550 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 stopped on the Expressway near Atlantic City to get gas. Upon entering the restaurant, people were gathered looking up at the TV mounted overhead in the lobby. It brought me back to Pearl Harbor when my parents were gathered around the radio that day. I own a regional employee's assistance company. We provide crisis intervention and critical incident plus many other services to industry. We provide services to five casinos plus other industry in the area. Over twenty years we have had many incidences, not of this magnitude, but serious, and are quite experienced in delivering emergency services. During the days that followed, our staff were everywhere. By the third day we were called to help by Blue Cross and other companies to deliver Critical Incident and Post Trauma intervention for companies they service. Although we are totally credentialed, it was apparent the insurance companies didn't care as long as we would go and help. It was that serious. I've never actually measured our experiences in the area of CISM as we never had a baseline like this one! At least we were familiar with the like of services needed. When I read about some therapists being shocked about helping in the situation on the 11th of september 01, I am frightened for their patients. Many write about their insecurities in the trauma site. I wonder how they can actually treat effectively without including the "real" world experience of their patients. I hope Bush steps up to the plate in time. 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 story7666.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 working that day in Midtown at a hotel. When the 2nd plane hit, our hotel immediately went into recovery mode. We had to plan how to protect our guests and team members. We knew that our guests who had departed that day, really had no way to get out of NY, so we anticipated their return and held their rooms for them. That left few rooms for new guests to purchase. I stood in our lobby that day and turned away rooms for thousands of people. I saw people of all walks of life, many of whom had just walked from the WTC area, even guests of those WTC hotels. I felt helpless. But, even as the Towers came down, I never once stopped to think that I should be scared, that our city was in danger, or that I was in danger. It was the longest day of my life - because I worked all throughout the the hotel to help any guest I could. 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 story7340.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: It is now one year later and it seems just like yesterday that I was at work and my fellow co-workers came and told me that a plane had hit one of the towers. My sister Gail used to work in tower one for seven years on the 85th floor. I am originally from New York and I worked at 2 Broadway for a few years until I moved to Florida. I lost two very dear friends of mine in this tragedy. It has amazed me watching television and hearing the radio on how the city that I was born and raised has come together so strong. I've always been proud of New York and now I think that I am the proudest. It breaks my heart that there are people in this world that would sacrifice so many lives, but then I see the people around the world who have helped in so many ways. THANK YOU 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 story4111.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: It was just an ordinary day as I sat in Spanish class trying to decipher exactly what the teacher was saying. Contemplating, I looked ahead as one of our history teachers presented herself in the doorway with tears in her eyes. She frantically told us to turn on the television, for a plane had just flown into one of the Twin Towers. With that being said, the TV was on and we all stared in disbelief at the gaping hole that scarred one of the buildings. Various thoughts began running through my head: ?Do I know anyone that works in one of those buildings, was that done intentionally, who could do such a thing, is everyone going to be able to get out of there?? While my heart ached, I watched in horror as another plane stabbed the second building, as a portion of the Pentagon was engulfed in flames, as the Twin Towers fell to the Earth, at the hole in a field in Pennsylvania. Why was this happening? Hate. That?s why. Yet, I was still confused. How could anyone feel that they were doing right in harming innocent civilians? I will admit, at the time I was a little uneducated in regard to the culture and beliefs of the Middle East. Now having a pretty good understanding, my bewilderment remains. We will never be able to have a full understanding of what was running through the minds of those terrorists as they performed those horrific acts upon our American soil. We can only hope and pray that justice will be served, that the mastermind behind this tragedy will be found and punished accordingly, and that we can all remain strong and pull through as one. There is one aspect of our citizenship in America that will forever be untouched, what we stand for, what we live by: our freedom. God bless the victims and their families! Our prayers and deepest sympathies are with you always! 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 story5445.