555 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 had just gotten off my 12 hour graveyard shift at 0600 hrs,,,i am a 911 dispatcher and emt for the city of san diego fire and life safety services,,,,i had just gone downstairs to clock out and the television was on and my coworkers told me what had just happened,,,,the first plane had hit wtc 1 approx 20 min earlier and as we were all riveted watching the tv,,,all of us thinking this was a horrible accident,,,we then all witnessed the second plane as it hit wtc 2,,,,there was utter disbelieve in all of us of course as we watched this horror happening before out eyes, but eventually i knew i had to start for home as i knew i had to get some sleep to come back to work 12 hrs later for my next shift,,,,i couldnt wait to get home to tell my family what had happened as i knew they were all probably still sleeping, but when i arrived home they were all awake and watching, the neighbors had already called, so we watched together in horror, and as the first tower start to fall, immediately all i could think of were all those firefighters, paramedics, emts, police officers and all the innocent folks that hadnt gotten out yet,,all in that order, i knew they were gone and i cried,,,,eventually knowing i had to get some sleep cause i had to be back on shift at the fire dept at 1800 hrs,,,i think i finally went reluctantly to sleep around noon that day only to get up around 1530,,,when i awoke and it slowly came to me that something horrible and unbelievable had happened to our country and was hoping against hope that it had all been an awful dream once i came fully awake,,,,,i realized it wasnt a dream,,,it was undeniable reality 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 story5987.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. 198.81.17.166 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 father had a triple by-pass performed at the U of PA hospital 9/10/2001. I travelled from my home in CT with my 9yr. old daughter to stay at my sister's house with my mother, who came from Atlantic City; and my brother who came from Canada. My husband called when the first plane hit the WTC. He woke me up. As if what he said was in a dream, I went back to sleep. I thought it was a part of my dream. He called again when the second plane crashed. I woke up my family and we watched CNN,like the rest of the nation, in horror. Since NJ is separated from Phila. by bridges, and all bridges were closed to traffic, we could not visit my father on his 1st day of recovery from surgery. He later told us that when he woke, the first thing the docs told him was about the attacks. He, too, thought it was a dream and didn't believe it until he watched it on TV. It took me 3 days to return to CT. I would have to drive over one of the bridges that connect NYC to NJ & CT. They were all closed to traffic. Two years later, on this the anniversary date of the tragedy, I am still tearful and I stop what I'm doing for a moment of reflection, sadness and rememberance when the radio or a co-worker marks the times the planes went down. 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: Christmas in New York ~ December 23 & 24, 2001 Arriving We tumble off the train and move forward in fits and starts. On the Main Concourse at Grand Central Station, words and footsteps echo. If I look up to admire the vast ceiling sprinkled with stars, I?ll stop the traffic flow. So we keep moving, searching for the subway to Times Square. We walk deeper into the bowels of the station. Everything around us is concrete and orange light and litter and screeching metal. When a train barrels past it brings with it a hot, fumy smell. From behind a pillar I hear a song. Someone is playing a trumpet. The notes bounce off the walls and resonate all around us. When we climb onto the subway car, though, the doors seal away the music. We?ve packed ourselves in quite nicely, though some of us are stuck standing. Near me a girl of about 10 is resting her head on her mother?s shoulders. "There are so many people, it?s scary," she whispers. "I know," her mother whispers back. She smoothes her hair again and again, as the train begins to move. ? Central Park The city looms to on either side as we walk down winding paths, past gnarled trees. Clip-clop, clip-clop, clip-clop. Horse-drawn carriages prance by on a thoroughfare. Each one is decorated a little differently for the season, with bows and wreaths and flowers. Red-nosed couples or families sit under blankets and watch us. There are rocks everywhere. I never knew that about Central Park. They are great climbing rocks. Kids see them and start running, ready to attack the mountain. One mother is yelling, "Get down from there NOW!" Her son is dangling off a ledge about 20 feet from the ground, a big grin on his face. The mom looks at me with exasperation that hints of a smile. There is a skating rink. It is so crowded that if you happened to fall, you?d probably just tip into someone else and bounce back up. No one seems to mind anyway. They are laughing or chasing each other or trying to stay balanced. ? Last-Minute Shopping We walk into Macy?s and for a moment, I stand and look. Ahead of me, above the shoppers? heads, are countless arches of garland. They are clustered with glittered fruit, ornaments, and ribbon, and attach at each end to golden angels that hang from pillars. There is floor after