506 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 awoke about at about ten to the phone ringing at my girlfriends apartment. My girfriends mother was on the phone informing her that we were being attacked. She quickly passed that on to me as she turned on the television. By this point all of the planes had crashed. We were in utter amazement that this was happening. Soon after My girlfriend had to go to work so I went home. I had the day of but we had a departmental meeting, needless to say it was canceled. There was nothing I could do to get away from the T.V. I watched it for ten hours that day. While I watched updates and new camera footage I felt a whole range of emotions. These emotions ranged from empathy for the famlies who had lost loved ones to complete anger that anyone could do such a thing to innocent people. I also felt very vunerable, I as many other Americans could not believe that this could happen on our own soil. My mother always talked about remembering where she was when J.F.K. was shot and when we landed on the moon. I will always remember were I was on September 11 2001. I am sure we all will. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: It was about 7:00am or so and me and my mom were going around picking up kids from school. At one stop we picked up a boy Named Paublo and he told us that a plane had hit the World Trade Towers. In my mind I pistured a small personal aircraft hitting a small building. My mom dropped us off and we got on the scoohl bus. On the radio we heard about the collision, but it wasn't in great detail, so I still had the same picture in my head, but now I was a little nervous. When I got to my school I went straight to my class instead of seeing my friends, and my teacher had the t.v. on. I watched as five minutes after I got there the second plane hit. It was devistating. I had no idea of the enormous scale of the building or the crash. There were close ups of people leaping from the flames, but only falling to the ground. I was thinking why would they be jumping, unless they were afraid of being burnt to death. Class activities were canceled as we watched in horror. I remember people crying and people being angry. My teacher was in a state of shock, but he tried to comfort us as well. I remember one kid called his parents on a cell phone, and they came and got him in fear of more attacks. This only caused more panic in the kids. Then an anouncment was mad by our clearly shakin principal, he said to remain calm,and please take the matter seriously as some kids thought it was a joke. We then turned our attention to the t.v. where the reporters were in tears, and so were the people around them. Then came the moment when the first tower fell, that is when we all started to cry. People on the t.v. were running in horror and disbelief. Then the bell rang and we had to go to our next class. There we continued to watch as the next tower came falling with the wieght of thousands of people still on it's back. No one had tearless eyes. We knew all kinds of people were in there, but there was nothing we could do. Bobby Newsom, 15 Richland, Washington 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 story4672.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: i was on my way to second block, and had heard speculations that there was some big attack, but i mean its high school, you dont know whats true and whats not. And right before the bell rang someone came over the announcements and said that something had happened, i was still half asleep. the only part of the announcmet i had heard was something about the twin towers, which i barely even knew where they were, and they said that there was an explosion there or something bad ahd happened. they said dont panic and i didnt because i didnt feel i needed to, but as i started walking towards my next class, i started thinking about how big and important they were, and my stomach started to slowly turn. as soon as i reached class a t.v was on and no one was talking. i just set my stuff down and started watching. i was in disarray. i could not believe what my eyes were seeing. but then my teacher turned the t.v off and made us start class. it was hard to concentrate on work when u knew what was happening. as the day went on, u were just praying that everyone would b safe. as soon as i got home my mom was watching the stuff on t.v and i joined her. i couldnt move after that. i couldnt think about anything else. it was like u couldnt take ur eyes off the t.v screen because u were in such fear. i dont think i have ever prayed as much as i did that day. i prayed that my family would be safe and that everyone else i knew would b safe. 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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 received a frantic phone call from a friend telling me to get to a TV immediately. She was nearly hysterical and I couldn't really understand what she was saying. I just knew whatever it was, it was very, very bad. I can remember feeling so frightened and shaking so badly I could hardly turn the TV on. What I saw is beyond my ability to describe. The total disbelief, the inability to comprehend how this could be happening in our country, the soul felt compassion for the innocent victims and their families....the horror of the barbarian attack and yes, the fear that that was only the begining of a nation wide attack and the selfish wondering when they would reach us. I felt numb and can remember all of us just sort of wandering around saying "oh God, oh God." There were no other words. I lived in NYC for 5 years and went up the WTC many times, I took all my out of town visitors up to the Windows on the World resturant. I've closed my eyes and tried to imagine the last image so many people had of a huge airliner coming straight at them and it is such a horrific picture I can't bear it. What happened on Sept.11th was pure evil. It must be eradicated from the face of this earth if any of us the world over are to ever feel safe again. One of the military men killed at the Pentagon graduated from my high school 2 years ahead of me. I did not know him, but I believe that everyone in this country was touched personally by some loss, no matter how far removed. My heart breaks for the families of the victims and the grief that today must be flooding back 100 fold, but to them I say "be proud." You're loved one died in a war for this country and we will all be forever grateful. And we will NEVER forget their sacrifice. Linda Pedersen 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 story4541.