493 20 70359 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was sitting at work, awaiting the arrival of co-workers who were flying in from other states for a meeting. When we heard the radio announce the first plane had hit the World Trade center. I then received a phone call from co-workers in Jersey City who had just witnessed the 1st plane and then the 2nd plane hit. We then gathered in our lunchroom to watch the broadcast. Due to the devastation, we were sent home to be with family and friends. I did not know anyone personally who died or lost a loved one, but did have a co-worker in Jersey City lose her husband, though I did not know her or her husband my heart aches for her. I have two children ages 10 and 12 and I hope and pray that they never again have to experience anything like this. Our main office was located in 7 World Trade Center until 06/2001 and we are very grateful that we decided to move our operation out of New York into Jersey City when we did, or this devastation could have and would have crippled our business. I pray for all of those lost in the September 11, 2001 tragedy, and pray that for all those found alive that someday they will be able to live again and not fear everytime a plane crosses over that something this devastating is going to happen again. I will keep all of those lost in my heart, and pray everyday for those here with us today, that time will heal the scars. Sincerely, Jodi Mango 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 story4524.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 HUSBAND AND I STOOD AND WATCHED IN HORROR AS TOWER 2 (SOUTH) CRUMBLED. I WALKED HOME ON SHAKY LEGS AND THEN SPENT THE NEXT 6 HOURS CALLING ALL THE PARENTS OF HYDE SCHOOL STUDENTS. I NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO ASSURE THE STUDENTS THAT THEIR PARENTS WERE OK. BY SOME SMALL MIRACLE EVERYONE WHO SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE, WAS, FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, NOT IN THE BUILDINGS DURING THE ATTACK. EVERY PARENT WAS SAFE. 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 story801.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. 2002-06-19 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 146.96.92.54 Annotation Annotations to this item. Students/Teachers NY:3 N-YHS Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On the morning of Sept 11, 2001, I was on my way to fill-in for a pharmacist on vacation at Rite-Aid Pharmacy located in Galax, VA. On the way to work, I had an overwhelming sense of dread and depression for no apparent reason. When I reached the store, which opened at 9am, I shared my misgivings with my co-workers of the day. Within minutes of opening, a pharmacist from another store called and told us of the tragic event of the first tower. We all rushed to get a radio and listened as the second tower was hit. All of us were shocked and horrified that anyone would commit such an act of terrorism. Next, as we listened, we heard about Washington, D.C., and immediately I tried to call one of my friends that works for the FCC. The message that I received was that the phones were down due to a natural disaster, of which this definetly was not! Afterwards, we heard of the tragedy in Pennsylvania with the heroism of those on the plane saving our beloved country from certain disaster. How grateful we all should be of their selfless act of courage. A year later, I am still shocked and horrified at this horrific act of terrorism to our country. My heart and prayers go out to all of the victims and families of 9-11-2001, their loss has caused all of us to rebond as one nation under GOD! May we continue to grow and become stronger as we learn to cope and survive this act of terrorism. 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 story5376.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 husband and I were sitting having coffee, the kids were at school. I jumped on the computer to read one of my message boards where I read the first tower had been hit. I told my husband to turn the TV on; with in seconds the second plane hit the tower two. I felt total fear, and horror. I knew after the second plane that there was no way it was an accident. I would cry at the drop of a hat for days and days. Two years later I'm still scared, for my children. 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 story9527.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-09-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.170.56.95 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On September 11 I was coming home from a class in New Rockford, ND when I heard of the first attack on the radio. We could'nt believe it when we heard it. When we got to our school, we went on the internet at the english classroom and tried to watch the news programs on the internet. When it came to history class, we went to our commons area and watched the programs on TV. We were shocked when the second tower was hit. There were lots of mixed emotions on the subject. I think the year has gone by very quickly since the attacks. It has been a very emotional year for us and our country. The country has come closer together since the attacks on September 11. I know I will remember the event very vividly for the rest 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 story3151.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. 