525 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: How did you witness history on September 11th? Share your experience. I was at work when I found out about it. I was very shocked and terrorfied because I have a lot of family up there and it was hard to find out what was going on because everyone was still in shock. Has your life changed because of september 11th 2001?If so, tell us how. Yes. It has changed dramatically since the tragic incident . Some of the ways are when my chidren are gone they callme so I can make sure where they are and who they are with because you never know whats going to happen. What do you think should be rememberd aout September 11th? I think everyone should be remembered that were survivers,victimes and rescuers also because they were all a big help and this also came to let us see us as America can fight for what we belive in, And this will always be remember by every that lived throw that day. Did you fly an American Flag after the events of september 11th? Have your fellings about the American Flag changed as a result of September 11th? I would rather not answer this question 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 story8833.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. 2002-12-17 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.54.14.84 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 remember waking up hearing my sister saying "So both buildings are gone?" in a shocking voice. I was surprised no one woke me up since they usually do. Then my sister came into my room and told me that the Twin Towers was hit by airplanes. Of course I wanted to know why and what else happened so I got up from my bed and went into the living room. Once I saw the TV, which was showing the plane hitting the towers, all I could think about was "Oh my god..." I went to New York before and I was thinking about the Twin towers. I watched the news for a couple of minutes. Every channel was breaking news about the attack. I also found out that there was other airplanes, one that hit the pentagon and another that went down that was suppose to hit the White house. At the bus I remember the only thing everyone was talking about was the attack, even at school. I took me awhile until I knew why there was an attack on America. I found out it was a terrorist attack. I would never forget 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 story3677.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. 164.116.126.247 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: It started out like any other day, no one knew that things would change forever that morning. I was heading out the door to do some shopping when the special report came on. I stopped for a secondto watch and thought a plane had hit the tower by accident, and then the second one hit and I couldn't even think, I remember just standing there in front of the tv thinking My God! what's happening? I made a few phone calls to family members and they all met at the house that evening. Growing up in 50's and 60's I guess we all thought we were ammuned to such attacks and it's hard to think that anyone could impart such evil and create such devestation. Our thinking was forever changed. We were not invincable. It's been a long year, having two sons in the military, one in the Navy and one in the Army. You the time will come when they will be deployed to another land infested with madmen. That time for my oldest son is Sept.16,2002 One year later. I will not know where he is. But I do know I feel honored to know our country is in the hands of men and women like him who feel priviledged to serve and protect the freedom and rights of others. God bless them all and be with each of them. 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 story2872.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. 66.38.43.104 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: When I first heard the news I was surprised. I didn't belive it at first. When I went to school everybody weas scared. Alot of people went home in the afternoon and i thought there was going to be another attack. But there wasn't. 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 story8068.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. 2002-09-23 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.175.105.14 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My name's Joe. I work for Modern Continental Construction as a material expediter/receiver on the Route 3 Expansion project in northeast Massachusetts. To be honest, it was like any other day around here. I was busy processing orders and doing my best to restrain myself from beheading the next guy who asked me where his order of nuts and bolts was. At around 9:30 my phone rings, and instead of picking it up..I put it on speaker. It's my girlfriend Diane. With a very shaky voice, the only words out of her mouth were "A plane just flew into the World Trade Center". I asked her "What the hell are you talking about?" She just repeated the refrain that would become the mantra for the office in the next few hours. I told her that I would check the internet and see what's going and that I would talk to her later. To be honest, the first thing that popped into my head was that a plane flying out of Logan International had lost control and crashed into the World Trade Center in Boston. It's not unlikely since the take off and landing patterns for Logan fly right over it. By now, there were a couple of people gathering around my cubicle, since everybody heard my conversation over the speaker phone. So I log on to the web and check out boston.com (the Boston Globe's website), and sure enough....there's the tower, belching that sickening black smoke. At the time, there really was no idea that it was a terrorist attack. But I knew in my heart of hearts. The picture told the story....a clear beautiful day, not a cloud in the sky. "There's no way in hell