554 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: My roommate came in and woke me up at 8:52 am, he looked really freaked out, he said that a plane flew in the World Trade Center. I thouhgt he was joking or I was having a bad dream, I rolled over to go back to sleep. I heard him in the living room, I got up and turned my tv on and there it was. It was like a movie. Everything was in slow motion that day, my brother called me to get out of Stamford-it is a pretty big city with US Warbugh and Swiss Bank here. I eventually did get into my car and go to Milford CT, 45 miles North of Stamford, the roads were eerily quiet. I got to my mothers and we just watched in horror. I moved to Florida 4 days later and I could not wait to go. I was so scared, I still am. I have recently moved back to CT and I feel at home. September 11, 2002 was a very somber day, a day of looking back at where I was physically and emotionally. What a difference a year makes. I am still sad and cry when I think of that day one year ago, but I feel stronger now then I did them, this has made me stronger. I have so much love and respect for everyone who persished that day, inside and outside the towers, thay can never be forgotten. I will never forget-EVER-we all must never forget. My heart is with all of those who lost someone that day and to the entire country, we will prevail. 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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 at Anthem Blue Cross & Blue shield on the morning of the attacks when a friend had told me that a plane had crashed into world trade tower 1. We thought nothing of it, we were just thinking that a plane had crashed. Then we heard about the second plane just minutes later. We really thought something of it then. People all over work had the t.v.s turned on as well as their radios. People were crying and showing their sympathy for the families and victims. It was the most horrible thing we had ever seen. All day long we were watching the tv at work and listening to the radios. We then heard that a man intown was running around with a gun. So we all got really scared. However, it didn't link to the attacks at all. It was just an upset man running around with a gun. Police had caught him. Our hearts go out to all of the families and all of America! It's so hard to believe it's already been a year! I just remember it happening. God bless all of America! And may those who did this terriorist attack not go to God. 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 story4785.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 name is Lance Brown. My wife Dora and I were at the dentist when we heard over the radio that a plane had hit one of the two towers of the World Trade Center. At first, we thought it was a small plane. When we found out the size of the plane we assumed it was some sort of horrible accident. When the second plane hit, we knew something was up. Then we heard about the other planes and we knew we were looking at a wartime situation. The day was worsened when we made it home and started to follow the coverage on television. We were extremely saddened and angry. As time has gone on I have greatly appreciated the rememberances and ceremonies for those who died and the heroes of the day. Maybe I am just old school( I was 30 when the attacks happened), but I believe one major area has been overlooked. That area is the need for true revenge. I am not a believer in political correctness. This is about defending our country against a real threat and honoring those who were killed on that day. We need to catch every Al-Qaeda member, interrogate them, and then kill them. No trials or lawyers, just raise the red flag (which means no quarter; no prisoners taken). They murdered too many of our people needlessly to just put them in jail. Sincerely, Lance Brown, One Proud American! 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 by my Sister calling me telling me of the horrible crash into the first tower, So I turned on the TV and sat there in awe, not because of the specticality of it all, but of the feeling that came over me thinking of the people both on the plane and the people in the World Trade Center who could have caught a glimpse of what was about to happen to them and praying. Then to my absolute amazement as I was still on the phone with my sister, crying, (chills are actually going up and down my neck as I am writing this), we saw another plane go into the other building right in front of our eyes LIVE on TV. My heart stopped, I started getting frantic, in a BAD way, I have a son and at the time was in a new school, new teacher, new people, scared for him I didn't have a car and wanted to go get him just to hold him, who was to say that, that day would or would not have been our last on Earth. All I wanted to do was to be with my Son, my little 7 year old with Special Needs. I couldn't get him so, I sat there and just cried my eyes out. I lit candles all over the house, praying that everybody would be OK, but I knew better and was afraid to admit it, even to myself. I was in complete denial, like I had family in those buildings, planes and areas of tragedy. My Sister and me sat on the phone with our mouths hung wide open, well I knew mine was and if I know her, hers was too. I was terrified that the World was ending. Then, when the other planes crashed, I started to get angry about the whole entire situation that these so called people, of this world and time that we live in could actually think that this would tear down the United States. Isn't that why we are called The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA!!!! This has only made our country stand stronger and more patriotic, along with much more love for the here and now and what really matters today, like the song that Toby Keith sings "MY LIST", we need to listen to that song and take heed to all the things that you've put off for tomorrow and do them NOW! God Bless all the families who have lost a loved one, we all feel for those who were in and around the tragedies of September 11 and we are all in one way or another part of it, for the United States is UNITED. God Bless and start living for the here and now. 