165.234.201.161 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: The Red, White, and Blue Will Forever Fly Strong Even though I still set the alarm to go off at 5:30 in the morning I was unable to get out of bed because of an "argument" with a logging truck that wanted to use my side of the road a week earlier to the day at 9:05 in the morning. Needless to say I lost that "battle" but not the one in court. After about 15 minutes of lying there glued to every word that was being said on the radio, I suddenly remembered that I have a TV and turned it on. It was right before the second plane hit. Like many Americans watching the horror unfold that day I was shocked. I was in a daze. This wasn't happening! This couldn?t be happening! No one in their right mind would attack us! I had to ask myself, "Was the accident a week earlier an omen? Was I getting premonitions like my Dad did?" As I laid there and watched the tragedy play out in vivid color I thought about how a ?terrorist? had turned my world upside down and brought it to a screeching halt a week earlier. Then I thought, if Osama bin Laden was after the same effect then he did one hell of a job. He had succeeded in bringing the mightiest country in the world to its knees. He had succeeded in bringing our ?prefect? world to a screeching halt. He knocked the wind out of us. He hit below the belt. But it wasn?t for long. For me the ?event? also had one, and only one, good point. It brought the country together. There was no more every shade of the rainbow. There were only three colors. Red. White. And blue. We were one people. We were one unity. Everyone pulling together for one great cause. To show the world that no matter what, ?WE SHALL OVERCOME!? Like everyone else in the United States I wanted to go to New York and help. But how? By plane? I don?t think so. Cross country? Maybe if a few people got together. Patriotism swelled in out hearts. I sat and practiced ?The Battle Hymn of the Republic? ?America? and other patriotic songs on the piano. Now I knew just how my parents and grandparents felt that fateful day 60 some odd years ago. And just like back then, it brought us all together. We formed a greater nation of one people. And just like they were back then I was angry. I wanted revenge. I wanted to kick some ass and take some names. I was totally behind any retaliation and even thought about rejoining the Armed Forces if they took people my age. I took pride in the fact that a lot of young people felt the same way and joined the Armed Services. But at the same time it brought back memories of how I felt during the Vietnam ?War?. To this day I still can?t bring myself to watch a war movie. Its been a year now, a very fast year, and both events in my life are still burning bright in my memory. As usual the world has backed off a little and left us to ?police? the world and its ?gangs? of bad guys once again. Now we?re after Iraq once again to let us in their country to check for nuclear weapons and once again the world doesn?t want to get involved. All I can say is, ?THANK GOD I?M AN AMERICAN AND LIVING IN THE BEST DAMN COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!? Gary Finlason Gaston, OR 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 story8165.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. 2002-09-27 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 198.81.26.207 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 remeber 09-11-01 vividly. I was getting ready for work when the first plane struck. And as I was driving to work, I heard that another had struck. What I felt was a mixture of disbelief,, shock and fear. I wondered how could this happen? Why us? Arn't we good people? How can others view us as evil? We are a kind nation full of kind caring people. How could this happen? I thought of other countries, countries that have been living with terrorism for so so long. Why is this allowed to happen? Before 9/11, I would read and hear of other countries troubles and feel bad for them. But it was a different world from mine. Why did it take this to happen to my country for me to feel genuine compassion for others who have been living this for years? My disbelief,shock and fear turned to questions. I question myself? And finally, I am angry. How could this happen to my country?? MY COUNTRY???? I'm saddened. I don't believe the saddness will ever go away. All the people murdered. All the people hurt. All the people living with pain. MY family,,,,, your family. Are we safe? Are our children safe? What's in their future? Is war the answer? Is there an answer. I pray. I pray not only for all Americans,, but for all people. This is my country. I love my country. I really realize now how lucky I am to be an American. I have faith that every other American feels the same way. We will heal,,, we will survive. We ARE a country of good people!!! We will work together, and we will not let this ruin us. We will be stonger in spite of the terrible wrong thrown at us. My heartfelt sympathy to those lost, and to their loved ones. My heartfelt gratitude to those who protect us every day. God Bless America Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story5680.