486 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: Tuesday Mourning Like the Lark from her lily to the waiting willow weeps A nation searches for its fallen, the hope it somehow keeps. Beds wait cold as the caskets collect and the sky once more is blue Still the sun makes cool skies warm. We find this day so new. Pray for the souls of the dead and the spirit of the living. In light of the gravity, may the levity we start forgiving. Every evil has its good and every good its reasons to smile, I hope you find your joy this day and let it stay a while. I know mine in the company I keep, my family and friends alike. We shared our worry, tears and prayers, our bliss and our dislike. We found friends both old and new for whom we know great concern, And we sit before the news with anger and grief we can?t discern. I see the reports of the missing and hope for their survival As the spouses and children, mothers and sons wait for their arrival. I rest in slumber, pleased to dream hoping I won?t remember, That Tuesday morning shattered glass in mid September. There is tomorrow and all it holds and the sun won?t fail to climb The stars will fade as always and the skies will change in time. The clouds won?t care what day it is, but pass as they so please Waters will continue to find a crest from the mountains to the seas. On Saturday I sat for dinner with my sister and my mother A fine feast awaited us of this, that and the other. First we prayed and sat in silence with candles burning bright Then shared a laugh of love and longing, for persons out of sight. It was the first I?d seen my family since the towers fell. I was pleased to share their company in ways words cannot tell. I remembered another who?d that same night, first see her family since. And knew in her mother?s grateful arms she?d find her recompense. I left my mother?s with a smile on my face, better times ahead, Until I remembered those without, the missing and the dead. Have hope for times of merriment with tears of joy adorning But never forget September eleventh our darkest Tuesday mourning. 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 story101.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. 2002-02-28 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 146.135.77.34 Annotation Annotations to this item. Military Religion DOMESTIC Poetry 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: All I remember is how beautiful a day it was. My father-in-law called to tell me to put on the TV & see a plane World Trade Center was on fire. I could not believe him! Then I turned on my TV & was happening. Reports said a plane ripped into one of the Twin Towers. I couldn't believe my eyes. It was so horrific. I saw the other plane hit the second building & I prayed to God everyone would be okay. Then the people interviewed heard a rumbling & crumbling & before our eyes the mighty Twin Towers collasped like my son's Lego blocks but with a blast of snooty smoky clouds. OH, how I cried! You see the mass of humanity escaping the inferno by walking as if a fog or bad dream on the Brooklyn Bridge. What fiends could have done this to us! Then, you heard how Flight 93 crashed & how the Pentagon was hit with a plane also. You see the wreckage & could only imagine how the relatives of the people who were in those structures felt. That was the saddest day of my life. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6403.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. 24.187.59.142 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 watching t.v. that morning when I seen the first tower on fire then I seen a Plane hit the second tower some those idiots just knew what time we aired the news so everyone could see the homeland get destroyed by terrorists I hope and pray every day that they get them not only did they kill a bunch of innocent people but children as well. I hope they rot and die in prison when the last man is caught and accounted for. And those children out there whose parents died in the planes, towers, and the Pentagon look towards the future and not the past because there are better days out there and brighter skies to look for and always remember the memories of youu lost loved ones so you can tell your children and grand children about their grandparents and great grandparents Aunt and Uncles and friends. 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 story3655.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. 65.164.32.174 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: September 10th I had given two co-workers their travel advances for a NY business trip. September 11th my phone kept waking me from my sleep. After answering, I was brought to realization by an employee, I had no idea of the attacks on America. It was two days before I ever found my friends were well in NY and had been staying two blocks from the WTC towers when attacked. I thank god every night. Something I used to take for granted, I am quick to remember how lucky I am! I have since tought my 4 year old to give thanks every night for our family, our friends and our country! Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story5752.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. 