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 Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was just pulling into a parking garage in Midtown Manhattan when reports of a "commuter" plane hitting the World Trade Center's North Tower were coming on the radio. I parked my car and walked to a meeting at a building on 5th Ave. I had a clear view of this enormous hole in the North side of #1 World Trade Center and knew immediately that it was no commuter plane that struck the building. I proceeded to meet my colleagues and quickly learned that the second plane hit #2 World Trade Center and realized that our lives had changed forever. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? My strongest memory of the day was my inability to comprehend that these magnificent buildings were gone. Having seen them when I walked toward my meeting in the morning only to witness them disappearin by the afternoon will remain with me forever. To this day and for the rest of my life the vision of that gaping hole will remain etched im my memory. On a personal note, my inability to contact my family and inform them that I was safe was extraordinarily frustrating. It was not until I finally spoke with my wife that I broke down from all of the emotions of the day. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I no longer take for granted the freedoms that we enjoyed without thought. Now, I have to wonder if when I cross a bridge it is safe, traveling in a subway is safe, or certainly flying in a plane is safe. When I kiss my wife goodbye in the morning I actually think about whether or not I will see her at night. I wake up in the morning listening for the news to make sure that nothing has been destroyed. Most recently I fear seeing a mushroom cloud rising over Manhattan. 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 lc_story11.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. 2003-02-14 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 198.105.45.18