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 school at the time of the attacks. All of a sudden, over the intercom, the pricipal announces that the world trade centers have been struck by terrorists and that all of the teachers need to turn on their televisions. All of us got worried. People, including the teachers, started saying that there was a really good chance we were going to get attacked because we live in the "chemical valley" of West Virginia. The were telling us what to do if we did get attacked. I got super worried when I heard that the pentagon had been attacked because my aunt worked in the part that was attacked. It was two days later when my mind was at rest. I had found out that she had taken the day off to go play golf with her husband. I recently visited ground zero. That brung some tears to my eyes to thing that I was where thousands and probably tens of thousands of people died. This is my 9/11 story. Thanks. 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 story10925.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. 2004-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.101.5 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: I had been in the Air Force since Jan 2001. I was in Tech School at Sheppard AFB in Wichta Falls TX, learning how to be a crew chief of the F-16 Fighting Falcon. I had graduated tech school in July 2001 and was waiting for orders. Mean-while I was persuing my education at MSU. When I arrived at MSU at 0800hrs I noticed that the flag was Flying high above the school. I went to class and started my tests. A series of five. After the first two tests we had a break. So I went outside for some fresh air. When I did I had notice that the flag was now at half-staff. I knew immidiatley something was wrong, so I wen't to my car and turned on the radio. It was all aver the news... every station... That one of the twin towers have been hit by an aircraft. Moments latter they were describing as they were watching, the second tower had been attacked. I was at a loss. We had to finish the tests, and needless to say it was hard to concentrate after that. When they testing was finished, I had recieved a call telling me to report back to duty asap. On the way back I stoped to chek on my family, and let them know that it might be a while befor I got back home again. When i had got back to base, we were on Threat-Con Delta. When I finnaly got back on base after the inspection of my vehicle I was amazed at the silence. Every day while i was there thier were jets flying and studen't walking everywhere. But when I got there, All jets were grounded and no one could be found.Everyone was in there dorms as a required security measure. Even the birds had stoped chirping. All the roads on base was baracaded, and all I could think about was revenge. Since that day I have had the opertunity to serve my country in the war on terrorism. When I arrived at my permanent duty station, my unit was one of the first units deployed to Afganistan to Defend our Great Nation. My feelings of Sept 11, 2001 run deep, and will fight til the end to keep this Great Nation of ours safe for our generations to come. God Bless Americe! 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 story5845.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. 198.81.16.47 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: Asi es, encend? la TV en la cocina y como todas las ma?anas sintonice el canal 4 (Am?rica Noticias)y vi las im?gines del primer edificio en tragedia al principio no lo pod?a creer(pens? que era una accidente a?reo pero despu?s los primeros comentarios daban cuenta de que era un atentado terrorista) segundos despues tome conciencia de que era cierto ... senti pena y dolor por esa gente...de imaginarme qu? estar?an haciendo para salvar sus vidas...minutos despu?s presencie el segundo impacto en el otro edificio algo impresionante y no pude creer lo que suced?a, me quede sin palabras. Junto con mi madre solo esperabamos que algo mas no ocurriese... en fin fue un dia muy triste...luego me retire a trabajar para regresar por la noche y enterarme bien de las noticias ... una gran pena espero no vuelva a suceder a ning?n pa?s... Gracias a Uds por este espacio. 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 story1800.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. 2002-09-06 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 200.60.131.152 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 administering ISTEP (Indiana's Standardized Test) to my students. A parent called stating "Mrs. Schiller, airplanes have just hit the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and one is headed for the White House." I broke out in goosebumps and tears began to flow. My students became concerned about me and wanted to know what had happened. I remember being torn on what to tell them. I reassured them that I was okay and encouraged them to continue their testing. During lunch break, we told our students about the attacks. The rest of the day was spent talking with and counseling our students. On the way home, I noticed cars stopped on both sides of HWY 62. It took a few minutes to realize that people were in line to get gasoline. Every gas station was full, with lines spilling into the streets. One station had raised their price to $3.85 a gallon. It astonished me how quickly panic had set in. Once home with my family, we sat together and watched the attacks on television. We just had a group hug and prayed for the victims, their families 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 story4230.