475 20 70359 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at work when one of my coworkers came and told me that a plane had just crashed into one of the World Trade buildings. We have a television in the lunch room so I went to see. When I got there the other building had been hit. and then if that wasn't bad enough the Pentagon was next. My heart was feeling so heavy with an aching for everyone. I have a nephew who works at the Pentagon. He is in the Navy. My heart sank even lower.Later we found out that he was out of the building when the plane hit.I sit here now and give thanks to God everyday, and ask why do there have to be people in the world that would hurt people like that. GOD BLESS AMERICA WE WILL SURVIVE. 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 story3474.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 September 11th, I, just like others, woke up and got ready to go to school. I got up at 6:00 am like I normally did, took a shower like I normally did and ate my breakfast like I normally did. But that day was far from normal. Just as I was leaving for school, I heard a report that a plane had crashed into the first World Trade Center. I thought it was a joke and ran over to the TV to find myself watching the tall tower with fire and smoke coming out of it. It was unbelievable. It had to have been a mistake. As I watched a reporter talking about what could have happened, I saw another object flying towards the second tower. Then there was more smoke and fire. My mom told me I would be late for school if I didn't hurry, so I picked up my backpack and hurried off to school. I must have left my brains at home because I couldn't concentrate at all that day. All I could think about was that horrible image I had seen on TV. To make things worse, we weren't allowed to have any of the news channels on. The principal of my school was worried that we would be scared, so we were left in suspense for the whole day. After school I rushed to my TV and my eyes were glued to the screen. I don't think I turned of the TV at all that day. Sometimes I wasn't even paying attention. I just had it on in the background as a comfort. It was just unbelievable. Thousands of people died just because they, just like me, were doing what they normally did everyday. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My name is Jessica Berliner and I attend Fountain Valley High School in Fountain Valley, California. It was a Tuesday morning around 6:15 a.m. and I was trying to wake up to go to school just like any other usual day of the week. I overheard my mom and dad talking about the World Trade Center and how it had something had just crashed into it or something had bombed one of the towers. Then I remember my mom yelling something because another tower had been hit. It wasn't a bomb that had hit the tower, it was an airplane. I was in complete shock. I knew this was not any accident. Someone had deliberately planned this to occur, but why? I repeatedly asked myself that question all morning at school. Then I found out that there had been other attacks at the pentagon and another one trying to get to the White House. Watching the news, I realized that this event was actually a terrorist attack and people across the seas were celebrating in their streets because they had completed this terrible tragedy. Still, I am still overwhelmed of the fact that those people used our own airplanes as weapons to harm us. However, this terrible event united our nation as one. It not only shows how strong of a country we really are, but what the true meaning of Patriotism is. 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 story8332.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 sept.11,2001, i awoke to a phone call from my mother to tell me to turn on the television. we were under attack.as i refleck back, i cannot even imagine what the families who lost their love ones must be feeling. america will forever be changed as a result of another countries jealousy and barbaric ways. however, united we have stood and shall always stand when it comes to our freedom being threatened. 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 story5106.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 was sleeping when my mom came upstairs to my room, she was crying and was so pale, i asked her what was wrong, and she said alot of things i couldnt understand at first, she was shaking and crying so hard, i didnt have a clue what she was talking about...i hugged her and wouldnt let go, and i turned the tv on in my bedroom, my sister was a nurse in manhattan and we could not get ahold of her, for hours and hours that day we spent calling everyone we knew in new york, not knowing is the worst. but finally we recieved a call from her boyfriend at the time he is a Dr at one of the hospitals there as well. he had finally gotten through to us on one of the hosp. phones, he told us that we wouldnt believe all the damage that has been done, that we wont be able to talk to her for along time, no one can talk to anyone, the phones are down and he lost her for awhile couldnt find where she was then that he had found her, i dont even know how to begin to explain that day correctly i can not find the words, to describe the chaos and the fear, to express my sadness for all of those that did not make it, and to express how grateful i am that my sister did make it. It is now 5 years later and i feel all of those emotions still as strong within me as that horrific day...and the war and the terrorists i just dont understand why people have to be so hurtful so full of spite and vengence. will the war ever really end? i fear it will not, because after 5 years it seems to me that we have gotten no where still, that we are running in circles chasing our tail so to speak, and still we are losing the ones we love and hold so dear. may everyone that was lost on 9/11 and all of our troops that were unable to come home, rest in peace, and know that i at least thank you for all that you have done from the bottom of my heart. 