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: Having just moved into our house, our television had not been hooked up to cable yet. We had a makeshift antena and only could see two fuzzy stations. That morning my wife was home from work with the flu. I did not have work, I was working every other day. She ran upstairs and woke me to tell me the World Trade Center was on fire. We had no idea it was an attack. Once we realized I watch the coverage for about 5 hours. All air traffic was shut down. That night we heard airplanes overhead which was enough to cause a slight panic. They were military craft on the way to Niagara Falls Air Base. Also local National Guard was being mobilized to ground zero. I was teaching at Fredonia State College at the time. The next day I had one less student, as she was one of the guard sent to aide in rescue efforts at ground zero. She was worried about her grade in my course as she left to defend the country and sift through the rouble for human beings. I told the other students she more than earned her "A." 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 story20728.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. 71.251.162.251 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, Kristina A. Spence, was sitting at work when this incident occurred. I sold vacation packages to people in the U.K. I was in the middle of a call when the person on the other line stopped me in mid sentence and said, "Are you crazy?!?!? You are being bombed!" And the hung up. I looked around the room to see if any of the managers were monitoring my call. Then another worker said, "Turn on the radio, something is going on!" We listened to the radio, all I can remember thinking was this is not happening. I went home from work and the first thing I did was turn on the t.v. I watched all day in shock with my roommate. It wasn't until about ten or eleven o'clock at night that I found out that my father had been in the first building. His name is, Maynard S. Spence, Jr. He was on the 101st floor. I didn't believe it. I thought my mother was going dillusional. I tried calling his cellphone and I couldn't get through. I got scared, thinking why me. I hardly new him. Even though he had been in my life for almost 18 years, I still fill as if there was so much more that I missed or hadn't learned from him. Like there was more that he was supposed to tell me or like he was supposed to be here to see me grow up and see my accomplishments in life. This was so unexpected. I can't even remember the last time I told him that I love him. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was alone because there was a meeting at our downtown office that everyone had to attend except support staff. I first heard it on the radio, so I ran to our conference room and turned on the big television. Security in our building said that the building is locked down and they would check on me periodically, because they knew I was alone. My friends in the courthouse kept me on a phone line because they had no access to a television. I was telling them in sequence what was happening. It was the most horrible day that I can remember. We were all crying. 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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. 216.229.71.180 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I had been laid off from my job as an e-commerce project manager in the downtown area earlier that year. I was at home that morning deciding what to wear to my new position as a Sr. Project Manager with WorldCom. I was to start my new job the next morning. As I was looking through my closet the news was on in the background. To my horror the story began unfolding. I live in Long Beach, NY and many hundreds of NYC Firemen live in town. Many of my close friends were firemen. My biggest fear was Larry. Larry is a NYC fireman and a very close friend. We were in the beginnings of a romantic relationship and I had no idea what had become of him. All I knew was that the towers had collapsed and thousands of people were dead. September 11, 2001 was a bad enough day for me but it was the next day that was hell on earth. I still had to report to my new job with all the enthusiasm that is expected. The office that I was to work for was out on Long Island and far enough from the tragedy that very few people had been personally effected. It is never a good idea to bring your personal life to work and would be completely unacceptable on your first day. So to work I reported. I stood and shook hands with my new colleagues with a smile mask on my face. Took up residence in my new office and fought off tears every minute. It was all I could do to not run from the building crying. I was not only still missing Larry but many other firemen friends as well. The news went on and on about how many firemen were feared dead. So, for me the 12th to 14th were the worst days while I forced myself to go about my business while I waited for word on Larry and friends. Larry finally called me on Friday. It was the first chance that he got. They were all down at ground zero 24/7 and he was unable to call until then. So now on Sept 11, 2002 I'm sitting in my office as I remember those days and await another layoff. This has been an interesting couple of years for me. I have been personally survived many history making events from the dot.com collapse to the trade center collapse to the WorldCom collapse. But I am still here and still looking forward with enthusiasm and hope. As the songs says, "you can't take that away from me". Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was awoken in the morning of September 11, 2001, by the telephone. It was my cousin calling and telling me that a plane just crashed into both towers of the world trade center, and another one into the pentagon. There was speculation of other planes possibly being hijacked as well. I was home alone with my 6 month daughter, as my husband Tim had just flown into Los Angeles the evening before on business. I immediately called him, and we talked several times throughout the day about the events. I was very frightened, just sat in front of the tv all day and hugged Camryn. Another friend called me & told me I better get gas, because the prices were going up, some places rumoured to be over $6 a gallon. The lines at the closest gas station stretched almost a block. Afterward several local gas stations were cited for price gauging. I felt a strong need to be with family, and cried to my husband, and he ended up being stuck in Los Angeles for days, and of course I was nervous about him flying the day commercial airlines took to the skies again. I talked to my friends and family all day, watched tv and cried. I cried for the victims in the buildings, for the police officers and fireman who went in to rescue them and never came out, and for the passengers in the airplanes, who knew what their fate would be, and also for all their families. I prayed for them that day, and for our country. God Bless America. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story5272.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.188.6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I had been at work for approximately 30 minutes when I passed through the living room where several residents were watching television. The first trade center had been hit but I did not realize what had happened. Just then another employee named Tim walked up and ask what was gong on and I told him one of the World Trade Center Towers was on fire. We continued watching and then the news came on about the Pentagon. We were just standing there trying to put everything in perspective when the plane flew into the second tower. Nothing seemed real. I wasn't sure if I wanted to cry, run aor even throw up. Then the towers collasped. It was hard to imagine how anyone could have gotten out. Thank God for the ones that did and have mercy on the sould of the ones that did not. From that moment on for almost two full days I was glued to the television every minmute I could be. Sometimes I felt like I was the only one around experiencing all this. It was like the world had stopped and this was the only thing going on. But was it real? How could anyone have so much hate for another human being to decide that their life should end so selfishly. I wanted so bad to call my dad so he could tell me everything would be okay and take care of me like he had always done, but that was not to be. I lost my dad earlier that year to a heart attack. So I had to be strong for myself and depend on myself. In my own way I did talk to my dad and I felt he was there looking after me. I felt so lost and empty. Wishing there was somthing I could do and knowing there was nothing anyone could do. It is hard for me to imagine how someone can get control of your thoughts and laed you into self distruction. What did they prove by taking so many innocent lives with them. It did not make them heroes. It is very sad that they cared so little for the loved ones they left behind, but then they belive so different than we do. I am proud of our armed forces and the job they are doing. The united States has always opened they doors to all who want to enter. I have said for years that we would one day be in another war and it would not come from across the seas but from our own back yard. I guess in a sense it did. I am sorry I ever had those thoughts, but it has just always seemed right. 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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 getting my dress fitted for my sister's wedding. I was just about to leave when someone came in saying that a plane hit the World Trade Center in New York. She heard this on the radio. The first thought that popped into my mind was "It's only a movie. They always do something like that to New York City." I was so wrong. I got in my car and headed off to my class at Salem State College. On my way to school I heard that another plane had crashed into the second Trade Center Building. I was in shock this was no movie promo this is real life. When I got to school and parked I was about to head into the building. Someone stopped me and told me to turn around and go home. I asked why. They told me that the school was being shut down, all classes in session were being let out and classes that day were canceled. I couldn't believe it. I sat there on the Salem State quad while a few of us students talked about what happened and listening to the radio. I immediatly called my mom and dad. My mom works for the school system for the city I live in and