526 20 70359 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was at my place having a cup of coffee. Earlier that day I had to pass a test in school and i did well so I was happy and fine that afternoon. I wanted to call some hotels in Munich because my american boyfriend and me wanted to go to oktoberfest. I tried to reach somebody but nobody picked up the phone. At this time the first plane had already hit the building. I tried several times but nobody answered. I wasn't worried because I didn't know what was going on far away from my hometown. I went on drinking my coffee and reading some magazine when the phone rang. It was my sister's fiance and he was talking very seriously. he asked me:" Are you in front of the tv?" I denied. "then go to your tv. You'll never believe what you'll see." So I turned on the tv and I switched to CNN and there it was. It was around 3 p.m. and I saw the building collapsing before my eyes. I couldn't believe it. It was a horrible feeling and it comes back to me while I'm writing this report. I was lost in shock. I tried to reach my boyfriend but there was no way. I couldn't stop crying and when my mom came around we just held each other, sobbing. It was special for me because my boyfriend is american and I'm working for a fire department. It is still bothering me on a personal level because he had to leave me to fight terrorism. I'm very proud on him and I pray for him every day. After a couple of days when the shock fainted and the grief began I started putting flowers on the places where the german people could express their grief and pain and their fear. We did a "in memoriam poster" for the american firefighters and tried to gather some money for the widows. It reminded all of us that you can never be sure to come back from a call. This is my story. I'll never forget this day and while I'm sitting in front of my computer wrighting this down I'm fighting my tears and think of all the people who have lost somebody they loved. My thoughts are with these people and i hope that there will be a chance to get over 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 story873.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. 2002-07-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 217.234.29.65 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 can only describe in poetry my thoughts as I worked with my fellow crew members. Nation wounded; not festering but open, gaping exposed. Pain acute; waining as healing progresses. Scars inevitable, ever present, indelible reminders of our innoence lost. 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 story448.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. 2002-04-21 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.164.238.139 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was watching TV with my mother in law. We were waiting fo a particular program we both like when a news flash crawleer came on the screen. Then we saw it - the images of the World Trade Centre being horrificly demolished before our eyes! As we continued to watch, I kept shaking my head and saying "I can't believe this is happening!" By 3.00am (our time) tiredness got the better of both of us and we finally went to bed. I climbed in beside my husband who stirred slightly. I told him what was happening and tried in vain to go off to sleep. Our alarm clock sounded at 4.30am and my husband stretched, cuddled me for a while and then got ready for work. At that time we had only been married for 14 months. When he came back into the bedroom to give me a kiss and cuddle Goodbye I clung to him, begging him not to go. Yes, we were on the other side of the world, but I couldn't bear the terrifying thought of losing him. For months afterwards I had recurring nightmares - the images of that horrific day etched indellibly in my subconscious, for I kept seeing Mike buried under rubble and me unable to get to him. We have been married for well over 3 years now and my personal nightmares have gone. But I still feel a tiny bit of the pain your victims must have felt. By chance yeaterday I stumbled on the song "I Can't Cry Hard Enough" on the internet. As I listened to the words tears rolled down my cheeks, blurring my vision, How appropriate! How very moving! 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 story10294.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 birthday is on Sep.11 so it's a difficult day to celebrate. In the morning, I was jumping around and dancing and celebrating my birthday. I then turned on the radio and it was playing my favorite song. Right in the middle, they announced that the WTC were hit and all of New York was in a state of panic. The station usually joked around a lot, so I thought that it was another one of their pranks. So, to make sure, I ran into my moms room in which she was getting ready. She immediatly started screaming and running around frantically. We ran into the TV room and turned to CNN. The minute we turned it on, we saw the second plane hit. My mom and I started crying and calling loved ones. Later, I found out that my aunt who is a flight attendant for American Airlines, was scheduled for the flight out of Boston. Instead, she traded with a friend who took the flight instead. Her friend will be remembered in our hearts forever. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story9869.