559 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 woke up at 6:00 A.M. as usual and turned on my television as I always do. Then, I went through my physical therapy routine. After that, I went and got myself a can of beer to drink after washing my face and hands. I put on a robe and prepared to call my cousin, whom I call Aunt Ruby because she is my mother's age, to talk about helping her son work on his case in order to get out of prison. However; before I could get around to actually calling her, "Good Morning America" was interupted to confront me with the images of this particular event to my amazement. I actually thought that it was a hoax for a while. I finally realized that this was a real occurrance as the coverage continued. The great majority of the remainder of the day was spent by me on the telephone trying to contact various relatives in an attempt to determine the fate of my nephew and his family, who live in Washington D. C., and two of my cousins that live in New York and New Jersey. I was relived to find out that all of them were fine later in the evening following finally being able to reach and talk to them or other family members by late that night. At this point, I began to feel sympathy and ire for and with others that were not as fortunate as I. 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 story4736.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: Something would prove to be different today. I woke up shortly after 6:00 a.m., and for whatever strange reason something I was compelled to turn on the television. As part of the late breaking story, there in front of me was a burning tower, I knew it was the World Trade Tower, but I couldn't figure out what had happened. Upon paying closer attention I realized a plane had gone through it, but never did I even imagine that it was a terrorist attack. My first reaction was that it was an accident something had gone wrong with a plane and it had crashed into the tower. Little by little as I listened to the news, I knew it wasn't an accident, and as I was watching the second tower was hit by a plane. The president of our company was on a plane back from Europe. This person,was also the brother of my best friend. In that very moment, personal differences didn't matter anymore, the only thing that mattered was making sure he was ok, and letting my best friend know despite the chaos, his brother was ok. I called one of my work colleagues and first tried to establish where he was at and account for everyone who might be traveling. It was a feeling of just wanting to make sure that all those I knew that were not close by, were safe. We made some calls and contacted everyone except my friends brother. We discovered within a few hours that his flight was in route and he would be re routed to Canada for landing. For whatever reason once we all knew where he was at- we all felt alot better, but needles to say we just wanted someone to hear his voice and confirm what we felt. I got ready for work and on my drive to work I noticed that there weren't too many cars on the road. When I got to our building since it was a high rise, we were asked to pack up our things and head home where it was safe until further notice. It was a day that I will never forget, such a feeling of helplessness and insecurity in a nation that has represented freedom and security all my life. I knew then and there that this world as I have known it would not be the same for my young son. I felt the fear and state of helplessness for his growing up in fear. All day long, and for the weeks that followed we watched our television sets, we cried for the losses and for what had happened to our country. America the beautiful you lost so many children on 9-11-01, I will never forget. God Bless our nation. 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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: Question 1:How did you witness history on September 11th? Share you experience. I was a professor teaching at the Joint Forces Staff College in Norfolk. I was teaching a group of twenty military officers war planning and we were actually talking at that time about the unconventional threats that we might face if we happened to go overseas. Little did we know that that was happening. Right in the middle of class someone came running through the hallways saying a plane hit the World Trade Center turn on CNN. So we all sat there and watched as the second plane hit, and at that point when the second plane hit we knew it was terrorists and then we started to hear about the events of the Pentagon unfolding and we actually all felt helpless because being in the military we all would have liked to be able to have done something to stop all of this but we could only watch it unfold on TV. So there was a lot of frustration and incredulousness as we watched this. Question 2:Has your life changed because of September 11,2001? If so, tell us how. Immediatly following 9-11 instead of being a professer I was secunded to the Joint Forces Command and worked home land security crises action team, so for the next ninety days instead of working my usual teaching job which was Monday-Friday, I had to work seven days a week for twelve hours a day on homeland security planning and issues. So it immediatly affected me like that and most recently in teaching and security procedures and just basically the way we teach our entire approach to war has changed where the Department of Defenses number one priority is now