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 driving to work with a group at a hospital near the coast of Lake Michigan. I was driving through some beautiful woods, flipping through radio stations looking for a song when I stumbled on a simulcast from CBS but I thought they were talking about a fire in a local tower. When I heard it was the World Trade Center I picked up my cell phone and flipped through my planner looking for my cousin's phone number because he doesn't work very far from the Trade Center. I wanted to be sure he was okay. For some crazy reason my call got through to his answering machine at work so I left a message. My daughter called me on the phone and was crying and wanted to know about my family members in New York. I told her to call one of the cousins I knew would be home. My cousin called me back and said he was getting out of there fast. I didn't hear from him again for 6 and half hours. He left his building about the time the first tower collapsed. I started to cry because I have another cousin who works for Con Ed and I knew that because of his job he would be at the Towers assessing damage. I thought he was dead. I am originally from the New York area and my father was a New York city cop. I felt as though my hometown was being destroyed. I got home as fast as I could to check on the rest of my family-the Firefighter cousin, the policeman cousin, the teacher cousin. I found out everyone was okay by communicating online with a relative. The only one we couldn't find was the Con Ed cousin. My other cousin had to walk uptown and across the 59th Street bridge to get transportation home. We eventually found the Con-Ed cousin alive but he had a close call. All of my family lived, but I still cried for the others who simply went to work and died.When I visited the site in April it was mostly cleaned up but I remembered other happier times spent in the area, but I still cry for those who lost someone cause it could have been me too. My family was lucky. 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 story1411.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 never would have imagined such an incredible, terrible, hateful event would take place just weeks into the start of my college career. At the time, things on my mind included grades, getting along with my four roomates, visiting my girlfriend at her school, and homework. On that particular morning, I was sitting in my astronomy lab at GMU. My lab partner, whose name I forget, whose face I will probably never recall, was late to class. Holding his cell phone in his hand, he told someone told him a plane flew into the World Trade Center. I thought, and asked him, if it was an accident? He didn't know. Now, usually, I would take advantage of the lab and do a tiny bit of web surfing. I don't recall now if I hit any news sites during that class on that day, but I do remember this. I left the class after my assignment was completed. Walking back to my dorm in Presidents' Park (the freshmen living area), I noticed an abnormal amount of people on their cell phones. Being in the center of northern Virginia at a school diverse and populated as Mason, cell phones are not uncommon, but everyone, and I mean EVERYONE was on theirs, in the parking lot, on the walkways, and everywhere in between. I climbed three flights of stairs to my room, and opened the door. I don't remember if the TV was already on (I think it was), or if I turned it on, but from that moment on I joined the rest of the world in watched those fateful events unfold. It wasn't on TV, but on my web browser's main page that I first heard about the collapse, then later the Pentagon. I remember trying to call my family, but to no avail...with a campus of thousands, my measly call would not get through. I did manage to reach my girlfriend though, and I remember telling her we would be ok. Soon, parents began to arrive to some of their children, some calls did make it through, and the rest of that day, as they say, is history. 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 story1480.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: Words can not express the dismay I felt while driving to work on 9/11/01 when I heard the radio reports. At frist I thought that it was a hoax, a horrible attempt at bad humor. Upon arrival at work, being the only one in the office that AM I turned on the radio again and heard the reports coming in from all over. My husband and I had just made our first trip to NYC in April of 2001. We had taken pictures from atop the WTC and in the windows of the upper floor. I could not fathom such a building being hit with an aircraft and the damage, the people that it was affecting. Stunned I remembered my husband had taken the BART system early this AM to San Francisco to meet with an attorney with a partner to discuss and sign new papers for their new business venture. They were to meet right next to the Bank of America building. My heart sank as I realized if San Francisco were hit, he could be in danger. We however were fortunate. Fear and tears for the people who were trapped were constant that day. I will never forget the anguish and loss I felt for so many who risked their lives to help others. I will never forget the scene which unfolded through pictures as the days ensued. I will never again take for granted the freedom I hold dear to live my life as I choose. I know that I will never feel the loss of the thousands who never saw their loved ones again, but as a nation I know that we all pulled together and held our heads high, and we will over come. Lauren A. 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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 the morning of the 11th, I was up to my normal routine. I tookd my son to school and returned home,shortly after we arrived back to the house my husband called and told me to turn on the television. I knew that something was wrong by the sound of his voice. When I looked up at the TV and heard what they were saying I was numb. I stayed glued to the news unable to move. A few day's prior to the attack we had gathered for a family reunion, members had come from all over the country. I called my mom to see if any one was scheduled to leave out of the area Air Ports. For us we didn't have any one heading out that day. All I could think of was that I needed to have my family together. I called the school that my son attends to say that I would be coming to get him and was told that a number of people had the same idea. While on the phone with the school I was told about one of the teachers who's husband works in the towers could not be reached. When I arrived at the school I tried to help in any way I could find out about her husband. But the phones into the area were out. All means of communication as we've come to rely on were useless. I kept in contact with the school to check on the teacher and was releived to find out that her husband was in one of the towers when they came down, but was able to get out with a few scrapes. I recently took a trip around Manhattan on the Cirle Line, when we reached the tip of the island i cried. The view that we took for granted was not the same and never will be. 