487 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: At dawn on September 11, 2001 I was in the Atlantic Ocean surfing. It was a nice easy morning. I came in from the beach and showered and dressed for work. I was driving to my office when I heard something about an airplane crashing into a building in New York City. I arrived at the office to see everyone gathered around a TV. We watched in stunned silence at the burning tower. Everyone gasped as the second jet crashed into the other tower. I felt sick to my stomach as I realized that this was a deliberate attach. I looked out the window of my office at another symbol of America, the Vehicle Assemble Building a few hundred yards from my office, and felt a cold fear as I wondered if I was in immediate danger. My thoughts returned to New York as the first tower collapsed. I cried for the dead. I knew life as I had known it had changed. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story10916.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 first found out about the attacks via the Drudge Report. "WHO DID THIS??" stared at me. I turned the TV on to MSNBC. My mother was working in the Federal Building at the time- I tried to call her but the lines were understandably busy. I stewed and just thought of her being in Manhattan, and being stuck in the mass exodus. I then received an e-mail from her- she had taken the day off because she had a tooth abcess taken care of that Monday. Her friend Annie saw the second plane hit. 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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 grandfather, A.C. Scott, was a WWII Vetran. He was in the US Navy stationed in Alaska on the USS Black Hawk. We were very close, both sharing a passion for history. I grew up in his house and spent pretty much the first 16 years of my life under his roof. I can only recall my grandfather crying twice; when he would watch Pearl Harbor Memorials on television and when my grandmother died in 1993. On September 11, 2001, I was a senior at Syracuse University en route to class when the first tower was struck. By the time the world realized the reality of these events, I had this nagging feeling to go to my grandfather and be with him. He was in a nursing home at the time. But I was convinced to stay put where I was as a precaution, no one could imagine the possibilities of what might happen next. As a result of what my grandfather viewed live on television that fateful Tuesday he became severely depressed. On September 23, 2001 he died of pneumonia. In my eyes my grandfather too was a casualty of 9/11. We are only beginning to comprehend individually and collectively the enormity of 9/11. Younger generations for the first time have learned that maybe there is something worthy of the ultimate sacrifice. We are all walking wounded. But when I think of older Americans from the Greatest Generation, it is hard for me to grasp what they have witnessed to throughout their lives. I am sure my grandfather relived Pearl Harbor on 9/11, in more ways than we can imagine. Witnessing first hand the two bloodiest attacks on American soil is more than one could possibly bear in a lifetime. 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 story10131.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 oldest son was at home from College because he was disputing the severity of punishment meted out by the State of New Hampshire for a speeding violation earlier in the Summer. I was at home from my teaching position at South Boston High School where I have been teaching Science for the previous 34 years. My son, David, and I were scheduled to be in Nashua, NH. at or about Noon. I was listening to the news when it was announced that an airplane had crashed into the World Trade Center. I was thinking about a scene from King Kong where a small plane crashed into the Empire State Building. I heard someone comment about what they were viewing in the radio studio so I figured that the coverage must be televised. I turned on the TV and was watching the screen when I noticed a black form coming in from the right hand side of the screen. My first reaction was at this most unfortunate time why would a TV helicopter be taking pictures of peoples' misfortune. "Those vultures". Then, as the "helicopter" went between the Twin Towers and disappeared, I then saw a large flame coming out of the left side of the buildings. I was stunned. Briant Gumble who was announcing what was going on was caught off guide and stated "Hej, did everyone see that? Roll back that film." The film was rolled back and we watched it again. This time it was slowed down and we were able to see that it was a plane. Now both buildings were on fire. I woke up my son and told him what happened. He was very apprehensive about what I said and he came downstairs and we watched further coverage on TV. We left the house about 11 AM and drove to Nashua, NH where we were to report. At or about Noon, after we had a preliminary conference with a State Police Officer, we were all told to report to the court room. We were informed that the Governor of NH had decided to close all state buildings immediately and we were all instructed to leave the building. We went home and watched the rest of the coverage at home. We returned the following Tuesday to report to the Nashau Courthouse. This was a day that no one will ever forget. GOD BLESS AMERICA. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story5085.