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 about 8:40am, I turned to cable TV Channel 11 to listen to my favorite morning program called, 'Life in the Word'. Instead, there was a news bulletin hastily being conducted and stintingly presented by reporters who had to keep saying the same thing over and over because their news sources were being deluged, but so little was yet verified. Then suddenly, distant video images of the tall WTC building with smoke coming out the top and side of it. My phone rang. It was my husband calling from work with instructions to turn on the TV. I told him I was watching it, and hung up to call a nearby friend to let her know. As I witnessed the people running away in terror in NY, I knew I was viewing an awesome tragedy. The people were trying so hard to run as fast as possible, yet look behind to see if the building was falling on them. It DID fall on many unable to exit fast enough. All I could say was, "Oh no, oh no!" as I helplessly watched another airplane fly straight into the second tower. As I began to pray for the families of those whose loved ones were in that airplane, the whole first building suddenly collapsed. It seemed to happen so quickly for such a large building. Hours were like minutes and minutes were like seconds. I began to pray protection for our President, who was himself now in an airplane. I was so thankful to hear that the President did not have to decide to shoot down Flight 93 because it crashed when heroic passengers rushed the terrorists. I was so thankful that even though they got part of the Pentagon, they didn't get the White House. I was so thankful that emergency procedures were being carried out by all in authority. I was stricken with all the bulletins, before my TV set, in my home, and it wasn't a movie...it was really happening. I went to my church to pray with others. I was convicted of what it is to pray without ceasing...for those bereaved. I thank God for my home, my husband, my children and most of all, my country. I may have lost none of these in the 911 tragedy myself, but I might have were it not for my country. Today was the very sensitive 1 year anniversary remembrance ceremony. Tastefully, they took THREE HOURS...THREE HOURS to remember the names of those who died in the 911 attack. They started reading at 8:30am and ended at 11:25am. The reading of the Gettysburgh Address was so extremely appropriate and our President was resolute. Terrorism will end...America will end it. 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 story4382.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. 206.215.212.44