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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 and listening to the radio broadcast of a local radio station and they were talking about a plane running into the World Trade Center Tower. I remember not thinking much about it because airplanes go down all the time. Then a little bit later I heard them saying a second plane had hit the World Trade Centers Second Tower and I started to get goosebumps! As soon as we heard the second announcement everyone I work with just started talking about how there was no way a coincidence! So I started walking towards our breakroom where there was a 13" color tv because I wanted to see the news! I opened the door and walked in and seen a picture of The Pentagon on tv, and no sooner did I start walking towards the tv, I then saw a plane crash into our Pentagon and I just remember standing there in shock! It took me a couple of minutes to pull this all in and I went back out to tell my co-workers what I had just seen and they didn't believe me! Then the radio starting broadcasting the attack on the Pentagon and everyone at work just stopped what they were doing and we were all just standing there staring at the radio waiting to find out was happening. It was about an hour later that we found out about the plane in Somerset, PA. Which is about an hour away from where we were working! And all I could think about was getting home to my children! I just wanted to hold them while I tried to figure out what was happening!! 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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 wrote the following "journal" for myself and to share with a few friends. After visiting your September 11 exhibit, "Bearing Witness to History," I have decided to share our experience. 11-14 September, 2001, Delta Flight 11 September 11, Tuesday It was 7:00 A.M. in London and we were getting ready to leave our hotel for the flight home to Phoenix. We had a wonderful holiday with our friends, Janet, Ann, Babs and Mike, and Nick and Vivian. The weather had been great and we had wonderful memories of England, Wales and Scotland. Check in and boarding at Gatwick were fine and with an on-time departure we were expecting an early arrival in Atlanta. Champagne and a nice dinner in First Class and we were feeling good, a little sleepy, but very comfortable. About 10:30 AM. (EDT) our Captain came on the intercom and said, this is your Captain and his name, twice; immediately you knew something was wrong. My thoughts went to mechanical problems. He said there were terrorist attacks in the United States, the US airspace was closed, and we had to divert to the nearest airport, which for us was St. John's, Newfoundland. The Captain told us he would keep us posted as he learned things. We were 120 miles from St. John's. Immediately, some of the passengers with international cell phones called business associates, friends and family and found out that two planes (one was American 11) had flown into the twin towers at the World Trade Center, they were down and burning, and the Pentagon was hit by a third plane. There were other rumors about planes missing. That turned out to be the plane that went down in Pennsylvania. It now appears that plane was heading for the White House or the Capitol and at least three brave passengers thwarted that plot. One very kind man let others use his cell phone to call someone in the States and let them know we were safe. We tried Rachel, busy signal, Roma and Harold, busy signal, and finally got through to Ira and asked him to call Rachel and Harold. About 11:30 A.M. (EDT), we landed at St. John's where the local time was 1:00 P.M. (1 1/2 hours ahead of Atlanta). We were the third plane to land. Eventually, there would be 27 aircraft. Our pilot told us we would probably have to stay on the plane for a couple of hours. After he returned several hours later from a meeting with the other Captains and officials from St. John's, he told us they were going to start deboarding the planes but starting with the smaller planes; we were one of the largest, a 777. He told us to prepare that it might take the Canadians 20 hours to get us off the plane because of security, fear of terrorist, and few people to check us through customs and security. St. John's gets four international flights a week; they were not prepared for so many at once, nor for wide body aircraft. From our window, we could see one plane unloading the passengers and we thought it was a security checks in "out houses." It turned out to really be out houses because the passengers had to stand on the tarmac so long and really needed restrooms. There had been a bomb scare on their United flight. We could use the restrooms on our plane. They were also able to keep air on our plane. The Captain lit up the seat belt signs a couple of times when they would allow the smokers to go to the back of the plane, open up the plane, and let them smoke for a few short minutes. About 9:30 PM, we were allowed off our plane. We had to leave everything on the plane; no carryon could be taken with us. Women were allowed their purses; men only had their pockets. Len was smart and told us to put on layers as Newfoundland might be cold and who knew how long we would have to stand on the tarmac. We had seen the passengers on that one plane standing outside for a long time that had used out houses. The man that was kind to loan others and us the use of his cell phone to call family only had his shirt; his jacket was in check-in luggage. I loaned him my rafting raincoat. The jacket had three zipper pockets he could use for his fancy phones, jacks, etc. We also took Delta's pillows and blankets. Our Captain thanked us as passengers for cooperating and being so good. He said some of the other Captains had problems with some of their passengers. Our thoughts were only about the horror that had transpired in the US and what if we had been targeted. An American 11 crashed, we were Delta 11 and on 11 September. After about 9 hours on the tarmac, we walked into the terminal. It was under construction. Everyone at St. John's terminal was professional, kind, and understanding. They had to put together a rushed plan and were overwhelmed with 27 planes of "refugees." They had sandwiches and water available. We were loaded onto buses. The woman on our bus from the airport to the ice hockey arena had great sympathy for us but also a cute sense of humor and tried to make everyone feel comfortable. About 10:30 PM, we arrived at the ice hockey arena where all the passengers from all the planes had been taken. Each planeload went to a different section of the ice hockey arena to wait to hear when and where we would go. They had sandwiches (professionally wrapped and handmade by the locals and brought to the