64.12.96.8 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: In the mourning before the attacks had happened ,I was at football practice.Then after we were let out of athletics I was late going to spanish.When I got there I saw everyboby watching the t.v. I thought wew were going to be watching a movie but as it turns out everybody was watching aftermath of the first plane crashing into the first tower.I asked what was going on and I heard that the world trade centers were attacked by a hijacked plane that crashed directly into it the first tower.I didn't know what the world trade centers were so I was a little confused about everything.The whole class period we sat there shocked at everything that had happened.then the bell rang so we got up and went to our next period class. In the hallway everone I knew was asking questions and talking about what was going on.During third period our teacher asked if we had any questions about the attacks.Question after question were being asked while we were still watching CNN covering the story. Then all the sudden the camera shifted suddenly to a plane flying straight for the other tower, then BOOM a giant explosion as the plane hit the other tower. Everyone just stared in awe at the horrible site.after a few questions were answered we kept on watching as the wo towers stood there burnig with a giant hole in them.Many minutes past as we watched the towers the all the sudden the first tower collapsed within itself then the second tower looked as it had imploded fell staight to the ground.Then before I even understood what the world trade centers were, they were gone.All that was left was ia gaint pile of ruble and ash eveerywhere on the streets of New York. After about 30 minutes our principal walked in a saiid that we couldn't watch what was happing,so we turned of the t.v. and just sat there in shock of what just happened. 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 story3536.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. 207.193.126.63 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 school but I really did'nt know what happen. Until I came home,and my mom had told what had happen. But I did not know about the Twin Towers.And when she told me I started to think about .When I though about it was very sad and very unpredictable. It was the saddest thing that can happen. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story20444.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. 2006-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.186.239.238 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 my way to do laundry when for some reason i wanted to see the weather for the day, that was when i saw on news channel 8 that a plane had hit the world trade building as I was watching another plane hit the second building. I thought that this was war.I was so afraid I started calling all of my family and stated we should all get togetherso we wouldn't be apart if this is war. 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 story3571.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 in my office, sometime after 9:15, but before 9:30, working on my computer, when a colleague came down the hall announcing to one and all that his wife had just called him to tell him that two planes had just hit the WTC. At 9:30, the normal morning break time, I went into the office of another colleague who had a radio on. We were talking about the attacks when it was announced that a plane had hit the Pentagon, and shortly afterwards that a plane had gone down in Pennsylvania. I was in such shock that I really didn't feel much of anything then. Shortly afterwards I told my boss that I was taking vacation time (I had a LOT of time accrued) and going home to watch the news. The company didn't shut down as a lot of end of the quarter projects were bearing down toward shipment stage. As I was driving home, I heard the report that the South Tower had fallen. After getting home I turned on the TV and was watching when the North Tower fell. Fortunately, I had no friends or relatives that were anywhere near N.Y. that day. All day, I watched the reports in numbness, and really felt no emotion until a number of members of Congress gathered on the steps of the Capitol that night near dusk and sang, I believe it was, God Bless America, truly one of the more moving experiences of my life. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story10176.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. anonymously Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-10-30 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.35.237.34 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 first block class when I heard about the planes flying into the world trade center buildings. The class I was in was algebra 2. I heard more about the incident in the next class which was my spanish 1 class. The whole class period we listend to the radio trying to get more information on the incident. 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 story2510.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.124.154.6 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 the day of September 11,2002 it was very bad day. It was early in the day and I'm working on a Good Citizen project for my social studies class. We turn on the t.v and all of a sudden we see a plane crash right into the World Trade Centers. We were all in skock when we then hered that America was under Attack! some of us broke down in tears because some didnt know what else to do. Well we still had school so we went on with our day. My next class was drama and all the kids there cryed. Then our securaty guard came to our class to give a slip to one of the kids. Well guess wht that kid was me.It was a slip saying i was going home.My dad came to pick me and my little brothers from school because he knew what had happened. As we got home we turned on the news and both trade centers were gone. It was so horrible. I even remember what i was doing right then I was finishing my Good citizen project when i thought how can someone do that. I started to cry when the news said that another plane has crashed into the Pentagon. Then another in a field in Pennsylvania. I thought right from then this day couldnt be any worse. The rest of that day was the worse day in my life and I will always remember what happened that day. It has now been one year and i have not forgotten and it will always be a breath taking momement in my life. Because as my favorite quote says " Never cout how many breaths you take, but to count all the breath taking momements in your life". 