that was pilot error", I thought to myself. Honestly, I couldn't tell you any more specific beyond that. I just remember the emotions that I felt...and the reactions of others. I remember the fear, the anger, the confusion. For the rest of the day...we sat glued to the TV in the conference room....or to our desks with our computers locked on to CNN or MSNBC or Fox. I don't know how I'm going to feel come the anniversary. A year ago...I spoke to my grandmother (God rest her soul) about it. At the time, she was recovering from cancer surgery, but the prognosis wasn't good. She never thought she would see something like again in her lifetime, having been through Pearl Harbor. It was different back then, on the 1 year anniversary, the country was at war with a known enemy. There was a feeling that something was being done about it. The world was united against evil. Today, we're fighting an unknown enemy who does not value their own life or those of others. There's a feeling of incompleteness...... 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 story1297.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. 2002-08-20 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 141.154.106.162 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: September 11, 2001 will be a day I will never forget. It was a day of horror, terror, sorrow, and heroism. It was a day that changed the way we as Americans view our lives, how we may have taken many things for granted: our families and friends, our comforts, our freedom. It also was the first day of many more to come where we saw the true strength, selflessness, and courage of the countless workers and volunteers that make up our wonderful country, the USA. Thank you. My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families...God Bless Us All....Peace on Earth 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 story5776.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. 64.12.96.8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: The day that the World Trade Centers crumbled, I was sitting quietly in Algebra class following my schedule as usual. Then the unordinary occured. We were told. All of us, including the teachers were gathered into an assembly as a whole school, as the tragedy was related to us. Some were speechless, but I myself just refused to accept that such a thing could occur, until I returned home to watch the news. I will foreverer remember that day, 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 story2090.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. 2002-09-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 4.36.61.130 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I remember september 11th 2001 vividly..I was late for work...something very very rare...my daughter was late for a court appearance for parking in a handicapped parking place..(no other parking places were open!)..I left and had just got in my car when she called on my cell phone and said "mom..you have to come look at the tv"..so I ran back upstairs..when I saw the hole in the first tower hit ..I told her it was no accident..there is a no fly zone around those buildings..people just don't fly airplanes there...she said.."mom you don't know that for sure.." and at that moment the next plane hit..I remember saying "OH God..and Oh ....as I sat down..I had a terrible sinking feeling of doom in the pit of my stomach..I started shaking..I called my Husband at the time...He worked at a prison south of Houston..I told him to go in the break room and turn on the tv...I guess he could hear the panic in my voice..he immediately said ok and hung up..from then on..I remember telling Sarah..we are being attacked...why have they not grounded the planes..I stayed with her for a while but I had to leave and go to work..Our apartment complex was quiet..but on the freeway you could see people's expressions while driving..everything was in slow motion..people were on their cell phones..some pulled over...Sarah called me to tell me that the pentagon had been hit...I had to pull over then..I wept..I managed to go on to work..also..the day went on..we watched the towers fall..it was so sad..I spoke with all my family members including my older daughter in Shreveport La..where Bush flew into at Barksdale..they saw airforce one being escorted in by military jets. Later that day..our neighbors who were muslim..closed all their blinds...would not look you in the eye...they were just as afraid as we were of the change that took place that day.. ..There was a definate paradigm shift that day..all in one day..less than 6 hours it took..the world is different..and we cannot forget why...We must all be prepared for another attack..our enemy is still out there...and they want to destroy us..they will not stop till we are all dead or in submission...we must take the fight to them..and honor our dead with their defeat!!! 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 story20590.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. 66.112.104.133 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: If the terrible events of September 11, 2001 had never happened, I would still never forget where I was or what I was doing on this day. My family was saying our last good bye to our Grandmother, Carlotta J. Rossi. This was the day she was burried. She was a wonderful person who loved her whole family. Services where at 8AM, and we left for the cemetary at around 9AM. My brother, Uncle Bob, Cousins Kim & Robbie, and Neice Dawn Marshall and myself, Quinn Rossi, were in the limo. We did not have a radio on in the car, so we were completely unaware of what terrible events were taking place. When the grave site services where over, my cousin Kim told me that a jet had flown into the twin towers. Consumed by the day itself, those words did not prepare me for the images I would later see over and over on the TV. It was a very painful and emotional day. I was also pregnant and all I could think of was what kind of world would my child be born into, if she was born at all. Then it hit me how many people, innocent people, where lost, and how many families suffered from these losses. I still can't express what my heart feels. God bless us all, and I hope God stops these terrorists who don't value human 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 story3495.