floor of anything you could ever want to buy. We take the escalator, which is wooden and ancient. I?ve never seen anything like it. As I get off, I see a woman in her seventies standing and admiring the endlessly moving stairs. Then she takes a picture. Outside FAO Schwartz teenagers wearing Red Cross T-shirts are handing out hot chocolate. A line stretches from the front doors and out behind the building. A man squawks out through a megaphone, "Come on over, folks! The line?s moving quickly." Inside is a crush of people and children. "Look! Cotton candy making machines!" Someone exclaims behind me. I see lots and lots of teddy bears, a room dedicated just to Barbie Dolls, and Lincoln Logs. A man tending to his three children loses sight of one, a little girl of about three, for a moment. I watch her drift into the masses of shoppers, her eyes widening in fear. She begins to cry. Just as I head over to help her, another woman stops and asks her what is wrong. She beckons a store employee to help. There is so much to see. I wish I could play. But there are so many people that I am sweating and it?s hard to see in front of us. So we head back into the crisp December afternoon. ? The Church At St. Patrick?s Cathedral, the ceiling arches far above us. There is a smattering of people inside. Some walk in and immediately light a candle. Others rush down the aisles to get to the front. Cameras flash. I see a man holding a little dog. Others have obviously come in for just a little while for a respite from the cold and to rest their tired feet. Many people are sitting in the pews, straight and gazing ahead, as if they are waiting or hoping for a mass to begin. And some have come to pray. I see them from the corner of my eye. I feel guilty watching and invading a private moment. They sink to their knees and bow their heads, oblivious to the constant din of voices. There in mid-afternoon as children run by laughing, they hold their conversations with God. ? The Movie We decide to go to the movies across the street from our hotel in Times Square. "Lord of the Rings" is playing. We have to take three escalators just to get to theater number 12. Many people are already seated. We squeeze past at least 10, apologizing at every step, then sink into our seats. I like the movie but find my mind drifting at times. There are many characters to keep track of and I?ve never read the books. Still, I?m mesmerized by the special effects and the story. There is this moment toward the end when the main character thinks about the hardships he is enduring. He is close to giving up. "I wish I had never been given the ring," he says. "I wish all of this had never happened." "We all do," his mentor tells him. He continues with something like, "There is nothing you can do now except take the time that has been given to you and try to make a change. It?s up to you to change the world." I hear sniffles in the darkness around me. At first I think it?s just one person with a cold. But then I hear more, and I see several people nearby quickly wiping their eyes. I realize that the words have either struck a chord or hit a nerve with the people around me. How we all wish none of this had ever happened. Most of us are silent as we pour out into the lobby, and then the night. The sidewalks are wet. They reflect back thousands of lights, chasing away the darkness, keeping the streets alive. ? The Subway It?s the morning of Christmas Eve, and I?m riding the subway alone. Dan is still buried under warm blankets in our hotel room. The train is quiet and far from crowded. As we start moving, a black man with a white beard steps in from the car behind us. He?s holding a saxophone. As we rush ahead into the darkness, he begins to play. Inside I sing with him. Have yourself a merry little Christmas. Let your heart be light. From now on our troubles will be out of sight. A man next to me in a suit and tie does not look up from the newspaper. Others gaze vacantly ahead. Their eyes tell me nothing. I listen and stare across out the window and see that another train is racing beside us. We are moving just slightly faster. It is so close I can see the faces inside each window. The notes from the saxophone swell and wash over me. Suddenly I?m alone with the music and these brief flashes of other lives. I watch and see mothers and children, an Asian teenager, an older white woman; a black face looking back at me or through me. This is New York, I think as we pull ahead of the other train and the faces vanish. The man finishes his song, picks up his instrument case, and moves haltingly forward. A young blond woman gives him a dollar. He smiles and thanks her and walks to the next car, as we barrel on toward 34th Street. ? Ground Zero Everything is different. It has been nine weeks since I was here last. The streets are streets again. Stores are opened. And the smell?that awful, electrical, dank smell, has diminished. Of course life here cannot be normal. Normal must now be a dim memory for the people who live and work in these buildings. This is still a grim, somber place. But as I walk and watch, I can sense a change since October. I think it is acceptance. On the ground floor of One Liberty Plaza, which once faced the World Trade Center, the shops have reopened. Starbucks employees are wearing Santa caps and are passing out samples on the sidewalk. Inside, people are milling about and ordering bagels. I ask