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: I am a thirty year old, father of two. On September, 11, 2001, I had just driven my children to school and arrvived back at home. When I entered my house, I saw my wife sitting on the bed watching T.V. ( This was unusual) She told me what had happened, that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. I sat down and couldn't believe what I was watching. I was watching when the second plane hit, it was the most ubelievable things I could think of. My first thought after it happened was to get my children out of school. I had two immediate concerns, one is that we live very close to a number of nuclear power plants, and two that I wanted to see them and make sure that they were ok. I called the school, and was told that everything was ok. That morning I spoke with almost all of my friends and we talked about what had happened. The closest I can analogize it to was when we started the Gulf War. Later that day, I was at a community college. From the momement, I walked in there was a erie buzz about the place. It was perhaps the first time, I ever saw the whole student body serious. Everyone was talking about what had happened. I overheard 5 rumors from the walk in the building to class. What I found most troubling was that I was around many kids 18 and 19 years old. My first thought was that if this country is going to war, these boys and girls life's are forever changed by 9/11. Some of them seemed to understand that this event had the capacity to change our world. What bothers me most about 9/11 is how quickyl we have went on with our lifes ( Myself included) 5 years from now, I wonder how we will react to the 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 story569.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 could believe what I heard on the radio and from my co-workers. The day that the Twin Towers were hit is was at work like any other normal day. I had just dropped my daughter off for school and took that long hour drive to work in Mankato,Minnesota. My co-workers and I were working on some inventory and then it happened. Some one announced that the towers were hit. I laughed and said you got to be kidding right. They said no do you think I am. Well the frantic panic set in. My younger brother Loren worked only 6 blocks from there. I just asked my manager I might be getting a call as he does work that close to them. The day went on and I didn't hear a word from him. I tried reaching him on his office phone but there was no answer as the phone lines were down. I keep calling and still no answer. I thought well no new is bad news. I called his home and no answer as he lived in New Jersey. Thinking that maybe someone would pick up there on that end. Still no answer. I was frantic with fear and panic and crying in my husband's arms and worrying no able to contact them. Three days went by and Loren finally contacted me and said "Sis, I am ok, and I love you." My heart just starting to pump like wild fire in a forrest fire. I cried and cried. We were chatting and he said that his crew from the volenteer fire department has been taking their turn in helpping with the clean up and also checking to see if a friend of his family was and safe from this terrible mess. After receiving the call, I turned and hugged my kids and my husband. The affect hit to close to home too. My youngest daughter(who is 12 soon truning 13 in November),was traumatized with the whole ordeal. She was as school at the time and not able to find me as I was at work and my husband on the road. She didnt want to leave the house after that. It has taken a whole year or more for her to get back to where she is today. Back to her bubbly little girl that she is. Well all realize how precious life is and how much we have taken for granted. We enjoy life to the fullest now and remembering that life is way to short. So now each morning I give my children a hug and a kiss and tell them that I love them before they are off to school or leave home. I will soon be a grandmother for the first time and hoping to give my grandson the life that he deserves too. My life is changing and enjoy life to the fullest. I charish my friendship with my friends too. Well this is my story.. Angela Lepp-Mountain Lake, Minnesota 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 story3111.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 day was starting out bad from the start. Not only was I going to arrive late for work, but I was caught in slow traffic on Lockport Rd approaching the busiest intersection in Lockport (Transit Rd). While still 3 to 4 miles out on Lockport Rd I was observing three unusual objects in the sky, directly ahead of me. As I neared Bear Ridge Rd. I could clearly see the objects appeared to be "smoke" or aircraft trails. All three were in the shape of an upside-down horseshoe (visualize a U standing on it's feet). As I approached Transit Rd, one hung directly over the intersection. Other motorists noticed them also, including the driver who stopped dead-ahead of me. The other two were now at the two o'clock and 11 o'clock positions. I decided that this unusual event should be photographed and went directly to work to get the digital camera. When I returned to the intersection, the closest one was already gone off and the other two also had changed locations. I estimated that the nearest one to me was about 2-3 miles out, past Akron Rd and that I should get back to work. When I returned to work the radio program was interrupted to bring the first news of the WTC events. Lockport is no where near the tragic events of 09-11-01, nor are these objects in the sky related in any way to those airplanes involved. But,it was brought to my attention later that long ago there was an Irish soldier fighting the English somewhere and that he witnessed similar things in the sky during the battle. He considered it an act of faith or an omen of victory. He did win and so will we. 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 story4269.