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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. 166.113.5.5 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 Septemeber 11, 2001, it was just another normal day for me. I was homeschooling my child , who at the time was 8 years old. I had gotten her started for the morning with her studies and went into by bedroom for my weekly, some times more often, phone visit with my sister. We were talking while I also had the television set turned to Channel 12 while watching Katie Couric, a favorite of mine. All of a sudden a news report came on and started showing the World Trade Center and a picture of an airplane crashing into it. IT was appx. 9am by my watch. I told my sister to turn it on Channel 12 and she said what is it. I said you are not going to believe it. We both just held the phone and cried while we saw and watched lives and our country being destroyed. To say I was in shock, does not even begin to describe it. My husband at the time was working at USAIWAYS and was stationed out of Charlotte, NC. I told my sister to let me go call him and I would call her back. I went straight to my daughter and told her what happened and said I cannot believe it and I was crying so hard. She said Mom what is wrong? She could not really grasp what had happened, so I said it is awful honey, it is awful. She went back to her studies and I proceeded to call my husband at work, who by that time, had already heard the news of course. But we were not sure then if any USAIRWAY planes were involved. OF course he was in shock also. I then hung up the phone and called my sister back. She was still just in total shock, so I think we stayed on the phone for hours just talking and looking and not believing what we were seeing. I have always been proud to be an American and that day in history made me even prouder. I mourn the loss of lives and the senseless cowardly way the terrorists took them. But, we will stand strong as always and we will not be defeated. I saw, GOD BLESS AMERICA AND GOD BLESS OUR TROOPS. BE WITH THE FAMILIES OF LOST LOVE ONES AND LET THEM KNOW WE LOVE THEM AND WE FEEL THEIR PAIN AND WE ARE ALL SO PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THEM. THEY ARE ALL TRUE HEROES IN MY BOOK. 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 story11392.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. 2005-05-02 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.19.138.36 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I remember September 11 2001 very clearly. I had just dropped my husband off at work and was on my way to go shopping at the mall. All of the sudden the radio announcers came on and said that an airplane had just flew into the World Trade Center. It seemed unreal. When I got to the store there was such an empty feeling and everyone was in the electronics section watching the news. We just all stood there, silently, watching. Everywhere you went it just felt so hollow. Even though it happened in the USA there was still a sense of shock everywhere. It still brings tears to my eyes seeing pictures of it. Everyone, everywhere will remeber that date. It was such a horrible tradgedy. 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 story10183.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. 2003-11-07 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.89.218.179 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: It's not very often that im lost for words- but i was that day. I know that not being there i cant even begin to imagine the full extent of the horror but on September 11th I was affected, really affected. In Britain we keep a very close alliance with America and a lot of Briton's worked in the trade towers that day- so on 9/11 your loss was ours- we were utterly devastated. I have never been the hating type of person but i cant desbribe how much i hate the people that were behind these unforgivable acts. Life seems so unfair- all the innocent suffer and after that day i seriously doubted my faith in God. I was asking the typical questions, you know, like "Why would something like this be allowed to happen?". In my teen's i remember reading an autobiography about a young girl's survival in a concentration camp in the 2nd world war. One particular part stuck out in my mind- young childen walked past her in 'role call', crying and hugging teddies and looking at her pleadingly for help- they were being sent to the gas chambers and one officer walked right up to her, with the knowledge that she was a devout catholic and said "Where's your God now?" On September 11th and days, even weeks after i did ask where God was and have never really known the answer- It just im so angry that this ever happened. A year on and im still bitter. Osama Bin Laden and all his followers make me sick- hide in caves and get protection from others like the cowards they are- get other people to do their dirty work. I hope and pray that one day, in some way, those people will experience justice in the worst way imaginable because its no less than what they deserve. They have absolutely destroyed people's lives. Families are now incomplete. Children without parents, wife's without husbands, Father's without son's- and the list goes on. It's so frustrating knowing that evil bastards like bin laden and the taliban are still at large in the world and you are totally powerless to stop them.May God have mercy on them because we wont. I cannot put into words how deeply deeply sorry i am for the people who lost their lives that day, on the four flights, the pentagon, and the towers. All my love goes out to you and your families.The people of Britain are right behind you.xxx 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 story7760.