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 office was attending a seminar on the other side of town. Someone came into the room and said a plane had hit the World Trade Center. Some of us got up and went into the lobby where many people were already gathered in front of the television. A few mintues later the second plane hit the other building. Chills ran over my body and I could no longer try to convince myself this was just some kind of horrible accident. I was crying then and wondering who in the world could have done this. No one spoke for several seconds then everyone talked at once. There were tears and anger at the loss of so many innocent lives. Little did we know that we would then witness the collapse of each tower and so many more people never going home again. I called my husband just to hear his voice and tell him I loved him. I called my best friend because her brother works in Manhatten and I was not sure where the office was located. He was fine but we cried anyway. Towards the end of the day we were asked to return to the semninar. It seemed so unimportant. I could not concentrate. It was awful and I just wanted to go home and hug everyone I know. And that is exactly what I did. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. Yes, hasn't everyone's? Shaken out of my complacency I hope. More willing to tell my friends and family how much they mean to me. Not putting things off. Trying to enjoy things more fully. Also scared for a long time. Waiting for something else to happen. Terribly sad that this could happen, here of all places. Miserable for all those people who lost friends/family members in this senseless tragedy. Praying for all the pople who lost their lives that day. That they found their place with God. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? We are vulnerable. There are people out there that hate us enough to take their own lives in our destruction. Keep this event in the back of your mind as a rememberance and catalyst. I have a new saying, it is on my e-mails and my friends have actually bought me T-shirts that say it; Live well, laugh often, love much. 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? Still do. But we always flew one for all the patriotic holidays. My husband is retired from the Navy. 20 years. We know a little about sacrifice and the price of freedom. I'm just glad he is home now. My father was in the service during the Korean War. He instilled a sense of what this country meant to him in all of his children. We have always cared a great deal about the flag and seeing it raised or flying in the breeze has been one of those things that put a lump in my throat and tear in my eye. 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 nmah5158.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. 2002-09-26 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 63.148.65.166