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 story2868.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 third-grade class and i think we were working on our D.O.L. Then,out of nowhere,our principal came on the intercom. I remember it like it was yesterday. She said,"Students there has just been an attack on the World Trade Centers." Then she went off. I did not think anything of it until just recently when I finally understood what happened that fateful day. And to the victims family,some of whom might be reading this I have a message for you. Don`t Give Up Hope you will meet them some day in heaven God Bless, Anthony. 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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 boyfriend and I were in Kennebunkport, ME. We just began to shop for X-Mas gifts and souveniers when we heard a report of the attack on the Pentagon. Not hearing the entire report, we asked the salesperson what was going on? Upon learning of the attacks, we scrambled for more information as to what airline was involved (my brother is a commercial pilot) and I was frantic to reach relatives that reside and work in that area of Manhattan. In my case, my family was okay.(there are many stories to tell) However we grieved for the families that were not so fortunate, and we, like many fellow Americans were glued to the T.V. for the latest news. One year later, We are so very proud to be Americans, and are so very supportive of those who ensure that we are indeed "Home of the Brave". 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 story5357.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 at home getting ready for school. and my bus came and when i got to school! i saw that everyone was sad! and i asked what had happened! they said there was an Terrosist Attack and i was horror struck and we sat at school watching what had happened. 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 story2503.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: Not a story but a poem I wrote on Tuesday Sept. 11, 2001. As yet untitled: Today I sat and cried tears of pain......fear For those who died for those who lived. Our lives are not the same Innocence.....security stripped forty three minutes of terror our shores.......forever changed faith tested A nation............world mourns. Terri Taylor 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 woke up to one of the most beautiful days i had seen in the month of September.I live with my widow daughter and her six children,so as usual,after she left to drive the four youngest one to school..i went up to my tiny room,coffee mug in hand. .. My room has one window only and it faces Manhattan.After each school morning rush,it was my custom to sit on my stool in front of my computer,sip my coffe and look out towards the city.On a clear day,i could see forever...the Twin Towers,a bridge,the Empire State Building,etc..My eyes were focused towards my right,looking at the E.S.B...when the phone rang and my daughters voice,loud and agitated,came through,,screaming.."Are you in your room looking out?I said yes"Why"She responded."look towards the Towers!!"Something happened because as i was driving back on Metropolitan ave.,i saw a big fire on one of the Towers!" I said..ok...bye.I turned to look at the Towers and saw the fire on the Tower on my right.I was calm,i thought it was just a fire and the fire dept. would be there already handling it.I then saw a jet plane,flying a bit too low and suddenly..it went right into the next Tower.It exploded,kind of...so did my emotions..i could not beleive it.I turned on the tv and there it was..all over the news..no one knew yet what had happened. . I had always felt blessed,to have this little room with the view of the city,that even at a distance,i couls see so much!Sitting here each morning,was a way for me to unwind,to relax and meditate and at times..have a pity party when i felt low.Wich was once in while.I lost my 32 year old son in 1994,to AIDS,lost a couple of close friends to cancer and in the year 2000,lost my only brother.Staring at the city reminded me of my son and my brother because they just loved Manhattan,had worked and lived there ,years ago.The sun always goes down in that direction and i have seen the most beautiful sunsets from here. . . Because i like to draw and paint,it never ceases to amaze me.."What an artist is our creator to create such gorgeous colors on the horizon!My thinking has changed since that tuesday morning.I have cried for weeks,in my solitude...for the enormity of it all,for the fear that those people felt as they knew that they were going to die!This is one thing that never leaves my mind.I have flown,many times and i have had fearsome experiences during a bad weather flight...so i know what it is tofeel hopelessly fearful when you are all the way up there on a plane.As a mother and grandmother,i know how we do our best to protect our children,but to know that in a case like that,there is nothing one can do..this is the most horrible feeling i can think of! . I have prayed each day for the families of those victims.I have prayed for myself so i can accept that this tragedy happened and there is nothing i can do about