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: Yo comi el desayuno en la manana y yo viaje el autobus. Yo me sientaba al escritorio y yo escuche una noticia. Mi amiga Ashley dijo las torres se derrumbaron y yo me senti muy triste. Yo fui a mi casa y mire la tele por dos horas. Mis padres miraron la tele tambien y hablaron conmigo y mi hermano, Andrew. Ellos dijeron la nacion es solido y la nacion sobrevivira. Me senti orgullosa. 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 story7574.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. 2002-09-15 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 207.221.238.56 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My son and I were just getting into the car to go to work when I heard on the radio that the first Tower had been hit by an airplane. We were shocked. We were in our driveway and I said lets go in to watch television and see how bad it was. My daughter had stayed home from school that day and I was glad she was sick for once. One more of the ones I love close to me on a day like this. Well while we were watching, the second plane hit Tower 1. I called my husband at work and told him the news and he could not believe it. We watched and all I could think of was getting my family together because as a family we would be safe. This is a song but also a poem to that day and the American spirit by Alan Jackson Where were you when the world stop turning on that September day Were you in the yard with your wife and children Or working on some stage in L.A. Did you stand there in shock at the sight of that black smoke Rising against that blue sky Did you shout out in anger, in fear for your neighbor Or did you just sit down and cry Did you weep for the children who lost their dear loved ones And pray for the ones who don't know Did you rejoice for the people who walked from the rubble And sob for the ones left below Did you burst out in pride for the red, white and blue And the heroes who died just doin' what they do Did you look up to heaven for some kind of answer And look at yourself and what really matters Chorus: I'm just a singer of simple songs I'm not a real political man I watch CNN but I'm not sure I could Tell you the difference in Iraq and Iran But I know Jesus and I talk to God And I remember this from when I was young Faith, hope and love are some good things He gave us And the greatest is love Where were you when the world stop turning on that September day Teaching a class full of innocent children Or driving down some cold interstate Did you feel guilty 'cause you're a survivor In a crowded room did you feel alone Did you call up your mother and tell her you loved her Did you dust off that Bible at home Did you open your eyes, hope it never happened And you close your eyes and not go to sleep Did you notice the sunset the first time in ages Or speak to some stranger on the street Did you lay down at night and think of tomorrow Go out and buy you a gun Did you turn off that violent old movie you're watchin' And turn on "I Love Lucy" reruns Did you go to a church and hold hands with some strangers Stand in line and give your own blood Did you just stay home and cling tight to your family Thank God you had somebody to love God bless us all! 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 story6515.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.106.27.129 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: well i woke up up in the morning and turned on the tv, and thought what was all the stuff about the world trade center and everything. i probably watched the tv for about five hours i ws close to being in tears about what had happened that morning. i was scared that these people would also come to iowa and so whenever i heard a plane i would run outside of my house and look up in the sky to make sure it wasn't anything that was of any threat to me. It was just a really scary thing thaat had happened to make a long story short. i wfelt really bad about the people who had died especially those little kids. so the next day i went to des moines iowa and signed up for the army and just happened to be on probation and they wouldn't let me in until i got off. so i am waiting until november when i get off of probation to sign up. but that is my story and those are my feelings about it. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story5572.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.188.209.38 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On september 11,2001 I was at Maury Ellimentry school. As I was at school my class and I heard a big BOOM! We were scard. My dad came ip to the school and took me home. When he came to the school I was at lunch. I was so scared I couldn't eat lunch. On the way home from school I was scared to walk home because I saw a helocopter fly pass my dad and I. Theres more to the story but I want to read other ones. A.S.A.P Early Neva late 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 story11446.