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2003-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.123.126.202 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 is Carolyn Beier - I live in Westminster, Colorado. On the morning of Sept 11, 2001 I was at work answering phones and places concrete orders for jobs. I work for New Design Construction in Denver, Colorado. I had my radio on like I always do and then I heard something about a plane crashing into a building on New York City. I stopped what I was doing to turn the sound up thinking what I had heard was a mistake and then the mechanics can in saying they heard that an airplane crashed into one of the World Trade Center buildings. I call a friend in the other building and told her about it. She turned on the TV in her office and said it was on the tv. I just couldn't believe it. Then we heard that another place crashed into the other World Trade Center building. Then a third plane crashed and then a fourth plane crashed. I started thinking about my family and how I wish I was with them. I have only one son and he is married and I wanted to be with him so much. My husband was driving a truck for Martinez Trucking hauling rock and I wanted to get in touch with him, but I couldn't {he doesn't carry a cellphone}. The rest of the day all I wanted was to be with my husband, son and daugther-in-law. They are the only family that I have. Then I thought of the families in New York City who just lost part if not all of the family in just a second or two. I just couldn't believe that America was being attacked. I have prayed so much since Sept 11, 2001 for all the families and my family. I am a Native American Indian {Choctaw Tribe}and what happen last year has left an empty spot in me. It is really hard to descibe. Being Native American - having things and rights taken away when you are adopted from your tribe and seeing the World Trade Center gone makes me feel violated. I cherish my Heritage, my country and my freemdom and the to have terroist's come in and destory our country, families, freedom makes me mad, angry, and SAD. I love my FAMILY, COUNTRY, and MY FREEDOM. Sincerly, Carolyn L. Beier Westminster, Colorado 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 story3297.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.160.157.198 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 oif September 11, 2001, my children woke me up stating" Mom we are under attack". I did not believe them, so I got up and listened to the redio and really started to feel the feeling of fear. How could anyone do theis to the people of the WTC. The kids continued to get ready for scholl, as I for work, as we continued to listen to the radio in disbelief. Living here in Hawaii we are so far away and the hours of difference, we still feel the closeness and sorrow of what was happening. We got in the car, stil listened to the radio on the way to school and work. When I dropped my children at their high school i told them anything else happens please call me on my cell. They just looked at me with that look of fear and disbelieve. I continued to listen to the radio on the way to work. I clean homes for a living and every tuesday I go to the same home. When I reached work and went into the home I felt very uncomfortable. I heard cries of fear and sorrow. I cna not mention names but, one of those who lived at this home had her best friend working at the WTC at the restaurant on top of the WTC. She was just screaming in sorrow and just kept calling persons in New York trying to find out information, which she ws getting none. Every time she hung up the phone she just got worse with the crying and screaming of not knowing what happened to her friend if she was there in the WTC, was her friend alive or dead. I started to feel her sorrow and thinking how all the families and friends of those in the WTC at this moment are feeling the same way. Even though I knew no one at the WTC, I felt so much sorrow and fear I started to fall apart myself and the tears started to come out. I had to live the home of my clients after only being there for 30 minutes. I could not handle the anquish of this person. Even as I left I started to cry in my car and had to pull over on the road. Just thinking of those innocent people that just died and the suffering of families and friends of those people not knowing what has happened to them. Living here in Hawaii we are far away from everything but we have the same strong spirit as the rest of the country. With in days I never saw so many flags flying before, at homes, businesses, cars, every where. This day may have touched me different than many here in Hawaii, and I will never forget that feeling I felt on 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 story4647.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. 67.192.171.29 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 11? Share your experence. Mrs. Morrison called me out of my bell 1 class to go to room 312. The TV was on, and we wathed the burning towers fall to the ground. For several minutes we couldn't say anything. Has your life chan ged because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. I have come to appreciate the freedoms that we have, and especially the people who guard those freedoms. What do you think should be remembered about September 11? We should all remember that we live in a country. Where freedom and reponsibilty are important. Did you fly an American flag after the events of September 11? Have your feeling about the American flag changed as result of September 11? Yes,we flew an American flag at our house mainly because our grandson wanted us to display the flag. I have a great respect for the flag which is our symbol of freedom. 