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 September 11 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I witnessed the Flight Attendant hurriedly moving back to meet another at the drink cart. "I need to speak with you in the back, now!", she stated. I assumed that there was a cranky passenger in First Class and continued to read my newspaper. As soon as we touched the ground, the Captain spoke to the passengers from the cockpit. "Ladies and Gentlemen, I have some very bad news to report to you" he said. "The World Trade Center has been attacked and all of the planes in this country have been grounded. We were asked to turn around and head back, but we did not have enough fuel, so we are the last plane in the air. The Airport in Denver is closed, there are no more rent cars, and the hotels are full, so good luck." As we made our way to the gate, and the door was opened, I asked the Flight Attendant why she was crying. "We lost one of our planes", she said. I was stunned to see the airport completely empty and concerned when I saw all of the lines at the rental car counters and pay phones. I quickly proceeded to the rent car bus and was granted admittance only because I had reservations. This was a supposed to be a routine trip to Denver. I got a nice car and decided to head to my hotel. The hotel was full, but I persisted and the lovely clerk allowed me to check in early. I immediately called my wife and calmed her concerns, then headed to the office. I had a difficult time entering the hospital where I worked, because it was completly locked down, so I worked from another office. It was a couple of days before the airport was scheduled to open again. The rent car company suggested that I drive the car back to Dallas, and I did. Straight through, by myself in thirteen hours. I hugged my wife and three children while they slept that night. I never take anything in this world for granted from that painful day, forward. 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 story10238.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. 2003-12-04 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 199.91.36.254