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2005-06-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 206.158.3.10 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I know my story doesn't compare to the stories of many of the friends and families that were affected by the attacks on the twin towers, or the pentagon, or the family members that were on the planes that were used as weapons, but still i would like to share what i went through on that dreadful sept day that we as a country will never forget.I had stayed in a hotel the night before with my two daughters one 20 the other 9yrs old, my husband and I had gotten into a terrible fight that night so i didn't want to be anywhere around him. I chose a hotel in downtown Memphis because my oldest daughter was to leave the next morning for Hawaii she was home from finishing up basic training and school and was getting ready to go to her first duty station. She had to be at the bus station around 5:00 because she was catching the bus to Little Rock because her flight was leaving at 7:10 from Little Rock headed to Dallas from there to L.A. and from there to Hawaii. Well we got her on the bus and my youngest daughter and I went back to the hotel and got another hour of sleep before we went home so i could get her ready for school.After I dropped her off at school I was on the freeway headed to work and I heard the first report of an airplane flew into the world trade center i'm sure like most stations reporting this incident they thought it was a freak accident because there really wasn't any confirmed stories at the time. As I continued to work the report came in about the second plane hitting the second tower and shortly after I heard about the plane hitting the pentagon. By the time I got to work I was a complete wreck. I was just terrified because I knew my daughter was in the air as I was hearing these horrible stories. I really can't say my mind was on the people in the towers, pentagon, or the planes.I could only think about my daughter is on a plane and of course all type of crazy thoughts were racing through my head.I was thinking they going to target our major cities and my daughter is headed to L.A. after she leave Dallas and I mean I completly flipped. I had never been that scared in my life and to think I made her join the Navy she didn't wat to join at all, but I convinced her it would be the best thing for her to do because it would give her the scuture and discpline she needed. Well everyone at work was trying to calm me down and convince me everything would be alright. They told me they were grounding all the planes in the air. I couln't do anything because I had no way to contact my daughter and she wasn't calling it seemed like forever before I finally got a call from her. I mean her voice was actually like music to my ear. I was so glad to hear from her and to my surprise she had no idea what was going on, she call me worried because when they arrived in Dallas the told them to get off the plane and they would have to stay there until future notice. She had no idea why, she was really upset and crying thinking she would be in trouble with the military because she would not be repoting to base on time. I explaine dto her what happen and that calmed her down. I was really relieved to hear her voice but then I had time to regroup and focus on what was really happening.I had never been that sad before in my life. I remember my husband calling and keeping me up to date on what was going on in New York. He told me how people we jumping out of the building to there death. How the towers were just falling down and you knew all the people that were in the building who would not be saved. He told me about the big hole in the pentagon and I just cried. I cried for the victims, the families and friends that didn't know whether there loved ones had made it out alive.When I got home that day I could not watch all the reports on television. I couldn't stand to see these people jumping out of building, just the thought of it now make me so sad. What the United States experience that day will live in our hearts forever.What we felt that day should never be felt by anyone. It makes us put things in perspective,and show us what is really important.Like my grandmother(Ms. Hattie Mae Stephens)who I love with all my heart always told us "Life is a promise and death is for sure" We no not the time the day nor the hour when one of our love ones will be taken out of our lives so I beg of you please don't get caught up in the small things that someone does to cause you a little heartach or headache and get caught up in the things that you love about that person. the little things that puts the biggest smile on your face. Lets honestly try harder as a people to be more tolerent of others and accept them as they are.....LIFE IS TOO SHORT. 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 story7477.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: This is dedicated to all the Mental Health Care workers who provided care to the emotional victims of 9/11/01 I am a physician assistant and was working at the Veterans Hospital in Lyons,NJ that morning. As our treatment team began morning rounds our psychologist calmly said, something?s going on at the WTC.? Pt.?s were in their lounge, watching the morning show and we noticed the first reports there. We stood glued to our places for a few minutes. Like most people at first we thought of a small plane crashing; I thought of a bad electrical fire?until the second hit. My sister worked on the 102nd floor?she was running late that morning and survived only due to chance. She stopped to talk briefly with someone and missed her train. In the hospital setting it was necessary to maintain composure around patients. It was very difficult. Soon the chief of mental health was making rounds of each unit; requesting that TV?s be turned off to prevent panic among our patients. I ran for the desk phone and dialed my brother-in-law?he answered on the first ring and all he could say was ?She got out..Eileens? out? and the line went dead. I was able to make one call home and spoke briefly to my husband?he was spreading the word that Eileen was OK. The communications were down and soon the VA police were making rounds as well, equipped with walkie-talkies. The hospital chaplains were also present; I sat with one chaplain and sobbed as I realized that just being out of that inferno did not