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: Bearing Witness to History" Stories Submitted Online Description An account of the resource Visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's, "Bearing Witness to History" online exhibition submitted these reflections beginning in 2002. NMAH Story NMAH Story: Story How did you witness history on September 11th? Share your experience. My town (Brecksville, near Cleveland, Ohio) got hit hard, even though it was so far away. I was in 3rd period (freshman health class) in high school, like so many others. It was our picture day and everyone was discussing when they were planning on getting them taken and talking about what they were wearing. My principal got on the announcements and he sounded clueless (like everyone else was) and said that the WTC had been hit by a plane. We turned on the TV and saw President Bush being informed and the little kids wondering what was wrong. I really didn't think it was that big of a deal, because I was in shock. All through the day, some teachers had their TVs on, some didn't. By the end of the day, there was a rumor that a kid in the middle school had a parent in the WTC on a business trip. I didn't know the kid but it still didn't sink in that he might have been killed. In fact, even when I went home, it hadn't sunken in the horrors of the day and how many lives were lost. Eventually details got shared in the papers and magazines but until then I was clueless. The rumor was true, sadly, and the boy's dad (William Moskal) was killed (he was on one of the top floors). Our tiny town was shocked as Mr. Moskal was extremely well known and we weren't anywhere near NY. It just goes to show that it really did affect the whole world...victims weren't just from NY and DC, but from anywhere. What if Mr. Moskal hadn't been on a business trip? He would still be alive. It's incredibly sad and every patriotic day is sad in Brecksville because of the family of Mr. Moskal and his neighbors and friends. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. Well, my entire town changed. The whole town was covered in red, white, and blue and the sense of community was overwhelming. Even people like me who didn't know the Moskal family seemed to be so much in grief. It really brought the tragedy home for me and made it seem so real. I will never again take my country for granted and I realize that everyone can be affected (directly or indirectly) by events like these. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? The victims and the terrible horrors they had to go through. I can't imagine the physical anguish, mental grief, and fear that every person had to go through, whether on a plane or in a building. Also, we need to remember how close as a nation we got after 9-11. I wish people still had that patriotic attitude, and many do, but it certainly has faded. NMAH Story: Flag Did you fly an American flag after the events of September 11th? Have your feelings about the American flag changed as a result of September 11th? Yes and we still do. It was so sad during those few weeks afterwards to see the flag everywhere at half staff...in fact, it seemed so weird to fly them at full staff later on. I have respect for the flag...not because it's a piece of cloth, but because of what it represents; freedom, independence, sacrifice, and triumph. 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 nmah6471.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. 2004-03-19 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 24.50.230.49