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 story20779.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My name is Shirlean and although I didn't loose anyone close, I feel the lose as if they were all dear friends. My heart goes out to all the families and friends of victims of 9/11. A girlfriend and I had gotten up very early to go to the beach to look for shark teeth, a popular hobby down here. We had spent about 3 hours just walking and looking, oblivious to the whole world. When we got back to the RV park, we noticed that several of our friends seemed to be tense and sad. This is when we learned of the devastating events of the day. Our day went from joking and fun to absolute disbelief. The rest of the day I was glued to the TV and watching the reruns of the planes hitting the towers. It shook me to my soul and all I wanted to do was hold on to my family. I called my daughter and Mother in Kentucky and we talked for what seemed to be hours. We all cried together and asked why anyone would want to kill so many innocent men, women and children. The children....our future, who will never feel the warmth of the sun on their faces or see a beautiful sunset. It touched my very soul and made me grateful for my family. The only comfort I have, is that I know they, the mothers, fathers, brothers, sisters and friends, are all in a better place now and are safe and never have to feel the hate of terrorism again. 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 story2298.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. 64.128.184.65 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 talking to a friend in Long Island, NY when the phone call was interupted. When my friend came back on the phone, said turn your tv on, at that moment I saw the WTC in fire and smoke, only moments later to see the other plane crash into the other tower. I screamed, cryed and wanted to rush to New York to be there to help, but, was so much in shock just fell to my chair and cryed. Told my friend would have to go. Did not speak with them for a week later when connections where back. September 11,2001 will always be in my mind and my heart for the people lost and for a day of wake up to the american people. This was something that could of and should of been avoided, and we allowed it. So, I have some anger,for that day. But, one year later still feel helpless, and being able to protect my country. thank you Sally E. 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 story3161.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was in school.We were sent home early and when I got home nobody was there.Alot of my cousins and aunts and uncles were in or near d.c. and baltimore so i was extremely concerned for them. I didn't loose anybody but for thoses who did all I can say is that GOD knows. 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 story6643.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 25, 2001 Eulogy for My Beloved ?Trade Center? by Thomas Wm. O?Connell, Jr. The World Trade Center belonged to everyone and yet She belong to me alone. In my world I never referred to Her as the ?Twin Towers? or ?WTC? just ?Trade Center.? I?ve watched her grow over the years. Always changing while she was growing. She was always was dressed up for every occasion. Always bright and cheerful no matter what the weather was. And, oh, at night She would shine so brightly that She took away your breath! I always took pride in being so close to her. She probably never noticed me watching her grow over time in radiant splendor. She was as alive and vibrant as any entity that ever existed. She was part human too! Her cellular make up was that of all the human beings that moved within Her day after day. I thought I would never in my lifetime see Her come to an end and die. I was there that terrible day when She stood mortally wounded. Her wounds bled Her human cells of which I witnessed five of them perish -- four men and a woman. I knew that after she sustained her second wound this was no accident and someone was trying to kill Her! I stood looking out the window nineteen floors up right across from my Beloved at 140 West Street. I stared in awe at the gaping, jagged wound in the first tower. There were great red flames and heavy black curling smoke pouring out. (I did not fear Her coming death because it was said somewhere that She could sustain a direct hit from a 747 airliner and still stand). Then as I watched I became filled with grief for the families and friends left behind those who had perished from the impact of the plane that crashed into the tower. When I saw the first man fall from the opened wound and perish right before my eyes, I was stunned into disbelief at what had happened and that what I was seeing was not happening. As I saw the second man fall, I knew this was real and was happening and unfolding right there in front of me and there was nothing I could do to stop it. Then as the third man was falling and before he perished, I quickly blessed myself making the sign of the ?Cross? and prayed for his soul. I did the same for the fourth man and the same for the fifth person, a woman. I reached up as high as I could and placed my hand upon the pane, as if I could stop the others from the same fate, and called to those that I could not see to stay back from the edge and they (fire/police) will come and rescue them. At this moment I became very angry because I was absolutely powerless to stop this and raise my eyes that I could see over the tower and into the blue sky and yelled out loud to God, ?SEE! THIS HAS TO STOP AND IT HAS TO STOP NOW!? I had to leave my building. We were told to evacuate. When I got to the street, I looked up to the tower again and just stared. I was around the area of the Brooklyn Bridge when I heard another loud noise and turned to see the Second tower fall first. The tower made a sound as if a death rattle, leaned forward, toppled