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 story8757.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. 2002-12-16 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: It was in the mid morning that I woke up on that day, and just on the other side of the room, my roommate had woken up as well. He made it into the bathroom first, so I decided to watch cartoons since I had about an hour to kill. I switched off the cartoon at a commercial, and turned to channel 5 (I think). That is when I saw the Pentagon on fire. At first I thought somehow a fire broke out, but then the news flash cam across the screen, which said, ?Plane crashed into side of Pentagon.? Wow. What the hell?! Whoa. A plane? Did what? Man this is heavy, is what I think as I sit upright and try to listen to the news anchors as they relay the story as of what has happened. I think to myself ?how could this have happened.? I start to call my roomie, but then the screen flashes what looks like the World Trade Centers in NY. Then I saw one of the buildings with smoke and fire coming out of it. Then another news flash sprung out, ?World Trade Center Attack: Plane crashes into WTC #1.? Holy Mother of God!! Mike!!!!!!! (Screaming) By now the news networks are flashing America at War, and terrorists attack NY and Washington. As mike comes out of the bathroom he is taken back by the shock and he says his own set off feelings. By this time my other roommates have come out and all four of us are watching. The phone rings? my girlfriend wants me to come over because she has just woken up. Then rest of my day is spending watching a second plane crash into the other WTC building and then after that seeing both building fall. I try to call my parents on vacation and then also trying to reach my aunt who works at the Pentagon. Everything is fine at least with my family, now to start the process of being prepared for more attacks. 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 story713.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-06-05 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 192.105.32.2 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 thoughts about 9/11 on the fifth anniversary of the attacks where there is still a void in the ground as well as in loved ones hearts. Side by Side Side by side they stood, A mirror of the other A passing equal to Ones mother, ones father. Now both are gone, We face the void Silence accompanies the wind. There is no hand left to join the other. Their beauty remains in our hearts A couple has died side by side, Our meeting was as brief as a hummingbirds pause. 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 story20928.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. 2006-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 71.75.81.242 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 Labor Day weekend I left my 3 children with my ex-husband in Illinios to finish out the school year before following be to Texas. As so many single parents do, I work very hard every day to take care of my children who were all under the age of 8 at the time of the attack. I was staying with my mother in her 1 bedroom apt in San Antonio, and was looking for work. On the morning of the attacks, I woke up at 7:45 or so. I turned on the TV and went to the kitchen to fix a cup of tea, I heard the news on but wasnt paying any attention to the conversation until I turned the corner into the living room. I looked at the TV and saw the plane hit the tower. At first I thought I was seeing things. How could this be? That is New York, not some 3rd world country. I made it to the sofa, realizing that this was really happening. I called my father who is a long-haul driver for a major transportation company to see where he was in the USA. He had no idea of the situation, and instantly turned on the radio in his rig. I was happy that he was no where near the eastern part of the county, but felt guilty and sorrowful for all those we lost. I cried for the next few hours, Cried for those gone, those unknown, and those left behind. I couldnt peel myself from the TV. I did not shower, missed an interview, and did not eat on Sept. 11th 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 story7746.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. 2002-09-17 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 208.178.208.50 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, 2002 I was at work in Laconia, New Hampshire when the horrible news came across the radio. When the first plane hit the towers I remember thinking that it must have been an accident. It wasn't until after the second plane hit that I began to realize that this couldn't possibly be an accident. My husband was in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that week on business and when I heard about the plane that crashed in Pennsylvania, my heart just dropped and I began to panic. I was 6 months pregnant with our first child at the time. I frantically called my husband in Pittsburgh and interrupted him at a conference that he was attending. I became hysterical when I heard his voice and I remember him trying to calm me down because he didn't want me to upset the baby. It was such a horrible day and I will never forget the heros that gave their lives for our country 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 story3557.