it.Because it bothers me,to see people at times,going on with their lifes,without a "new" attitude.I never stop reminding my grandchildren about how these people lost their lifes.There is a lot of talk about getting emotional support for the children,because they might be suffering from emotional distress after this tragedy.Yes..i agree that a lot of kids feel very bad about what happened on 911.But,because they are children ,they will forget and kep busy with whatever.I beleive that us,the adults,have a tougher time dealing with these emotions of sadness,anger,frustrtion,etc.It should be easier for us,after all,we are adults. . . Well ,i was a child,living on a beautiful island,when the Nazis killed millions of jews.I came to this country when i was 12,started school and it was then,that i learned about those "horrific" crimes agaisnt the jews.Iam now 64 years old and you know what?I feel for those people like if i was there myself!I have read all i could about that tragedy and i will never ,ever forget what the Jewish people went through.We are supposed to be created equal.But we do not think and feel"equal.I pray that this Nation ,never ,ever forgets these tragedies.I don"t want my grankids to forget.If they get teary eyes as i remind them?Well..that is ok,because 911 is something to get teary eye about,something to keep in your heart and memory.Feeling sad can help some of these hard-headed kiss to stop thinking that life is ..toys,good times and to stop taking life and safety for granted.To be cautious,alert.. . . I hardly ever look across my window towards the city.Sometimes i glance just to make sure the E.S.B. is still there.To me,this view is a constant,solenm,silent reminder of those lost lifes.And my heart feels so saddened by it..as i think of the families of those victims... 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 story388.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. 2002-04-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.194.204 Annotation Annotations to this item. Religion Victims WTC, attack NY:3 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 just got my oldest daughter off to school, and was sitting watching Channel 2, the Today show. Katie came across the tv and said the first plane had hit and when they went to the site live the second plane hit. It was in the moments that all I could hear was screams in my head. I broke down and wept, then had to explain to my 5 year old what had happened. My heart goes out to all of those who lost thier lives as well as thier family and friends. As one country music singer from England said, on that day all of America became New Yorkers and all the world became Americans. While the screams have easied the memory is there and my heart is broken and sad. I do not know if anything will ever erase that. 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 story4190.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 september 11th iwas at home ,it was about 7:40 am our time and i was putting my son on the bus for school. i came back in the house currled up on my couch still half asleep . i turned on my tv and flipped through the channels when i found msnbc there in front of me were pictures of the world trade center on fire . the news anchor had said a plane had hit the tower. i woke my husband and told him to come watch the news . as we sat on the couch with are newborn baby we saw people jumping from the tower and the fire blazing out of control then it happend the second plane hit the tower we just looked at each other in horror. my husband said we are under attack he said go get our son out of school this is gonna get ugly so i rushed to the school and got our son . when igot back to the house my husband was screaming no this cant be happening. that is when i heard that the heart of our nations security had been hit. if they could hit the pentagon then they could get us all. then reports came in that there were more planes . we kept our eyes glued to the tv as we watched again in horror the towers collapsing my heart sank and i cryed. i am sitting here looking at my children and wondering are we going to see tomarrow. as the hours passed my husband said we needed to go to the store and get food and gas just in case. this is where we seen our own terrorist in our town the price of gas went from 1.45$ a gallon to 5.50$ in one minute. going to the grocery store was like something out of a horror movie .THE place was packed full but you could of heard a pin drop the radio was on live news coverage and everyone was listening to it as people stocked up on supplies. the rest of the night was erie you could look down the street at midnight that night and every house was lit up . i will never forget the day the world stopped and the feelings we felt on that infamous day in september we will always remember. misty and jason shelsky 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 story9944.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. 