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: Probablemente mi historia no sea tan dura como la de los valientes neoyorquinos que estaban en primer plano. Ni como los familiares que sufrieron las terribles pérdidas. Nunca he estado en Nueva York, aunque creo que algún día iré a visitar esta increíble ciudad. No he perdido a nadie. Tal vez lo único que haya perdido es la fe en la humanidad; o al menos la perdí ese día. El 11 de septiembre del 2001 volvía de la calle, de hacer unas compras, preparativos para un feliz acontecimiento en mi familia; cuando llegué y puse el televisor -cuando allí eran las 08:30 de la mañana aquí era la hora de comer- mi madre y yo no podíamos creer lo que veíamos; en todas las cadenas, todas al mismo tiempo, se veían las mismas imágenes. Mi único nexo de unión con las Torres Gemelas es que una de mis hermanas pudo, años antes, visitar una de las dos y subir hasta arriba, ver lo empequeñecida que quedaba la gran ciudad desde su imponente altura. Puede que no tenga nada que ver con lo que pasó; sólo sé que años después mi barrio, mi humilde barrio de Madrid sufriría unas consecuencias fatales también por culpa del terrorismo y las ideologías extremistas. Murieron 200 personas. No importa que fueran menos que las 3000 almas del World Trade Center. Pero a todas las echo de menos en el mundo. 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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: Its been 1 1/2 years since september 11th and I still have not come to a realization that that all of it really happened. On september 11th I had been living with my aunt and uncle for a few years. I woke up that morning to get ready for school. As I walked past my aunts room I noticed that her t.v was on. So I went in there to turn it off. I noticed that she was awake sitting up in her bed. She told me to sit down and watch the news. She was trying to explain to me what was happening. Being in 8th grade I had NO idea what she was talking about. All I knew was that the Twin Towers were two towers that were really tall...but not much more then that. So when I saw that they were on fire all I thought was " That's a bummer." After not knowing anything that my aunt was trying to explain to me.....I went to take my morning shower. My cousin had knocked on the door and told me that the Pentagon had been hit also. Again, not knnowing much about the Pentagon. After my shower was through, I went back into my aunts room to watch the news. As I had gone into the room the towers were barely standing. Well, the towers collapsed and it still didn't hit quit yet. I went off to school and throughout the day I kept hearing people talking about the Nuclear Plant and what if it were bombed. That frightened be alittle. I recall a lot of students wanting to watch the news but our principal would not allow it to be on. So behind the schools back a few of my teachers turned it on. The next few days is when it really hit me what had happened. All I saw on the t.v was people trying to find out information on someone that was in the WTC. All I can remember doing the next week was crying. I wondered why was it them that died? Why was I lucky to not know anyone who lost their lives? Now I live with knowing how oblivious I was to everything,and how I just blew it off like it was nothing. And the sad thing is that not once do I remember calling any family memebers to tell them I loved them. If I could go back I'd change that. And till this day I think about the famalies that lost loved ones and how many of them were saved. 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 story9084.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: It started out like any other day. I woke up, had breakfast and went to school. I was feeling bad that day because I did not have my math homework. About mid way though the morning, the teachers all started to look funny. Eventually, the teachers and pricipal got all of us 6th graders together and told us that the World trade center had been hit by and airplane and that "it was and accident and everyone was fine." We all joked because we didn't think it was serious. The principal should of told us what really happened. Even though I was young then, O still should have known that my dad could of possibly dead. Alot of kids to include myself went home early that day. My mom told me that the pentagon had been hit to but that my dad had called a little but ago and was ok. It was really hard for my mom because she was watching it on tv and then went out towalk the dog. She was about a block down the street when she heard a dull boom ringing in the air. She ran home to the tv to find out the pentagon had been hit. My dad's office was right above where the plane hit. About 20 minutes after he left his office, it collapsed. He didn't exit the builing, he went with others to go look for people and help the injured and possibly dead. He called my mom from ground zero at the pentagon (the garden in the middle) and told her he was ok. He said it was hell on earth. I don't like how i wasnt told and ecspecially how i was lied to by my teachers. It was by far a dumb descision because i had the right as a HUMAN BEING to know. 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 story20849.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 a junior in high school and that morning all of the juniors had to go to the gym to take the ASVAP test. We also had recruters from the Army, Navy and Marines there. We were in the gym for most of the morning. One of our teachers came and made the annoucement that the Towers and Pentagon was hit by to planes. Everyone got really quiet and I think that a couple of people started crying. They released us back to class and we all watched the news for the rest of the day. A couple of my teachers had family that worked at the Towers and one had a brother that worked at the Pentagon. It was a very sad day and I will never forget what I was doing that day! 