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.188.6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On September 11, 2001, I was at school. Miss Loft (teacher's aide) was on the computer and we had just finished Social Studies. Mrs. Luluban (teacher) said, "This morning two planes crashed into our World Trade Centers" and she turned on the TV. I watched the TV and could not understand what I was seeing. I did not understand until I came home at the end of the day and my Mom sat down with me and my brother and explained to us what had happened. I was shocked at first, and then I was scared because I did not want our Country to go into war. Now when I see people who look like Bin Laden I am scared. I fly to California every summer to see my Grandma, now I am afraid to fly ever again. When I go to the Navy Base, Whiting Field for Starbase I am scared because soldiers with guns come on our bus and look everywhere even under our seats. Now our Country will never be the same. When I grow up and I have kids of my own I will have to tell them the way the world use to be, before September 11, 2001. 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 story1717.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. 2002-09-04 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 12.94.103.159 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 woke to the television as I do most days. I saw the same images and rough details as most did in the early minutes of the tragedy. I watched from the big TV in the living room while Matt watched the little tv in the bedroom. His back was turned to me. His shoulders were dropped, his face was sad. He remembered about the dream he had Sunday night. Two planes flying into the ground and into the water. We watched while we got ready for work. His work closed, mine didn't. We couldn't do anything since everyone else was affected. The art director was married to an American Airlines flight attendent. They knew some of the flight attendents that were killed that day. There was fear in the air, rumors gas prices would rise to unreasonable prices. We were not able to do anything, not even get in to donate blood, only pray. A co-worker came home with me so as not to be alone. The next day, the 7-11 down the street had a huge American flag in the window. The Sikhs at the store wore nametags establishing themselves as non-Arabs and loving America. Some wore baseball caps to hide their turbans. I tried to smile, or be warm to everyone, because there was already too much hate. You worried about your friends who live in New York, or on the east coast. You heard stories about how someone you know, knew someone who got out, or didn't get out. That weekend we were going somewhere and at a firehouse down the street firemen were collecting donations for families of firefighters. We stopped at the light, seeing the transactions. We crossed the street and I prompted Matt to give me all his cash. I found five singles in my purse and he gave me five. I got out of the car and a fireman came over with a rubber boot to put the donation in. He said thank you before I even let go of the money. I dropped it in and the wool lining of the boot touched my hand. I softly said thank you and went back to the car. I began to cry. In that moment, I became involved in this tragedy. It was no longer a story on tv, it was an action in my neighborhood, it was working together to get through the next day. I live in Los Angeles, as far from the tragedies as you can be, but everyday I feel closer and closer still. The thought that there is no way to fix it still lingers. The buildings still burn in your mind everyday. The tears still come, not as easily as before, but your throat still feels choked and your heart cries. Today we continue in our lives. I keep in touch with my family more. We try not to let the nature of fear multiply itself upon us. We hope today is not the day someone will take hatred to another level, but if it is, we will face it. I love America, I love my fellow Americans and I love the country songs about it all. 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 story4349.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 the drive through line at McDonalds when I first heard the news. I walked into work, only to find co-workers huddled around a "watchman" tv. We all huddled around and watched in horror as the second plane hit, the pentagon was hit and then as the towers fell. Panic then struck because I have several relatives who travel as part of their employment. I frantically called everyone to make sure everyone was safe on the ground. Luckily, all my relatives were safe. As I watched out my window, I began to see huge passenger planes land at our little airport. At the same time, I noticed that the busy 4 lane road in front of our office was errily vacant. The saddest part of the day was when I returned home and fed my children and got them ready for bed. My youngest son, who was not quite 3, watched the news cast that showed palnes hitting the buildings and then the towers falling. He began to cry, turned to me and wailed, "They fell down Mom". It then struck me that this had hit each and every person that I knew. Including a small little boy who only knew that "they fell down". -Marianne Marshall Rockford, IL 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 story2557.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 work at a Tennessee Prison as the Fire and Safety Officer. We were watching the local news when the planes hit the towers. I thought of all the people who never had a chance to get out.When they started showing all the emergency service workers responding without concern for their personal safety I was greatly touched and reminded why I chose this profession. You see I am also a volunteer firefighter and EMT and many times we place ourselves in harms way to save a life. I lost 343 brothers that day and I'll remember it for the rest of my life.All gave some- some gave all. God bless you brothers. 