67.233.32.156 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 just a routine day! I went to the office to turn in my atendance at around 9 and the secretary told me that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. We thought it was a smal plane that had done so accidentally. We continued to listen to the radio and heard of the 2nd plane hitting the other Tower. I returned to my classroom, trying to act as nothing had happened - I had 19 7 &8 year olds to teach! I received a message on my e-mail from my 15 year old daughter - she was at school, located very near NASA. The rumors flying around there were that NASA would be hit next. My daughter expressed her fear of being that close to NASA - I told her to leave school and come to my school. She did. Only then did I feel "ok"! I realized how fortunate I was to have all that mattered right there with me at a time when that was the most important thing. Parents of my studetns began arriving to take their children home. I know that they felt the same wasy - if they just had their family all together, in one place, things would be "ok". Because my students were so young, there wasn't much de\iscussion in hte room. They know that something big had happened - they could feel the tension in the whole building. There were several teacher who had family flying that day and we were sharing cell phones and covering classes so that they could try to locate family memebers. It is a day that I will always remember! Yesterday, on the anniversary, we had a moment of silence and said the pledge - really said the pledge. Then it was back to business as usual for the students. Not for me though. My heart was heavy the whole day. I pray peace and blessing to all the family and friends of those lost in this horrible attack. 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 story6197.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: The Day That Changed My Life September 11, 2001 was the most tragic day of my life. It has impacted my family, friends, and generation. Since 9/11, my respect for America and the life I have, has changed immensely, with many other people. When the first attack happened, I was at school, and I remember an announcement came on saying there had been an attack. My teacher turned on the T.V. and there I saw it- a plane flying directly into one of the Twin Towers. It made me sick to think there were thousands of innocent people in there not knowing where to go and if they?d make it out alive. My teacher let everyone call home, and when it was my turn, my Mom picked up the phone. She started crying and I wanted to cry too. She and my Dad were impacted so much by Sept. 11 because my Dad?s job is being a pilot. He had just retired from the United States Navy. Because of his career, my entire family always had a deep respect for America, but now it is even deeper. My friends have also changed. Some of them ?get? how horrible it was, but others don?t care as much as they should. We?ve all become more patriotic and respectful to our country. Also, we?re more careful with what we say. Today, September 11, 2002, our school, to show our spirit, wore red, white, and blue. It was amazing to see how many of us showed our pride by wearing it. Also, our Student Council planted New York?s state tree in our front schoolyard. Around it is sandstone, from Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where one of the planes crashed, and they?re in the shape of the Pentagon. It shows how much we?ve matured and developed over the past year. My generation, I think, has been affected the most. We all saw what happened and we will never forget the plane crashing in Shanksville. We will never forget the Pentagon burning. We will never forget when the other plane flew straight into one of the towers. And we certainly won?t forget the feeling and sight of World Trade Center collapsing to the streets of New York City. As you can see, we?ve all been affected as a country and will always stick together as ONE! As the one-year anniversary comes and goes, the people who suffered from September 11, 2001, will always be in our hearts. By: Kim Begley 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: SEPTEMBER 11TH 8:46 Herb calls -- A plane crashed Into the World Trade Center. I turn on tv -- flames, smoke, a black hole Through the heart of New York City. 9:02 a second plane, two craters, smoke surges, frenzied flames lash the sky. My ears shut. I don't want to linger More truncated than I am. Fear won't scorch me. Eyes up, I march to the bank notary, wanting to ask each person I pass -- Do you know? Inside, whispers of horror. I, who don't know how to cry, tears drop. Someone proclaims -- It's the fault of the liberals. Three blocks to Voice Stream -- My new, expensive phone, a weak signal since day one. The manager unlocks the glass door, explains, We are closing due to today's events. Other stores closing, closed, closed. Fifteen minutes have drooped our shoulders, Tear-streaked faces, hushed voices. We walk weighted by shock, loss. Communal sorrow - echoes of Kennedy, King. A pyre of thousands. I open my front door, run to the blaring pone. My son - Do you know, terrorists? No; oh yes, the tv said Terrorists. Now only channel 25. Stuttering Replays forward/back - planes, smoke, flames, people fleeing, Osama bin Laden, Afghanistan. War. Watching, nailed to the couch and phone, to hear family and friends. my son, sick, at home, his wife called - Their office - like an earthquake; all in the building ran to the cellar. Management won't let them out. I wish the attackers instant death until sanity softens rage. Next day I hunt in my closets for our 48-star flag washed last night. Wooden flagpole in my hand, where is our folded red, white and blue shelved since Vietnam? I need to drape it form our 2nd floor window to wave America This country, Ellis Island, my family, when others slammed their doors shut. I search between bulky sweaters, paper goods, a faded shirt, tax records. Oh, the red bled into the yellowed white. I tossed it out. I buy a rhinestone pin - our flag made of stardust, and tape a paper flag to my front door, my car window, on top of a gift box. I see stripes and stars in every size: on entrance and lobby doors, on men's lapels, in shop windows, next to Korean, Chinese, Arabic alphabets. The red and white bars - steel beams, the stars - rivets, our World Trade Center. This poem was read at the National Poetry Month @ The Writer's Voice of the West Side Y: After 9/11, Curated by Jane Herschlag. April 10th, Writer's Voice, 5 West 63rd, New York, NY 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 story485.