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 story20796.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: Five years later, and yet it feels like it was only a few months ago. So fresh in my mind. I was 7 months pregnant, my husband works in Manhattan - but not in the WTC. I could not reach him, all the while watching the devastation unfold on tv. I cried so hard, I thought I'd be having my baby alone. I prayed, no, I begged God, to please send him home safe. And He did. For which I am so grateful. Five years later, I still cry at the thought of that day - everytime I see a picture of the WTC, or hear about it on TV, my eyes fill and I can't speak. All the lives lost, all the people above the fires jumping, hanging out of windows. All the people who were almost out, but the buildings collapsed before they could get out. All the rescue workers, there to save lives, and died. And my God, all the families, all the children who are missing a parent. And now, five years later, people who were there to help, are dying from lung problems. My son will be 5 soon, he was born 11/20/01, just 2 1/2 months after that fateful day. And while he will know about 9/11 from history books and movies, I am grateful that he'll never know the fear, the pain, that the rest of us suffer after witnessing this horrible event. One day, a few months ago, we were looking at a puzzle (one of those 3D type that stand up) of NYC. It was dated because it still included the WTC. My son, in all his innocence, pointed to the two tallest buildings and said "mommy, what are those?" I went to answer him and became choked up - it's still so hard to believe.... And so hard to explain! A child does not know the hatred and anger that inspired that attack. I always figured, as the years went by, it wouldn't bother me as much as it did then. How I wish that were true. Once again, I pray that my son never has to witness such an event. If only I could protect him forever.... 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 story20631.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was sitting in my algebra class. At about 10:00am, my instructor was approached by the secretary. I remember seeing his face turn pale. He didnt say anything for five minutes. When he finally broke the news, my first reaction was, what is the world coming to? After hearing the reports on the radio and finding out it was a terrorist attack, I became incredibly worried. Seeing people crying, jumping out of windows,not only made me upset but i was angry. Was this person a descendant of satan? Today, almost 3 years after, I am still in awe of the entire event. We need to do whatever it takes to take these hellistic people out. I am very proud to be an American, and i want to send out my deepest prayers and thoughts to the people who lost someone in the tragedy! May God guide you through this time of horror and make you stronger! 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 story10570.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. 2004-04-30 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 198.30.71.80 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: It was my junior year and I was in my American Lit class doing what we usually do, when a student from the room next door knocked and told us to hurry up and turn on the TV and that the pentagon and one of the world trade towers was hit probably by terrorists. We all watched in disbelief at the screen as millions passed before our eyes. I remember feeling completley shocked and shooken up, it was surreal. For the rest of the day at school the TV was on as we all shared our views and feelings with each other. When I went home it was crazy to see my family all watching the same footage that they discovered earlier that day. My friends and I heard a rumor that gas prices were going to skyrocket and be over $5 a gallon. We ran to the gas station where we found many others waiting in the longest gas line i'd ever seen. Most of the gas was sold out and we traveled to other stations. Once I got my gas the station attendant handed me a special edition newspaper that already had images and coverage of the attacks. I found that to be incredible. I felt upset that the gas station would take advantage of the situation and spike the prices. It was amazing to see how many people had pride in our country and how much it brought people closer. Its really depressing to think that it had to take something devistating like this to bring our nation together. I remember seeing so many flags...everywhere. If I were smart and wanted to invest in stock, it would have been in american flag companies..flags on cars, flags on houses ..flags on shits and hats...you name it. I guess you could say it was flagnominal?? My boyfriend and I were discussing how weird it would be if an actual full-out war began and they had to use the draft. Its really sad that these attacks happened, but things like this happens all of the time over in other countries and to them, WE are the terrorists. We are no different than any other country, not that much better or powerful...we want the same thing...oil. I feel terrible for the people in NYC and their friends and families but no more so than I should feel about the millions of innocent people over seas that are killed by even my own beloved country. I will always have pride in America, but I know that we are not perfect, not even close, not even a little bit, and probably not ever. 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