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: This was my day off and when i awoke a friend told me a plane hit the WTC and no one was sure how or why it happened. As we watched the tv i cant even tell you how awful we felt and then when the second plane hit we started to cry. When we found out it was terrorist related we had such a tremendous amount of grief, anxiety, sadness every bad emotion all at one time. Yes, i am thousands of miles away but i am not removed from the sadness of what happened. Every day, i, among thousands of others, remember 9-11-01 and everyday i hear sad stories coming from children, parents, sibilngs, spouses and im thankful for what i have and i am glad that we hear the stories everyday to keep it fresh. I have never seen this country pull together the way it has since 9-11-01 and i think through continued support from all and a better understanding of others feelings we will emerge an even stronger country. God bless everyone who has pride to be an american. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story6727.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I WAS HOME SITTING ON MY COUCH , I WAS OUT OF WORK ON SICK LEAVE HAD SURGERY ON MY FOOT , AND SO HAPPENED SOMETHING WOKE ME UP IT WAS VERY STRANGE THAT MORNING, THE TELEVISION WAS ON SO IT WASNT CLEAR AT FIRST, I THOUGHT I WAS WATCHING A GOOD MOVIE ON THE TELEVISION, AND IT DIDNT DAWN ON ME AT THE TIME THAT THIS WAS REALLY HAPPENING. THE ONLY THING I COULD DO WAS TO START PRAYING AT THAT VERY MOMMENT. THINKING ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WAS IN THAT BUILDING ON THAT MORNING. MY HEART WENT OUT IN DISTRESS, I WAS SO BURDEN DOWN. JUST THINK OF ALL THOSE THAT LOST THEIR LIVES LIVES, FIRE FIGHTER POLICE OFFICERS AND MOST OF ALL THE PEOPLE THAT WORKED IN THOSE BUILDING, THINKING OF HOW MANY PEOPLE THAT LOST THEIR LOVED ONES, NEVER TO SEE THEM AGAIN YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT IN THIS MEAN A CRUEL WORLD BUT IT LETS ME KNOW THAT WE NEED TO STAND TOGETHER UNDER ONE NATION UNDER GOD and pray for one another, never take prayer away from anything we procede in life. God does make the difference. so my heart still goes out to those who suffered the losses that can never be replaced. my prayers are still with them. and mayGOD CONTINUE TO BLESS THIS COUNTRY. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story5188.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 went to work as usual that morning. I was at my desk when I heard one of my co-workers say that a plane had run into one of the World Trade Center buildings. That was at about 8:50 A.M. The news spread like wildfire throughout our office. Our Human Resource department turned on the large TV in the lunchroom. Most of us went into the lunchroom to witness the horror of both buildings in fire. The feeling of dread and unbelief was obvious on each person's face. At that point in time, we knew that it could not have been an accident, but if it was, what went wrong? Was the Air Traffic Tower giving our pilots wrong instructions? It was hard to believe that anyone would intentionally do such a heinous act. We tried to work, but our heart and minds were not on work. When we received calls from our customers, we talked about the incident. We felt close to this because we had an office in New York on Chambers St and we had just moved from that one to another building only a few days before. Also, we were trying to find some of our New York personnel, and had a hard time finding a couple. One man had walked from near Ground Zero back over the Brooklyn Bridge. Needless to say we were all suffering with the hurt and pain, and yes, fright. And some of us cried. Some of us prayed silently. All day long we had the TV on in the lunchroom, and were being constantly updated on the latest findings. We were again shocked and appalled when the other two crashes occurred. The one in Shanksville, PA and the other at the Pentagon. Finally, when it was time to leave to go home, we looked upward into the sky - not a plane to be found. Since this town of Runnemede is not far from the Philadelphia International Airport, there is always at least one plane in the sky. Nothing. The trip home was somber, with the smell of smoke in the air. The wind had blown the smoke all the way down here to South Jersey. For the next few days, I felt this overwhelming feeling of dread. No planes at night - just deathly silence. The healing process is still going on, but I don't think any of us who are old enough to really understand what happened will ever forget it. I believe this incident has made people more aware of what the really important things in life are. I think more of us "smug "Americans will not be so trusting as we have in the past. I don't think a day has gone by (in my life, anyway) since last September 11, that I haven't thought about what happened that day. I have saved some issues of Time Magazine to give to my little 3 year old grand-daughter so she can get an idea of how that day has affected this country. ....and God has been good to us. 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 story5251.