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 am an expatriate living in Balikpapan, Indonesia, a country in Southeast asia made up of thousands of islands. Indonesia is the largest muslim country which put my family, my fiends, and I in a critical condition. My name is James Leask I am American along with my family and friends. When the attacks occured it was about 8:00 PM here because of the time difference. I didn't here about it until early the next morning when my dad was watching the early morning news like he usually does, only today he was standing up. I walked over and watched the TV and saw a giant bird fly into a building. Suddenly it exploded. The bird, of course, was the plane. There were so many replays of what I thought was a movie, then my dad told me what happened. I was in shock. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. My life probably has changed more than the average kid in the US. You would think that the Indonesians would have sympathy for us but instead they told us to leave the country. The oil company my dad works for went onto a yellow alert meaning that all expatriate families should be ready to leave the country with only a single carry on and leave every thing else behind. Also, now I have never flown an airplane with so much security. Now, our baggage has to be checked with much more caution and must be checked many more times. Today if I wasnt to get on a plane at 3:00 I would have to arrive at the airport at 12:00 NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I really think that we should think September 11 as a time to think. If America can make it through something like that, then America can make it through anything. I don't cry about 9-11. I pity those who have lost loved ones in the incident, and I pray that everyone has recovered from the experience. Also, I do want to say that the superstition of an attack agian on the 9-11 anniversary is bull. I reccomend you to fly that day just so you can fly for free. Please believe. 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? The other expatriates where pretty cautious about that. Our school bus that had the name of the American oil company was whited-out, and people tried not to get into the city as much. I, however, living here for a year have noticed that the people here ar ethe most respectful people on the planet. I trust the Indonesians, and although they are muslim they are tolerant of both non-religious people, and people who believe in other things. So to answer the question, I don't mind flying an American flag. 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 nmah2987.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. 2002-09-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 202.155.42.212