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 supervisor and I were in Brookgreen Gardens, in Myrtle Beach. We'd spent the morning going through the gardens and seeing the sculptures. Around noon, we went into the gift shop and found everyone huddled around the radio. When we asked what had happened, the sales clerk told us that someone had bombed the World Trade Center. One of my favorite sculptures is "The Pledge of Allegiance." It shows several grade school children standing around the flag pole with their hands over their hearts. When we entered the garden, the flag was all the way up; when we left, it was at half mast. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. Yes. I'm more grateful for my country, and I'm proud of its people. We saw so much heroism in the aftermath of the tragedy. For every anti-American demonstration, we had several more countries offering us their prayers and support. I'm also more aware of security, but not to the point of being obsessive about it. I don't mind taking longer to fly, and I still prefer it to other modes of travel. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? The decent people from all over the world who offered help, compassion, and kindess. So many people were heroes--the fire-fighters and emergency crews who dug through ground zero, the producers and movie-makers who used their equipment to light the ruins so the emergency workers could keep working; the engineers who helped shore up the ruins so that more people whould not be lost; the people from all over the world who sent what aid they could. September 11 united every decent person in a common goal; we will not be terrorized by cowards who use religion as an excuse to commit murder. 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? Yes, and yes. I fly the flag more often. It not only stands for our country and the freedom we offer, but as a symbol for all those who were lost on September 11, regardless of their 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 nmah5669.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. 2003-09-09 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 134.20.74.81