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 wasn't there, but my heart goes out to the survivors and the families of those who perished. Like a lot of folks, Sept. 11 started out like any other day for me. I don't work on Tuesdays, so after seeing my kids off to school and my husband off to his job, I settled down in front of my computer to surf and chat in peace. I hadn't bothered to turn on the TV or radio, so I had no idea that anything spectacular had happened. I remember that I was playing games at Pogo.com, when someone in the room mentioned a plane had crashed into the WTC. My first thought was that it was a freak accident, then one of the other gamers who happened to be watching the news reported that a second plane was heading straight towards the other tower. Then someone else stated that they thought they saw people jumping from windows. I left the room then went to every online news site I could think of to see what exactly had taken place. My sister called me to ask if I'd heard about what happened and I finally turned on the TV. I couldn't believe what I saw and heard. I sat there in shock until I saw the first tower collapse. I remember tears running down my face and not bothering to do anything about it. When my kids came home from school, I told them what had happened. I reassured them that they were safe because the only planes that were being allowed to fly for the time being would be those belonging to the military or planes taking help to the victims, and living near a military base meant the only planes flying near us would be military. My daughter heard about the rescue personnel who lost their lives when the towers fell. She had told me she wanted to be an EMT when she grew up. After hearing what had happened, she told me she STILL wants to be an EMT or a doctor, so she can help people who are hurting (she was 6 when this happened). My son's school held a moment of silence around the flag pole each morning as the flag was raised. He made sure that I got him to school on time so he could participate. I've visited the web tribute sites. I've seen the pictures, read the comments left by other visitors and even left comments of my own. The terrorists succeeded for only a moment, then the American people did what we've done throughout history. We opened our hearts and extended our hands to our fellow Americans. Yes, this brought out the ugly side of a few people, but there was so much more GOOD done as a nation. We were shown that we're not safe, but we also showed that the flame of the American spirit may waver but it will NOT be extinguished. 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 story5048.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: While the plain clashed I didn't know what was going on. The feeling that we were being attact was outof the question. I couldn't believe what i was seeing on T.V. and what i was hearing from student to teacher. I was cofused and upset at the same time. I was in third period History class with Mr. Howard. Our pre-algerbria teacher Mrs. Parks came in the room and informed us about the pentigon and a few moments later the Twin Towers were hit. In every class on i was hereing of this tragity and sadness. I have to admit at first I didn't know what was going on. Well maybe I was to scared to realize. 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 story6444.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at work, a small start up company who did government contract work at Pax River Naval Base. The guy in the next cube from me got a phone call from his mother at home, and told him that the first plane had hit.. we had internet access so we immediately went to news websites and I called my husband, who was at home from work, sick with a cold. While I was talking to him, he told me the second plane had hit.. we were all in shock and in disbelief.. the girl who shared a cube with me, said, "Osama"..... We heard there was a television on the 3rd floor, so we all went up there to watch live coverage and some started crying and most stood there in shock. Since we were at the front gate of a military base and close to DC and a Nuclear Power Plant (Calvert Cliffs), we were afraid we might be a target, so our boss told us we could take liberal leave if we wanted..I am a smoker and just needed to be home, in my own living room, with my husband and watch TV and chain smoke..so I left. The drive to work was backed up for miles the following day, due to extra security precations taken to get on base. I will never forget it as long as I live. God Bless America and all that it stands for. 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 story10511.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at home watching t.v. like millions of others when I saw planes crashing into the world trade center buildings. I realized we were going to war and started to cry because my nephew Joshua had just finished boot camp for the Air Force and my son and other nephew just became of age to be drafted if it came to that. Then I realized the devistation and lose of life taking place live on t.v. I began to pray for god's forgiveness of all mankind and for peace to the families personally affected by the lose of loved ones. Then there were all of the tributes, lines of blood donors, rows of pictures of missing loved ones. It was one of the sadest days of my life. I have never felt so helpless and I felt an emptiness even though I did not personally know any of the victims. It was and still is the children affected by 911 that affect me the most. I thank God for every day that I have with my children. I am thankful that the numbness has worn off. I sometimes feel our children have no future. How many more attacks, how many more wars? Why is there so much hostility between nations? We all have plenty of space. Our country is the only open armed country I know of. We allow everyone from every nation to come to our country and they hate us. I will never understand. Nothing will ever change what happened on 9/11/2001, but we as people can say enough is enough and try to love each other and get along. We all need each other!! I AM SO PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN!! GOD BLESS AMERICA! I send my love and prayers to all of you that have lost people you love or were hurt yourself. Life goes on and it is up to you to make it what you want it to be. Time will help your wounds heal but, none of us will every forget nor, should we. Love to all, Lori Tucker 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 story4353.