arena), pizzas, fruit, water, all sorts of food was available. It was very touching to see the entire city of St. John's was trying to help us. For the first time, we could see the pictures of the horrific tragedy on CNN but could not hear the TV in the center of the arena. Phones were set up for us to call free. They asked to keep it short and no more than 5 calls so everyone could use them. We were able to get Rachel, Roma and Harold at this time. Most of the stranded passengers were taken to schools and churches. The Delta 11 group went mostly to a school and a church. We went with the second bus group from our flight from the arena and we were taken to The Hub, a center for the handicapped. They had more soup and food available for us. We did not know where we were going until we were on the buses. We really felt like refugees, no clothes, at the mercy of their kindness, and going wherever they said our group would go. About 12:30 AM, we arrived at The Hub, many memories: Tom, the director, Becky, energetic and jumping, Jim, in the wheel chair. People helping and others dazed. We were glued to CNN on the TV. We could finally hear and see everything that was being televised. We were offered a home to spend the night with a family. We suggested this elderly woman, and another woman passenger that had stayed with her, be offered their home. We felt her needs were greater than ours. They did go. We started making our bed on the floor with the others. We were using donated sheets, blankets, quilts, and pillows. There was a restroom available but no showers. We felt so dirty and the floor looked so uninviting, noisy, lights, and more people arriving in shifts. We could not sleep so just watching CNN. A delightful young lady, Nancy Puddicome, had volunteered to help at the Hub and she asked if we wanted to spend the night with her aunt and uncle. Most of the other refugees were getting settled for the night so we said yes we would like to go. She said her aunt and uncle would come and pick us up. Others offered to take us as they felt we were waiting too long. Nancy said they would come and give her a ride home also. Her mother had taken in 5 people from the planes. It turned out that Cavell's brother was a bus driver and had helped drive buses to transport the passengers from the airport to Mile One Stadium. About 2:00 AM. Cavell and Ashton Stanley opened the door to their lovely, clean home for us. Clean seemed so important as we kept sitting and sitting on that plane and bused several times. Cavell and Ashton were so nice and wonderful to us from the very beginning. They made us feel very welcomed. The Stanley's were like angels from heaven. We were so fortunate. Their house was clean and nice. They were warm, kind, guessing our needs, telling us to ask for anything, offering a cup of tea, wanting to talk at 3:00 A.M. (it was now 24 hours since we woke in London). I had to crash. Len stayed up and talked. I showered and Cavell gave me her wonderful, soft nightgown; it felt so good and luxurious, like a princess. This was indescribable luxury after having made up the bed on the floor that seemed unclean and I felt so dirty, no showers available. It was so comforting to have soft, rich nightie, clean sheets, and a lovely room. Len said, "Peggy crashed; Len didn't shut up!" September 12, Wednesday Cavell made us a lovely scrambled egg breakfast. The Stanley's were warm and assuring us they were happy we were there. They love company. There was lots of warm sharing between the four of us. They enjoyed Len's stories, amazed with his memory, and historical facts. They wanted to be involved and helping the St. John's community help the stranded passengers. They hurt for Americans and like Americans. The word was given that no planes would leave St. John that day. The US airports were closed and no crafts moving. Our 27 stranded aircrafts and at other Canadian airports were freezing up Canadian travel. No hotels the first night we landed, few the next, as most tourist at St. John's could not leave. Len started calling this "the vacation that wouldn't end." Stanley's gave us a wonderful tour of St. John's. All the Canadian flags were flying at half-mast. We went to Cape Spear, the most Eastern tip of North America. Downtown St. John's is adorable, neat buildings, and pastel painted houses and buildings in a row. We went to Signal Hill, George St., famous for its nightlife, and Water Street, downtown. Both lighthouses are wonderful, gorgeous views from them, and wonderful picturesque drives. Everyone at St. John's was so kind and friendly and wishing us well, asking questions. A young woman working at one lighthouse said she had put her name in for 5 people to stay with her but had never been called. As we finished the tour of the lighthouse, she refunded the cost of the tickets for the Stanley's. She said it was nice of them to give us a tour while stranded. Cavell donated the money to their donation funds. We found everyone wanted to help. We were able to treat the Stanley's to a fish and chip lunch at a fun place they picked out for us as typical of St. John's. We stopped by the arena, but the "command center" had moved across the street to the Civic Center. Many had slept there. They had phones available for people to call their loved ones and lots of food. We did not use their phones as we could use our calling card at the Stanley's. We stopped by the Hub. They had no news. We went back to the Stanley's; Ashton did some work; he works out of his home. Cavell took a little nap. Len and I watched CNN. Later in the afternoon, Cavell took us to the mall. At Sear's, we bought clean underwear, socks, and a duffle bag to hold our things instead of looking like the homeless. The clerks were very interested in us, helpful and friendly, and said many had come and bought underwear. Cavell fixed us a lovely stir-fry rice dinner with egg rolls, meatballs, and sauces. The weather was great, lovely sightseeing, and enjoying talking and being with the Stanley's. They are wonderful. We feel like we will be friends for life. Cavell and I had lots in common. Cavell let us do a wash and that was wonderful as we now had another set of underwear to wear. I wore one of her robes and Len wore one of their son's jeans. We stayed up and talked and checked the TV news from time to time. Papers were full of stories of Osama bin Laden being expelled by his native country, Saudi Arabia, and had moved to Afghanistan. The St. John's paper also said: "many flights from Europe ended up in Canada, where people were truly dependent on the kindness of strangers." How true. We were experiencing it first hand. We met some passengers that had to sleep at the schools, churches, but other St. John's people were offering to drive them around to see the harbor, lighthouses, and do some underwear type shopping. There were touching scenes over and over of the