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, January 30, 2002 11:46 PM Sept 11th Compensation Fund Mr. Kenneth L. Zwick, Director Office of Management Programs Civil Division U.S. Dept of Justice Main Building, Room 3140 950 Pennsylvania Ave Washington, DC 20530 Dear Mr. Zwick, I lost my 35 year-old husband in WTC Tower 2 on Sept 11, 2001. left behind two little girls, ages 2 and 4. As far as pain and suffering go, I cannot expect you or anyone else not affected, to understand what we have been going through. I think we are all in agreement that the tragedy that occurred that day was unprecented for our country. Moreover, the individual grieving has been similarly unprecedented. How do I explain to my daughter why I am putting Daddy's toothbrush and unwashed underwear in a bag as she catches me doing it? What about the waiting and wondering to see if the body is ever recovered? Or having to endure seeing the death of your loved one happen time and again on TV and in print. To know that called and told me he was leaving the building (at 8:46am) and then found out from his sister that he was remaining because he was told not to evacuate is unbearable. I had to speak with someone related to the medical examiner's office regarding my reporting that he had scars from knee injuries. I was asked to find out from the physician what types of screws were used because "they had found some bones with screws attached". I realize the gentleman was only trying to help but this is what we are faced with. Need I say more about the tremendous pain and suffering we are all enduring. Please reconsider the number put on this..... I am also curious to know how the cost of health insurance will be calculated into the award. Right now I see no provision. As of April 1st, my girls and I will be on COBRA at the cost of $1,000/month! Initially there is a plan by Blue Cross to make these payments but the money will surely not last long at these rates. Since the WTC's victims are not considered a "group" for insurance purposes, the inclusion of lost health coverage should surely be added to the award. I don't believe this factor has been considered. Speaking specifically, my husband was making a good salary UNTIL 3 years ago when he changed careers. He worked hard, paid his dues and was back "on top" again. He had just recently signed a 2-yr contract for a substantial increase. The last 3 years represented a change-in-career decrease in income and I don't believe should affect his award. How will something like this be treated? I have to ask now since once I accept into the Fund, it's too late to ask. Lastly, please make it clear to the public that the numbers portrayed in the charts are just that. After calculating Social Security and Workmens' comp alone for the next decades, for most people these numbers are not representative of what people will actually receive. While I myself am grateful that there is a fund, I also believe the American people should not be told that the average award will be $1.6 billion when I know many people who expect to get virtually nothing. We are victims once, do not make us victims again by making us look like we want to be millionaires and "profit" from our loss. Respectfully yours, Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-30 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 dojP000301.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. 2002-01-30