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 out on my morning run. I had just returned home before my husband was leaving for work. I'll never forget the expression on his face when I walked through the door. He was sitting on the couch, putting his shoes on, having just turned off the TV. I knew nothing of the incident, yet. The only words he said as he walked out the door for work, were, "I love you so much, honey." I remember asking him if he was OK, and he said yes, and put his head down. He never mentioned a word of it to me, he said because he did not want to worry and alarm me. I didn't find out until about 6:50 am. (mountain time), when the phone rang. It was my supervisor, needing me to teach an aerobics class for her. She immediately went into this panicked tirade of "didn't you hear, the WTC was bombed, airplanes flew into the towers!!" I thought she was joking. I didn't even fully understand at first. I remember her voice being particularly panicked. Her husband is from Lebanon, and she told me of some real concerns she had for her family's safety. When I finally got the nerve to turn on the TV, all I could do was drop to the floor in disbelief, utter an "Oh my dear, God" and sob uncontrollably. All I could think of were the innocent, unsuspecting lives instantly lost. I immediately thought of my husband, my daughter. I was thankful that my daughter was only 1 1/2, and couldn't grasp it all yet. I phoned my husband, told him I loved him. I could hear the despair in his voice. I spent the rest of the day in an absolute daze, as I am sure many of us did. I couldn't function, work, nothing. All I could do was repeatedly look at the TV, hoping that someone would tell us this was a horrible prank. And I felt this way for several days, even weeks. I cried alot. I remember waking up the next day, hoping the terrible "dream" was over. I remember the eerie quietness of the air traffic pattern. We live 10 min. from the airport. I was in utter disbelief that our country could actually be shut down! I remember thinking, "just how can we, as a nation, ever be the same?" I don't think we will ever be, in a sense. But I really want to believe that this horrific tragedy has somehow lightened our hearts, drawn us closer together, and in a very backwards way, helped us all to understand better the human heart and what suffering is all about. I wish for all peace, love and kindness. Sincerely, Helen Falco-Utz 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 story5711.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. Status The process status of this item. approved Consent Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item. full Posting Whether the contributor gave permission to post this item. yes Copyright Whether the contributor holds copyright to this item. yes Source The source of this item. born-digital Media Type The media type of this item. story Created by Author Whether the author created this item. yes Described by Author Whether the description of this item was submitted by the author. no Date Entered The date this item was entered into the archive. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.128.204.89