a friend she had that works in the capital, and she could hear sirens blaring and people yelling over the phone. the girl that was sitting in front of me cried the whole time we were sitting there. melissa said sometihng about today being september 11th, as in 9-11. get it 911 (like the number to call in an emergency for those of you that don't know). then sr. sharon came in and told us that it was SUPPOSED to be like world peace day or something. yeah, that went real well. so the university already had prayer services planned, and a moment of peace at twelve o'clock. so we did that. then she tried to talk to us about some stuff, which i don't remember, and i doubt that anyone else does either. the blonde kid sitting at the end of my row (who i thought was cute...like on the first day of class) said something about osoma bin laden. but i don't remember exactly what. like maybe he was the mastermind guy behind all this. so the nun talked some more. then she gave up and we walked over to the t.v. lounge in ledwidge hall. we watched that for a while. then i had to leave for work. i went to my room and saw that it was only like one o'clock, so i turned on the television. i wanted to see how MTV was handling all this. but they (as well as VH1) were running live feed from CBS. so i watched that until it was time for work. when i went into work, i was told not to mention any of the day's events to the children. one of the kids, isaac, was wearing a shirt that said "washington d.c." on it and had a little picture of some of the monuments and such, including the pentagon. so we did our normal montessori after school stuff. when pam and peggy (my before and after school supervisors) came in, i told each one of them that i had a funeral to go to, so i wouldn't be back until friday morning. fine fine, sorry for your loss, etc... i went back to my room and watched some more news. by this time everything had already happened. all the planes had crashed, the towers had fallen. two other towers (building five and seven) were about to collapse. i think it was about six o'clock that building five collapsed. just as i was walking over to my six o'clock class in the science building. but before i got to my room i remembered that we were supposed to be in the library today. so i like flung over the sacred heart hall (where the library is) as fast as i could. then i got lost, then i found it. turns out since i already had two sources for my research paper, i was home free until seven o'clock. so i quickly walked back to my dorm room and called home. no one at home, no one at church. so i called mom's cell phone on a whim (she never leaves it on). she answered. so i told her that i was coming home and that i had permission from all my teachers to do so. okay, someone will be there to get me in about two hours. yahoo. somewhere in there i talked to dad too, i just don't remember when. i think it was in between class and work. i told him and he told me about what was happening back in wyandotte. apparently mom's school was in lockdown mode. whatever that meant. and mary griffin had called him to tell him what had happened in class today (remember from the beginning of this reeaaaaaalllly long entry...i cried about miss vicky) and that she thought it best i come home. so blah blah blah. dad needs my phone number. i don't have it. here's the number for the security office. okay. then my english class got out early because no one could think clearly. so i watched some more of the news. as did the rest of the school. any where you went was the sound of televisions reporting the events as they unfolded. dan rather (the CBS man) played a couple of tapes they had received from private citizens who happened to catch the events on video. lots of swearing, and an apology from mr. rather, ensued. apparently, as he repeatedly stated, the tapes had never been watched before they went on the air. there were fuck words all over the place. as you can well imagine people were in shock. i'm certain i would have had a similar reaction, had it been me. i can't even believe they would time it so all of america would be watching as the second plane hit. that just pisses me off. so dad came to get me. campus security wouldn't let him come to my room (even though he was wearing the "clergy collar"). there were security people at every opening to the campus. dad said he was stopped three times before he could even park the car. the entire country is freaking out. on the way home we saw crazy lines, ten and fifteen cars deep, waiting in line at gas stations. apparently there was a rumour of a gas shortage. dad kept saying, as did the radio man, "you people are creating your own gas shortage. this is just what the terrorists want, mass hysteria." tru dat. so we got home eventually. mom had locked the door because she freaks out easily, and she was home alone. then some more talking and boring stuff happened. then we went to taco bell and got one of their yummy quasadillas (definitely try 'em). then mary and tracey came over. mary is leaving for new orleans on the thirteenth. so darn on that. they stayed and talked for a while. then i went to bed. that was what i was doing on september 11, 2001...in detail. not that you really care. not that i care. but someday i just might. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at work when a customer came in and said, "A plane just crashed in the twin towers in New York." I thought it was an accident, but then another plane crashed into the other tower. A plane crashed into the pentagon. I thought that has to be a mistake. No one could crash a plane into the Pentagon. A plane crashed in Pennsylvania. I could not believe it. I was very afraid. My family and I live near a nuculear power plant. Will they crash there next? I thought. I went home for lunch and turned on the TV. That is when it became real to me. I saw the smoke and the dust the fire. All the people. I cried for all the pain and loss. I realized that all of the innocent victims were just like me. They awoke to an alarm clock. Got up. Exercised. Showered. Woke up the kids. Made breakfast. Packed lunches. Got the kids off to school. Went to work. But they never get to come home. Never get to eat a delicious meal. Never get butterfly kisses from their children. Never get passionate kisses from the lover. Never get to read a good book. Never get to watch a scary movie. Never get to go Christmas shopping. Never get to play a game with their family. Never get to go on vacation. Never get to watch football. Never get to sing to the radio. Never get to dance. Never get to cry. Never get to say Good Bye. They will never be able to do any of the things I have done this past year. I am no different or better then they are. It is so unfair. Such a tragic loss because of hatred and evil. I will pray for them and never forget their suffering. I will pray for their families and never for get their loss or pain. I will pray for Our Leaders and hope that they will never forget this sad sad day in September. I will pray for Americans that they will never forget the lives lost on this day one year ago. I will pray for our children that they never forget and may someday live in World Peace and feel secure and safe in their homes again. Someday. Respectfully Submitted, Leeann Drake 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 story5112.