I wanted to make sure that there were no threats for them. She assured me she was okay and she would let me know if anything changed. I then called my father, who is a firefighter. He told me that they were on alert and a few of the cities firefighters might have to be sent over to help. I was horrified. He called me a few minutes later and told me that we were too far away and that they weren't sending anyone from this area. I proceed to go to work. It was erie at work. I work at a drycleaners and there was absolutly no one there. a few were sent home earlier, others were huddled around the radio listening to events, and others were next door at the restaurant watching it live on TV. It was really scary. When I got home my family and I huddled around the TV. All I could do is cry and cry. I went to a church service the next evening and couldn't believe that it happened. Any candle light vitals that were being held I tried to attend. I thought it necessary to show my support any way I could. I stood in line to give my blood for over 5 hours! On this One Year Annaversary, All those thoughts are coming back. At 8:46 a.m., Salem State joined the nation and world in a minute of silence for those lives that were lost on this horiffic day. I will NEVER forget what I was doing when I learned of this tradgic event. 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 story5486.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. 24.61.168.91 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, was supposed to be a joyous day for our family. Just a few weeks before I took a home pregnancy test and found out I was pregnant. I had scheduled an ultrasound on Sept. 11 to find out how far along I was. I had to be at the Dr. Office at 8:30 am CST. I was in the process of getting my ultrasound when in the next room, which was the nurses station, a radio was turned up really loud. We over heard the DJ on the radio reporting the events that had just happened. When the ultrasound was over, I was in the restroom getting dressed my husband was standing in the hallway listening to what was going on. The nurses were crying, and scared. And I was terrified when my husband filled me in on what had happened. I was thinking, here I am pregnant, and having a 3 year old daughter as well to raise. What were we going to do? My husband and myself had to get back to work after the doctors visit. All the way home we listened to the radio in the car and couldn't believe what was happening. Even though we were in Texas at the time, we were still scared at what was happening. It could of very well been Palestine Texas that had gotten hit! When I returned to work, my fellow co workers were just amazed and in aww of what was going on. They didn't really know what had happened. They had heard on someone's radio that the Twin Towers had been hit, but nothing was thought twice about it. They assumed it was an accident. And right before I returned, our computer technician, Wil, had told them that America was under Attack. For the rest of the day we were glued to our radios. Wondering if we should go get our children and families and return home to be with them. For we didn't know if the whole country was going to be bombed by senseless acts of terror. But we all decided to stay and finish the day. After work, I went and picked up my 3 year old from daycare. She is and still is too young to understand what has happened. But I think I hug her more every day now, and try to be closer to her than ever before. By the way, on Sept. 11. 2001. at the Dr. office, I found out I was 11 weeks pregnant. And now a year later I have a son. Who I love dearly. Whom I charish, and love very much. I have 2 children to raise in a time of war. A time when work is scarce, and money is tight. We were never rich, but we were getting by. When I was 7 months pregnant, I was laid off. The company I worked for went bankrupt. I lost my insurance, I lost my job. But we have survived with only one income, because we are grateful that my husband didn't loose his job. Because we believe in the Lord and if we help ourselves he will help us. The American way is to survive. Take what ever comes at us. It's our only choice. America is one Nation under GOD! support@parentingforless.com 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 story3469.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 my way out the door to go to college and work, I passed my friend watching tv. I asked if there was anything interesting in the news, and he didn't answer me. I looked at the tv to see why he couldn't answer me just in time to see the second tower get hit. As I watched it I realized what was going on and sank into the chair. I had forgotten about having to go school for a few minutes, until I realized I was late and pulled myself into my car and drove to the university. Upon arriving I was asking everyone I saw if they knew what was happening. I came to a very close friend and started to tell her what I had seen, and she thought I was kidding, she had no idea what had happened until I turned the radio on. She sank into a chair and was speechless. We sat there for a few minutes thinking and thought we should get to work. We gathered our tools and a radio and started building while talking about what was going on. Next thing we know someone