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 Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource 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.) At a Walgreens buying some soda. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? The scenes on tv of the jets hitting the WTC. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? Shortly after 9/11, after reading of the heroic efforts of the firemen and others, I wrote these song lyrics to honor them and all other American heroes. The song can be heard on my web-site at http://orbit-zero.com. What the Flag Means This song is dedicated to Queens fireman Captain Patrick Brown and all the other heroes of 9/11. Rob and John were brothers in war. They charged the beach at Normandy. Robert fell at Omaha And Johnny died near Isigny. Youll find their graves on that faraway shore They fought to save from tyranny. And every dawn at reveille Their banners raised in victory. See what freedom costs in each marble cross And what the flag means to the free. Henry came from a small river town. He left his home for Vietnam. Drawn to the flag of a high ideal, He fought the war nobody won. One day he forded a wild jungle stream And there a sniper shot him down And his lifeblood joined that sacred will Our fathers forged on Bunker Hill. Read it in the names on these granite walls: What the flag means when youre called. Michael ran like the wind on the tide. He knew the race went to the bold. He gained more speed with every stride Until his shoes turned into gold. And when he watched on that gold medal day Old Glory rise, the Anthem play, The tears came streaming down his face When he felt that force beyond the grave. Every freemans life sings their sacrifice- What the flag means to the brave. Patrick Brown was a Queens fireman. He captained ladder number three. He knew the look of the frightened face That sought the light of liberty. That day his crew climbed the North Tower stairs And all our hopes came crashing down, There he saw that shining face Hed spent his whole life trying to save. You know your job is done when your rescue comes And your life shines like the sun. Tonight a storm veils a poor widowed world. Her lonely tears just fall like rain. A young man wakes from a troubled dream And hears a hero call his name. And as he makes that fateful vow He knows his life is not his own. And a new hope lights the starry sea High above the Land of Liberty. See the million flights of the Stars and Stripes- What the flag means to the free. 2002 Mark Heffron 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 lc_story170.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. 2003-12-24 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 67.73.177.211