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Library of Congress Stories
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A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002.
LC Story
LC Story: Story
Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.)
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dallas/nation/9-11/stories/091102dnmet911voices.10bc.html
Only God can give life
At 3:30 a.m., my wife's water broke. We went to the hospital, and while waiting for the delivery room to be prepared, a nurse told us a plane had slammed into one of the WTC buildings. We watched the news for a minute and assumed it was a terrible accident.
We went into the delivery room not really thinking about that plane. Abby was delivered at 8:48, about an hour after that first plane had hit. Jacob came two minutes later. Both were born by C-section and were perfectly healthy.
Upon our return to the recovery room, I called our families. My brother-in-law told me that the second tower was falling as we spoke.
Many people, when becoming parents for the first time, are hit with an enormous sense of responsibility that can come close to a panic attack.
For me, I wondered what kind of a world I had brought my kids into.
Since the births, many have expressed to me how sorry they are about our kids' birthday. I can truly say that I am glad they were born when they were.
As far as I'm concerned, God used the births of my kids, and countless others, to remind the world that He's in control, and that though the bad guys can kill, only God can give life.
LC Story: Memory
What is your strongest memory of that day?
Being torn between the joy of meeting my kids, and the enormity of knowing that I had brought them into a world where terrible things happen.
LC Story: Affects
How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally?
Unfortunately, I think that whatever positive effects the attacks have had on this country were temporary.
Dublin Core
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lc_story110.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
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born-digital
Media Type
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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.
2003-12-17
IP Address
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216.62.17.129