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. 207.5.250.59 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: Some one walked through my office at about 2.30pm on Tuesday afternoon and said "two planes had crashed into the WTC". At first the stories we were getting were of "light" air crafts and I remember saying that the towers were most probably able to withstand an impact like that. A short while later, a colleague told me that they had collapsed and that it was a terrorist attack and that a lot more plane's had been hijacked. A couple of minutes later, my mum rang me at work to tell me the whole story. She told me about the Pentagon, about the flight 93 and also about the WTC. She was at home that day and saw the whole events unfolding in front of her. She also told me how many people worked in the WTC and that she did not think many got out. All I remember was feeling sick and told my mum I had to get back to my work. That afternoon, no-one in the office could comprehend what had happened. Not much work got done. A short while later I telephoned my mother in law who was at work. I asked if she was near a radio and she said not. I told her about what happened. She had the same reaction as me, except she had been up the Towers about 18 months before on a lovely trip to New York. She loves New York. On my way home from work, I visited my granddad, 70 at the time, who was in hospital after having a heart attack. I walked into the ward, thinking that they would not have such a thing on TV and as I walked in my first visions of the WTC on fire and then collapsing were in front of me. I walked over to my granddad and sat on the edge of the bed. I kissed him and we just sat their watching the TV. I hope no-one takes offence by this but my granddad did not have much time for the "Yanks", but I can now say that his attitudes have changed. On the following Monday, I felt the need to go to church. In chester we have a cathedral, so I went there. I prayed. I then attended mass. I had not been to a church service (except for the usual, weddings, funerals etc) since I was about 13. It was strange. I suppose it felt good. I have just been to commemorate those who fell on 9/11 at my local Town Hall with two work colleagues. Chester is a bustling small city but I was amazed to see how many people came to the square to pay their respects. I saw the Union Jack flag being lowered. The last time this was done was when the Queen Mother died, the time before that was when Diana died. I do not know of any other time. My prayers are with all who need them. 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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 editorial first appeared, as is, on September 13, 2001 in The Virginian-Pilot. Will this horror make me grow up or make me cower? I just watched the World Trade Center collapse. It crumbled as if it was a structure made of sand, blown down by a whisper of breath. I saw footage of parts of the Pentagon go up in smoke, knowing my friends have relatives who work there. At 10 a.m. Tuesday, I left my science class to use the restroom. When I walked in, a girl told me that the World Trade Center had been bombed. I didn't believe her at first. When I got back to science, I told my teacher what I had heard, and we got online to see the news. We were shocked to read the report, which said the Pentagon had also been hit by a plane. I felt my insides shaking with disbelief. I watched my own teacher cry. Tears filled his eyes as he spoke to me of his concern for his sister-in-law, a World Trade Center employee. Teachers are leaders. Teachers are strong. And on Tuesday, I saw him as my emotional equal. I, too, cried for his sister-in-law. I watched the near hysteria in my English class. Students called their parents to check up on their family members. One boy mentioned that his father worked at the Pentagon. And then we got the news of the fourth plane. I watched the looks of shock take over my classmates' faces as we learned of the crash in Pennsylvania. It hadn't struck most of us that the previous attacks weren't isolated incidents. I looked around the room. Some students had white faces, some held their heads in their hands, and others dropped their jaws to their desks. We realized then that this was serious. Reality finally hit us all. After I got home from school, I watched a replay of the World Trade Center collapse. I had known for hours what had happened, but seeing it was completely different. It was hard to stop myself from vomiting on the spot. The image of the trade center crashing down will never leave my mind. Suddenly I realized that, although it's not official, we are involved in a war. I was alive during Desert Storm, but not old enough to remember anything. Now, for the rest of my life, I will be a person who remembers this tragedy, although that word cannot truly describe this. It may have appeared to crumble like sand blown down by a whisper of breath, but the Towers were crushed by the hand of evil and cold blood. I believe this to be a war. People often say that war makes a young boy a man, a young girl a woman. Somehow this day has made me feel more like a child than I have ever felt. I want my mom. I want my dad. I want this to be over. Stephanie Goehring is a 16-year-old senior at Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach. 