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 shopping with my youngest daughter, when a man came running into the store and said that a plane had just ran into one of the world trade towers, I amoung others said that wasn't a funny joke, he insisted that it was true, by then the second plane was there. I got into my car and drove to where I work (the local police dept) I ran inside they had the news on the t.v., it was true, I think for a few minutes I was in shock, I couldn't beleive it. Then the plane hit the Pentigon, and all I thought was I had to get to my children, they were in school. I went to the school and I made sure they were ok and made the decision to let them stay in school where it was "normal." I came home, when I got here,I found out that the plane had went down with all of the heros on it,then my mother called me and told me that my sister had been in a major car accident and had to be rushed to the emergency room, the cell phone had cut out and she didn't know anymore,s he couldn't get back thru. I tried calling to St.Petersburg, but all of the long distance lines were busy. I tried to log on to A.O.L. to see if any of my family members were on line, it took over 45 mins because the lines were busy. As I waited I prayed that God would protect everyone. By then the towers started to inplode,A.O.L. finally became free and I found out about my sister. She and my niece were saved by seat belts and were going to ok. My thoughts went back to those that were trapped in the building still, as I sat and watched the t.v. I prayed that they would find everyone in an area that had been saved some how. I went and picked up my children and hugged them tight, they had many question that they wanted answered. I tried the best that I could to let them know that everything was going to be ok. They wanted to know how someone could do something that mean. I explained that the person or persons that did this were mean and didn't have a heart. Today on the anniversary of Sept 11, my 8 year old son said, mommy they said they did this because of God, but God isn't mean, HE loves everyone. I explained to my son that they don't know our God and how HE loves, and how HE protects and how it says in the bible VENGENCE IS MINE SAYTH THE LORD. My heart goes out to the families of the people that didn't make it out of the buildings,or off the air planes and also to those that did, and are still recovering from that day. I will say this to you, beleive in a merciful God and a loving God, stand on His word, except Jesus Christ as your savior and you will see your loved ones again. I felt like you did that day, I had a loved one that I thought I had lost or could loose, and the feeling wasn't a good one, but I did put my faith in God and he pulled not only me but my sister and my niece thru also. 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 story4513.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: i had just put my children on the school bus that morning and returned home in time to see the second plane hit the tower. i stood in disbeleif and sat down and cried. i called my mother to see if she was ok then called the rest of my family members. my husband called home from work and asked me if it was true and we cried together on the phone my children came home from school and we all held on to one another and cried some more. we had a friend whos daughter was living in upper manhatten and we called them to make sure she was alright when they said they finily got ahold of her we all hit our knees and thanked god that she was fine and praised him for keeping her safe. i just returned home from the schools where my children attend with a closeness from the teachers and the love they have for our children. i want to let the soviours know that i am praying for them and their families as we all go through the tradgy that we have endured thank you for your time jbb dittmer mo 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 story3276.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: On sept.11 i got up and got my kids off to school and baby sitter(andrew 4 and nicholas 4 months). And came home to take a nap before work at 11am.but i woke up early after the first plane hit the tower. I thought i was still dreaming.I coiuldn't believe what i was seeing.I stood there watching news and when the second plane hit i was schocked.A tear came down my face.Why would anyone want to do that to people. On that day me & husband were going celebrate 9 years of being togather.But we didn't instead we watched the news. That day i give my kids the biggest hug i could give them.And called family&friends just to talk.I felt so sad for the people in D.C. and New York and the people who lost their loved ones. For days i watched the news. This year 2002 it'll be 10 years for me&my husband of being togather.But i'll celebrate that day and think about sept11,2001 for a long time.Because that was the day the world stood still. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND THE PEOPLE WHO LOST LOVED ONES THAT DAY! THE BOLLIG FAMILY 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 story548.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-05-07 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 65.170.237.114 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 on vacation that week. I got in the shower with a list of things I had to do that day in my head. The phone rang. I figured it was telemarketers. Then again, then again. I thought it was strange that the phone was ringing so much. When I got out of the shower I checked the caller ID. There was calls from my mother and my fiance. I called my fiance back first. He told me to turn on the TV. I turned it on in time to see both towers in flames before they fell. I called my mom back as I watched in horror. She asked me to call my brother and make sure he was at work and safe. I called him. He was. Then I called the school to check on my fiances kids. They were safe and school would not be closing. I just sat there. I forgot all the things I wanted to do that day. I called my job to make sure noone was on any flights that morning. We live in a flight path for the Air Force base. Ususally you hear planes quite often. I remember looking outside. It was so strange that not one flight was going over. That never happened. I was so dump founded. I don't think I really comprehended what was going on. I was absolutely mortified. I feel horrible for all the people who lost loved ones in this tragedy. I am very grateful my family remains safe. I will never forget...No one should... 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 story2575.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. 207.106.106.2