for my standard Cchai and tell the woman to keep the change from my $20, as if that?s going to help business. Still, seeing the smile on her face makes me feel warmer than my drink. Outside, I keep walking. There are people everywhere, with cameras, with their children, craning their necks to see the rubble. All any of us can truly see is the tops of cranes. You could almost pretend that this was just a big construction job going on; that is, those of us who don't really belong here. I stop at a cookie shop. I don?t even want a cookie, but I walk in anyway. "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire?" is blaring from somewhere. Two women behind the counter look up and smile. One is sliding fresh baked chocolate chip cookies off a sheet. Everything here is so warm and cozy and feels so nice, it?s almost surreal. For a split second I think of these two incredibly kind faces and imagine what they were doing on September 11. Then I?m embarrassed because tears have come to my eyes. I realize they are tears of relief that these people are here and alive and are able to smile. But I can?t tell them that. "Um, I?d just like a chocolate chip cookie," I say, not really looking one of the women in the eye. "Just one?" she teases. "You can?t have just one." Back out in the cold I hold my cookie and my Chai and watch other people see it all for the first time. Their eyes drift across the flowers and banners and pictures and teddy bears that still adorn some of the fences and building walls. Some wipe tears from their eyes or just stand in awe. These people are the minority, though. There are less reverent visitors now. Some lean out of the windows of cars slowly driving by, pointing video cameras. Others try to sneak past barriers. A group of Japanese tourists are laughing and arguing about how to line up in front of the camera. One man is trying to capture Ground Zero as the backdrop to the picture. I watch them giggling and feel anger rise within me. Then I see a police officer, a beautiful black woman in her thirties, watching them also. "Does this bother you?" I ask her when they walk away. "All of these people, taking pictures?" "No," she says without hesitation. "Everyone has to process this in their own way." She doesn?t sound resigned or even sad. I detect this strength about her that I wish was contagious. Maybe it?s resilience. I see it everywhere, as I walk back to the subway. Recovery workers are greeting each other and laughing. Some of them hold surgical masks in their hands and are soiled with soot. They have seen unspeakable things. These days are long from over. But in this little moment, they are smiling. ? Going Home There has to be a seat somewhere, we are both thinking as we walk briskly past car after car. This is the 1:07pm train to New Haven, and everyone else in New York has decided to take it. We walk and peek and walk and walk. Every seat is full. People are sitting on the floor. Others are squeezing through the doors with bags of Christmas gifts. I see a man holding a cat in a carrier. In the last car, we are able to squish into two tiny seats across from a brother and sister. The boy, about 14, is engrossed in a Game Boy and simultaneously listening to music over headphones. His sister is working on subtraction problems in a workbook. That is, when she can sit still. Another girl, maybe 12, gets on with her mother just as the doors are about to close. She has braces and a sweet quietness about her. In her arms she holds a plastic case with a parakeet inside. In five minutes, the two girls become friends. "Your name is Katherine?" the older one says softly. "That?s my name!" The little one grins and swings her feet. "How many stops until we?re there?" she demands of her father. "Lots," he says in a voice that tells her not push it. We burst out from the tunnel and into the light. Already the city around us seems like a different place; just gray buildings and bridges in the hazy distance, so I don?t look for long. And anyway, the man is collecting tickets. "I?m having a bad day today," he says, but doesn?t sound like he means it, chuckling as he pushes to the back of the car. The city is gone. When my eyes tire from reading I watch the girl with the bird gaze out of the window. She cradles what she holds instinctively and protectively in her arms, as if she?ll never let it go. ? ? 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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 taking my daughters to school that morning. We had our favorite christian radio station on when the news of the first plane to hit was announced. My daughter and I looked at each other and said "oh, that's terrible", we were only thinking a small plane. I dropped her off and headed home to pick up a few items before going to work. On my way to work I heard of the second plane and by the time I reached my job the 3rd plane had hit the Pentagon. I worked at television station and when I walked in everyone was in the lobby and news room watching the tragedy. I couldn't believe my eyes. My heart hurt. Fear gripped me. All I wanted to do was get my kids, my husband and go to our home and be together. I will never forget that day. It is a day that changed how I look at life. I will never take my life for granted. I make sure to hug and kiss my children and husband every day and tell them I love them. God has become even more important in my life. My family and friends are always in my heart and mind. I am very proud to be an American and to wave our flag with pride. 