homeland security. Question 3:What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? What I think should be remembered about September 11th is that there are people out there who like to bring us down and that even though that we need to engage, well not engage, but we need to understand all of the other people out there. Therefore not necessarily become their friends even though you would like that, but because some of them will just not let that happen but to understand them so we can then understand why they want to attack us, how they want to attack us so we can protect ourselves. So what we need to do is to learn how to protect ourselves. Question 4:Did you fly an American flag after the events of September 11th? Have your feelings about the American flag chaned as a result of September 11th? As a member of the United States Military we most often did have a flag flying, but now we ensure we have one. And my feelings about the flag have always been strong and 9-11 has even strengthened the feelings for the flag. I can remember in high school having strong feelings when they played the Star Spangled Banner before sporting events and I still have those same feelings today. Even more so I believe in the freedom that America stands for because I have been a sponsor of international officers from over 20 countries and have traveled throughout most of the world I've seen that most people do not have the same liberties and potentials for fulfillment that we offer in the United States if they want to take it. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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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: A letter I wrote shortly after the attacks to my future grandchildren: September 17, 2001 Dear Ones: How can you speak of the unspeakable horror? On one hand, I feel talking about it trivializes it, but on the other, voicing these horrors, telling the story, makes the unimaginable, real. Your granddan and I were in New York City when, in an attack on America, the World Trade Center, two over 100 story buildings, and thousands of lives were destroyed by terrorists. We were witnesses of the outrage. We realize that the people that commit these acts delight in causing evil. They need no justification in their small minds for their despicable actions other than hate. Already people are debating about getting involved in a war against these cells of terror thinking they had reasons or causes for such hatred. If we do not commence war against these evil people now, when do we do it? Do we let these terrorists commit some more atrocious acts? War is not pretty, but, at least, there is justification for it?there is no justification for terrorist acts. Yes, there will be sacrifices and unintentional killing of innocent people....that's the nature of the beast. But please see the difference. Freedom loving people are not intentionally, with no thought and blind hatred, killing people for just the sake of killing. Our acts will demonstrate character and courage, not evil and cowardice. When Granddan and I drove out of New York City after being stranded for a few days, I felt guilty leaving that great city that had shown so much poise, calm in the midst of such chaos. I could not understand having a choice to leave and return to our, relatively in these times, safe haven of home. The drizzle as we left matched our moods....despair. It was as if the city was weeping. As we drove across the Verrazano Bridge and crossed out of New York State, "God Bless America" was playing on the radio from the National Memorial Service for the victims in Washington D.C. I reflected and wished to remember our arrival flying in on a sunny day, September 7th, seeming years ago, with the marvelous skyline of the city jutting up majestically. I wanted to remember our evening before the attack sitting under the bleachers of Yankee Stadium during a rain delay and breaking bread, or in reality peanuts, with a couple of new found friends from Brooklyn. Our friends told us how much Texans and New Yorkers were alike in their boldness, brashness, and independence....yet each state loving being Americans and part of this great United States. Overly exuberant, talking with his hands, our Brooklyn friend told us we were the "salt of the earth" for donating Yankee season tickets to a church in the Bronx. And in jest, calling upon the other "bleacher creatures" to give us a hand....on that dreary evening before the present world ended. Now that giving seems so little. I want to remember dashing back in the drizzle to our hotel in Manhattan after the game was postponed, after the hours long delay, and stopping to gaze at the Twin Towers. My eating crow, remarking, "yes I can see them from here" after I argued with granddan that we couldn't. The next morning, unbelievably, all we saw was smoke from that site. I want to remember these moments....the strength of the city, Central Park in the days after the attack with its carousel continuing to play, a boy playing baseball with his mom, and the pride I felt when U.S. fighter jets began flying cover over the city. I wanted to stand and cheer with fist pumping, "Go U.S.A!" Our friend from the Bronx wrote me after I told her that I was so saddened to leave. She said we had to go...our family was in Texas. But to remember that we always had family in New York and that she knew that deep in our Texas hearts we were New Yorkers. How ironic! She was comforting us knowing what