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 day started the same. I work in a Miltary Entrance Processing Station and reported for work at 0515 -central time. I was sick that day and left work at 0730. I drove the gate at Little Rock AFB at about 0755. Nothing seemed out of place. I got to my home on the base about 5 minutes later. My husband got me something to drink, some cold medicine and turned on the TV. I said "Oh my the World Trade Center is on fire!" Then we started hearing what the commentary was saying about the planes hitting both towers and then the replay....I had planned to spend the day lying in bed sleeping, instead I was glued to the events that unfolded before me on my 55 inch television. I couldn't tear myself away. I cried, I got angry. I was confused. I was frightened. I answered phone calls from loved ones concerned that I may have to go to war. I told my children, made them watch the horror. The horror. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. I think I appreciate people more. In a matter of minutes, thousands of people were just gone. No body to bury, no last words, no closure. I still cry if I watch anything about the attacks. I'm not afraid to fly but sometimes the sound of a low flying plane makes me feel nervous. I am still waiting for the other shoe to drop. I have an overwhelming feeling that this is far from over. I also feel that for all our military strength and heightened awareness that we are not going to be able to stop that other shoe from dropping.... NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? Everything. All the details, all the anguished faces of onlookers,the site of two beautiful buildings falling,the site of one of the militaries most secure buildings burning, the faces of those who were lost, the words of the President, the immediate outpouring of support from the British and other countries, the sounds of the American National Anthem being played around the world. To forget one detail is to become complacent. We cannot afford that. Our children cannot afford that. 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 did. We usually flew the flag for Federal holidays, Memorial day, Veterans day, July 4 but in the aftermath of the attacks we had little flags on the car, on the mailbox, a lighted display. Red White and Blue ribbons tied up. My feelings toward the flag as a symbol have not particularly changed. As a military member, I have always felt great pride in the flag and my country. I am sorry that it took such catastrophic events to make others feel this sense of pride. 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 nmah31.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. 2002-06-24 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.142.138.104