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 story1679.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: We were watching Good Morning America when the second plane hit the tower.I immediately calloed my husband who is a security guard at a Nuclear Plant,they had not heard about the planes.They got in touch with their officals and went on high alert.I had to go take my son to our local technical college.We listened to our radio.I was so scared and crying.I did not know if I should still take my son or not.But they did have classes.I met a friend of mine and she told me her church was having a prayer vigil,so like the song"I went to a church and held hands with some strangers".I got my cell phone and called my husband and finally got him,I was crying and told him how scared I was,and worried for him.Thank GOD he came home safe but for weeks after,he had to wear a bullet proof vest and he carried a M16.When I saw a picture a local business magazine had taken of him,THAT was really scary. I was so nervous I had to something with my hands,so I made braided Red,White and Blue strips.Some people used them as bible markers,some used them on their security badges,one guard wanted a belt.I even made some for President Bush and his wife.I took them to Richard Bakers office(our Senator)and his office mailed them to Washington.The President sent me a very nice Thank You letter.I even gave two New York firemen that our town had as guest,a couple of the braided stips.I sent them a note saying as the colors are entwined So are our Hearts with theirs. 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 story4215.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I am a member of the United States Army Reserve Officer Training Corps and I remember Sept. 11 very vividly. I was running late to class and I turned on the news and saw that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center tower. I thought it was a movie trailer at first and then I continued to watch as on live television the second plane hit. I was scared, my mother is a flight attendant and I did not know where she was. Thankfully she was safe in Seattle Washington. I just want everyone to know who reads this my deepest condolences go out to all of the victims families of this horrific tradgedy. May god bless every american. CDT Joseph L. Miller ARMY ROTC 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 story6845.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was home that morning with the morning news on T.V. A special report interupted, around 8:45 a.m ,showing the first plane hitting one of the twin towers. Then the second plane hitting the other tower. I just sat there and watched this and I didn't know if this was an accident or if someone did this on purpose. Shortly afterwards it was anounced as a terriost attack. I called my best friend and told her to turn on her T.V. She didn't know what had been going on. It is just hard to imagine that some people would do this to others and at that take their own 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 story1262.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 5:45 in the morning, pacific time, I, like many people who didn't have to work early, was still in bed. My dad had just left for work and my mother was watching the today show in the living room. I didn't hear her reaction to the news of the first plane, but, at what must have been 6:01 am, she came and told me that a plane had crashed into one of the WTC Towers. I couldn't believe it, I sat there for a long time with my mouth agape. As the horror of it began to register, I jumped out of bed screaming questions at my mom that I knew she probably couldn't have answered. What was it? Was it a cessna or a 727 type? Was it a Boeing? Please say it isn't a Boeing!!! Was it hijacked? Are there more? What about the people? Can they get out? What time is it in New York? I ran down the hall to the living room. As soon as I got there, there were pictures coming across of another plane. I remember thinking 'Why are they still letting planes..fly....'. It was at that point that the planes engines roared and the plane banked left, right into the other Tower. Even if they hadn't shown that scene a millions times since, that is a sight that I will never forget. Until that point I had never seen anyone die. I had seen corpses and had even seen my dog put to sleep, but not another human once living, then gone. I couldn't comprehend it. And they used a Boeing! They used one of My Planes, planes built by my friends and neighbors, to do their evil work. Those planes where the best, in great condition, and built to carry people from destination to destination safely. NOT TO BE USED AS MISSILES! After the smoke cleared from the strike, the cameras started panning over both buildings, showing people hanging out of their windows. They were showing dead people, there was no way that the firemen were going to make it up the stairs before the smoke got to those people. I can't remember the first speck I saw, these specks were standing out to me because they were falling faster than the paper and misc. materials in the air. After about 10 minutes of seeing these specks, it began to dawn on me. People were jumping. A strange mix of emotions came with that realization incl: anger, sadness, bewilderment, confusion, and a little bit of pride. It seems strange now, that I would feel pride that people were committing suicide, but really they weren't, they had resigned themselves to their fate. Instead of waiting for the inevitable, they,with what control they had left, took their destiny into their own hands. Being very interested in foreign affairs, it took me about a minute after I comprehended that this was an attack, to figure out who most likely was behind this, even before the news confirmed it. IT was the only living person I believed to have the capabilities and the pure anger to do this. By 6:40 am my mind was running at hyperspeed. Is Franz (my cousin) still working at the WTC Towers? No, he isn't he's home. Do I know anyone who might be in New York? What about Josh, Bobby, all my friends online? (all ok). I would run all these questions through my head, and more, and rerun them continuously almost. Then came another shock, a plane struck the Pentagon. Our most secure building, the center of our military actions, had a gaping fiery hole in it's side. My anger doubled in that moment. That SOB!! if all IT wanted to do was to start a war, IT didn't have to attack the WTC Towers. I know that the lives lost at the Pentagon were just as valuable and horrific as those lost in the WTC, but it was more understandable that they were soldiers, and soldiers die. Regular people, they don't die sitting behind there desk, they aren't trained for anything like that. The Pentagon victims died because they were soldiers, the WTC victims died because they showed up for work. And then WE got one. At 7:12 am the news started carrying pictures of a plane crash site in PA. It didn't hit anyone or anything important on the ground, according to reports, it lost altitude quickly and started pitching and shaking. Knowing a little about planes, and knowing the weather was perfect for flying, as they described it, it couldn't have been weather, or mechanical error that put that plane down. The news started releasing reports of cell phone and airphone calls made from that planes passengers to their families. All these reports indicated that some of the passengers had tried to overtake the pilot and captors. I knew it, WE, plain everyday Americans, got one. It was decided, live or die, that that plane was not going to reach its intended location. I was never prouder to be an American as on Sept. 11th. The final boons to my horror and anger came when one, than the other tower fell. Thousands of people had died right in front of me, many of them firefighters, police, and other people who were fighting to get up the stairs that everyone else was running down. I spent days hoping that rescuers would hit an air pocket and find some people, but the logical side of me should have known better, that was a billion tons of building that fell on those people. Reporters waited at hospitals, speaking to people whose loved ones were missing, and showing the empty gurnees that waited for anyone, JUST ONE!! to show up. Cantor Fitzgerald, and other companies, set up places for the families to wait and get the latest information. For companies located above the impact zone, it seems fruitless now for the families to have hoped for a better outcome, but what else did they have at that point. Everyone was in shock, even hours after it had happened, no one could believe that it could happen. I only started to cry after the towers fell. Before then there was a chance for more people to get out. Before then there was hope. After, there was nothing. Maybe a few air pockets, maybe an elevator, but not enough to save everyone possible. I cried hard for days on end. I was scared and confused in the days that followed, it didn't help that the military was flying patterns over my house, trying to protect the Boeing facility from attack, every half hour or so. It also wasn't easy that we moved 2 days after the attacks, but it gave me a chance to think of something else. I am not ashamed to admit that I went to a psychiatrist to help deal with my emotions over Sept. 11th, I am also not ashamed to admit that I still cry at even the thought of Sept. 11th. In many cultures around the world, grieving is given its course. Years are devoted to the process of grieving, in some cases family members are not allowed to work for months, years to aid in the healing. I am ok with seeking treatment and crying, because I now understand that it is ok to allow your heart as much time as is needed for it to heal. 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 story1290.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 the principal of Anchor Bay Middle School. Anchor Bay is located in New Baltimore, Michigan. We are about located about 24 miles north of Detroit. We have one of the largest Military base housing units located in our School district and Selfridge Air National Guard Base is near by. I can remember walking into the main office of my school and one of the secretaries saying that they had heard that something terrible had happened to one of the trade towers in New York City. I immediately went to the library were we have a T.V. in an office to turn on the news. I went to this office and watched the T.V. because it was private and no one else would see it. What I saw and heard was a replay of the first plane hitting the trade center. As a principal responsible for 950 8th and 9th grade students and a staff of about 70 