sadness and trials lay ahead for her city. I do feel a kinship with New York, the victims, and all Americans. Driving back across the country, we took in her beauty and strength-- the Appalachians, the Shenadoah Valley, the great Mississippi River, and all the patriotic fervor gripping the land demonstrated by the omnipresent flying flags. There is definitely a kinship. I know when those great buildings collapsed and vaporized with all those people, it was like a communion of souls taken into my very being. The smoky air was filled with all the victims' spirits...heroes, moms, dads, sons, daughters....regular everyday people. Or more appropriately honored, as ordinary people leading heroic lives. I now feel them in my very heart and soul. Love to All of You, Grandmother 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 story3626.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: Subject: September 11, 2001 Experiences and Thoughts Date: September 14, 2001 I flew into Dallas Fort Worth Airport at 7 a.m. Tuesday, September 11, 2001 ... after having a wonderful visit with my son in Lubbock .... while awaiting my 9:50 a.m. flight to Nashville I went in search of a bag of pretzels .. Oh my Lord in Heaven .. what did I find ... I looked up at the TV in the bar/eating place near gate 25 at DFW and wondered why the TV was showing the World Trade Center Bombing ... when I turned to ask what was going on ... I saw the second aircraft fly into the second building and noticed the "LIVE COVERAGE" caption on the screen .. never have I felt the feeling that came over me ... literally "came over me" ... it was like a splash of cold water, my hair stood on end, cold and numb at the same time ... a few minutes later .. when the aircraft flew into the Pentagon .... I knew that we were at war ... WAR .. I looked around to see if I was the only person stunned and trying not to go down to my knees in horror, surely to God it was a dream, a nightmare I was in ... as I looked back into the corridor and room ... no less than 150 people were standing there crying, hugging one another, speechless substantiating the fact that this was true cold reality .... I'll never forget the overall silence of disbelief and I will never know the innocent life of the days before September 11, 2001 again. A very dramatic statement I know ... but the truth. Isn't it funny how approximately 30 minutes can change a world and a way of life .. the gruesome horror of the act .. the touching humanity that resulted from that act is comparably unbelievable .. during the time I was in Dallas everyone walked trying to find that "first way home" but also met each other eye to eye, you did not meet one person just walking down the corridor of the hotel or airport that didn't look at you directly, maybe not a word was passed but compassion was relayed to each other by a look ... we shared stories ... I think possibly because we were "all in the same boat" as it were, but also we had to reach out to each other and needed human contact so badly and although we'd never met before, and will never meet again, if we didn't, we'd go mad alone in our grief, separated from our families as we were. You know ... I want to stop thinking and crying and re-living just what I experienced which is so very small compared to so many others, but I never want to forget my initial feeling .. the impact I received when I didn't know when I'd get home ... when I witnessed first hand the basic core of people in that airport and motel from all nationalities that didn't look at the inconvenience but showed their instinctive act to reach out and help and calm someone that needed it more than you. I want to thank .. the boy sitting next to me as we watched the initial horror, he let me borrow his cell phone to call Steve because the lines were so great at the pay phones and I so desperately needed to hear his voice ... to the employee at the ticket counter at ASA that called Elliott for me in Lubbock and allowed me to tie up his line to talk with my son ... to the security lady that told me exactly how to reach a phone to book a hotel at the airport ... to the security guard that talked to me and calmed me and showed me where to wait for the shuttle to the motel ... to the lady named "Sun" that booked my motel room when so many others had to be turned away ... to every person I met and talked with and empathized with during those 3 days in Dallas. I will always remember the fellow from Montreal and the guy from Nigeria who tried to explain Islam ways of believing to the lady stranded from New York who brought it all so much closer to us by not knowing if her nephew, a firefighter in NY and a cousin that worked at the WTC was alright or not. To the lady from Albuquerque that had brain surgery the year before and survived, to the guy that lived in NJ but was born at Fort Campbell, a self proclaimed "army brat". I'm home now, my flag is flying, I pray more now than I've done in quite some time ... I don't think I'll ever quit praying .. I think of our wonderful parents and family that have died .. and I think of God taking them knowing how much they can help Him with the great influx of souls soaring up over the past days. Just as I think of the people that died during and after the events on September 11 ... you know, I've always wondered what my purpose of life was .. we know their purpose of life ... it was to bring us back a unity that I don't think has been felt since the depression. I remember my Mom every