while letting out its last breath and crashed to the pavement below. In watching the second tower fall, I knew the prayers that I had issued for the ones remaining that they would be rescued were not answered. Also my prayers for the people who I saw fall at the time did not seem to matter. Rescuing them had become academic. I felt that eight thousand lives died that day and part of my life too. The grief that I felt became unbearable. It wasn?t for those who just died or for myself. It was the grief, and the loss I felt for all the loved ones left behind. I believed then and there that no one had survived. I prayed for all those souls in one single prayer. The ?Act of Contrition.? I prayed that prayer for all who just died , that God would take them straight to heaven. While I silently said this prayer, it seemed that thousands of their voices joined mine at that moment and were gone with the last ?Amen.? I must let it be known that not even once did I want revenge on the ones who did this terrible deed. I knew in my heart that revenge was not going to bring back all those who had just perished or bring back my ?Trade Center.? I could only hope and pray that we would not do the same and attack blindly and kill the innocent with the guilty ones. If we did, we would be no better than the ones who just killed innocent people in those towers. It has now the third week and still I am grieving. Still weeping. But today when I had decided to write this I stopped and listen to my heart and realized that even though I had stopped crying on the outside my heart has never stopped weeping. I had wept outwardly for those that had perished and for their love ones, but I did not realize that my heart was mourning and weeping for my ?Beloved Trade Center.? Yes, I would want to have the building rebuilt. More out of spite than anything else, just to be able to go to the top of the new buildings and thumb my nose at the killers of my world and be the first to dare them to try it again! But, as in life when your beloved is taken from you, it can never be replaced. No matter how magnificent a new comer is. I pray for a new center and that it will be protected from all harm, but She will never take the place of my beloved ?Trade Center? of my world. I will call her by a new name in my new world as the ?Trade Winds? of the World. 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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 little after 8 am and I had just arrived for my first Chemistry lab of the semester. We were using laptop computers that were connected to the internet via the university network. As I have done on every morning I checked the news of the day on my.yahoo.com the first thing I saw was an article for a plane that flew into the WTC. My first thoughts were that it was a tragic accident and I thought it was a small private airplane. As I scrolled down the page I saw another article for a 2nd airplane that flew into the other tower. I immeadiately thought it was a terrorist attack. I still thought it was small planes though. Due to the intense volumes of traffic attempting to peruse the articles. My class started and I was concerned but not shocked as I thought they were small private planes that would not cause intense damage. My mother called me about 30 minutes later to tell me that there had been a major attack on NYC and the Pentagon. I promised her I would be home as soon as I finished my lab assignment. My partner was my friend Chris as soon as I hung up the phone I told him about the attacks. We proceeded to work at a faster pace. As the people in my class began using the network printer the news began filtering around the room after I mentioned the attack to a former navy officer that had decided to return to school. Soon my professor disappeared. She returned 10 minutes later telling us the university had been shut down along with every other university and college in the state. We wrapped up our assignments and left the building. Everyone was talking about what was happening. Rumors were abundant. It took me an hour to make a 10 minute drive. The campus police were directing traffic out of the university. Everyone was trying to leave at once. Thousands of cars were winding around the roads of the university with only two exits to the community. Once I arrived home my parents did not know where my brother was. He was a member of the Air Force and was supposed to be getting off work around the time of the attacks. My thoughts immeadiately turned to my friends that were attending college in New England. I had friends between NYC and DC. It took two weeks before I learned that my friend Angela was safe. She had been attending NYU. 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 could not hardly believe what I saw on the "Today Show" as I was getting ready for work. As I was getting myself ready, I saw on TV, that the world trade center was on fire, then when the second plane approaching I couldn;t help but wonder, couldn't the second plane see that the towers was on fire, then it too went crashing, into the second tower. I was in shock. I couldn't believe what I just witness on television. As I hurried to get my self out the door, I had to make a stop at one of the hosital's to pick up a volunteer package on a fundraiser that was being planned for the upcoming week. In the lobby, one of the nurses came to the volunteer desk and announced that another plane had cashed into the pentagon. I was breathless. Fearful Thoughts of War, what is to happen next. All I could think of was to pray, pray that where ever my adult young children were, that they would be safe. As I left the hospital to go to work which was 32 miles away at another, hospital in Arnsas Pass, I called the Administration Office, asked if they had been following the news. Everyone listen to the news that day, wondering what would be next. At the end of the day, I went to the fabric shop, looked for materical that reflected red, white and blue. It was