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 am a teacher in Westchester county, New York, about one hour north of the City. During 3rd period, I gathered with my colleagues for our team meeting when someone said that a tower had been hit by a small plane. Not having access to cable television, one teacher rounded up a very old radio and we crouched around it to listen to the events unfold. When we heard that the Pentagon had been hit also, my knees went weak and my heart sank. I went right to the phone to call my husband to tell him that the United States was under attack. Within minutes, however, the bell rang and I had to go to class to teach my freshmen about the Cro-Magnon and Neanderthal man. This day and the days to follow were very hard for us as we struggled to maintain "normalcy". We had no knowledge of the collapse until lunch time. Since many parents of our students work in NYC, we were very concerned. By the end of the day, two of my students had not gotten word from their parents, but one did get relieving news during class that her parents were accounted for. Afterwards, I advised my students not to watch television alone when they went home. I wish I had taken my own advice. About 6:30pm, my cousin called to tell me that she had flown into JFK that morning for a convention and was coming over a bridge when she saw the planes crash. Frantic to get out of NYC, we decided that she was better off staying in her hotel for the evening. I then spoke to my friend who lives on the upper west side who informed me that we had lost Tom McCann, the Fireman in the collapse. He was the only firefighter I knew and we had just celebrated his birthday in February at a Knicks' game. It was a long, tragic day. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. I cried for many months after September 11. I also thought a lot about my family when they had to go through the events of Pearl Harbor. My Grandfather, Wallace Kampney, was a Pearl Harbor Survivor and their motto is "Never Again". Did we not heed their warning and what would he think now? I was glad that he had died a year earlier so as not to witness this. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I think that we should remember that we are vulnerable. 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? No, I did not fly a flag. They were in short supply and when the local store did get them in, they wanted an extraordinary price for a flag made out of cheap material. I exercised my American right and said, "No, I will not support your profit from a tragedy." 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 nmah471.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. 2002-08-28 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 205.184.170.98