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. I was a seventh grader in Junior High. I woke up like normal. I live on the west coast, in California, so when I was just waking up, the attack was already in full swing. My mom told me planes had hit the WTC. And then, the one thing I will always remember- where I was that tragic day, just as my parents had told me about the tragic day of J.F.K.'s assassination. I stared at terror. Two huge building, which size I couldn't even comprehend, with huge gaping holes in them and smoke billowing out. It was horrific. Even as a kid, it stuck me in a way that is indescribable. I sat there, feeling so helpless, eating my breakfast. I felt like I had to tell someone, but I couldn't. I felt so small. Then as I took another bite, "Apparently there has been an explosion of some type at the Pentagon." said the news anchor. Then I see our central military building with, just as at the WTC, billowing smoke coming out of it. As I walked back to get dressed, just before I went into the bathroom, 2 WTC began to fall away. As I switch to NBC, ABC, and CBS news, I saw it was true. Right before my eyes, so many people lost their lives. Slowly I began to realize just how many lives had been lost. Firefighters, rescue workers, police, WTC workers, the list is endless. Then, in the bathroom, my mom yelled, "Another plane crashed!" I ran out. The news anchor said it crashed in a Pennsylvania field. It didn't hit a target, but still had cost lives. I went to school feeling a little on edge. The school was already buzzing with information. Our teacher turned on our closed circuit TV. A blurred picture came up of a news man on a tall building in NY with military jets whizzing by overhead. Immediately after school, the first thing I asked my mom was "Did the second building collapse?" "Yes." she replied. I went home and looked all over the internet for information as the TV went on with the day's tragic event. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. On the west coast we, of course, feel a difference, I'm sure not as much as those in New York, but everybody changed with the world. Of course we've felt the security measures taken and the sharp change in TV, movies, sports, and basic entertainment. That year was not measured by 2001 or 2002, it was measured by the one haunting date... 9/11. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? We of course need to remember the heroes and every last person who lost their lives, but I also think we need to remember the massive scale that this disaster was. This is a huge mark in America's history. 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? We of course flew a flag. My feeling for it did change too. I already had so much respect for it, but I gained something. Now every time I see a flag, the colors- red, white, and blue, look so incredibly strong to me. 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 nmah5152.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. 2002-09-24 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.77.21.115