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 remember this fall day like it was yesturday. Me and my classmates were sitting in class doing group projects, innocently laughing and talking about day to day nonsense. The phone rang and we thought it was ringing because a kid had done something wrong and needed a trip to the principle or that someone forgot their lunch money. But as soon as My teacher came back into sight we knew by the look on her face that this specific phone call wasnt of the ordinary. We sat and listen to the words coming out of her mouth intenly. She explained to us with no sound of worry that two planes had hit the Twin Towers. Well when we heard this news we didnt know what to think. We started laughing and joking saying unbelievable things like maybe the planes will come to our school. We were acting as if the planes were going to crash into our school and kill us. We didnt understand the impact of this event or how important it was. I didnt even relize that people had died in the trajedy, even though that sounds silly. We took the ordinary bus home. I walked in the door and said hey to my mom and dad but they were preoccupied with eyes glued to the television. Our teachers didnt want to worry my sister and I or any of the other children so they didnt make a big deal of the incident. But when my two eyes fell onto the tv i was in shock. The news replayed the two planes crashing more than i can imagine. i was baffled at how any human could do this to all of these inicent people. Why should anyone have to loose their life to someone like this. My family explained it to me and my sister with tears in their eyes. I didnt understand how anyone could do this. The rest of the day i sat in front of the television with my dad and watched the news. I went to bed that night with so many questions. Some I still wonder about because they havent been answered. September 11, 2001 was a day that I will never in my entire life forget or put lightly. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. I am so much more appreciative of what i have. I cant imagine loosing a family member on September 11 or loosing my dad because he had to go away to war. I cant even imagine what all of these kids go throught without their dads and its not even their fault that he is gone. There is nothing that they can do about it. I give them so much credit for suporting their loved ones. I am so lucky and i would never complain about my parrents when i know how blessed I truly am. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I think that the fact that America stuck together durring September 11 is the true thing to remember about this tragedy. Everyone in America cared for each other on this awful day. I dont think anyone should ever forget what hapened that day. The only thing that bothers my thoughts is when people tell me that we didnt need to go to war. If they remember what hapen they will remember why we went to war. What would have hapened since September 11 if we didnt. Septemeber 11, 2001 is not something to put so lightly that a war was not nessasary. I think that is the biggest thing that America should not forget. 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? My feelings about the American flag have changed. My family did have a flag raised on September 11. When i used to look at the American flag all i saw were 13 stripes and 50 stars. I now see that If you take the stars off the flag, its not the same. Its only when the designs stick together that it is truly the American flag. The flag also wouldnt be the same without even one star. All 50 states contributed in repairing the world we live in and thats what our flag stands for. The American flag has never fallen and has held us together. 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 nmah6572.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. 2004-08-08 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.253.5