guarantee safety( the first tower had just collapsed?I knew my sister could not outrun what I saw?) The chaplain sat with me, prayed? I think he was crying too. It still amazes me that the nurses were able to continue patient care and stay calm and focused. They were amazing. Some patients understood what was happening; others did not. One veteran heard Dan Rather say that an initial estimate of lives lost was 50,000 (I think they based this on the potential capacity of the twin towers) and that vet said to all of us, ?that?s more than died in ?Nam.? He shook his head. Regardless of the number it was still beyond all comprehension. I sat with one psychiatrist as the news of the Pentagon and Pennsylvania crash came in?the initial news reports were that eight planes were unaccounted for and we sat together wondering where those other four planes were going to crash. Of course this was an inaccurate report?who could blame anyone that day? The initial reports of what had happened soon turned to how it happened and then wild speculation on who did this? The hospital told all employees that they were to remain on duty until relieved as the initial response was to expect overflow casualties from NY. We waited, waited, but sadly there were so few injuries, only fatalities, that our hospital did not receive any wounded, to the best of my knowledge. I can?t remember much more that day. I volunteered to return later that night and drove home to Pennsylvania to get a bag and turn around... still hoping more people would be found alive and need medical care. We really didn?t give up that hope for several days since every few hours the news would report one more person found alive?and far too many found dead. Still, that one found continued to fan our hopes, like an ember in a dying fire. It wasn?t until I got home to my family that I realized that federal buildings were potential targets... and I worked in one! I could not leave my family that night; my teenage children, my husband and my mother. We heard very late that night that Eileen had walked from home to 49th street; it took her most of the day. I know I drove home but can?t remember doing that. When I finally was able to get through by phone to Eileen I kept begging her to get out of the city and up to Pennsylvania; I?m sure she was in shock and she said she could wait ?til Friday, when she normally came to PA for the weekend. Her company put out a list of survivors next week; someone mixed up the list of missing with the list of survivors and I called her, as she didn?t have internet access, and read the names of her friends on the survivor list. She was overjoyed to hear so many names?then I realized that HER name was not there. I thought they were just having trouble finding her but when I checked that list that afternoon; the heading of ?Survivors? had been changed to ?Missing??someone in another branch of the company had switched the lists accidentally?I had to call her and tell her that her friends were NOT found?it was like losing them twice?most never were recovered and she spent months going to funerals and memorial services. We met on Friday night, 9/14; in front of our church?my mom and I embraced her and just sobbed and hugged her. A member of our church came over and asked if we had lost someone in the disaster?I found that surprising and told her we were crying for joy?and my sister, for her lost friends. That evening, after our prayer vigil at St. Patrick?s in Milford, PA, she placed her work ID near the statue of the blessed virgin. The following week her company announced they would hold counseling sessions and a memorial but she need her ID to get in! She called, very upset, but our pastor had wisely kept it safe for her. In the week that followed I drove to work and cried whenever I was alone?I confided this to two other friends at work and they both said they were doing the same?they seemed relieved that they were not the only ones? My children?s teachers later taught the children about the Islamic faith, so as to distinguish the faith from the horrific acts done by a madman in the name of that faith. The VA worked intensively in addressing the trauma and its? effects, not only on patients but on all employees. We received critical stress debriefing?it was a very supportive time and the support still goes on? It was a time when people who were total strangers leaned on one another, helped one another, even saved one another?that has changed and last week I heard a discussion about how the names of the victims should be listed on the memorial at ground zero. One man felt that names of all victims should be grouped together?Firemen, Police, and Port Authority workers, along with workers from the WTC. Another person wants the FDNY separate from the WTC workers because they ?gave more? than others?it?s very bizarre? Rabbi Potosnak said something at the interfaith memorial that addresses loss so well. He said, ?Five thousand people did not die on that day; one person died five thousand times.? Some asked if I flew the flag more after the attack. No, not really, we always did put it up ,particulary on national holidays, as a tradition. Now, when we put it up it's a statement. What should we remember? That's a very personal decision. This was like a death in the family, the inital deep greiving, followed by a a shaky resumption of ordinary activities and at last, the ability to talk about the loss. Some saw too much and need to forget some of it. There is no one right way to remember 9/11; each must remember in their own way. 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 story9417.