to my amazement that other people there were wanting to hold on the the glori of our american colors. That nite, I made over 300 ribbons, I could not stop sewing until the last ribbon was made. I can still hear the sound of the sewing maching, thinking of how something so little as a ribbon could be bonding to all the people I work with and the people unknown to me in New York and across the country. By mid-morning all the ribbons mader,were given out, as one of the volunteers help me pass out ribbons, she broke out in tears, she had lived in France when the war broke out when she was a teenager and the fear and memories of that war surfaced and all I could do was embrace her and whisper, we going to be alright, we just have to Trust in God, and we must be strong for our country, that's the american way. Also that morning we had a ceremony in front of the hospital, one of the adminstritive directors ask that I make a red, white and blue wreath (soon it will be one year & it still stands)as we held our ceremony, a vet driving by on the parking lot stops his truck, gets out (age probably 70ish) watch as I placed the wreath on an essel and saluted the wreath. God Bless the land that I love.-- gloria gooding-Director of Volunteer Service, Aransas Pass, Texas-North Bay Hospital 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 story1344.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: MY NAME IS JIM I AM A NATIVE NEW YORKER ON SEPT 11 I WAS ON VACATION IN HILTON HEAD AND WATHING THE MORNING WEATHER REPORT WHEN THE SCENES OF THE ATTACKS WHERE BROUGHT TO THE SCREEN I FELT WRIGHT AWAY THAT IT WAS A TERRORIST ATTACK AND NOT A ACCIDENT.BEING FROM NEW YORK AND WORKING ABOUT 5 BLOCKS FROM THE TRADE CENTER I FELT HELPLESS AND ENRAGED AND FELT I SHOULD BE THERE WITH MY CITY AND MY FELLOW NEW YORKERS.I WILL NEVER FORGET THAT DAY AND ALL THE GOOD PEOPLE THAT WERE MURDERED.WE AS A NATION MUST NOT FORGET AND PUSH IT TO THE BACKGROUND LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED,WE MUST BE STRONG AND FIGHT THESE COWARDS TILL THEY ARE ALL DEAD OR IN JAIL. 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 story2494.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. 207.45.42.69 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: From the first message of a plane hitting the World Trade Center, i knew it was an act of terrorism and not an accident. my collegues and i gathered around our conference room and put the television on to watch for the entire day. the only feeling i could have was that of wanting to go home and be with the one i love and know that my family was safe. i left work around 3 PM (way too late already) and the roads were like a ghost town, nobody was out. the scariest, sadest feeling ever. i cried and cried. 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Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.168.146.2 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at home and I usally turn the t.v. on first thing in the morning but I hadn't on that morning. My mom called and told me that the first tower was hit and I was in shock. I turned the t.v. on and just then the 2nd plane hit the 2nd tower. My husband was at Ft. Jackson finishing his training for the military. They were on lock down and didn't know much. I was deeply saddened and worried. I hope that we never forget what happened that day. We, Americans, should always stand united together as one. May God Bless!! 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Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was sleeping in my bedroom at the time the first plane hit the tower. When the second tower was hit, I woke up in a flash. I don't know what woke me up but WOW. I had a wierd feeling so I turned on the TV and there was the horrible tagedy, I saw the second plane hit it was so scary. I didn't really know if I was still dreaming or not. So I didn't know if this was real or not. SO, I didn't know. Then I got a call about 9:30. It was my MOM, she was calling to tell me that the world trade center was hit by a plane. My dad worked there so it was pretty scary. The first thing that I said was" is he O.K" She said yes he was out to lunch at the time. Well I was on th ephone with my mom he called so I answered. That was the most scariest moment of my life. I really appreciate this website. Thank You. R.C 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 story8998.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. 2003-01-25 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.107.95.98 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On the morning of 09/11 I was at work. It was only my second day on the job. I work in the customer service dept. for a large company. We heard the story of the first plane crash on the radio. We all thought that it was a freak accident. When we received word of the second crash we knew something terrible was happening. We rushed to get more radios and t.v.s . It seemed like it was happening so fast. Everytime we looked at the news something new was happening. We were all in a state of shock. We work less than a mile from a international airport. The skies were silent that morning. Our phones didn't ring all day. We were glued to the television just staring in disbelief. It was such a scary day. I felt so terrible for the families whose loved ones were being killed. Words still cannot explain how I felt that day. It is a day that I will never forget. It is a day that my children will learn about from history books. It changed our lives forever and made us stronger. God bless this country and God have mercy on the people who did these terrible things. They will need it. 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 story6150.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. 