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 playing Beachvolleyball when a friend of mine told of the incident! We thougt that it is a joke, but when I saw it at TV I knew that it was real. 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 story9925.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: An update to what I wrote about this day 5 years ago. My emotions are still so raw on this day...I find myself easily coming to tears and angry at such things as CNN playing real time coverage of the horror that happened that day. This is the first day I have to try to be "normal" since I worked the mental health response and was doing work helping others on the first two anniversaries, the past two I was home and able to commemorate and memorialize in my own way. Today I am at work and school and it's hard, very hard. I want to process it all and help others and remember.... FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS--WE WILL NEVER FORGET! 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 story20486.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 sitting at a desk in a high school classroom when I heard about September 11th. We started the school day on September 11th just as we started the school day on September 10th. We went to first period and worked until the morning announcements came on. We were told a commerical airliner had hit the World Trade Center. We thought of it as no more of an accident and were anxious to hear the bell ring to release us to break. As we exited into the hall, several students joked about the plane crash. We had morning break and chatted as usual. We sighed as we heard the bell signaling us to go to class. We went to our seats as if we were trained animals. I sat in listening to my teacher's sophomore English lecture. We heard a knock on the door. A biology teacher stuck her head in and ask to speak to our English teacher. Our teacher re-entered our classroom, she said, "I have just been informed that the Pentagon is on fire." She hurriedly moved to the televison and turned it on. We sat in awe as we saw the twin towers fall and the Pentagon go up in smoke. A usually chatting class fell silent. We sat back in our chairs as we tried to take in what was happening to our country. We looked to one another in astonishment. We realized that this was no joke this was a serious terror attack. We all sat in quiet wondering why. Our teacher related our events to "All Quiet on the Western Front" our recent novel we were studying. We wondered if our future would hold bomb shelters, drafts, and another world war. Most of all, we wondered what September 12 would hold in store for 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 story1645.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 sleeping soundly, oblivious to the world when I heard the startling ring of the telephone. I had a fever and hadn't been feeling well, so I had taken the day off from school. I figured I wasn't going to miss anything, and from what I had collected the previous day, my classes would be quite uneventful. I was none to pleased to be rudely awakened from my slumber. I remember cursing out the phone as I picked up the receiver, and grumbling out a "h'lo?" It was the voice of my sister, but it had a wavering and shaky tone that concerned me. "Are you alright?" I quickly replied. I thought she might have been in an accident or something, since she normally would be at classes that day. I remember what she said next quite clearly. "I think we're under attack. Terrorists have attacked New York and Washington, turn on the news!" I couldn't believe what I was hearing, but the rest of the conversation was brief. She just wanted to call to let my family know not to worry about her, and that Philadelphia hadn't been targeted. I ran into my room and turned on the radio. Every station was saying the same thing. I heard a brief conference from our President before I ran to turn on the T.V. It felt so strange watching the billowing smoke from a WTC. I couldn't take my eyes off the TV. I wondered what my classmates were doing a few miles away at school. I felt so alone. Nothing I saw seemed real???but it was real, and now I'm tired of it. The media has beaten the subject to death. Today as a school-wide event I was forced to watch CNN's coverage of September 11th - again. Over the past week the only thing I've seen all over the TV Guide is September 11th coverage. I do recall children experts claiming that we should be cautious about how much our youth is viewing regarding the tragedy. How can this be achieved when the horrors are aired twenty four seven all over the network? When is enough, enough? I feel for the victims of the families. I feel for the people of New York. But everyone needs to find closure and move on with their lives, never forgetting the mistakes we made and with the resolve to never let something of this magnitude happen again. 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 story3508.