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 story5566.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 been at a birthday party of a friend and I was getting home at 10.30pm Australian time (8.30am NYC time). I decided to turn on the TV for a while before going to bed. A local sports show was interupted by a breaking news story. It took me some time before I realised that the burning building in the picture was one of the WTC Towers in NYC. I could hardly belive what I was seeing. I was trying to make myself belive that it was something that could be detained and put right until....out of the side of the TV screen came a plane. As they say - the rest is history. NYC had a special meaning to me at that time. My best friend had just excepted a 2 year contract to work and live in the city. He was due to fly out of Australia on September 27th. He took that flight and is still there. Even though I am on the other side of the world my heart breaks everytime I see the images of that day. I have had the chance to visit NYC in May 2002 and I fell in love with it and the people. I just wish that I had had the chance to see the Towers tall and strong. I did visit the WTC site with a heavy heart. In a way I felt like I was intruding. All those people who's lives ended in such a senseless way - their families desperate for something to hold onto. I felt like I was prying into their lives. If I was - I'm sorry. My love goes out to everyone involved in the rebirth of a great city. Stay strong. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: It was the second week of college and I was sitting in the lecture hall waiting for the chef to begin his lesson. Although it was early morning, the room was filled with noise and excitement. The television in the room was set on a cooking show while we waited for the chef to begin. Just before the class began, a student came running into the room prompting the chef to change the channel to CNN. As the news came on, the entire lecture hall fell silent at what was being put in front of us. The lively spirit of the room quickly flew out the window as we watched the twin towers burn and collapse. Soon after, we were evacuated with the rest of downtown Toronto, to reflect and watch what had just 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 story1232.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: Beth English 9/11 essay 9/11/02 On September 11, 2001 the United States was changed dramatically. Early that morning people from the terrorist group al Queda hijacked four planes and sent three of the four into buildings. Two smashed into the World Trade Centers and one crashed into the Pentagon. The planes hit the Twin Towers so hard and fast that they made them collapse killing thousands of innocent people. The other plane that was hijacked by the terrorists, crashed into the earth in Somerset County in Pennsylvania killing the people on board. That day was very traumatic for me hearing all these things happening near by. Around ten o?clock that morning someone came on the loudspeaker and announced that there was an explosion at the Pentagon and Twin Towers. I didn?t think much about it until I went into my science class and my teacher had the news on. I saw the plane crash into the towers and them falling. I was in shock. I didn?t think it was real, it looked like a movie. They canceled afternoon sports and everyone went home. When I got home my mom was home from work early and gave me a huge hug. She said all she wanted to do was hug me and my brother the whole day. I was really scared since I live right outside Philadelphia, thinking they might blow up some of the historical sites, like the Liberty Bell. Thank goodness they didn?t, but no one knew what was going to happen. Thankfully no one from my family was hurt, but my mom was calling our family members seeing if everyone was alright. Especially her sister who lives in North Jersey. I knew a couple people who were supposed to be at the Twin Towers, but weren?t going to be their until later that day. Before 9/11 my family never really showed a lot of affection, but now we do. I give my mom hugs and tell my parents that I love them, because you never know if that will be the last time you speak to them. I do think America has changed in the last year, but not dramatically. We still are obsessed with stupid television shows and music, but we are more aware of the things around us. I also think we became more united as a country. When the tragedy happened we bonded together and helped the people who lost loved ones. The United States was extremely surprised at what happened to us. We never thought that anyone could come into our country and hurt us so hard. Now we know that things bad can happen. Hopefully people will remember September 11 and what happened, so we can prevent anything like that happen to us again. