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: At the time the first jet hit the World Trade Center, I was in my kitchen, ready to leave for Omaha and my job. My husband was getting ready to begin harvest on our farm. I dropped my briefcase and called my husband. We stood there with our mouths open, transfixed, as if we were watching some strange horror movie. After the second plane hit, I grabbed a small TV and headed to my office, so everyone could see what was going on. We were greatly relieved to hear that the President had landed at SAC airbase. His heading straight back to Washington amidst the uncertainty was the last thing we wanted to see. The entire day was surreal, as if we suddenly weren't in the same world. Someone mentioned the "Twilight Zone." We couldn't even laugh at that....it was too close to the truth. We live so close to SAC, in Bellevue, NE, that during the "cold war" we joked about having a bullseye on our back. Now, I have that feeling again, even more so. As the daughter of a retired Air Force officer, I have a much deeper understanding of how others in the world might look at us in the US - right or wrong. I am also beginning to think I have a more realistic view of international relations than many people I have known and many more I hear and see every day. What happened last year on September 11 had nothing to do with "relations", "diplomacy", Islam, or "understanding." It has everything to do with evil, hate for hate's sake, and a society so spoiled and coddled that we still can't imagine being attacked like that unless we somehow deserved it. My second thought on that morning was that NOW, maybe people will realize that sometimes you have to fight back. My first thought this morning - one year later - was that, based on what I have heard and seen from pundits and so-called leaders here and abroad, we still don't have a clue. I am more afraid of that than I am of the terrorists. 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 story3204.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. 67.0.26.155