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. Wednesday, November 07, 2001 1:55 PM "War" Victims What about considering the victims of the Sept 11th attacks as victims of war? What does the US provide to the survivors of those who have died in battle? Are the benefits from the proposed September 11th Victims Compensation Fund going to be MORE than what is given to the survivors of armed forces' members who are killed while in service to the country? I am not a veteran, nor are any of my immediate family. I just find it beyond comprehension that the government would allocate tax resources to compensate the Sept 11th victims' families at a higher level than those who have "signed up" and died defending our country. There are veterans groups and other non-profit organizations that address the gap which exists between government services provided and what is ultimately needed. (An argument can be made that some of these "gaps" are still unaddressed. That is a different issue.) Those efforts should continue to be governed by the laws regulating 501(c)3 organizations. September 11th was a horrible horrible thing. I cannot imagine the grief I would feel if one of my loved ones were killed in the towers or on one of the egregiously-used airplanes - or one of the FDNY or NYPD who died in the line of duty. However, we must use good judgment and apply a sense of fairness to the compensation being ascribed to the victims' families. Individual Comment Fort Myers, FL September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2001-11-07 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 dojW000256.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. 2001-11-07