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I had been a member of the Pentagon police department, the Defense Protective Service, from 1988 until September 2000. I no longer worked at the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, but I knew many people that did. When I heard what had happened, I boarded a Metro Subway train to go to the building, or as close as I could get. The smoke from the fires was visible eight miles away in Alexandria. I could only get to within three miles of the Pentagon. The train would go no further. I decided to walk the remaining distance along Route 1. From the time I left the train (about noon) until the time I reached the Pentagon parking lot (about 1 pm), I was the only person walking toward the site. However, there was a continuous line of people and cars going in the opposite direction. Those on foot were making better time, steadily putting distance between themselves and the crash site. (Traffic was virtually at a stand-still.) There was no sign of panic. I saw only one civilian aircraft land at National Airport, and it was escorted by a fighter jet. I thought that unusual, and ominous, to see and hear the sound of a fighter over the Nation's Capital, but it was a sight/sound that would become familiar in following days. I arrived near the Pentagon, wanting to help in some way, but, of course I could not enter the compound. I climbed a nearby hill and watched the fires burn out of control. A lone fire truck kept up a pathetic and ineffective stream of water. There was a black scorch mark running along about half the west side of the Pentagon--evidence of a fireball. A small crowd had gathered on the hill, which, had at one time been the site of a Union Fort built to protect the Capital. Ironically, it bore silent witness to an assault that could not be prevented. Radios told the story of the Pentagon and what had happened in New York and Pennsylvania. People wondered where the terrorists would strike next and whether such an attack, if launched, could be prevented. For me, it was personal. I trained and prepared for years to protect the building, as had my colleagues on the police department, yet when the time came we were bystanders. Nobody had expected an attack by civilian aircraft. Fortunately, no officer on the Defense Protective Service was killed. But, in subsequent months, talking to the police officers, there was universal frustration that they could do so little and could not save more people. They took pride, however, as they pointed out that they stood by their posts and did the best they could responding to the attack even as most people evacuated the area. I left the Pentagon overlook around mid-afternoon and walked the ten miles to my home (it was quicker that taking a bus, with traffic at a stand-still). I felt a bit anxious, guilty and powerless and, like others, wondered what the following days would bring. 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 story5978.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 first learned about the attack as I was laying on a hospital gurney, strapped into a fetal monitoring system. My obstetrician came dashing into the observation room another expectant mother I shared, and turned on the television. As I watched the newscasts, my adrenaline kicked in and the baby started reacting as well, a reassurance of a hopeful future at a time when the world seemed to be crashing down around us. I was expecting my first child. The pregnancy had gone well but at the beginning of the third trimester, I started experiencing early contractions and developed gestational diabetes so was sentenced by my doctor to weekly hospital visits to ensure Baby?s and Mom?s well being. The mother next to me had just been told she was sufficiently dilated such that she would deliver that day. As we both stared in disbelief as the story of 9/11 unfolded in front of us, we shared our fears about the future, not just for us, but for our soon to be born children. We were also less than a mile from the largest military base in the free world, Fort Hood where both our Army husbands were stationed. This base also serves as a landing site for the President Bush when he visits his Crawford, Texas ranch. We were quite concerned that it too might come under attack. Fortunately, I was able to reach my husband by cell phone and her reassured me the situation was under control by then. After the other mother was wheeled off to labor, I wondered what would happen to her and her baby as nurses started discussing the hospital might close. We didn?t realize it then, but the free world was experiencing the fear, rage, disbelief and uncertainty along with us. Almost a year later, we?re both new moms and our lives are vastly different in many ways. We both get less sleep, but have a beautiful new life that brings us joy. We share sorrow for the families that lost loved ones, but have seen the American people come together with resolve and observe countless heroic acts from everyday people. My husband was deployed to Kuwait for almost five months of his new daughter?s life, but we as a family recognize the weight of his serving to uphold the values of our free democracy. The possibility remains that he may be deployed again, but we will carry on as strong and independent military families have before us, proud of him that he is a soldier, brave and willing to fight for the democratic ideals that affords us the wonderful life we as Americans live. Although we see daily, minor inconviences resulting from 9/11: it is more difficult to get on post; air travel is less convenient; and the news from the Middle East demonstrates the threat of violence is ever-present; we need to remember the big picture: who we are as a country and how much our freedom is worth. 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 story1035.