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On 9/11, i was in school in about the third hour when one of my teachers came in. He always watch the news in the mourning. When he came in he said while watghing the news he heard that a plane had hit om of the twin towers. At first i thought it was just an accident so i didnt pay it any mind.....until my teacher came back in and said that a second plane had hit the SECOND tower. By then i knew that something was wrong. Two accidents happening at the same time at the same place? Couldnt be. After hearing that terrible news, i stayed calmed. Not soon after the news, my teacher came back about twenty minutes later NOW saying that a third plane had hit the Pintagon in Washington D.C. By that time, names were being called to leave school. I mean the name calling were going like crazy. I then asked my teacher could i go to the bathroom (really wanting to know what was going on.) My teacher unaware that it was a terrorist attack told me to go on. so me instead of going to the bathroom, i went to the guidence office. Near the front enterence of my school is a big glass window. When passing the window, i seen parents running up to the building in panic. When i went in the office, i asked my guidence secretary what was going on. She told me that America was under an attack. Now i was starting to get a little scared because this was really my first time to get to feel what war was like. Soon after talking to jer, i thanked her and went back to class. Finally (when about half of the school was gone), they let us out of school. Now my house was a walking ditance from the school. I was thinking these people are crazy letting us walk while this is going on!! To my surprise, when i left the building, my neigbor was sitting in her car waiting for me. By then iwas happy. When i got to my neigbor,s house, the news was on talking about the incident. I later on found out about the fourth plane that crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Now no one never thoght about the two bildings coming down. When those buildings came down, riht then and there i knew that America was changed 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 story8895.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 son Logan was diagnosed with a brain tumor in October of 1997. He was 18 months old. An operation was done to remove part of the tumor (part of it was inoperable) and a shunt was placed in his head. We went home full of hope, and prayed for the best. In March of 1999 Logan was having many problems with his shunt. There was infection after infection, and we were admitted into the hospital in May of 1999. It was then we had found out the tumor had grown back larger than it's original size, and had spread thoughout his brain and spinal cord. We spent four months straight in the hospital, surviving yet another brain tumor resection and countless infections. We went home (finally) in September of 1999 and our family, myself, my husband, my oldest son Duncan and Logan actually got to sleep in the same house for the first time in months. In October Logan embarked on his journey of chemotherapy and did remarkably well. Fourteen months later we were finished with our chemotherapy regimen, again hoping and praying for the best. In the meanwhile, we had decided to have another baby. Our son Tynan was born September 11, 2000 and he was a reason to celebrate! We had a great year - a new baby brother, no chemotherapy, no hospital stays! It was an incredible year for us. Logan was due for an MRI to check on his tumor growth. If the scan showed any growth - Logan was to go back on chemotherapy. My husband made the appointment for September 11, 2001. After telling me the date, I reminded him it was his son's birthday, and if we got bad news it would ruin the day. My husband, Robert Hillery of FDNY company E216:L108, assured me it would be good luck. "Tynan will bring us luck" he assured me and refused to change the date. Robert was supposed to work the night of September 10th and since the shift doesn't end till 9AM, had to get off work to be there for the MRI. He was supposed to be in his fireshouse on the morning of Septmeber 11, 2001. As our son was wheeled into the MRI room, my husband and I went to the waiting room and watched with horror as everything unfolded. When the first tower came down, he looked at me and said "I just lost alot of friends". I looked at him and said "Your son Logan saved your life today. If we weren't here today, you would have been at the Trade Towers this morning". My son Logan is my hero, not only for enduring over 20 surgeries, 24 months of chemotherapy and countless nights in the hospital, but for saving his Dad's life. And as we all grow older together, I will remind him of it often. 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 story2939.