ran to where we were and told us that they had just seen the first tower collapse and that other planes were hitting the pentagon and Pennsylvania. We dropped everything and ran to watch the 3 inch television that 25 other people couldn't take their eyes off, all crowded around and embracing each other. We got there just in time to see the second tower fall and all the people running and screaming. Neither of us could take watching it anymore and walked outside of the room tears billowing from our eyes. We hugged and comforted each other. We decided we were to emotional to go back to work, so we cleaned up our tools. At this time the school hadn't cancelled classes so we sat in the scene shop talking and listening to the radio. A couple of minutes later our boss comes in and joins our conversation. Me, our boss, my friend, and a few other people sat there just talking about life and how priorities change and anything else that came up, until the school cancelled classes at noon for everyone. I can't ever remember a time when everyone forgot about everything else in their lives and realized how trivial many of their problems are. In that 3 hours I was at school everyone showed compassion and their humanity. Everyone was affected. I saw strong men cry, selfish people give, and teachers and students being closer and more intimate. Older people always talk about where they were when Kennedy was shot, or wars they've been in. Until NY was hit the only event I could remember was when the Challenger exploded, and even that only vaguely, but 9/11 will always live in my memories. I'll remember the horrors of the attack, but more importantly, I'll remember the people, all the emotions, and the conversations we had that morning, forever! I'm lucky and greatful to have had the oportunity to weather the storm with those special unforgetable people! 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 story5580.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 my apartment getting ready for work. The maintance personel for my apartment complex came by to fix my dishwasher. When he came thru the door he asked, "have you heard yet? Turn on the news." As I did so, the second plane hit. All sorts of emotions went thru me. I had not heard anything from my husband. He is in the military and I knew he would be directly involved. I was not even sure if he was still in Tampa or had they sent him off already. He left one week later for an undisclosed location for the next six months. Ironicly, on September 10, 2001 we found out we were pregnant. I went thru the entire pregnancy alone and scared. Even though this did happen to me I feel blessed that my husband was alive and able to eventually come home to me. I was not having to bury him or even worse just having a memorial because a body was never found. My heart goes out to those who lost there loved ones but a bigger part of my heart goes to the ones that lost and have no proof that the loved one is dead. I could not imagine having to let go of my husband without some part of him to prove that he was is fact dead...This day will be a part of me forever and my son will grow up knowing every detail of this 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 story6822.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. 24.26.68.117 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: At around 8:45, while writing out birthday cards at my desk, a coworker ran by, frantically rambling. It sounded like she said something about a problem with a train (as in an Amtrack train). I figured that another train had derailed and people were injured. I went back to filling out the birthday cards. Suddenly, I heard the scurry of more coworkers. I finally went to the board room to join them. 10 of us huddled around the t.v. that really doesn't get exactly work well. That's when I heard "A plane has flown into the World Trade Center." (It has to be an accident.) Then, "two planes have hit the WTC," and we all knew immediately what had happened. On the Southside of our building, we have a very clear view of the WTC. Only 2 month before had I become aware of the view. All of us ran to the windows to see. More coworkers filtered in, claiming to have heard the roar of planes, had seen them fly overhead as they walked to work. Someone brought over a small radio. Now we could see the holes in the buildings, the fire, the black smoke. But still, we were optomistic. No one spoke of people dying. We talked more about how exactly they could rescue the people above the fire. I naively wondered if they had ladders that long or if they could get helicopters to land on the roof. We wanted to know WHO had hit the WTC and how big the planes were. Coworkers called other people (relatives at home, friends at work) and slowly we heard that these were not private planes. These were commercial airlines with passengers aboard. (God help us.) You could see other people leaning out their office windows, going to the roofs of their buildings...