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I had the day off, listening to the news, I saw the burning first tower and while the newscaster was talking I witness the 2nd building get hit, I was in the military before, and I instantly knew it was no accident. Then news of planes hijacked, then Pentagon, then Pa. I wondered what else, the President ordered planes down, I went toJob Corp in Long Beach to get my daughter Jessie, because she was close to the shipyards, in case they were to be attacked, my husband came home, we tried hard not to worry about our daughter in the Navy in Japan, because we had to wait till she called, and it was days before she was able to. 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 story5197.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 born and raised in NYC. I moved to MAryland to attend college, soon met a man and got married. I woke up that day like any other, got dressed and went to work. I had recently started a new job and was still in training. I will never forgot 9:00 am a co-worker walks into the room an says "a plane hit the World Trade Building!" I sat in my sit thinking how stupid could you be the not see a huge building in front of you. Less than a minute later she said "I was wrong 2 planes hit the builds." I jumped up from my seat, picked up the phone called my sister in NYC to get my mom's number, only the operator picked up and informed me that NO calls where being placed into or out of NYC. So here I was trapped in Maryland with NO way of knowing if my family was alive, dead or missing. I did not find out that they where ok until Thursday morning. That was the WORST days of my life. The not knowing can tear your mind & heart up. God bless those souls who lost their lives. 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 story3367.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: When I first heard the story of 9/11, I was just on my way to Mr. Sell's room for biology for 3rd hour. I felt very sad when I heard about it, and I felt like crying about it in class but I did it inside so everyone couldn't see me crying. When I went to bed that night, I prayed for this not to happen again and for America to be free and have peace in our 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 story6537.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.88.0.131 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: On the day of the worlds worst terrorist attack, I was at Chaffey College going to my class, when I heard that the World Trade Center had been attacked I started to pray to GOD that my three friends were not there, but they were working in the Twin Towers. I got a phone call from one of my very close friends, and he told me the bad news that his brother and cousin were killed in the South Tower. They were on the 100th floor. Then I could not understand what my friend was trying to tell me. And that was the last time I heard from them. 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Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: My name is Patricia Pilcher, and the day of the attack I was home, mourning the death of my father just 13 days prior to the attack. He passed away on August 29th. He served 27 years in the Army, he retired in 73. He was a character, he surely will be missed. He had lived with my family and I for 2 and 1/2 years, we became very close. We talked about everything. In fact just a couple months or so before the attack, we were talking about an attack happening again, that it was just a matter of time before it happened again. The day of the attack though I was sleeping in my chair in front of the tv, I would sleep alot so that I wouldn't have to face my home without my day bellowing from his room, I still miss that very much. But anyways I woke up right after the first airplane hit the tower. And I thought to myself, oh one of the buildings is on fire. So I kept watching, and a few minutes later, Ms. Katie Couric said ladies and genltemen, a plane has just hit the building, and we don't have anymore details at this time. Then I saw the other plane come around, and thought as everyone else that it was some how caught on video and they were replaying it. Until, they said oh my god another plane just hit the other tower. I got on the phone and called my mom, she lives in New York State. Campbell, NY. We stayed on the phone together for along time. We were talking still when the first tower fell and the then the other one. I was very upsetting, I knew that it was coming, the attack I mean, because they are very patient people, I mean look they had planned this for years. Every sense they bombed the basement of the towers, I told my dad there will be another attack it is just a matter of when. If he were alive when the attacks took place, we would have been talking about all day. He would have been bitching all day and night. I feel really bad for the people who lost loved ones, I cried and was in a mourning type for them, very numb like everyone else. Well that is my story of that day. Patricia 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 story5529.