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 woke up that morning after the attacks had already happened. I didn't know anything until one of my good friends came running up to me as I was getting on the elevator to go to class, she asked me if I was watching the news, when I told her that I hadn't watched the news at all she told me the whole story. Attending class that morning was difficult, to say the least. As soon as I could I made my way to the cafeteria which had a television in it. As I walked in I noticed that I was not the only one with a look of complete and total disbelief. Right then I witnessed the first tower fall. No one in the entire cafeteria said a word. Now if you can imagine a university cafeteria filled with around 200 students at the time so quite you could here a pin drop, that is what it sounded like. I also saw so many tears. Even from myself. I couldn't understand why or how this could have happened. Just as all of that was happening I remembered that one of my close friends that I had made while at college was from New York, she lived just minutes away from the towers and both her parents worked in the towers, I went rushing to the dorm. I found her in her room, basically in hysterics. I mean, how would you feel being in Texas, so far away from all of that, yet knowing that so many of the people and family you knew were right there. I spent about 3 hours with her, helping her find out about family and friends. We were using about 5 cell phones and 3 telephones tryong to get through. While I was with her we did find out that her mom, dad, and little brother were ok. However a close friend of the family that she baby sat for, his parents were both killed. When I left her room I was so numb. The first thing I thoought to do when I got in my room, was to call my mom. I talked to my mom for about an hour. We cried and sometimes just sat on the phone in silence together. When I finally got to see my boyfriend of 3 years that day I was really worried, the only thing that came to my mind was what if they reinstate the draft. So I was going through my mind trying to play out scenarios so he wouldn't have to go. For example, I told him that if they do start the draft again I would take him out back and shoot off a toe. They couldn't possibly take him if he was missing a toe, right? But then I decided that I really shouldn't worry about that right then. September 11th 2001 was a day filled with so many different emotions for me. I knew immediately that the world had changed. But as of yet, I don't know if it was for the worse or better. One day this will be in the history books and I will say to the children of that time that I was there and many villans and HEROES were born that day. Those HEROES will never ever be forgotten. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? 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? 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 nmah706.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. 2002-08-31 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 67.25.225.53