Canadians being so kind and friendly to the stranded. The flights from Europe, Sabina and KLM, were sent back to Europe. Many of the Americans on those flights were unhappy. They did not want to go back to Europe and start their flights to the States all over. To let people change flights was just to overwhelming for the airlines to try. It was too bad, as some of the business people on our flights had only come over for a meeting and it was already missed or cancelled and would have preferred to return on the European flights. The Americans that left the flights and would not return to Europe on their original flights were told they would be completely on their own. The airlines could not help them financially. September 13, Thursday We had a nice breakfast at the Stanley's and then Cavell took us to the Hub. She went to work. Everyone at the Hub continued to be cheerful and working hard. Many had very little sleep as they helped the stranded. There was one family with four small children moving from Great Britain to Florida. It was amazing to watch them cope. The children were very good. A house across the street, invited the three oldest to watch videos and play at their house. This gave the young parents a break from time to time and only had the baby constantly. There was another young couple we enjoyed with a baby and "Speedy" who was four and really cute. The Hub provided a hamburger/hotdog cookout lunch. Jim, in the wheelchair, did all the B-B-Q. He was amazing. Everyone else was helping with the salad, buns, baked beans, and drinks. It was very tasty. We were becoming friends with the many that worked at the Hub. Again, they were so kind and friendly. We took two walks from the Hub and toured the area, including the Basilica and churches. We could not go for longer as Tom scheduled updates through out the day and we did not want to miss hearing the time to board the planes to the states. The Stanley's had told us be sure and plan to stay with them if our plane could not get out that day. We agreed if they would let us take them out to dinner. We found a wonderful place as we walked and asked people for suggestions. We also liked one of the owners. We said it was a nice restaurant but we could only come with what we were wearing. She said we could do a wash while we dined and wear blankets! She had a washer and dryer downstairs. We stopped at the post office and were short of a few pennies. The postman said to forget it we had gone through so much. He had helped unload passengers from the plane and wanted to hear about our experience. On one walk, we were walking in front of housing that was clearly subsidized housing and two women were sitting on their front porch. They called out asking if we were people from the planes. We said yes. They said wouldn't we like to stop and have a cup of tea with them. We found everyone wanting to reach out and help all of us! As we were dealing emotionally with the horrors in America from the terrorist, we were experiencing the best in mankind. It is hard to explain and put in words all the emotions we were experiencing. At 3:30 P.M. Tom had talked to our Captain and we were told we would not get out that day, Thursday, maybe the next day, Friday, but most likely Saturday. We called Cavell and she said she would pick us up about 4:30. At their home, we had a drink with the Stanley's and enjoyed talking and sharing. I have also neglected to mention their adorable dog. He was cute, fun, and enjoyable and just loved to be where the people were. Len even became pretty attached to him! We took Cavell and Ashton to Chez Brianna. It turned out to be a wonderful restaurant.. We all enjoyed what we ordered. The Stanley's had never been there. It was nice to treat them to a restaurant that was new to them. When we got home, Len called Delta and they said our flight was given a new flight number and scheduled to leave at 8:30 the next morning. Len called the Hub and they said they were getting ready to call everyone and ask them to return at 4:00 AM. We started talking if we should go back to the Hub now or wait until 4:00 in the morning. What would be best for the Stanley's. I decided it would be smart to go and take my shower now so I would be ready for either decision after more calls. Len agreed and took his shower also. We decided that we should return to The Hub. September 14, Friday About 12:30 AM, we were back at the Hub. No one else returned until about 4:00 AM. I made up two beds on the floor with used sheets and blankets. We still had our Delta pillows. Len slept pretty well. I was up and down constantly checking all the noises. Amazing how all the workers were running around and doing things to get ready for everyone to return. Donuts and coffee were available for everyone for breakfast. Many of us "refugees" looked so tired. At 5:15 AM, they bused us back to the ice hockey arena to have the same drill. Sit with your flight and wait until you hear you will be bused back to the airport. At 7:10 AM, we left Mile One Stadium. We drove to the airport and then we got to sit on the bus and wait our turn to go through customs. We finally got to escape to go to the restroom but back on the bus! At 8:30 AM, we got off the bus and were taken to a room to find our carry-on luggage. Delta flight 11's luggage was altogether in one room. Our four pieces of luggage were in various places. After getting your luggage, you were lined up again to go through customs. Security was very tight and took a long time. They took away everything: Len's Swiss army knife he has carried forever, tweezers, fingernail clippers, little kit for screwing your sunglasses, razors (just Len's blade, but my entire one), many of them seem to have different directions on what to confiscate. They emptied your entire carryon and made such a mess. They took away one man's welding tools, said they were too heavy and could be used as a weapon. Eventually, they said they would put it in the belly of the plane with the other baggage. Who knows if he ever saw it again or not. We did not get our items that were taken. 