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 Department of Justice Emails Description An account of the resource The Department of Justice received more than 11,000 e-mails in response to the agency's public solicitation for comments upon its plans to distribute the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 established by Congress to benefit the victims of September 11 and their families. These e-mails have been organized here by date. September 11 Email September 11 Email: Body The basic content, as unstructured text; sometimes containing a signature block at the end. OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, CIVIL DIVISION MAIN BUILDING, ROOM 3140 950 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, NW WASHINGTON, DC 20530 RE: RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF INQUIRY AND ADVANCE NOTICE OF RULEMAKING PURSUANT TO "SEPTEMBER 11 VICTIM COMPENSATION FUND" THE PURPOSE OF MY COMMENTS IS SIMPLY TO ASSURE THAT OTHERS IN SIMILAR SITUATIONS TO MINE ARE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR COMPENSATION DUE TO THE EXTREME PAIN AND SUFFERING CAUSED BY THE SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACK SPECIFICALLY, MY FIANCEE, WIFE-TO-BE, WAS KILLED WHEN THE PENTAGON WAS ATTACKED. WAS A CIVILIAN EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. THE FACTS OF MY CASE SHOULD BE ILLUSTRATIVE OF WHY ALL SIMILARLY SITUATED, WITH EQUAL OR SUPERIOR EVIDENCE OF SAME, SHOULD BE ELIGIBLE CLAIMANTS. I WAS ENGAGED TO BE MARRIED ON APRIL 1, 2000. WE WERE TO BE MARRIED IN 2002. MY ENGAGEMENT RING IS AMONGST THE RUINS OF THE PENTAGON. I HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR THAT. THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FAMILY ASSISTANCE CENTER, ESTABLISHED AFTER THE ATTACK, RENDERED FAMILY RECOGNITION TO ME AS WELL AS TO MY FIANCEE'S DAUGHTER. THAT SAME DAUGHTER WOULD TESTIFY TO HER RECOGNITION OF ME AS HER SECOND FATHER. THE GENERAL WHO HEADED THE CENTER, IN HIS ADDRESS TO THE OCTOBER 11 MEMORIAL SERVICE AT THE PENTAGON, LISTED "THE FIANCEE" IN HIS REPORT AS TO WHOM THE CENTER HAD SERVED, ALONG WITH THE "SISTERS, BROTHERS, MOTHERS, FATHERS," ETC. LIKEWISE, THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, AT ITS MEMORIAL FOR THEIR COWORKER, AND IN ITS OTHER DEALINGS WITH ME, HAS RECOGNIZED ME AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF LIFE NOW AND IN THE FUTURE THAT SHE OFTEN DISCUSSED WITH THEM. IN THE CHURCH MEMORIAL HELD FOR MY FIANCEE, DAUGHTER AND I WERE THE ONLY ONES EULOGIZING HER. IN SHORT, MY FUTURE, THE REMAINING YEARS OF LIFE AND MINE, WAS TAKEN FROM ME. I HIGHLY SUSPECT THERE ARE OTHERS CONNECTED WITH THE 9/11 ATTACKS FACED WITH THE SAME TRAGIC CIRCUMSTANCES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW OR PRECEDENTS, I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE CLAIMANTS. AGAIN, I ALSO BELIEVE THAT CREDIBLE EVIDENCE OF THE FORMAL ENGAGEMENT MUST BE SHOWN, WITH THE SPECIAL MASTER THEN DETERMINING THE DEGREE OF APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION BASED ON EVIDENCE PRESENTED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO INCALCULABLE FUTURE BENEFITS ASSOCIATED THE MANY YEARS OF MARRIAGE AND ALL THAT GOES WITH THEM. THANK YOU FOR THE CHANCE TO EXPRESS THESE VIEWS AS YOU DEVELOP THESE VERY IMPORTANT REGULATIONS. INDIVIDUAL COMMENT September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-23 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 dojW000467.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. email 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. 2001-11-23