Christmas as we put up the Christmas tree at our home and as we uncovered those clear blue ornaments that Mom said were made during the depression and she would tell us every year about how people of every class being one and helping each other and having a common cause and goal due to the outside influences beyond their control at the time. Here we are again, this is our call, and the lives lost this week had meaning not only in the people that knew them as they walked in life ... but now to us that will never know them personally, but we now know their souls and spirit and it's up to us to never let their life purpose be forgotten. May we all pass away from this life with such a noble purpose. Now is the time to forgive and forget past anger and injustices ... now is the time to embrace everyone and everything that has made you what you are today and what you will be tomorrow. May my God and your God watch over us and give us peace and wisdom this day and forever. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story3314.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: after hearin about the first plane fyling into the the first building we didnt really know if it was a big deal but when we turned on the radio to hear about the second plane to fly into the world trade centers we relize how dramatic it really was. No one ate lunch that day as we all crowed around the 4 t.v.s in the cafiteria as i looked around to see everyones eye pasted on the tvs i thought about my family and how relieved i was that they were al right. 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 story2208.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.60.58.139 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was drinking coffee and half-heartedly watching TV news when the report came on that the first tower was hit--they knew not just what had happened and said "we'll now go to [someone] at the scene for further details" at which point a reporter first mentioned that a plane of unknown origin had crashed into the WTC. Just then we all witnessed the second plane hit the other WTC tower. Perhaps I was numb or in shock. I had just lost my mother September 2nd and was unable to travel to Scotland for her 9/6 funeral, so I was in poor emotional health. Anyway, I just got up and got ready and drove to work and went through the rest of the day as usual, I guess. I cried that night when I went to bed because I knew how the loved ones left behind must feel at losing their precious family member(s) or close friend(s) or co-worker(s) and feel so lost and helpless. Just a raw, empty hole in one's heart followed by excrutiating pain. Just when you think you're getting better, along comes the anniversary and you discover you are still hurting deep inside for your own and others' losses. God bless us all--here in the United States of America and all around the world. 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 story4459.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 156.3.72.43 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 work downtown Birmingham, AL. I was almost to the parking lot when the first plane crashed into the WTC. My first reason for the crash,I thought,was pilot error. After I got to work, I learned it was not accident. I just couldn't believe that this was a terrorist attack. As the days and nights past, I cried with these people as they searched for love ones. It was like losing a member of my immediate family. The thing I wanted most was to gather my family and pray. I still get a sick feeling today as I think of the date which is near. My heart goes out to all those families that were touched personally by this act. I will keep them in my prayers as September 11, 2002 approaches. 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 story1731.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. 2002-09-04 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 149.101.1.121 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I can't believe it's been 5 years already. My family and I will never ever forget September 11, 2001 because all we have to do is look at our son, Riley. Today is his birthday. He was born at 6:09PM on September 11, 2001. Although I truly went into labor at 3:30AM that morning, we joke that he just didn't want to come out to a world where evil had taken over that day. I know, because I spent four hours trying to push him out but he was insistent on crawling back further up the birth canal. Riley will always be a sign of hope and blessing to us and hopefully, in the future, to the rest of the world that someone wonderful was born on such a gloomy, evil day. Riley is everything that the terrorists are not: he loves life, he is respectful of life, he's got such an innocence still, and his beautiful eyes show you how deep his soul is. 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 story20516.