(My God, what is going on?!) In just a few minutes, work-aholic Manhattan stopped...everything just stopped. Right as the news began to filter in, I realized that my brother's offices had recently moved. Being that he handles stocks, I figured that he must be right there. But I didn't have his new number. I ran back to my cubicle and called my mom at home ("I'm okay...but who did this to us?!?!"), my dad at work ("Have you heard from Rob, is he okay?"), my sister-in-law (got her voicemail). No one had my brother's new number. (God, why didn't I get it last weekend when I saw him?!) Just as I hung up the phone, I heard the screams. The most horrific, desperate screams you will ever hear. And in the moment it took me to run back to the windows, everything went silent. I saw my coworkers screaming faces, but I couldn't hear them. I couldn't hear anything. One of my corworkers was on the floor crying. I saw why... Tower 1 had collapsed. (Why did it have to collapse?) Immediately, our CEO closed the office just as the mayor had closed the city. (I don't live in Manhattan, where do I go?) I went back to my cubicle just as my brother called. He was not near the WTC. He was coming to get me. I met him in a bar downstairs. It was the only place open and it was getting very crowded. We met an elderly couple from Belgium. They didn't know how to call home from the pay phone. We tried to make small talk and for some reason I said, "You know, this doesn't usually happen. This is America." By then, the Pentagon had been hit and Tower 2 had fallen. The streets of Manhattan were crowded and slow, quiet and polite. Every person was on the sidewalks and in the streets...walking...walking nowhere. Millions of people on the street, sleepwalking. Eventually my brother and I made it to Grand Central just as they opened up. People were running to trains as if it were the NYC Marathon. We missed two trains before we got one...to Conneticut. It was our only way out (although my brother lives in NJ and I live in Queens). Suddenly, a man was arguing with a woman. He was pounding his head against the train wall, screaming about how his cousin was in Tower 1 and was probably dead. Dead. Dead. Dead. He kept repeating it. It took us 2 hours to get to Conneticut, where my brother's friend lives. My family was fine, my boyfriend eventually got a hold of me(he and his family were okay)...we saw the people on t.v. looking for loved ones. We cried for them. Then at 11pm, my boyfriend called again. His friend worked in Tower 1 and was missing. (God, help us!) I watched the t.v. until 1am. As I went to sleep on the floor of my brother's friend's house, I turned to my brother. "I'm afraid to go to sleep...we could wake up tomorrow and the president could be killed, the White House could be gone, more people dead..." He cried, "I know." I didn't sleep. At 5am I awoke to the t.v. again. Two weeks later, we buried my boyfriend's friend. Gold help us. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story59.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 recently had given birth to a perfect baby boy. That morning was like any other, except for two things. My son, Calebs one month check up was at 9:00 am, and like the rest of the nation we were about to have our life changed forever. I was on my was to the doctors office when someone on the radio said that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. That was all the information the station had, and it was time to head up to the doctors office. The doctor came in and he was the one who told me that a commercial jet had hit one of the towers. The whole office was in an uproar. I finished his visit and raced home to turn on the news. I got home just in time to see the second plane hit the towers. I couldn't believe my eyes. Here I was enjoying the new life that God had given me and all around me there was death and destruction. I like many other new mothers were wondering if this was the end of the world. If so, why would God give us these perfct little packages and give us so little time to enjoy them. When the towers started to crumble like a stack of childrens blocks there was total silence for a moment. The newscasters on the television could not find any words for that moment. The phone stopped ringing, the baby want silent, the whole nation shrieked to a halt. That one day September 11th changed everyones lives. I just wanted to share with you my sorrows for everyone who was lost that day. Most of all I want to express my thanks and gratitude to everyone who gave their lives, because there deaths may have been done by terrorists, but they gave the nation a sense of unity, a sense of no boundaries, no political parties, and no colors. Our nation became truley one that day. So, for all the victims of the 9/11 tragedeys THANK YOU! You are the heros along with your loved ones who died that day. Thank you for the time that I have with my son. He is now a year old and happy. Thank you for the sacrifice that you made. I am just one person in this nation, but I want everyone to know just how much we owe to the victims and their families. 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 story4572.