employees I had to think of how I was going to handle this situation. I had one of my office staff members continue to watch the private television set so she could update me on what was happening. I had a secretary call our central administration office to let them know what was going on. I and my security person went to every class room and told the teachers privately what we knew and to answer any questions that the students might have. I also told them not to watch the television set in their classrooms. I told the teachers that we had a room that was secure and that they could watch that television on their prep time or the could stay in their rooms and watch the news if they locked their door. My fear was that more terrorist activity might take place including another attack with a plane and I did not want to let the students see it at this time. I figured that it was best for their parents to help them through this. Each day many students come to school late from doctors or dentist appointments. Many of these students had listened to radio reports of what was happening. It did not take long for students getting to school late to tell their classmates what was happening. That is why I needed to keep my teaching staff and other adults up to date on what was going on. They could then answer the students questions and help them not to be afraid. I knew that I was going to have to make a P.A. announcement to all the staff and students before the end of the school day. I stressed to teachers to have as normal of day with the students as possible. I put the school in a lock down situation. That means that every entrance door to the school is locked. I posted my liason police officer at the main entrance. I expected many parents to come to school and either pick their child up or to see how they were doing. Many military parents came to school to pick up their children because they knew that if they didn't that base security was going to be very tight. We check everyones Identification at the door. Most people thank us for being so careful. Many parents talked to their child and they left them to be with their friend at school. I thought this day was never going to end. I went into a teachers room while she was on her prep time and she was almost crying. She pointed at the television moniter and said a second plane had just ran into the other trade tower and she had seen it live. She now understood why I had chosen not to allow students to watch the televisions in the classrooms. Our High School allowed the teachers to let students watch the television in the classrooms because they were older. Many students became very upset and they had a tough time at the building. Our elementaries kept this information from the students and our 6th and 7th grade building made an annoucement at the end of the day and asked the students not to turn on the television set until an adult was with them. I went on the school wide P.A. sytem just before lunch. I had scripted out what I was going to say. I knew that I had to be reassuring and to have a calm voice and demeanor. I did my best to reassure our staff and students that they were safe and that our country would respond to this terrorist action. Many of the parents that we incountererd that day were more stressed out than our students. At the end of the school day I came back on the P.A. system and announced that we were cancelling all after school activities. I had talked to our superintendent of schools and he told me that all after school activities were being cancelled. I again told them what had happenend and told them that no terrorist activities were happening in our area. I told them that they needed to pray or think positive thoughts of support to the people that had lost their lives or were injured. I also told them to do the same thing for the police, fireman and other rescue workers. I told them that many of the 6th and 7th grade students had very little information on what had happened and they should not try to scare these students. I heard the next day our students were excellent on the bus and helped the younger students out. During the day I answered the phone school phone whenever I could. Our secretaries told the same message of what we were doing over and over to parents that were concerned. Many just wanted to talk to us to make sure their kids were safe and being care for. At the end of the day and after all students had left the building the school staff met in one of our larger classrooms. I asked them what we could have done better. I was happy to hear that they thought we had done could have done anything better. They thanked me for being a strong leader and the compassion that I had for staff, students and parents. We have a number of teachers who have served in our military. I asked on what he thought the country would do. He said many of the things that President Bush would say later that day. He said that we would seek out who was responsible and take appropriate action. We then began to plan on what we were going to do the next school day. This was a day I will never forget. The day reaffirmed to me why I chose the profession that I am in. Jim Wencel 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 story7024.