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 story9171.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I remember waking up and turning on the TV..flipping the channels I was shocked by what I saw..THe images of death and devastation...At first I thought it couldnt be real that I must still be asleep..then when it finally sunk in all I could do was cry..for all the lives lost, all the children left orphaned...I remember when I was little hearing from my mom about the day Kennnedy was shot...and how everyone remembered exactly where they were that day...I will always remember September 11th, 2001........ 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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: Like many Americans, I will never forget where I was or what I was doing that fateful morning. My story is not of some personal tragedy, but simply that of a spectator at the most horrible event in my life and my generation. I was preparing for the workday and turned on the t.v. as I normally do. After getting out of the shower, I heard the anchor saying something about a "tragedy". I came into the living room and watched as the first tower burned. I could not believe my eyes. Everyone thought it was simply an accident. A horrible, horrible accident. My mind went to the attack on the twin towers some years ago and I thought, "How awful for those poor people." Then, as I and thousands watched, the second tower was hit. And in the pit of my stomach I knew this was planned. This was real. I continued to get ready for work because I had no idea what else to do. And then the Pentagon was hit. I grabbed my keys and drove to work in shock, glued to every word the announcer said on the radio. Then came the news from Pennsylvania. And as I drove to work, I saw people waiting for busses, walking their dogs, going for a jog --- all oblivious to what was going on. I wanted to scream out the window, "Don't you know we are under attack?!? Haven't you heard?!?" It was surreal. At work, everyone was surrounding a few t.v.'s tuned into CNN, or using the internet to get what news we could. I turned the radio at my desk up so all could hear. Our building security was suddenly stricter. Co-workers could not concentrate on work. We all looked stricken, as though someone had just punched us in the gut. And so someone had. We were dismayed to learn that one of our co-workers was in Pentagon city that day. We waited for any news of his well-being. We sighed with relief when he was reported safe and on his way home. As we later learned, he was in a meeting and they were discussing the tower attacks when the building he was in suddenly shuddered and a large explosion was heard. He was across the highway from the Pentagon when the plane struck. It took him the better part of a week to drive home from the DC area to Colorado. I donated blood the very next day. I prayed for those lost and for the families hoping against hope to find a loved one alive and safe. I sobbed as I realized my country, my beloved country had been attacked. I called my parents, my boyfriend, my friends. I made contact with those I loved and realized how fragile that relationship was. We were an arrogant people before 9/11/01. We were self-assured that the evil in other countries would never come here. We were wrong. We were humbled. But we did not falter. I want generations to know that. We stood strong and did what needed to be done. The healing will take a bit, but if this time comes again, then we will unite again and come back again. 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 story7067.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: As one of the few Americans who did not know someone who died on 9/ll, I would like to share how deeply this day impacted me. At first, I did not understand or sense the severity of what had happened. I started my day as usual by taking my children to school, even though I had just heard the report of the first airplane impacting one of the twin towers and saw live on television the second airplane fly into the other twin tower. It did not seem real, yet. I arrived home to see the first tower collapse -- and then the second tower. Now I was nervous. As the day went on and I watched the coverage appear on each channel - local and cable, I suddenly realized that I had taken my children to a location (school) that may not be all that secure. One of those schools was located very close the the State Capital Builing in Boise. Suddenly panick overcame me. What was I thinking to send my children off to school when America was under attack. I called the schools to inquire and was told that alternative plans were in place should anything further occur. As I watched the devastation on televison, I found myself being wrapped with feeling for the lose of those in New York (even though I did not know anyone there) and needed to be with my family. My class Tuesday night at Boise State University was cancelled by the instructor. She was feeling the same as I was - that we needed to be with family that night. For a week, I was glued to the televison coverage of New York, Washington DC, and Pennsylvania. The feelings of horror, sorrow, empathy for the families of victims, and anger