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 reading my bible and had a local channel on the tv and then i seen the events. I cried with all my heart and soul feeling this tradadgy. I was in total shock as the planes flew into the towers and even more as the towers fell. I am a certified wildland firefighter and i cried for days after. I am truely sorry for the loss of life and all the families who lost loved ones & close friends. I wish i could have the blessing to say to each and every one who lost someone that i am truely sorry and give you all a hug. I will always remeber sept 11th for all of my days to come. I have not stopped praying for everyone ever since and i will always try to keep sept 11th alive in my home and share with all the loss of life that had happened. to let all know that they are now in a place where there is no pain and suffering even though it was not their time to go to heaven. My name is Brandon Rogers and i as a firefighter miss all the firefighters, officers, emergency crews and all that was lost on that day. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story2995.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 bell rung for second period. I was walking to my class when a kid yelled down the hall saying that there was an explosion at some building. I hurried to my class and the teacher had it on. All I knew at that time was a building was on fire. Then the news said that a plane when into the building. We all sat down and started watching it. A little after that we saw the second plane go right into it. That was the most horrible site ever. I thought it was from a movie but then I realized that it wasn't. My heart goes out to all the victims families and the ones who helped out that day. I would like to thank the fire, police and the rescue workers of that day. My hat goes off to you guys and gals. I also am a rescue worker and a medic. Thank you for helping out that day. I would also say that as a nation it shouldn't take an incident like this to bring us together. We should always be together and welling to help out another brother or sister. I hope that everybody does take this to heart and learn. Life is so short to be fighting, arguing, and hating others. Lets all stand together and be one nation under 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 story1712.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: How did you witness history on September 11th? Share your experience. I was at work and we had the radio on. We were just listening to music, and then the news came on, and everyone was like,"Oh, a plane hit the World Trade Center." So we all ran to where the T.V. was. We turned it on and we watched it happen, and saw the second one hit. Then we kept watching it, all morning actually, when the Pentagon got hit, and everybody was speculating about where the President was. Then they closed up shop, and sent us home at the end of the day. Has your life changed because of September 11th, 2001? If so, tell us how. It has not really changed appreciably. It makes us think of certain things differently, but does not actually make your day to day life change much, of the way we have been living it. What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I think the thing that should be remembered the most is that it all basically happened because two groups of people misunderstood eachother in a very big way. People have to learn to take eachother not so much for granted, and not assume that everybody else is coming from the same place. Because the have and the have-nots tend to get a little angry with eachother. Generally the have-not's get angry with the haves, which would be us. We're the haves. Third World countries, like the people with the bombs are from, they're all the have-nots. There just a little upset with us, because we are not sharing. That's part of the problem. The other part of the problem is the placency. You tend to get a little complacent when you are at the top of the heap.Which is sort of where we stand. And when you assume that everything is just going to roll on wonderfully, you don't take care of the continguinces, and that is something I think has really taught us. The unthinkable can happen, because it did. And it can happen again. So I think what we have got to do is get rid of as many unthinkables as possible. Which means think of them first, and prepare. Did you fly an American flag after the events of September 11th? Have your feelings about the American flag changed as a result of September 11th. We flew it for a long time right after it happened, and we flew it again on national Holidays. But it has not been flying consistently, for the past year. Do I feel differently about it, maybe a little stronger and maybe a little more cohesive. I think that is what it does. I think now days when people see the flag they feel a little more cohesive with their fellow Americans. 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 story8821.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 remember hearing the kids at school talking about what had happened on 9/11 but I didn't se anything about it on th e news. When it really hit me as to what had happened was probably around 4:00 and I was at volleyball practice. I remembedr one of my teammates started to cry histarically because her dad was on a plane to New York and she hadn't heard from him. When i saw what this did to poeple I got very upset. I didn't know how to respond to everyone else talking to me about what had happened and what if we had to go to war. My mom thought i didn't care about anything because I didn't ever want to talk about what had happened but I did, I just didn't feel comfortable talking about talking about the horrible things that had happened to so many people. I will nenver forget that day and I dont think anyone else will either. We have come so far and we will never forget. Lindsay Russo 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 story8243.