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 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. 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. 205.188.209.38