209.177.239.158 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 September 11th I became an activist. I am twenty,a college student, and now, I do anti-war, queer, and student of color activism both on and off my campus. September 11th made clear to me the importance of challenging and criticizing our governments blind move to bomb and murder thousands of innocent Afghanistani, and soon, Iraqi citizens. When the towers first fell I was in a state of shock, but as I listened to President Bush's rhetoric (laced heavily with calls for American Manifest Destiny), I found myself enraged and energized for action. I support peace efforts, and I support efforts to stop America's racist, elitist, and economically unsound wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and within U.S. borders. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!NO BLOOD FOR OIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 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 story8483.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. 2002-10-17 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 129.133.251.10 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 isn't really personal in that I knew no one there (at any of the sites), nor was I anywhere near. My story is rather one of radical change in attitude. I never liked New York. Was there a couple of times in 1968 when I was in the Army. Actually, I did like Greenwich Village, but by and large cared not for the City, and by association tended to not like the entire state. 9-11 changed that. In part because I felt that America had been attacked, but much deeper was the feeling of connection with all those individual people who had survived or died, firemen, policemen....everyday working people, and the horrors of that day that they endured. I used to think New Yorkers were cold and insensitive. No more. I saw incredible acts of bravery and selfless concern for others by people who in committing those acts put themselves at great risk, and, in some cases, doomed themselves. Now, when I see pictures of New York City, I seem to notice the smaller buildings more. The scenes which could be in most any small town anywhere in America. People who look just like people I see every day here in rural Kentucky. People I can feel and feel for. I say now that I love New York and it's people. A city of people who came together in the face of madness in a way that should be an example for all of us. God bless them all. 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Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On September 11th ,2001 I was at work in a nursery school and had watched as the media panned in on the first tower. I think in my heart I knew we were under attack as I saw the second plane curve and hit the second tower. I started to cry then I gathered the children around me. I tried to keep focused on my job but then the towers began to crumble, as they did I grabbed the phone and called my mother. I thought it may be my last chance to tell her how much I loved her. She calmed me down and then reports began to come about the flight headed to the pentagon. I guess thats when I really lost control. Never in my life have I felt such panic and terror at once. I couldn't move from in front of the T.V. as more coverage came through. I wanted to leave and be with my family for support and to support them as well. I have asked God WHY??? I know he has his reasons and some of which I will never know. I am glad things didn't come to nuclear that day and hope for our children and granchildren we can someday ALL live in peaceful times. I hope these terrorist can face their God with the same concious I can. I was brought up to respect the TEN COMMANDMENTS and know they are just that COMMANDMENTS not choices!!!!!!! TERESA 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 story5565.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I am a New Yorker, born in Brooklyn. My dad moved to the UK 3 years ago to work, I like the UK, but I miss home. On September 11th I was off ill, I had a cold. I was sitting downstairs in the lounge in the early afternoon here. When my younger sister shouted downstairs that a plane crash had happened in New York. I turned on the TV to see an image of the North Tower of the WTC on fire. Moments I saw the second plane hit the South Tower, at that point I began to cry, my sister and I sat in horror as we saw the replays of the plane hitting the tower. Then the Pentagon was hit, I know I was terrified at what was happening. Was this war?, who had done this to us? I tried to phone my friends back home but the lines where all busy. Surely this day could not get worse, it did. We saw the South Tower fall, and then I know I lost control and cried and cried, my sister and I hugged each other close both in tears. I know I wished I was back home then, to be with my friends in New York, to comfort them and to support my fellow citizens. I watched as the North Tower fell, in front of my eyes, so many innocent lives gone. I remember my mom coming in and wondering why her two daughters when huddled up crying and shaking. She saw the images on TV and then she cried too. My friends here in the UK, came over to see if I was ok, they too where shocked and horrified at the terrible events of the day. As the evening came and the news continued to be shown, my sister and I just sat stunned both too upset to move. We went to bed still in tears, afraid of the future and scared that this might be the end of the world. Next day I woke up, my sister and I stayed together, I had a thought that maybe I had dream't it all and it wasn't real. I would see that the Towers where ok and that I could go up the top again like I had done 3 years before. I turned on the TV and my heart sank, it was no dream. Kayleigh my sister and I felt for months after that we where in a dream world, everything was surreal. To this day I still grieve for those who died. May God bless you all and may God bless the United States of 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 story8389.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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