that such a thing could happen to the United States brought me to tears - many tears. My only contribution was to pray - for the victims, their families, the cities, our wonderful nation and those of us who felt so helpless and wanted to do something but were so far away. As a year has passed since that horrific day, I am encouraged by the strength and resilience of the American people - particularly the families of the victims. President Bush and First Lady Laura, the Congress and Senate, and the men and women in the military who have stepped up to defend our country (including Mountain Home Air Force Base, Mountain Home, Idaho)have shown such courage and strong leadership that I am more secure going about my daily life. It makes me proud to be an American. The positive results and efforts that emerged from this tragic event only honor those whose lives were taken on Septemer 11, 2001 and make us all stronger Americans. Thank you for the opportunity to share my thoughts. 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 story4706.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 attend school at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond Kentucky but I am originally from Hamilton Ohio. On Septemeber 11, 2001 I didn't have class until 12:30 so I was in asleep when the first plane crashed into the first tower. My roomate came running into my bedroom crying and screaming saying that the world was coming to an end. I quickly got out of bed and turned on my television and began to cry with her. Richmond was a mess, we have an army depot here that hosts many toxic gases that if every released would kill everyong in Richmond in less than twenty minutes. We have evactuation routes and everything protecting this depot. Everyone in the United States was taking extra precautions that day and so was Richmond. There were planes everywhere portecting the depot and all of the local guards were called in. My parents were vactioning in the Outer Banks of North Carolina at the time and I remember I couldn't get a hold of them. All I kept thinking was is this really the end of the world. For a few days after the attack it did feel like it was the end of the world. But I will have to say that everyone's pride in America began to show bright and it takes something like this to pull a nation together and even though what happened was the most devasting thing I will ever experience I am so happy to be a part of this nation and I am so proud of the American people for pulling through such a hard time. My thoughts, prayers, and hope go out to all those who lost loved ones. 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 story2486.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 am one in a family whose members experienced September 11th very differently. Some experienced the events from as far away as the island of Hawaii while another was as close as four blocks from the World Trade Center site. We are more than a dozen siblings and spouses whose religious beliefs span the spectrum. Not only do we practice under different faiths, but the extent of our beliefs range from dedicated religious observance to unconvinced atheism. Despite our differences, we are a close family. Like all other Americans, we have shared our thoughts with each other and tried to make sense of what happened in New York, Virginia, and Pennsylvania and what we should do next. Our discussions have been at times contentious, sometimes sorrowful and at other times our talks have left us in a state of despondency. As the one-year anniversary approaches, I sense our fears and feelings of confusion are becoming acute. I am reminded of the emotions that we have expressed these past 12 months: hatred, a need for retribution, anger, fear, confusion, and a lack of control. In our email messages to one another in the days following the attack, I expressed the thought that we should not let our feelings of retribution and anger diminish our humanity. I still believe that today. We did not have a choice when the terrorists decided to attack us, but only we can choose how to respond. I do not mean a response with weapons and greater security measures, but the way in which we respond with our hearts and our souls. We need to deploy weapons, military services and security forces to help prevent another act like this from occurring again. However, if we prosecute a war against terrorism yet fail to fight the concomitant attack on our hearts and souls, we will have lost the battle that really matters. We cannot let any people or nation threaten an America where people live under democratic principles that celebrate freedom, liberty and tolerance. Bringing arms to bear against terrorism is only part of our response. We must also address the spiritual and the emotional. We must summon all our courage and bravery and not harden our hearts to those who are the natural targets of our anger. We must accept the challenge that has been laid before us and, in picking up the gauntlet, remember that what makes us great as Americans is our compassion and love. Although we mourn the almost 3,000 lives who were taken from us on September 11th, the tragic events of a year ago will not diminish us. We have and will continue to reach for our courage and our faith knowing that our optimism, our hope and our spirit can never 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 story8931.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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