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 at school and i had heard some one in the hall saying something about buildings falling down. i thought they had watched a movie or something in class. when i got to my fourth period class my history teacher told us whta was going one. I remembered that my dad was on a flight that morning for a bussiness trip. HIs flight was leaving newark at 8:00 the same time as the plane that hit the trade center left from newark. i didnt know what to think. Our teacher turned on the T.V. and let us watch the news. i was amazed i had no idea that it was to the extent that it was. i was worried that whole day but i knew my mom went out that moring to ride her horse so she wouldnt have heard any thing about it or any news from my dad. i called her later that day when i was in school she said that she had heard and all of our family and friends had heard as well and were callin. i was suprised at how quick the news traveled because our family and friends from england were callin to see if we were alright. My mom told me that my dad was ok and the plane had landed safely she toldme about his experance. He was on the plane and the pilot came over the speaker and said we will be landed the plane now because the U.S. goverment has said that all planes in the U.S. are to be grounded. He said that everyone just looked at each other like did he say what i think i he said. My dad said that everyone pulled out cell phones to see what happened and the news spread slowly throught the plane. It turned out that the plane that hit the trade center left right before they did. That there plane was next inline to take off. So my mom got done teliing me because my dad had called from his cell phone to let her know he wasalright. But i remember peole cryin in school because there parents worked in or around the trade center but tthankful no one i knew had died. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. Well it has change by being more carefull when we life. I always seem to look for any thing or any one that doesnt look normal. I keep thinking that they may attack the U.S. again and if so if in New York will what they use harm the area around us. So i guess im just worried like every one else is as to what may hapen in the future NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I think what we should remember is that America can be attacked and that we may not always be the strongest country. WE should appericate all the freedoms we have and that our country does not have battle on our land around our homes. That we have choices in our lives and to appericate what we have. Be happy that we have a home to go back to, to have choices that many other countries dont. To be happy to be an American. 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 not put up a flag but my feelings have changed since september 11. i use to think it a flag that i pledge to every morning but now i see the reall meaning of the flag i see that it truely is a symbolof our freedom. It helps our country remember how lucky we are to live in this day and age and the this country. 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 nmah1728.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. 2002-09-09 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 207.99.16.132