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 am a soldier stationed abroad in Germany. I had been flying in a force on force training exercise. I landed at the airfield and one of my NCOs approached me and said that an aircraft had been flown into the World Trade Center. I looked at him and scolded him for making jokes that where not at all funny. He said no honest, it is on the news right now come and see. We walked into our briefing room to view the T.V. as the second aircraft stuck the second tower. As I have a trained eye and new the weight and fuel capacity of an aircraft that size, I knew the towers would fall, prayed that they would not. When the towers fell we all stopped and said a silent prayer for those whom fell with the towers. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. No. As a member of the Armed Forces for 22 years this merely illuminated to the public what the military has always been aware of and that is that people whom hate freedom hate the United States. The threat that is presented now has a clearly defined scope to those whom before the event held the misconception that human life holds the same value to everyone. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? We need work very hard to take the fight to them, wherever it may lead. The past forgotten is repeated. 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? The Flag of the United States represents the efforts of the few, that stand before the many so that freedom lives. Always has, always will. I am honored to know that when I die I will be wrapped in the flagged of the country in which I lived a free man. 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 nmah5398.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. 2003-01-09 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 217.229.165.190