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 was at work on September 11, 2001 when I first heard the news of the Attack. I was an Accountant at the local utility board in Knoxville, Tennessee. The day was to be one of celebration. My friend Naomi was celebrating her 36th birthday and our Accounting Team would normally take the birthday person to lunch. The celebration soon turned to tragedy as we heard that an airplane had hit the World Trade Center. We quickly turned on the television and found scenes of our beloved Nation being attacked. I felt sick and wanted to wake up from this terrible nightmare, but this was not a dream and the reality would soon become more devastating as the second Tower fell. The news of the Attack on the Pentagon and the devastation that the crash had caused quickly followed. The terror was not to be over as news of United Airlines Flight 93 had crashed in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. The lives lost were unbelievable as we all sit helpless. I prayed for our nation and for the families that had loved ones in all of the Attacks. My heart was broken, for our nation and for the families. My thoughts and prayers were on asking God for forgiveness as a person and as a Nation. I prayed that our Nation would turn to God and get back to the principles that this Great Nation was founded on. It took several days before our Accounting Team realized that Naomis birthday had not been celebrated. For Naomi, she would still each year get the strange looks when ask when her birthday was, as she would reply 9-11. We have grown stronger as a Nation and for a few months, I did see people believing and trusting God more. We let our guard down as a Nation and we paid the price. The events of 9-11 will forever be remembered by this generation that lived the nightmare of that tragic day. God Bless The Families That Lost Their Loved Ones On That Horrible Day. (John 3:16). NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. I now realize how easy it is for a Nation like the United States to be devastated in a few moments in time. We need to pray for our Nation and Leaders daily. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? The great number of people that stood together helping each other. Some did not know the people they were helping but this did not matter. The love and helping of each other was wonderful. The Nation spoke more about God and his blessing than ever before. 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? I did fly a flag more since that day. The events of September 11th did make me realize what freedom really meant to me, my family, and our Great Nation. 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 nmah6444.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. 2004-02-18 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 209.186.223.6