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. Tuesday, January 22, 2002 2:53 PM Fair distribution I have made several contributions to assist families of the victims of 9/11, however, I shall give no more. I agree with the legislation that subtracts other aid and compensation such as insurance death benefits from the total amount set aside for each family. My husband died at the young age of 36. He did not want to die. He left a wife and two boys, ages 15 and 10. However, his death was not so publicized as those on 9/11. Those people did not choose to die either, and I understand that. My children do not have a face to put to their terrorist like Ben Laden. My childrend did not have anyone but their mother to make sure they got through their grieving or to make sure they had money for a college education. My family's terrorist was Cancer. The only thing we can be sure of in this life is death. When it is our time to go, it is our time to go. God does not make mistakes. I mourn for those lost on 9/11 and I cry for their loved ones left behind. The money I donated I hoped would go to those with little or no life insurance or death benefits. I was lucky to have a husband who looked to the future and was left with enough insurance to keep my house and educate my children if I worked hard and watched my pennies. I have recently met a young 33 year old woman who suddenly lost her husband to a brain anuerism in October. They have an 8 year old boy and a 3 1/2 year old boy and two weeks after he died, she gave birth to their daughter. She is panicking and doesn't know how she is going to keep her home and provide for her children, let alone get through her grief. There is no fund to help her. It's not that I am unsympathetic. It's not that I am not horrified by the terrorist attacks. It's not that I don't grieve for those who lost their lives and feel the pain for the loved ones left behind. But I do feel they should be grateful for any assistance they get. If they are already getting some from other private entities, I feel it is only fair that their distribution from the fund should be adjusted accordingly. Individual Comment September 11 Email: Date The local time and date when the message was written. 2002-01-22 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 dojN002282.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. 2002-01-22