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. At first I thought they were showing video footage of the Oklahoma bombing, then suddenly I realize that it was live footage of what was happening right now! I was crushed and later I wrote this poem as a memorial... Let Today...Be The Day With a trembling heart I had to look around our office the building shook the blackest smoke had surround me and out a window I just glanced to see Within every wall I heard muffled screams awake I thought from this strange dream with a heavy roar and grumbling sounds it's a horrible thought of how to get down I am many floors up in this huge sky-rise "God Help Us Please" and hear our cries we think at first it's a great earth quake and from this dream we all try to wake The walls are rolling like an ocean's wave and so we pray this will not be our graves my mind races back to my family at home as I fumble around searching for my phone the air has turned thick it's harder to breathe tears are flowing while my eyes cannot see I found a phone but then I dialed too fast as this building I hoped forever would last oh and it doesn't matter now about my call for the cord has come loose from the wall I grasp my hands and now I pray very deep "Dear Lord, Father of My Soul, please keep... my family and my friends from mourning pleas let them think of the good while remembering me because I can see now that these walls will cave in and that this day forward my life comes to an end" "Amen" Crumbling down is the building and we all tend to slide while I can feel something pressing up against my side and I must have blacked out for I know nothing more except a glowing light that shines through some door and right now there's a hand reaching closer to me while hearing a soft melody I look around to see this is strange I thought on how it didn't take long then I smile as I realize it's a rescue Angel's Song So loved-ones of mine do not weep at my grave God will bring us together in Heaven someday and let today be the day to do a good deed by just helping someone who's really in need give all of your love you have plenty to spare and remember us love in all of your prayers. for the WTC victim's loved-ones September 11, 2001 Copyright 2001 MaryJane Garrison All Rights Reserved NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? 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? 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 nmah5653.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. 2003-09-07 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 66.142.179.200