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: Waking up on September 11, 2001 was just like waking up on any other day. Getting out of bed, gathering my things for the day, taking a shower, and finally checking my e-mail before classes began. It was all going smoothly until I signed online, and got an instant message from my best friend. He told me that the United States had been attacked. I thought he was just messing around with me. Since I live in the dorms, I have no access to cable, and we only get one television channel without all the fuzzy snow on the screen, so I was not able to look at the news like he kept begging me to do. At this time, one plane had hit the World Trade Center in New York City. When I finally realized what had actually happened, I was completely shocked and filled with questions. How could our United States actually be attacked? Is it even possible? Why would someone do that to us? What have we done to anyone? Who did this? I wanted to find out as much as possible about what had gone on, so I went downstairs to our television lounge to watch the news. I had not really absorbed the full impact of it all. For some reason, I was still thinking that this wasn?t a big deal that no one had gotten hurt. After seeing the footage of New York City, and all of the smoke billowing from the building, I had to hurry off to class, still not realizing the magnitude of this incident. The walk to class was very odd. Walking through all the student areas I could hear everyone buzzing about the plane that had hit the building. Then I remember one person talking about a second plane. I didn?t know what they were talking about, so I went to the student commons and watched one of the televisions. They said that another plane had hit the other building of the World Trade Center. Shockingly, they had both collapsed as well. People were running all over everywhere. There were signs everywhere about meetings that would be taking place to discuss what had happened, signs everywhere about vigils that would be going on, and I felt like I was stuck in the middle because I was so unsure about what had exactly gone on. I went to one of these meetings, and everything began to sink in. Thousands of people have been hurt or killed. This attack was massive. What surprised me even more was how well planned it all was. I didn?t understand how that was possible, for this to have been so well planned, and no one knew what had been going on. No one was able to stop this. But then there had been something done to stop it. There could have been a third plane that crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. I was watching the television in the commons area, when I heard about this. Apparently this plane was supposed to do major damage, but the passengers did not allow this to happen. They stood up to the terrorists, and for this, they are true patriots. Risking his or her life, to save no one knows how many other lives. I can remember watching specials on the television, with the family members who have lost a loved one, and actually feeling sorrow. It?s painful to have to see, know, and understand what these families have to go through now that they are without their fathers, mothers or anyone else that they know and love. It definitely gives me a greater appreciation for what I have, and whom I know. These events help me to realize that when you leave for school in the morning, someone might not be there when you get home. So, you should make every moment count, with every person that you know. Throughout all the sad circumstances of 9-11, great things did happen. Our nation came together as one and stuck through this. I think it helped a lot of people learn not to take so many things for granted. Myself included, especially since I live far away from home and do not get to see my family as often as I would like. There are a lot of great lessons that we can take from this experience, and I hope that the general public did as 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 story494.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 the radio on and heard that an airplane had hit one of the towers. At first I thought it was a horrible mistake by the pilot. I thought of my daughter who had just been in New York weeks before, touring the towers and other interests in New York City. As the tragic events went on, I felt such panic and sympathy for those poor people on board the airplanes and the relatives who had to deal with it. The live pictures on the television showing the airplanes flying directly into the buildings, actually looked like what you would see in a movie, not in real life. I think this horrible, unbelieveable day has changed all of us. Yes, even in Kansas. 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 story3333.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 bed sleeping, and my 12 yr old daughter had called me from her friends house crying. telling me that the terrorist had attacked to world trade center and pentagan, and because we live right by the space center she thought they were also comming here. i was totally freaking out because at first i didnt know why she would even be talking about the trade center or the pentagon. most kids her age, dont know they even exsist. i was in so much shock when i got up to turn on the tv and see it. i couldnt hardly sleep for about three months. it really gave me nightmares and her also. the events of sept.11th has changed my life forever, its hard to even feel safe anymore. 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 story10332.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. 