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 arrived for work a little late - a couple of minutes past nine. I had a feeling immediately that something was strange around the office as two of my coworkers were staring intently at a TV scree. They looked up and told me that two planes had crashed into the World Trade Center buildings. For some reason it didn't completely sink in immediately - I turned on my computer. As we were sitting there, trying to figure out what was going on, the reality began to dawn on all of us. My chief of staff and legislative director disappeared into the Congressman's office. Looking out our window, we have a perfect view of the Capitol Building - about 400 yards away. I remember asking, "Are we safe here right now." A friend from another office called me, to see what we were doing. Our chief of staff came out,looking visibly shaken. He said that we were closing down and that we should all get go home. Avoid the metro, he said - no one is sure what's going on. I tried to call my girlfriend who also works in the city, but she wasn't answering because she was in a staff meeting - she didn't find out for another half hour. I called my friend back and she offered her apartment as a place to go. I refused, seeing how she lived on Capitol Hill and I wanted to get out of the city. We decided to go to my apartment in Silver Spring, MD. It was at that point that a news report came on that there had been a car bomb explosion at the State Department. We all left the office quickly, and I headed over to the Cannon Building to meet my friend. I remember taking the stairs, rather than the elevator out of a fear of being trapped if something happened. Everyone was moving quickly, but not in a paniced way. Capitol Police were moving tourists along - the evacuation order hadn't come down yet, but it would in a matter of minutes. I met my friend and we immediately got in her car. I turned on National Public Radio to see what was happenign. It was almost surreal - they were broadcasting a report on the budget and the Social Security lock box! Flipping throught the dials, we found Elliot in the Morning, a local shock jock who dumped his usual schtic for real reporting. He was great and helped to keep us a little calm. We drove north, past the Senate Office Buildings. Traffic was heavy, but moving. We were stopped at a light near the Hart Office Building when we heard a "boom." Pedestrians immediately started looking up toward the Capitol. Our first words were, "Shit, they hit the Capitol."We couldn't see the dome because of buildings in the way and I started to get out of the car to try and see what happened. My friend yelled at me to get back in and we drove off. I was so wrapped up in what was going on, I almost didn't notice that she was crying. For a period, I was afraid that she wouldn't be able to drive, but she held it together. The drive thinned out after we got off the hill. At this point, we still didn't know what the noise was, so when we got to North Capitol Street, I looked back to see if the dome of the Capitol was still there. It was, and we found out later that the noise was a jet flying overhead. The rest of the drive was relatively uneventful. Traffic was about the same as a usual evening commute and we made it home in 40 minutes. Coworkers who were going to Virginia were not so lucky and were stuck for hours because 395 goes by the Pentagon. Two thoughts kept occuring to me. 1. Since we didn't yet know that the state department car bomb rumor was false, I was nervous about the parked cars we were passing on the road. 2. It was strange how so many of the people we passed at stores, gas stations and other businesses seemed to be going on with their lives as if nothing happened. I wanted to yell, "Don't you see what's happeining?" When we got to my apartment building at around 10:45, we went upstairs to my girlfriend's apartmen - I don't have a land line, and my cell phone was not working. We called our parents to let them know we were safe. My girlfriend was still in the city. I was not happy about that and told her that if she didn't get out soon, I was coming in to get her. There were many calls trying to reach her father who was understandibly upset. It was difficult to get though as he worked on Long Island and all NY phones were jammed. I remember speaking to my mother several times, at one point suggesting that she and my father might want to pack up and head to my uncle's house in Maine, my father's plan during the Cold War if missiles were launched. My girlfriend got home about an hour and a half later and we spent the rest of the day fixated on the TV. At one point, we tried to give blood, only to be turned away, because the center wasn't set up for a drive. That night, I needed to get out and went to the gym. At one point, the President addressed the nation and I remember a good number of people going over to watch. Some people kept working out. 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 story324.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: When life changed for us all, I was fast asleep in my bed thousands of miles away. I had started my first semester of grad school and had an 8:00 class that gave me fits. I woke up late again, and rushed out of my apartment without checking the day's news. The shuttle was full of people on cell phones, and I caught bits and pieces of their conversations. "Somebody's going to pay for this." "Ohmigod, one of them's leaning?" I didn't know what they were talking about or that they were talking about the same thing. It wasn't until I got to class that I learned the news. Like many Americans, I'm sure, I thought the damage had been exaggerated. Hadn't the towers withstood a bombing a few years earlier without too much incident? The Pentagon? Indestructible. It didn't take long to learn that wasn't so. I got home in time to see both towers collapse. The image haunts me. I'm one of the lucky ones. I don't know anyone who was lost in the attacks. I don't know anyone who lost anyone, but we all lost something that day. We lost our innocence. 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 story1389.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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