11:00 AM, we boarded our plane, 72+ hours late. We were the first plane to leave St. John to return to the US. Everyone clapped when we were in the air again. We exchanged our stories of our experiences in St. John. Everyone praised the city. We felt we were one of the most fortunate because Cavell and Stanley were such wonderful people and made us feel like they had been expecting us and happy to see us. 2:35 PM Atlanta time, we landed with so many emotions, the horrific tragedy, and unbelievable stories, in stark contrast with our unexpected time with the wonderful people of St. John's. Delta's reception to our plane took us by complete surprise. It was wonderful. As we taxied to our gate, hundreds of maintenance people were lined up outside our window, waving their hands, flags, and signs. It felt so good. We were not forgotten. Some people understood what we had gone through. I wondered if this was what it felt like to receive a war hero's welcome. Len suggested I get my camera and try to take pictures. More was to come to our surprise. I am glad I put the camera in my pocket instead of in the luggage. When we entered the terminal, more Delta employees were waving their hands, flags, and had signs to welcome us. As we left customs, the largest crowd of all was cheering us on with signs, flags, and waving. One large black man was at the center and gave me a big hug. Then, Len gave him a big hug. It felt so good to be in America again. Delta also had personnel to greet each of us and to help us. If you had luggage to claim, you went one way; another way if Atlanta was your destination; stations set up right there for those of us that needed to find connecting flights. Delta could not have tried to help us more. They were great to help us and to welcome us back to America. Len changed our flight several times to Phoenix because of delays and gambling which plane would leave first. All over the terminal, you heard announcements that the plane was ready but they were waiting for one more crewmember. Flight crews were stranded all over America or had flown too many hours and were grounded. We finally boarded Delta 689 which was running 3 hours behind schedule. Airborne to Phoenix in First Class and it felt great to be on the last leg of this odyssey. Landed in Phoenix around 10:00 P.M., got our car and headed for the house. It never felt so good to be back in our own home and only 80 hours late. Another nice touch was the Boy Scouts had an American flag flying in front of our home! The entire experience was surreal. As most Americans, we are trying to come to terms with what happened. Are we going to war? What does that really mean? The enemy seems invisible and scattered everywhere, even throughout our own country, not just Afghanistan. I am wearing lapel pins of the American/Arizona flags and Canada/Newfoundland flags. Why does this symbolism feel good? There is much to try and understand. NY Times: "We've never been faced with anything of this magnitude simultaneously. Even people who have dealt with bereaved kids a lot are struggling to understand how this will be interpreted by children." How will everyone, adults, children, our leaders, and I interpret this? 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 story9313.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 HAD JUST DROPPED MY 4 YEAR OLD SON OFF AT PRESCHOOL AND WAS VERY PREGNANT WITH MY SECOND SON. I REMEMBER HEARING THE RADIO STATION CUTTING IN TO ANNOUNCE THAT A PLANE HAD JUST CRASHED INTO THE TWIN TOWERS. I TURNED THE STATION NOT REALIZING WHAT WAS ACTUALLY HAPPENING, I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I GOT HOME MY MOM CALLED ME TO TELL ME WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON, THAT THIS WAS NO ACCIDENT SO I TURNED ON THE NEWS AND SAT THERE ALL DAY IN AWE. THE COUNTRY I THOUGHT WAS UNTOUCHABLE HAD BEEN ATTACKED. I WAS TERRIFIED. I REMEMBER THINKING WHAT AM I BRINGING MY BABY INTO. I WAS HAVEWAY AROUND THE WORLD AS MANY OTHERS WAS BUT AT THE SAME TIME I WAS THERE WITH EACH ONE OF THE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES. I SAT THERE CRYING AS I WATCHED THESE FAMILIES SEARCH FOR THEIR LOVED ONES. DESPITE THE PEOPLE THAT LOST THEIR LIVES SO MUCH GOOD HAS CAME FROM THIS COUNTRY AS A WHOLE IN THE LAST YEAR. WE AS A COUNTRY HAVE FOUND OUR HEART AGAIN AND WHAT WE STAND FOR. MY FAMILY PERSONALLY HAS DEVELOPED MORE LOVE AND FIND TIME TO SPEND WITH EACH OTHER NOT KNOWING WHAT THE NEXT DAY MAY HOLD,WHICH HAS BROUGHT US CLOSER TOGETHER AS I HOPE IT HAS MANY OTHERS. MY THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS GOES OUT TO ALL THE FAMILIES WHO LOST THEIR LOVED ONES THEY WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. SINCERELY, AMANDA CUZZEN Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: It all started September 10th we went out to the bars, to celebrate my 21st birthday which is September 11th! I woke up that morning with the biggest hang over ever. We had only lived in our house about 3 weeks, and our TV was not yet hooked up, my aunt had called prior to all this to let us know what was going on, we plugged in our little TV, and did our best trying to see everything that was happening. We had planned on going to the casinos to party for my birthday, we still did but it was just not the same, we were having a great time, but we knew what was going on outside those casino doors, and it was heartbreaking. I will never forget my 21st birthday, I always pictured it to be the greatest day ever, well I had a good birthday but it was not at all the way I would have ever pictured it. That day will always be with me, Here a year later I'm turning 22 and I look back, and still cant believe what happened, I went to work this morning just all cheerful and ready for the day, I ended up crying twice, cause I heard so many sad songs, everyone says i should change my birthday to the 10th but I wont! September 11th has always been my day and it always will be, I cant change what happened, but I can Pray! -Kymber Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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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 leaving work to teach 4 & 5 year-olds handwashing at a local day care when our secretary told us one of the trade centers had been hit by an air plane. Thinking it was a weird accident I went on to teach my class. When I left the child care I heard on the radio that there were other airplanes no accounted for. I started thinking what is going on. When I got back to work someone had turned on the TV from the classroom and saw the second airplane hit the second tower. I was in shock. It was surreal. For the rest of the morning all the employees were watching the TV. Trying to put things together. What is giong on here. My best friend works for the FBI at Quantico Bay and my boyfriend was living in Peennsylvania. I couldn't help but think how they were doing becasue all phone lines were jammed. That night and for days afterward I couldn't help but cry when I heard a song or heard about the last moments of the people involved on those 4 planes and in those buildings. To think I always felt safe in the United States. We have been at war, but never on our mainland. It made me feel how velnerable we were and how precious life is. I went to New York, never having been before, in January. Standing at ground zero and to still see the smoke and soot and devestation brought a new light to my life. I stood there reading memorials, thinking about the lost loved ones, the ones never to be identified and remnances of their lives that were recovered. I signed a memorial outside an American Red Cross volunteer station and hugged tighter onto my boyfriend and cried as we saw similar emotions on the faces of everyone else. It was now a movie. This was real life in America- IN GOD WE STILL TRUST. 