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 gettng the two oldest ready for school and then our station had an emergency announcement; It was when the first plane crashed through the tower I was horrified for those people and their families! When the second tower got struck I was so shocked and scared all I could do was sit down and cry, as the events kept unfolding eveeryone seemed to be calling everyone to say I Love you and make sure that they were alright. I stayed glued to the t.v. i just couldn't believe this was happening in our homeland; and how we all were doing little things for everyone at groundzero that were trying to save as many lives as possible and comforting others ; My husband worked at print shop and everyone begin making flags in all sizes (stickers ,bumper stickers posters and the T- shirt designs were unbelievable some made me proud others took me by surprise we donated them to diff. organizations and I'm sure they made their way to all the men and women that forgot about their own lives for a few to help in a great time of need; I still cry whenever I think about we made homemade ribbons for our children to where to school this day/our flags fly proud on our home on a van where ever I go I want people to know that I am proud to be an American and proud of the people who aren't afraid to stand up for her!!!! I hope that this will bring our pledge and so on back to our schools so that my children can be as proud of OUR COUNTRTY as I am they are the future!!! MAY GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERYONE OF US EACH AND EVERY DAY;AND FRIENDS REMEMBER THAT ANYONE OF US COULD BE AN ANGEL LOOKING IN TO SEE IF WE'RE DOING OUR BEST;SO LETS TAKE CARE OF OUR COUNTRY SUPPORT ONE AND ANOTHER AND HELP BRING PEACE TO OUR WORLD!!! With Love for all; Sarah Thacker 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 story7158.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 don't think anyone will ever forget where they were or what they were doing on that morning.....I, for one, certainly will not. For me it was very much a life-changing experience. I was awakened around 8am by a phone call from a friend saying that all hell had broken loose in New York--and to turn on the tv. After that, it was almost a surreal experience; like witnessing an execution. It was like that. For the rest of the day I wept. For the lives lost; for the families torn apart; for the jobs lost; and most of all for the innocence we all lost that awful day. And I remember the fear.....where would it end? Who was behind it? What's next? We all lost something that day. To some of us the loss is not nearly as profound as to others; but we all lost something. All of America now grieves and heals together. May God grant us His grace and peace so the healing will continue....and may we teach our children to avoid the hatred that brought forth bitter fruit 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 story4275.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: ANOTHER DAY THAT WILL LIVE IN INFAMY. WE THOUGHT IT COULDN'T HAPPEN TO US, BUT IT DID. I REMEMBER WHEN THE FIRST TOWER WAS STRUCK,I THOUGHT IT WAS AN ACCIDENT. WHEN THE SECOND TOWER WAS STRUCK, I KNEW IT WAS A TERRORIST ATTACK. I SALUTE THE HEROISM OF SO MANY PEOPLE ON THE GROUND, AND IN THE PLANES. THEY ARE TRULY MY HEROS. WE AS AMERICANS WILL NEVER FORGET, BUT WILL GROW STRONGER IN LIGHT OF THIS TRAGEDY. WE REALIZE HOW PATHETIC THE LIVES OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ATTACK ON AMERICA REALLY ARE, AND HOW FORTUNATE WE ARE TO BE AMERICANS. GOD BLESS AMERICA. LONG LIVE FREEDOM. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story4812.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: In the early morning of 9/11/01 I was working as a publicist at a conference in New Jersey sponsored by a large real estate firm. They were presenting western brokerage practices to a small group of political officials from the People's Republic of China. Chinas government needed to investigate policies for buying and selling of property because home ownership and residential real estate sales were still revolutionary concepts in a country where the state previously owned everything. Just before 9:00 AM I got a call from the home office saying that I shouldn't expect any press at the event because a plane had hit one of the towers. The conference was in full swing and there no reason to make an announcement because I thought it was just a terrible accident. However moments later, after the second plane hit I got another message from my office that the country was under terrorist attack. I then interrupted the conference and informed the CEOs who quickly left the building leaving me with the Chinese officials and one translator. Our cell phones were not working but the Chinese could call Beijing and update us with news they were receiving in China. The Minister of Land Reform then insisted on seeing the news on a TV. So after a few minutes of scrambling around a quickly evacuating building, I found the company gym. It was there, on the monitors above the stationary bikes where ten Chinese business men in black suits and me, a native New York artist-cum-publicist all watched as the buildings fell down. After assuring them of their safety and passing my charges over to a hotel manager in Jersey I headed back to Brooklyn via Westchester and down over the Whitestone Bridge to the fine white ash that covered Carroll Gardens and that tinted the hues of the rest of our 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 story20648.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 AWAKENED BY A PHONE CALL FROM MY GRANDMOTHER IN TEARS, SHE SAID TURN ON THE TELEVISION. SHE IS DRAMATIC AT TIMES SO I THOUGHT WE MUST BE GETTING A SEVERE WEATHER REPORT OR SOMETHING SILLY... AS I TURNED ON THE TELEVISION ONE TOWER WAS ON FIRE AND THE OTHER WAS SECONDS AWAY FROM BEING STRUCK BY THE SECOND AIRPLANE. I WAS SPEECHLESS. I KEPT TELLING MYSELF THAT THE BUILDINGS MUST BE EMPTY, THEY HAD TO BE THAT MANY PEOPLE COULD NOT BE IN DANGER.. I WAS WRONG. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THEY BEGAN TO COLLASPE, THE FEELING OF TERROR AND HELPLESSNESS WAS OVERWHELMING, YOUR LIFE FLASES BEFORE YOUR EYES. THERE WAS SUCH HORROR. NOW THAT A YEAR HAS PASSED I NOW LIVE IN WEYMOUTH, MASS AND FEEL CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE HERE, BUT STILL A ENOURMOUS LOSS OF LIFE. I BELIEVE WITH ALL MY HEART THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS TRAGIC THERE IS A BIGGER MESSEAGE AND MEANING TO THE LOSS OF SO MANY LIVES, I BELIEVE GOD HAS A MESSEAGE FOR US ALL. IT TOOK SUCH A TRAGIC EVENT FOR US TO UNITE AND COME TOGETHER IN PRAYER AND UNITY, AS OTHER EVENTS HAPPENED OVER THE YEARS WE TURNED TO EACH OTHER FOR SUPPORT AND THE CHURCH THEN AFTER A WHILE WE REJOINED OUR OLD LIVES.. I THINK WE NEED NOT ANOTHER TRAGDEY TO STAY TOGETHER AS A COUNTRY AND IN THE EYES OF THE LORD. WE SHOULD STAND STRONG AND IN GOOD FAITH BECAUSE OF THE GOOD THINGS IN LIFE WE HAVE AND WILL HAVE IN THE FUTURE. THAT'S HOW WE WILL CONTINUE TO SURVIVE THE WORLD WE LIVE IN. I PRAY FOR ALL THE FAMILIES FOR THEIR LOSSES, BUT KNOW THEIR IN A BETTER PLACE AND THEIR WAS PURPOSE FOR THEIR LIVES. RIKKI KILLOUGH BRKILLOUGH@AOL.COM Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story4103.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 my dad was taking me to school and we were listening to the local radio station. I remember they came on with a special announcement, cutting into one of the songs. I remember thinking- why would they cut off this song. I love this song! I couldn't believe how selfish I sounded after what I heard about what was going on in New York City at that same moment. On the radio they said that a helicopter had crashed into one tower of the World Trade Center. That brought me back to the time that I went to Manhattan with my family on a vacation. I remember the line for the Statue of Liberty being so long that we ended up going to the top of the World Trade Center. I remember going through the huge doors of that building and just being in awe of how big it was. I think my first reaction when I heard the announcement of the first crash was just total shock. It didn't make sense to me how something so big and powerful be ruined by something like that. When I got to school I remember everyone talking about it. I never thought it was that big of a deal and neither did anyone else. Then I went into my first period Chemistry class and saw the TV. I was so... it's almost an inexplainable feeling of what I felt. I saw the people running through the smoky streets and firefighters coming together from everyone and running into buildings. It just didn't make sense to me. It almost didn't seem real, like it was maybe a movie. I remember thinking about all of the families and how so many people all over the world would be effected by what I just saw happen on TV in those few minutes. I will never forget that day, I don't think any of us ever will. It's just strange to think that I witnessed something so big and something that will be remembered forever. I hope we never forget what happened today, September 11. 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 story4175.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 9mos. Pregnant with my daughter who will be one on Oct.5th. My son woke up and wanted a drink. I went into the kitchen. My husband called me and said that a terrible movie was on all the channels, we then together realized that it was not a movie but live news. Just as we were about to sit down and change the channel the 2nd plane hit tower 2. We were at this point trying to call our family in New York. I have a cousin who works for transit there. He had just left Church Street only 5 minutes before the first plane hit Tower one. I Immediatley began to cry. The not knowing. For hours my husband tried to comfort me until we got through at around 5pm. Talking to him I was relieved and wanted terribly to see him but like most americans I was afraid. Only In March I took a flight from Charlotte to San Diego to see My Father. I showed the terrorist that I am not afraid and will continue to fly. That flight to San Diego was important. It was the first time my kids got to see their Grandfather. I pray that it will not be the last. My children who are now 2 yrs (my son) and 1 yr (my Daughter) will always remember what happend in New York on that day. The lives of some 3,500 Americans will not be lost in vain, 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 story5693.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 started out just like any other Tuesday. It was my day off from work and I was sitting on the couch finishing off a bowl of Cheerios, waiting for my 7-1/2 month old daughter to wake up. I was watching the last 15 minutes or so of Good Morning America just like I always did. Pretty soon Diane Sawyer came on and reported that something was going on at the World Trade Center. There was footage being shown of a burning building. I was sitting there wondering what had just happened when all of a sudden another plane came in from the right of the screen and plowed into the other building! I couldn't believe it. I heard Diane say "Oh my God" and I was thinking the same thing. I couldn't believe that I had just witnessed "live" terrorism. When the buildings came down, all I remember thinking was "Those people didn't get out! Those people couldn't have gotten out!" The horror of the whole thing settled in right then. I tried to call my husband and my parents and their phones wouldn't even ring because the phone lines were so backed up. I started freaking out because I didn't understand what was happening. I got ahold of my mother-in-law and started crying and she came over right away. It was a day that you couldn't be alone. So we watched TV and waited for loved ones to call. They were all finally able to get through. It was a terrible, nerve-wracking day and I was so glad that my baby was and still is too young to understand because I had no idea how I would explain it. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource story3410.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 work as a cashier at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, I was sitting at my window. Someone was at one of the other cashier's window on his cellphone with his wife. She was telling him about a plane crashing into the World Trade Center. He dismissed the call and said goodbye. Only a minute later she called him back to tell him about the second plane hitting the other tower. At this time, I had to go to class. We were discussing the rumors of terrorism and several people worried about family members in New York. When I returned to work after class, my supervisor was outside having a cigarette. She asked if I had heard about the towers falling. I hadn't. Then she asked if I had heard about the pentagon. I hadn't. She filled me in on all that had happened in the hour I was in class. I was in shock. The first thing I did was go and get on the internet to read the news reports. I also called home to my sister, to see if she had heard from the school about the children. After work, I went home. My sister was going out for the evening, and I didn't want to be alone. I was afraid that there was going to be more attacks. I didn't want to be home alone, so I went to my boyfriends. My daughter and I spent the evening there. In the week following, news trucks and cameras were out front of the university. It seemed there might have been a terrorist trained at my school. That hit home hard. Luckily it turned out that the person they thought had piloted one of the planes was not one our students. Still, people started bashing my work for training terrorists. People complained about our foreign students, and our process of accepting students. After all the bomb threats, suspicious items for the bomb squad to investigate, and rumors flying around campus, life had been changed, there was no going back to our simple, peaceful life. I don't want to say I have forgotten September 11th, I never will. I have moved on. 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 story1295.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-08-20 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 155.31.14.65 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I was home in bed due to pre-term labor complications when I receieved a call from my husband. He was on his way to work and had the radio on when he heard the news. He was just speechless when he called me and told me to turn on the television. He just kept repeating turn on the television. When I did, to my horror I saw what the rest of the world was watching. In front of my eyes was unfolding the most horrific and unthinkable act. I will never forget that moment for as long as I live. Today, the anniversary was especially emotional as my husband and I hold our healthy baby and reflect on how lucky and blessed we are to have both our daughters and our family in tact. Our thoughts and prayers go out forever to all the heros of this tradegy. 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 story5403.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 driving to work in the morning with thoughts of the changing leaves with autumn approaching, the kids just returning to school and how Fall is my favorite season. When I arrived at the office, our office manager was on the phone with our boss who lives in Summit. He had heard about a plane crashing into one of the towers of the World Trade Center. I turned my radio on to WPLJ which broadcasts from NYC and heard a second plane had crashed into the other tower. Our boss was going to bring one of his TV sets from home so we could watch the ongoing events in the office. We could not get reception on the TV inside the office so it was rigged up outside. About 12 of us gathered around the TV and the other 3 of us tried to get info on different radio stations. My most vivid recollection is thinking about how many people worked in the towers, do I know anyone? I called my husband at home and told him to turn on the television. We spoke a couple of times back and forth. The next sound I heard was a loud quick swoosh over head. It was the fighter jets ordered to go to NYC. That's when I realized I needed to be home near my husband and children, who knew what would be next. The most important contribution I want to make to my story is this - Faith will get you through. God is not to blame. Satan does exist and influences evil. If you are still suffering turn to God and pray for peace. Prayers can be answered, however, evil will always exist. Also, please let's not beat up on our President or government about why more was not done to prevent this horrible event. We need to stick together especially now. Blaming anyone or anything will not heal 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 story3281.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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