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 went to work late on Tuesday September 11, 2001 because I stopped to vote in the Primary and go to the bank. I remember standing on the steps of the bank in Bayside, thinking what a gorgeous day it was, and being surprised to see smoke rising from the Twin Towers. I didn?t know what was going on, but I knew I?d better get to NYU Downtown Hospital ? the old Beekman ? since they would be in the center of things. I?d been their Director of HR from 1993-2000 (and still worked for the same health system) and knew I could help if they called a disaster. I took the next LIRR and, like everyone else, started calling around on my cell to find out what was going on, let my boss (uptown on the Mount Sinai campus) know where I?d be, and let someone at NYUDH know I was on my way. I stared out the window as we moved closer to the city and suddenly saw something streak from the second Tower (I didn?t know what happened until almost midnight that night). I realize now that I arrived downtown shortly before the WTC collapse itself and got stuck in the subway tunnel between Chamber & Cortland/WTC. The subway cars slowly filled with smoke, people started getting sick; I figured there must be a fire and didn?t think too much of it. We stayed where we were for a bit, then they backed us into the Fulton Street. MTA workers led us out single file with flashlights through a single set of subway doors and up to the corner of William and Fulton. When we got up to the street, all you could see was a sea of people running and yelling through smoke, but you couldn?t make out what was going on. It almost looked like a movie set. I couldn?t even tell where we were and I?d been on that corner, in that subway station, twice a day, for eight years! The police handed me a surgical mask and told me to run with the others. I showed them my hospital ID and they said there was no hospital that way (on William Street? Where would it go?) and sent me toward the Seaport. As soon as I realized where I was, I ran to the Gold Street/ER entrance to NYUDH. The scenes you saw on TV couldn?t begin to describe what it was like. I don?t know whom I saw first, but I remember getting a hug from someone, being cleaned off (I didn?t know I was dirty) and put to work. Over the course of the day/week, I saw lots of old employees who showed up, like me, to help out at ?the little hospital that could?. We did wherever was necessary, wherever it was needed, as hundreds of injured (and people too afraid to go anywhere else) ran inside the Hospital. At first that meant helping with triage -- calming patients and visitors; handing out hundreds of surgical masks and bottles of water; cleaning peoples faces and eyes; giving scrubs, socks and t-shirts to survivors; reuniting family members. Later it meant escorting police detectives as they interviewed witnesses; running errands for the control center; assisting security; dealing with the press; keeping track of admissions and discharges; helping people find ways to get home, etc. Ash and soot coated the entire inside of the Hospital and needed to be continuously cleaned. You could be standing next to a person and not know who it is, or even be able to identify their color! There was no air conditioning and we drank massive amounts of water to help with dehydration, breathing and the heat. Communication with the outside world was almost nil once the phones, cell phones too, went out ? no way to call families, get supplies, or even know what was happening outside our front door. No electricity and only minor generator power. The cafeteria, which normally served breakfast and lunch to the staff, was suddenly providing meals all day long, for staff, visitors, rescuers, anyone who needed a warm meal and someplace to rest. And there were dozens of doctors and nurses, some from a nearby convention, waiting for patients who never came. It wasn?t until the end of the second day that we realized there were no more survivors, but we kept waiting. That first night (9/11) a group of us left the Hospital together, not sure of what we would face. It was like walking into an apocolapse. We were the only ones moving along the street until we got to Chinatown, where small groups of people had gathered and were staring up at the sky silently. We honestly couldn?t figure out why, since you couldn?t even see the skyline through the smoke -- we still didn?t know what had actually happened. It took us another hour to find a subway that was running and get up to midtown where the streets were totally deserted ? no people, no cars, no nothing. I had never seen anything so surreal. A friend and I decided to take first train that came, which turned out to be mine. When we got to my house, her husband met us and told us that the WTC had collapsed, the Pentagon had been hit, and a plane crashed in PA. How was that even possible? I was right there ? literally in the shadow of the WTC ? wouldn?t I have known? I walked into my apartment like a zombie on automatic pilot, tore off my clothes and dropped them down the garbage shoot. Then I took a shower and must have washed my hair and body 8 or 9 times. For a while I just sat in that shower and cried. I was so tired and numb and couldn?t even think. I still hadn?t seen the TV or heard the radio reports, or processed where I?d been, what I?d heard and what I?d seen (that would take another few days or weeks or months). I was terrified to go to sleep, afraid of what my mind would see and think about. That first day set the pattern for the rest of the week. We took turns serving meals so that we could relieve the exhausted kitchen staff. We brought food to the senior citizen complex across from the Hospital and checked on the residents when the Red Cross couldn?t get through. We set up supply runs and staff runs. Whatever was needed, whatever we could do to keep our hands busy and our minds blank, we did. The commute was nothing like it had been in the past. We tried to travel in small groups, and always brought a change of clothes, water and a mask, because we didn?t know what awaited us. We had to find a new route every day as the city opened and closed subway stations; walking block after block toward ?Ground Zero? as the air got darker and more rank; going through police and military checkpoints; trying to hitch rides with police and emergency crews to get into or out of ?the zone?; seeing troops of National Guard walking where Wall Street ?suits? should be; walking on usually bustling streets and seeing everything closed and silent. You could communicate