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                <text>"September 11: Bearing Witness to History" Stories Submitted Online</text>
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                <text>Visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History's, "Bearing Witness to History" online exhibition submitted these reflections beginning in 2002.</text>
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        <description>How did you witness history on September 11th? Share your experience.</description>
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            <text>On Sept,11, that is my brithday. It was a sad day for me. As i got up that morning as I always do to see the News. I was in shock. At frist I thought it was a joke or a move. But as I sat here in my in Tenn, and seen with my own two eyes that other plane go into the building I just could not beleave my eyes. I got on the phone to see if my son was ok he lives in New York. 
My heart go's out to all that lost there live that day and I pray that there family's are doing better now and that god will help each and every one of them. I know that god took them right away so that there was no time for them to fill pain. Again my heart go's out to them each and evey one. GOD BLESS YOU ALL TO DAY AND EVERY DAY. AMEN.</text>
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        <name>NMAH Story: Life Changed</name>
        <description>Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how.</description>
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            <text>I find myself calling my kids more to make sure that they are ok. And I was going to go out for my brithday that day. But i went to church to pray for us all. Most of the time on my brithday I have a drink but not on this one.
I looked to god to find away to help us all in this bad world. And each day there is more and more bad. I ask you lord to help us all find away to help each other today and always. GOD BE YOU ALWAYS.</text>
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        <name>NMAH Story: Remembered</name>
        <description>What do you think should be remembered about September 11th?</description>
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            <text>I THANK THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE THAT LOST THERE LIVE THAT DAY SHOULD BE REMEMBERED. BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT HIT THEM THAT MORNING. IT HAPPEN SO FAST TO THEM. BUT KNOW THIS AS YOU READ. THEY ARE THERE ALL OVER THE CITY. THEY SHALL LIVE ON. AND GOD SHALL SEE TO IT IN SOME WAY. JSUT REMEMBER THAT ON THIS SEPT,11,. AND THEY WILL BE THERE WITH YOU ALL IN YOUR HEART AND SOUL FOR ALWAYS.</text>
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        <name>NMAH Story: Flag</name>
        <description>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?</description>
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            <text>YES I HAVE A FLAG AND I KEEP IT OUT SIDE MY HOUSE ALWAYS. HOW EVERY ON SEPT,11, I WENT OUT AND GOT ONE FOR MY TRUCK AND I PUT POSTERS ON MY TRUCK JUST FOR THE PEOPLE THAT LOST THERE LIVE THAT DAY. I KEEP THE POSTERS ON UNTIL THE RAIN GOT TO THEM. BUT I STILL KEEP MY FLAG ON MY TRUCK. AGAIN I FILL SO BAD FOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT DAY AND THERE FAMILYS AS WELL. MY THOUGHT TO THEM IS TRY TO LOOK TO THE LORD FOR THE HELP YOU NEED NOW AND IF YOU REALLY WANT HIM THERE FOR YOU HE CAN BE. JUST TRUST IN THE LORD AS I DO. THE LORD BE YOU ALL TODAY AND ALWAYS.</text>
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      <description>Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item.</description>
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          <description>Whether September 11 Digital Archive has permission to possess this item.</description>
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              <text>yes</text>
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