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 in my car on the way to the first MOPS(Mothers of Preschoolers)meeting of the year. It was a beautiful fall day and I was listening to the radio when the first report came in about the WTC being hit. My first thought was, "This is a bad attempt at a joke, even for a radio morning show." Over the next few minutes, though, I realized that this was REAL, not a gimmick. I was numb at first and then saddened and enraged at the nerve of these people, whoever they were. All I could think of was all the MOPS in New York who had just lost their husbands, brothers, fathers, as well as all the children who lost their mothers. I did not watch any TV coverage for two days because I just could not bear to see the images played over and over. My two children, ages 5 and 10 at the time, had many questions such as "Why did somebody do something so mean?" and "Is Dad going to have to fight a war?" Those were questions that not even I knew the answers to. My personal relationship with God is what gave me peace and sanity among the chaos and destruction of that day. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. No, except for a heightened awareness of our vulnerability as a nation to outsiders who envy and despise our freedoms. I no longer take for granted that I will never have to see war in my lifetime or that my husband or son will not have to fight in one. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? The courage of all the firefighters, police, EMT's that responded without a second thought to their safety. The strong, calming leadership that President Bush displayed. The stories of the people on Flight 93 that crashed in Shanksville, PA. The way our nation was united in its patriotism and "quiet rage" at the perpetrators, even if temporary. 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? Yes, and I'm somewhat embarrassed that it took a tragedy like that to make us go buy a flag. I have always loved the American flag, though, as it stands for our freedom, our republic, and our unity under God as a 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 nmah4531.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. 2002-09-12 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 12.247.211.79