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 got up that morning and turned the tv on to watch my regular shows. And when I turned it on I seen something that turned my life around and everyone else espically those who were lost and the ones who lost someone.And all the workers that helped that day.It felt like a bad dream, but I was wide awake.I just did not know what to think.I know there are people that have not made a full recovery and I don't expect they will.But, hopefully it will get a little better as time goes.We know that the lord is taking care of them and us.I'll be praying for everyone. 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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 don't normally listen to the radio or watch tv in the morning, and this was no abnormal morning. i got up and had a 9:30 class at NOVA, on the way to class i was listening to a cd and nothing seemed wrong. when i got there my friend was just pulling in after me and we parked together and walked inside joking and have a good time. we sat down in class and some people looked worried but we didn't pay any attention to it and just chatted amongst ourselves. after a few minutes the professor walked in and said "I'm sure everyone knows what's going on.....right?". my friend and i looked at eachother and were puzzled, so for those of us to ignorant to pay attention to unfolding events he told us that the north tower had been hit and no one was sure if it was an accident or not, and that because of this he was cancelling class and for the students to go home and be with thier families. so my friend and i thought it was just going to be a day off, and that it was just some sort of freak accident, so we left class kind of joking about going to work out at the gym and maybe catch a movie, but also kind of interested in what happened. so we sat in my car and popped out the cd and as soon as we did we heard ".....my god, the north tower has been hit, holy !@#$ what's going on........." so we got real worried real quick. so we changed to another station and heard "...... folks this is a very sad day in U.S. history we are under attack and the pentagon has been hit......". that very second, i felt very ill and my friend got really really pale.......... his step father works in the pentagon, and is in there, as well as my best friend's father, and my aunt. so we took off form the parking lot back to my friends house praying to god his step father and our friends father and my aunt were all safe. all the way home i was calling my friend's family, and not getting through, getting a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach that someone close to me was no longer, it was hard to hold back the tears, so very very hard. but thankfully as we pulled up to my friends house i got ahold of my friends mother and thank god his dad was in a confrence in another state and left 2 nights b4. but i still had that feeling, and when we got into my friend house his mother was crying her eyes out and i almost lost it. she couldn't get ahold of my friends step father and he was home.so we sat there hoping and hoping that he was alright after about an hour we hear him tear down the street and pull in, it was the best sound ever. it turned out he was on the adjacent side to where it was hit when the plane hit, he was alright and that just left one person, and i couldn't get a hold of my mom to find out. at around 3 when the phone lines were clearing up i got ahold of my mom and found out my aunt was missssing.......... i had to leave the room. around 4 when they said all flights were grounded we heard a horrable noise.......a plane in the air. we live by dulles airport, so it makes it that much more un-nerving. we went outside for the first time in hours a looked up and right there was a plane flying so low that i thought it was going to clip the tree tops, it scared the shit out of me. it was followed by 2 fighter jets, so we just ran back inside hoping that the plane was just landing and there was nothing wrong. around 8 i felt good enought to make the 10 min drive home, and went home. when i got there, i found out that my aunt was ok, just scared, she had been missing cause she got lost in the pentagon, in all the thick smoke, but she made it out none the less. so then i packed up and went to new york, i wanted to help in any way i could, but i got turned away because i was only 18 and had no experiance. i remember that day perfectly and clearly, i can remember the smells, the sights,and everything i felt. 2001 is the year i graduated high school, and the same year that the worst single attack on american soil. it changed every single proud americans life. i had forgotten what my country meant to me until that day, scince then i have never been more proud to be an american, i love this country, and if you are reading this you must love it too, so god bless us and this 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 story9966.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. 2003-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.100.8.34