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 story6213.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 fellow recruits and I were sitting in class at Schoolcraft Police Academy in Garden City Michigan. The person in charge of the academy walked in and said a plane hit a tower in N.Y. We went down to the lunch room and witnesses the second plane going into the other tower. An instructor looked at us and said "People, now the U.S.A. is at war". For lunch, some of the recruits went an extra run just to vent. We did not make it a full day of training and were sent home to be with our families. My family and I sat infront of the T.V. that night, not saying much, but just wondered, what was the total number of people who did die for no reason but that of terrorism. I now work as a police officer in Monroe County in Michigan, protecting lives and wish I could have done more on 9/11/2001. God bless fellow police officers, fire-fighters, those who lost their lives. May peace come to those who lost loved ones. God Bless the United States. Please remember we take riskes everyday, and sometimes lives are lost trying to do what we love. 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 story10554.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 had gone to the post office before going to work to pick up some important papers. I saw on televison that a plane hit the World Trade Center. I thought it was a accident. When I got to work I saw it was no accident. I thought it was the end of the world when they hit the Pentagon. And then the plane in Pennslyvania. What is the world coming to? It was a feeling I will never forget, I was never so scared. We must all pray and ask God to help all of us find our way again. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: MY NAME IS MARION KLUMPP AND ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2002- I WAS A PRIVATE SITTER JUST GETTING TO WORK AT 8:00 AM (CENTRAL TIME). THE OLD COUPLE I SAT FOR HAD THEIR TV ON AND I HAPPEN TO GLANCE AT THE PICTURE AND I STOPPED IN SHOCK. THE IMAGE OF THE TOWER ON FIRE FROM A COLLISION WITH AN AIRPLANE WAS PRETTY HARD TO COMPREHEND. I MEAN- HOW COULD THE PLANE NOT SEE THE TOWER TO BEGIN WITH AND WHY WOULD IT HAVE BEEN FLYING SO LOW. WELL THE ANSWER TO THOSE QUESTIONS SOON BECAME APPARENT WHEN ON NATIONAL TELEVISION WE WITNESSED THE PLANE FLYING DIRECTLY INTO THE SECOND TOWER AFTER PURPOSELY AIMING FOR IT. THAT WAS THE MOMENT,I BELIEVE, THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA REALIZED IT WAS UNDER ATTACK FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT ELSE WAS TO BE HIT. UNFORTUNATELY, WE SOON FOUND OUT MORE AND IT WASN'T GETTING ANY BETTER. THE ATTACK ON THE PENTAGON WAS A SHOCK AND I KNEW DEEP IN MY HEART THAT WHOEVER WAS DOING THIS HAD PLANNED THIS FOR A VERY LONG TIME. THE LOSS OF LIFE WITH THE TOWERS AND THE PENTAGON WOULD BE STAGGERING, NOT TO MENTION THE LOSS OF LIFE ON THE PLANES, AND WE HAD NO IDEA IF THEY WERE FINISHED YET. I WATCHED IN SHOCK WHEN THE SECOND TOWER FELL AND I KNEW THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WERE ABOVE THE IMPACT ZONE HAD NOT GOTTEN OUT. I ALSO KNEW THAT THE PEOPLE ABOVE THE IMPACT ZONE IN THE FIRST TOWER WERE NOT GETTING OUT EITHER, WHICH OF COURSE WAS EVIDENT WHEN THEY STARTED JUMPING OUT THE WINDOWS. THERE IS NO WAY TO DESCRIBE THE HELPLESSNESS A PERSON FEELS TO SEE PEOPLE JUMPING OUT OF DESPARATION KNOWING THEY WILL DIE EITHER WAY--AND THAT YOU HAVE NO WAY OF HELPING THEM. IT WAS AMAZING TO SEE THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WHO CAME TOGETHER TRYING TO HELP OUT. THE POLICE AND FIREMAN OF NEW YORK ARE AMAZINGLY BRAVE PEOPLE AND THEY SHOULD BE REMEMBERED FOR THEIR SELFLESSNESS. THE PLANE IN PENNSYLVANIA WAS ANOTHER AMAZEMENT. FOR PEOPLE TO GIVE THEIR LIVES SO THAT THE TERRORISTS EVIL PLANS COULD BE STOPPED WAS NOTHING SHORY OF A BLESSING FROM GOD FOR OUR COUNTRY. GOD BLESS AMERICA AND THE BEAUTOIFUL PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE. IT IS TRULY THE LAND OF THE FREE AND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE. WE MAY HAVE TO REBUILD BUT MAY THE PEOPLE WHO DIED THAT DAY BECAUSE OF OUR FREEDOM NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. 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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'm a flight attendant for a regional airline (ie smaller 30 passenger and 50 passenger planes) and that morning I woke up in Newark and began my day around 5 or 5:15 at Newark Airport. It was the 3rd day of a trip I picked up as a favor to a friend. I had only been a flight attendant just over five months at that point. My day was supposed to be I go from Newark to Baltimore/Washington then back to Newark, then directly home to Richmond, VA from Newark by about 11am. Obviously, it didn't happen that way. I was scheduled to land in Newark about 5 minutes after 9 am that morning. We were in New York's airspace when the first plane hit and they starting turning flights away from all New York city area airports. Around 8:50 where I should have been getting bells to let me know we were landing, I got a call from the cockpit instead. They told me that the World Trade Center was on fire and it being a Port Authority building for New York City, we were going to have to divert somewhere else because they just closed Newark Airport. I was on a 30 passenger propeller plane that morning and only had 12 people on board. I explained to them what had just been explained to me and told them I would let them know when we found out exactly where we were going. As proof that what I was saying was true, I had them look out the window on the left side where you could clearly see the trail of smoke escaping the top of the North Tower. I sat in a window seat just in front of my jumpseat so I could see exactly what was going on too. I told the person that was just across the aisle from where I sat to pay attention, this had to be breaking news we were seeing live. How little did I know what a small statement that was. We circled that area mostly over New Jersey but it being such a clear morning we could see Manhattan easily. We could still see it clearly 15 minutes later when the South Tower was hit and a huge explosion came, from my sightline, from the back of the building that was already on fire. I didn't see the plane hit, but I saw the explosion it caused. We turned south at that last turn to land eventually in Atlantic City where we had to stay until 3 days later when we repositioned our plane back up to Newark. As I saw we weren't landing in Philadelphia as I was told we were and I told the passengers we were, I called the cockpit to find out where we were going. They