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 in Gainesville, VA when I heard that the 1st plane hit the Tower, then the 2nd, then the Pentagon. I called my mother who lives in Dumfries and told her. She immeditatly turned on the TV. I contacted a friend who normally works at Reagan National, luckly he was off that day. I called my son at college to make sure he was ok. I remember my 2nd son calling me on his cell saying he could see a black cloud over the area in Dumfries where we live - 25 miles south of the Pentagon. I work in a Sales office, and can remember clearly that we had very few calls the rest of the day, even though it was our busy season. At Boy Scouts that night, we learned that a neighbor of our Assistant Scoutmaster was missing. My daughter's friend's mother was also one of the victims. Even though we were not directly affected, we have close friends who were. Both of the Scout troops my children belong to did a car wash for the victims of the attacks. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. We are more cognizant of what is happening around the world. And we pay more attention to the little things. 30 years ago I was ready to join the military and do what needed to be done during the Vietnam war. Today, I am afraid of my sons and daughter being called up. I am recording news articles, poems, pictures and other items for this year to help my children in their final years in high school. I feel a "loss of innocence" and regret that my children will never enjoy the same freedoms I did, even though we as a people are struggling to maintain as much of them as possible. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? We should never forget what happened to us. It's more than the loss of lives and the destruction of the Twin Towers. If history is forgotten, it's destined to be repeated. We need to be vigilant, yet kind. If nothing else is remembered, remember the feelings that came out of the attacks, the caring, the outpourings of help, the reactions of the world and the help given to us. We are already beginning to forget, and that can't happen. We must remember it all, or it will happen again. 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? We always flew the flag on the holidays. After Sept 11, we flew it at half mast during the mourning period. Then at full staff until the end of the year. It still flys on holidays, and we have a flag on each car. I wear a pin I purchased during the Bicentennial every day - if I leave my home, I have it on my shirt - no matter where I am going. I won't forget, and if wearing the flag helps one person remember, then I've done what I wanted to do to help. 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 nmah35.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. 2002-06-26 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 68.48.233.29