with coworkers, volunteers and rescuers without saying a word, but were greeted with cheers and hugs (and water) from the strangers who lined the outside perimeter of the zone. Emerging midtown after work several hours later, the sounds and sights of were jarring after being downtown all day. The sunlight/moonlight and clear skies seemed disrespectful, but the thunderstorms that came a few days later just added insult to injury. Like most people, certain images will be forever seared into my memory, some horrific, some heroic. I saw things at NYUDH that I wouldn?t have expected to see in a war zone. I also felt a solidarity with my coworkers and a pride in NYUDH that is unbelievable (and unfortunately unrecognized by the Mayor and the press). I can?t seem to shower enough or wash my hair enough to get the smell and feel of that blast off of my skin. Sometimes the thought of the ashes of cremated people on me makes my skin crawl. I?m exhausted, but afraid to close my eyes; I?m profoundly sad, but I?m also relieved that my little corner of the world remained intact. I?m torn between being filled with faith and having none; for the first time I dread the coming High Holy Days. I?m relieved that I missed most the coverage, but I?ve taped some of it and saved the newspapers. I know I should call some friends to see how they are, but I?m terrified to find out. I didn't realize how much of my own comfort level lie in ritual. When I go to see my parents in East Quogue on the weekends I have a habit of "checking to make sure that the bay is still there" by driving down to the corner each and every time I go to or from the house. I never realized that I did the same thing at home in Bayside -- I checked the WTC every day from both the LIRR platform and when I get in and out of the subway ? until I couldn?t do it anymore. One morning after the disaster, a bunch of us were trying to find our way to the Hospital from one of the subway stations. We looked up to find South on our compass ? the WTC ? but there was nothing in the skyline. I used to complain about how much I?d hated working on the 101st Floor of 2WTC during my days on Wall Street -- now I only remember how much I loved the view, the shopping, the concerts and events on the plaza? and I think ?there but for the grace of god go I??. I still love this city, maybe even more than I did before. I have no sense of personal vulnerability (I?m not afraid to go into the city, use the subways, walk in public buildings), but I feel as if the core of my world has been shaken. Tomorrow I?m off to see my parents. I?ve been grown up and on my own forever, and suddenly I need a hug from Mom and Dad. And, I want to check to make sure the bay is still there? I stocked up on chocolate just in case. 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 story1877.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 got to work at about 7:15 am CDT that day. A co-worker of mine came in about 7:45 and told me that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. By that time, the only news website that was not overloaded was BBC News, and they had a crystal-clear picture of one of the towers with a plane-shaped hole in it. We even cracked dark jokes about "how bad can that pilot be?". When we got word not long after that of a second plane hitting the other building, the mood changed from concern to quiet terror, especially when we heard about the Pentagon. One of our co-workers in our area had a small boom box in her car that she brought in so we could listen to the radio. Our phones were ringing constantly, friends and relatives calling to see if we'd heard what had happened. And showing my ignorance of how the World Trade Center was set up, I had thought it was just the two tall buildings; I didn't know there were five other, smaller buildings in the complex. So when they first said that one of the towers had collapsed, I initially thought they meant the radio tower on top of one of the buildings, no big deal, right? I eventually figured out that they had meant the buildings. Some people left at noon, not being able to handle it. Others went to the local Best Buy over lunch so they could see what was happening, and came back to us with reports. I didn't fully realize the gravity of the situation until someone at work said her husband had heard that as many as 20,000 people could be dead in NYC alone. That's when I asked for a hug, from the man who had initally told me about the first plane. Once I got home shortly after 4 pm, I was able to turn on the news, just in time to see World Trade building #7 collapse. And of course, images of the planes, the collapses, the news that the plane that had crashed in a field in Pennsylvania was linked to this, too. I was shocked, angry, saddened...although I didn't know anyone personally who died or was injured, friends of mine had friends, family, and co-workers who perished. I cried every day for at least a week after 9/11. I kept telling myself I would be fine, and then I'd turn on the news and see the people searching for their loved ones, flyers made on their home computers telling where their loved one worked, what they were last wearing, and a picture, each person begging that if anyone had seen them in a hospital, to call. I knew all those people were dead, and I think by the second or third day, most of those people knew it, too, but didn't want to admit it. I still get that empty feeling inside when I think about what happened. I watch the documentaries on 9/11, hoping that one of them will say, "Nope, it didn't really happen, it was a bad dream." But they never do. 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 story9918.