were very busy staying in contact with ATC but took a minute to let me know that the WTC had been bombed, both buildings and we were going to Atlantic City instead. Until we landed there, we didn't hear what actually happened. That planes were being used to attack our country. I don't know how I would have reacted had I known that, regardless of the small size of the plane I was on. Especially since at first, they thought it was a small plane. All I could think at that point was "Was it one of ours?" "Is everyone I know and work with safe?" "Why is this happening?" Operations let us call anyone we needed to let them know we were safe. I called my mom at work, my dad at home, my grandmother, and by the time I called my grandmother, the Pentagon had been attacked. She didn't even have the news on yet, so that was her first indication that anything was going on that morning. Up to this point, all of my news had come through other people and radio. They didn't have a TV in operations so they took us over to a hangar that had a living room type setting and a big screen TV for us to watch all of this play out. It was worse seeing it up close than I could have imagined. That's when the South Tower fell. Shortly after that, an American Airlines crew on a widebody plane had a been diverted there as well. Some of the other flight attendant were telling me Atlantic City didn't want to put their plane near the terminal because they were enroute to Boston from Miami and were Boston based. By now flight numbers were being announced on TV and we knew exactly which flights were involved. Who's coworkers and friends were now dead due to the terrorists. Of course, by now, we knew it was terrorism. I watched with a broken heart as the American crew all started realizing they had a roommate that was on one of the planes, or a friend, or had work the same flight recently. Even more personal than seeing the WTC damaged from the planes was seeing the reactions of those who knew people on the planes. All of the shock and horror. A few days later, we took our plane back to Newark. There were thankfully 20 other people in Newark that I worked with and knew and since New York had been shut down again, we decided to go into Hoboken for a few drinks and destress some. We knew none of us would be working early the next morning. The street we parked on was almost right on the water and straight across from lower Manhattan. There was still that gaping pit of smoke wafting over us even as we stood in New Jersey. I can't forget that awful stench of death in the smoke. As so many say "Never forget," well, I can't and I won't. I tell this story often and make sure others know the terror I felt, as many others did that day. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story20518.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2006-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.238.18.51 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 morning began as any other. the annoying buzz of the alarm clock waking me at 6am. I had a quick shower and rushed to collect my things as my brother Kevin was dawdling in the corridor. My mom had already gone to work and my dad been due to fly on flight 77 that day with my sister Kimberley. My brother and I got the bus to school and I hung round with my friends before going to english class. then the principal came up over telecom. i didnt hear everything but i heard the words plane and crash and immediately grabbed my cell phone. my dad and sister had missed their flight, due to traffic or something, but i am so grateful. I hate the jerks who did this, i could have lost my sister and my dad! 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 story11266.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: At approximately 9:00 AM on September 11, 2001, I received a phone call from my niece Laura telling me what was happening at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. My husband and I were traveling on the Atlantic City Expressway on our way to Atlantic City Medical Center for a Non-Stress test. I was 9 months pregnant with our son Blake. My due date was September 12, 2001. Later that day I had an appointment with my doctor. At my last visit she had told me if our son was not born by September 11, she was going to put me in the hospital and induce my labor. This was my seventh pregnancy over a fourteen year period, but my first child. It had been a very rough, high risk prenancy and she did not want me to go beyond my due date. After my examination, she called Shore Memorial Hospital to make arrangements for me to be admitted the next morning at 7:00 AM. Upon calling the hospital she was informed that I could not be admitted because all beds had to be kept open incase they were needed for people injured in New York. I was afraid something would happen to my unborn son. Having had six miscarriages I really didn't believe I would have a child until he was born alive and well. Luckily, first thing in the morning on September 12, I received a phone call telling me to get right to the hospital. At 4:22 AM on September 13, my son Blake was born alive and well. 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 story5662.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 207.95.231.69 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On the morning of September 11, 2001, I was taking my 2 year-old son to get his morning muffin. When we came back to our apartment building, our doorman told us that an airplane hit the World Trade Center. I remember vividly thinking what idiot hit the tower? When we went up to our apartment, we learned that it was a commercial jet when I was thinking it was a private plane flown by an inexperienced pilot. Then when I witnessed the second jet hitting the other tower, I said wow, who got that on film? I thought it was a replay of the first jet hitting. It was too hard to fathom that a second jet was allowed to be near the towers after the first one hit! That day, I had plans to go to my husband's office to introduce our 3 month-old daughter to everyone. His office is in midtown and he called to tell me not to come. I told him to come home & he said the government has said to stay where you are. I told him I don't care what the government says come home to your family! He did & that afternoon we went to Central Park because our 2 year-old needed to get out and play. It was surreal. Almost no one on the streets or in the park. Then one of the airforce jets went overhead. We all bent down & looked up. It was terrifying thinking someone else was coming again with a jet. That evening, we learned that the little boy nextdoor's father was missing. Also that a neighborhood friend of my husband was missing. Both worked for Cantor Fitzgerald. It was a horrible day that will never be forgotten. 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