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I had just woken up for school and i was up a little early so i turned on the tv. The news was saying that a plane just hit the wtc. I was thinking how stupid can someone be to hit the wtc. Then as i watched in awe as the second plane crashed into the second building and then i knew that it wasnt just an accident. That it was an act of hate by someone so spiteful that they could so easily take many lives. I had to go to school so i got ready and came even though i didnt want to. To my suprise, in almost every class we just watched it unfold. I remember the people jump out and thinking of how hard that would be to be faced with a choice to jump or be scorched. I never thought that they would fall, but unfortunately they did. Everyone was in awe in the class and there were even some gasps. As the day went on u could tell that it wasnt the same around the school and that it would never be the same in the whole country. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story8345.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 coming home from work. I was listening to the radio at first I thought I turned on just as a commercial was playing, because I heard them say the tower was hit. Then it was repeated The Tower Was Hit. I was stunned. I had to run into my daughters school, and saw it with my own eyes as they replayed the scenes of the towers being hit. My heart stopped. I didn't know how to react. I knew no one but I felt as if I just lost a close family member. I left the school and went home to watch the news. My son had just turned 3yrs old, and he saw the t.v. and said mommy who did that mean thing. He really understood. My daughter was 11 yrs. old then, she came home from school and said mom I feel like I lost someone there today even though I know no one. I told her I felt the same way. We all cried over this tragedy. I felt as if we were in mourning along with all those thousands of people who lost loved ones and friends. I have taught both my kids this year that these are very jealous people because they want what our country has and can't have it and jealousy can lead you to do very sick and cruel things. My son who is now 4yrs old came to adopt a country song called God Bless The USA. He has also told us on more than one occasion that he is Proud TO BE AMERICAN and GLAD HE IS FREE. It sounds funny to think of a 4 year old saying this, but it goes to show how little credit we really give kids, they understand more than we think. So I believe in telling them as much history as possible so they know and understand what our ancestors had to go through to give us this freedom. REMEMBER 9/11/2001 NEVER FORGET THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES, NOR THOSE WHO BROUGHT THAT PLANE DOWN TO PROTECT SO MANY OTHER LIVES. When you are sad remember what my 4 year old sings and it will bring joy and peace back to you. GOD BLESS THE USA. I WILL PROUDLY STAND UP AND DEFEND HER STILL TODAY CAUSE THERE AIN'T NO DOUBT I LOVE THIS LAND GOD BLESS THE USA. Keep God first and He will bless us all. Bin Laden you can run and hide for now, but you will be found and justice will be served, if not here on earth when you meet your maker. God won't have mercy on your soul. 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 story4546.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. 68.80.159.122 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 woke up my mom had already turned on the news she told me that a plain had hit the world Trade Center in New York. So I watched the news till it was time to go to school. When I got there I learned that the whole school would be going down to the library to watch the news this is when I first found out that it was a terrorist attack when I got back to class my teacher told us that we could tell our grandchildren about, this further angered me because she was saying it like it was something to brag about I just could not understand why she thought it would be a cool thing to discuss over dinner I mean what would someone think if you just came out at dinner and said ?hey guess what I saw the twin towers fall to the ground burning?. After that day I never looked at the American flag the same, I never skipped out on saying the pledge of allegiance in school, and I never sat during the national anthem. But I also must say that I do not agree with president bushes decision to go to war because what did we do in that war? We did the same exact thing that they did to us and by bombing Afghanistan we killed innocents we did the same thing that they did to us and I will never agree with that. But when I look back on 9-11 I will always remember how I would feel if my mother where to have been on that plane. But now I have a question for you please e-mail me at childberd@msn.com to let me know if you think I?m right for thinking the way I do about this cruel act on America. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story10623.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. 2004-05-28 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.231.90.126 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I am in the United States Coast Guard Active Duty, I have been for about seven years. 9/11/01 was a terrible nightmare, I relive the events when I put my uniform on to complete our daily missions of Homeland Security. I am grateful to be a part of our Nations Defense and I stand behind the Commander-In-Chief 100%. I salute the heros every day when the American flag is raised at Sunrise, and every night when it's lowered for Taps at Sunset. America is strong and I feel that we were all brought together to fight for what is rightfully ours. Freedom..... 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