2004-01-14 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.253.8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was on the highway, driving to work when my cell phone rang. It was my fiance telling me to turn in the radio to listen to the news. He said that a plane had hit the WTC and although it was terrible news I reacted as if I felt some sort of shock. I said "oh really..." As the radio boadcasted the terrible news I began feeling the intense sorrow along with the rest of the nation. Walking into work, everyone stood like zombies, white-faced, hands covering their mouths in disbelief. My office partner has a dual-ban radio which brought in all of the news stations so we were luckily updated constantly of the tragedy. The next few days there was an emptyness through the office and even through the streets of my town. I drove around with an eerieness that everyone...EVERONE around me were all thinking the same things as me, that we were all in sync with one another, that grief was written on all of our faces. I glued myself to the television, wondring how in the world they would recover at Ground Zero, watching the mayor of New York City give his speech and knowing that I had no idea what true sorrow really was. Seeing the firefighters, armed forces, and police officers work tirelessly as the rain came pouring down. Indeed, I have never felt such sorrow. Learning day by day that there were less and less survivors, that there were families that in the matter of hours had lost fathers, sons, wives, daughters, sisters, brothers...and the list goes on. I am fortunate to never have felt anything so devestating. Today on my way to work I prayed during the moment of silence, remembering that morning in disbelief that a year has already passed for we are still feeling the aftershock to this day of something so big. I realize that life is a wonderful thing, family means so much, and I have many many things to be greatful for. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story2778.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On the morning before the attack, as I walked to school about four blocks from the World Trade Center, I remember thinking about what a beautiful day it was. There was not a single cloud in the sky. I looked over to the Towers (which I normally do not do) and remembered that one of my friends was going to meet me there after school for some pizza in the mall below the towers. Needless to say, I arrived at school and began my first full-length day of the school year (the previous days had been half-days). My first period passed without incident (8:00-8:40 AM). During my second period I met my teacher for the first time. As she was introducing herself to the class, we heard a large bang outside. My own personal impression (and that of the entire class) was that it was just some construction going on nearby. Some kind of metal being dropped loudly into a metal bin. About 3 minutes after we heard the bang, another teacher came in and said "The World Trade Center is on fire." Although most of us thought he was kidding, a few went to the window. Sure enough, just above the building across the street we could see smoke billowing out of the top of the World Trade Center. At this point, at least 5 of my classmates began crying, though most were simply staring out the window in amazement. We could see clear down a street adjacent to the World Trade Center. On this street were hundreds and hundreds of people staring up, bewildered. About 10 minutes after the crash, our principal made an announcement and sent us to our homerooms. During my class I was on the third floor of the school. However, my homeroom was on the 10th floor. From my homeroom window, we could all, much more clearly, see the top of the world trade center. At this point, we also turned the TV on in our room and were looking between the TV and the towers. At this point, the second plane crashed in (all of us with a clear line of sight as it hit). The floor shook and the TV sputtered to static. At this point we were all somewhat afraid, but it was mostly just amazement. The notions that the first crash was a mistake began to dwindle at this point as well. Nothing really happened during the time between the second crash and the collapse. We stared out of the window and talked under our breath to one another. However, when the first collapse happened, I remember jumping under a desk. All of the other kids in the class ran to the window. I kept thinking that at any moment the glass would break inwards and hit my classmates but, fortunately, that did not occur. At this point, my principal got on the loudspeaker and, in a frantic voice, told everyone to evacuate out of the north side of the building. It, however, wasnt until later that we would learn that if the second tower had fallen straight towards us, the shock wave could have knocked down the school (only 5 blocks away). However, due to the fact that the school is so large (bit more than 3000 kids) and that we were on the top floor, it took a long time for my room to evacuate. As I was leaving through the lobby I saw firefighters being dragged in, covered with dust. A few were fairly bloodied. As we left the building they shouted for our water bottles, if we had any. It was at this point that the second tower fell, shaking the ground a bit again. We all walked, however, staying pretty calm. Luckily, the cloud of dust did not hit us, as the school managed to slow it down enough for us to get away in time. As I walked I saw a friend of mine's sister. I walked with her and later found my friend waiting for her. He was with his dad, so he gave me a ride to his house where I waited until my dad managed to get out of his office (also downtown) to come uptown and meet me. We travelled home to my mother and, after some tears, we basically just sat in front of the TV for several days straight (as my school was closed for a week following the attack until we were relocated). Now (3-12-02), we're back at our school and have been for quite awhile. There are still concerns about the air quality around our school (I have actually developed asthma and bronchitis since being back), but they refuse to acknowledge that there is a problem. I suppose only time will tell regarding that issue. If anyone reads this and wants to contact me, my e-mail address is WZBarnard@aol.com. Thanks for reading my story. 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 story238.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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