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 recovering from surgery when my phone rang. It was my best friend telling me to turn on the TV that "something was happening." I turned on the news channel and heard the reprt of the first plane striking the Towers. As I watched in stunned disbelief,the second plane struck. I couldn't believe my eyes. I called the school that I teach at to make sure that they were aware that America was under attach. They had already heard the news. I returned a call to my friend to have someone to talk to. She said, "I don't think it's over yet." A short time later we heard that a plane hit in Washington. We ended our conversation to sit and stare at the TV. Then the news of Pennsylvia. I'm 50 years old, recovering from surgery and all I could think of was that I wanted to fight back. I wanted to join our military in any position in which I could be helpful. I suddenly understood how my parents' generation must have felt upon hearing of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. I cried, I gasped, I sat in silence. When reports came through that Bin Laden and his group were responsible, I grew angry, not at Muslims, but at radical muslims. I wondered what arrogance these men and others had to say they they knew God's will and were acting on His behalf. I have been wearing the American Flag pin on my clothing ever since. I have a flag on my door and on my car. I realized just how much I loves this country of ours, and I have prayed for those who lost their lives and for our leaders every day since. 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 story4858.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. 12.91.51.97