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 watching the "TODAY"show on NBC, some piece of fluff and Matt and Katie were doing a promo before breaak..Matt put his hand up to his ear and listened..he and Katie got serious looks on their faces then one of them Katie? announced that they were just getting word that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. I didn't think too much about it, finished getting ready for work and left the house. I always listen to the radio in my car and was about half way to work when the DJ announced that a 2nd plane had hit the WTC. At that moment I knew it was a terrorist attack but I had no clue as to the magnitude of the impacts. I work at Naval Air Station Patuxent River Md. I'm a program analyst and have been with the government 20 years. I've been through the Panama Invasion, Nicaragua, Hondurus and Desert storm while working at The Naval Weapons Station in Concord California, but nothing prepared me for seeing sailors with guns at the ready when I entered base. I walked into the office and they already had the conference TV on CNN,We watched the feed and then got a call saying the Pentagon had been hit. We really didn't believe until CNN started broadcasting and the everyone in the office started reacting. One lady broke down in tears. Her husband was supposed to be at the Pentagon that morning, she couldn't reach him. The cell phones were dead and all lines out had been cut by the base to clear them for emergency use. A female Commander left a message for her husband, put on her flight suit and went to her alert station, ready to fly Search and Rescue (SAR). We couldn't get away from the TV and cried as we watched the towers collapse and saw the people coming out of the Pentagon. It was such a helpless feeling. Here we make decisions on aircraft every day and someone had did this to America with a plane. We heard about Flight 73 missing, then crashing in the Pennsylvania field and wondered if we would be targeted because NAVAL Air Systems Command is at PAX. I remember walking outside to have a cigarette and hearing nothing. The sound of an aircraft engine is so commonplace here that after a while you don't even notice it. That day there was nothing, just complete chilling silence..like in graveyard. Then I heard the sound of aircraft again and saw that they had 2 planes up and armed sweeping the area like two hawks looking for prey. A helo passed. It too was armed. Then the deafening silence again. I went back inside and my Captain told us the base was closing and to go home. None of us wanted to leave.Everyone makes fun of civil servants but when it comes right down to it, we don't work for the Navy because of the money, we work for it because most of us are prior military ourselves and we love our country. Most people had to be ordered home. They were sweeping the base and didn't want any more of us civilians around than necessary. On the way out the gate they had placed make-shift bunkers along the streets and young faced sailors manned them with flak jackets,bands of ammo over their shoulders and guns in their hands pointed at the gates. The flags were at half mast. I couldn't help thinking of my 20 year old son and thanking God my family was safe. Everyone on the highway was polite and courteous. That never happens down here. They're always speeding and cutting you off but that didn't happen. The stores along the route home were emptying and one had caught on fire. It registered but not so much..almost like it was incedental. It was quiet everywhere. I went back home and turned on the tv and spent the next week watching and praying. I got mad when the Presidents courage was questioned because he didn't go right back to the White House. That would have been a stupid move. The base closed and there was nothing to do until they called us back to work. I remember feeling helpless and getting calls from family and friends from all over the country, even Haiti. )My mom is a missionary there. I hugged my kids a lot more and told them I loved them until they were sick of hearing it, then I told them again. Some of us went to the base chapel for a memorial service when the President called a National Day of Mourning. I went to Mass even though I'm not Catholic then walked outside to attend the Protestant service. The last song that we sang was the Navy Hymn. It was raining and we shared umbrellas. God was crying and so was I. 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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: 8 AM CST September 11, 2001 ... I had just gotten up and was getting ready for an English class at UW-Parkside. My grandfather was in the living room watching the morning news on MSNBC. "An airplane has just crashed into the North tower of the WTC"," reported the newswoman. I threw on some clothes and raced into the living room only to catch, "Another airplane has just slammed into the south tower of the WTC" several minutes later. From this moment onward, I was glued to the unfolding news of the terrorist attacks. I had an AM news radio station on as I was driving northward on I-94. I reached the Waukegan toll plaza when I heard the newsman announce that the FAA was grounding all flights. I had a lot going through my mind. My stomach knotted when I heard about the other 2 airplanes after class let out. That day is still fresh in my mind... I doubt I'll ever forget where I was and what I was doing when the terrorist attacks began. 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 story10179.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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