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: Well, September 11th 2001. I was in Lubbock, TX, attending Texas Tech University. It was the first semester of my senior year, and like the rest of the world my mind was occupied with a million other concerns that now all seem trivial compared to what happened that day. I had gone to bed the night before thinking about my senior seminar paper for my BA in history, what I wanted to do with my life, and about a girl I was in love with. I woke up the next morning went downstairs to get a cup of coffee and visit Cathy at the front desk (I lived and worked in a dorm), as I usually would. The person with the shift before Cathy was at the desk at the time. He told me what had happened, and at first I followed my learned inclination to disregard any information from that desk as unreliable gossip. But news like that! Oh my god! Why would anyone fabricate something like that? I got my coffee and immedately went upstairs to turn on the news. On the television, I saw the burning world trade center and the partially-obliterated Pentagon. The sight of such longstanding symbols of American pride and ingenuity sent a myriad of thoughts running through my mind. What was happening? Why? Was it safe to step out the front door to go to class that morning? Where was my family? Did they know what happened? Were they safe? What about my friends? How were they? After gathering myself together, I decided the best thing o do was to continue my day and watch as much of the news as possible. By doing that I could at least be near other people adn talk with them about what was going on and see how they were responding. I arrived in Dr. Mosher's New Nations in Latin America to find similar worries and response voiced by my classmates, and Dr. Mosher decided to cancel class after we convinced him that the best place to be was in front of the television watching the news. The rest of the day, I saw faces all over campus in shock, mouths wide open, eyes glued to any and every television available. I remeber hearing that gas prices were shooting up and seeing the lines at the gas stations. I remember a police officer getting out of his car to come in tell me I could not sit where I was sitting in the street due to the rush at the gas stations. He tried to display authoritarian anger towrds me as I spoke, but I saw the fear and worry in his face that was common to the rest of us. That day was a horrible day, and the fear of it still resonates in my mind at times. I know it will for many others too. It's a day I'll never forget, and one that will promt thought for me about many issues. 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 story246.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was in an engineering test lab in Dearborn, Michigan, testing vehicle strategy software for Ford Motor Company, when I received a text message on my Company pager. At first I thought it was a prank, but all of us in the group received the same message at the same time: a commercial airliner had plunged into the World Trade Center in New York City. For a while, we continued testing software, not really sure if we should, or could, believe what we were being told. By the time the news of the second strike reached us, we started wandering out of the lab in search of confirmation, and as the reality struck home, we went off in search of our families. I, in particular, was worried about my brother-in-law Glen, who is a Day Trader in New York. At first we couldn't reach him, but he finally reported in, and said that on his way into the city that morning, he had a strange feeling and turned around, deciding to trade from home. For the last several years, I have been on a committee at Ford Motor Company that produces entertainment videos for Company holiday parties. I was so moved by the experiences of 9/11 that I decided a video tribute was in order. I approached the committee with the proposal, and was given unanimous approval to produce something to be shown in addition to the normal entertainment video which we produced for last December's holiday season. At first I was drawing a blank on what to produce, but then I noticed a recurring theme across the U.S.; cheerleading squads and other entertainment troupes were spontaneously, without warning, breaking into routines revolving around the Tom Petty song "I Won't Back Down". For some reason, this had a tremendous effect on me, somehow perfectly encapsulating the patriotic feelings that were sweeping the nation at the time. So that's what I did; I created a montage of 9/11 photos synchronized to Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down", and produced a Windows AVI file, which was subsequently incorporated into our Ford Motor Company entertainment video for last December's holiday season as a leader to the video. The video was very well received, and we sold several copies of the video (entitled "Car Wars"), donating all the proceeds to Operation Good Cheer, a charity in Michigan that buys holiday gifts for orphaned children. After all, several children were orphaned on that terrible day. Some managers in Ford Motor Company donated as much as $100 each for a copy of the video! Our little grass-roots video production "company" is called "PGPjr inSecurity Productions" (derived from the names of the first four members -- Rob Perini, Kirk Goodell (me), Steve Powers, and Eric (junior) Jefferson). We sort of derived the name from "PGP Security", a well-known computer security protocol. We were extremely strengthened and inspired by these events, and are determined to continue producing entertainment videos for Ford Motor Company for a long time to come. 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 story7937.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. 2002-09-18 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 165.121.215.73