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 student teaching a 4th grade class. When I first found out, I didn't even understand what they were saying. I was in the middle of teaching a math lesson, and because I had been in class all morning, I didn't know what was going on, I didn't find out until 10:30 that morning. My master teacher was supposed to be out of the room, but she had really been watching the reports. I didn't find out anything really until I got into my car on the way home and then I just cried and cried. A lot of the parents had freaked out and come for their children, so some of the students had an idea, and it was heartbreaking to hear what they were saying. "Someone ran a plane into a building, and I think it was on purpose." "Mommy said the man that did it is evil." It was heartbreaking for 9 year olds to be worried about evil. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. I think about the things that I'm doing just in everyday life, and how the victims can never do those things again, and how their loved ones can never do those things with them again. I really cherish my time now, I know that it is special, even if I am sitting on the couch watching a movie, it is special. I tell people that I love them more. I tell people that I love them right when I'm thinking it, incase I don't get the chance again. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I think that the innocent people that were lost should be remembered. I think that the heroes that died just doing their jobs should be remembered. Sure, we will fight back, we will rebuild, but there were millions of untold stories and unlived moments that ended that day, and we need to keep them close to our hearts. 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? I think that it is sad that it took something like this to get many people to fly a flag. I am one of those girls that would get teared up over the Star Spangled Banner at baseball games years ago. I have always had a flag. The thing that got me the most on September 11 was that in my neighborhood, on my way home, a boyscout down the street was just holding this enormous flag, standing on the corner. He wasn't crying, he wasn't doing anything, just holding this flag on the corner, I guess that that is all that he knew to do. I think that the flag has come to mean a lot more than a united union of 50 states, it stands for our loss, and the people who died on September 11. 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 nmah110.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. 2002-08-03 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 64.12.96.70