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 had just brought my son to kindergarten..it was my day off of work. I heard the news upon my return home, immediately called the Red Cross to ask if there was anything I could do all the way out here in Arizona and so far from the attacks, but the line was busy constantly. My neighbor and I decided we needed to take our kids out of school, not knowing what was next and wanting them near us. I fit 2 adults and 7 children in my Taurus just to get them all home quickly. We came home and my son, then 5 going on 6, and I watched the events unfold. It was maybe 9 am here in Tucson. My young son watched for some time, as I explained what was happening, what the towers and the Pentagon were, what terrorists are, then said to me, "Mom, this is not good...not good at all." I cried. He cried. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. I value things even more intensely since. My patriotism was already high, but after explaining how other countries don't have the freedoms we do, etc, my son has become quite the patriot. Recently we learned my ex, my son's dad, has lung cancer, with pretty much a death sentence. I suppose my son understands death a little too much for his age now. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? The joining of American People, Pride, and Caring. No race, religion, or belifs barriers. Courage. Selflessness. Love. Hope. Empathy. Determination. America is not our money, or buildings, or our silly spats within ourselves. It is not power, or possessions, or wealth, or material things aplenty. It is what built this nation from the start...America is courage, strength of the heart, and no matter what some zealots might try to pass off on the rest of us, America was born, and thrived, with God right alongside our government. He is on our money!! God is intertwined with government no matter how the newer generations wish to dismiss Him. Who did Americans bow their heads to? God. Who did the President pray to on national television? God. Who did we as a nation thank for the lives that were saved? God. 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 have always flown the Flag, and put up patriotic decorations for all such holidays. I now see red, white, and blue with one more color alongside it, though...black. Sometimes yellow comes to mind as well. If the Gulf War didn't drill that home to me, this sure did the rest of the job. On the anniversary Tucson, Arizona did another groundbreaker. We were the first to do a 15,000 person, human flag on the field of a stadium shortly after the initial attacks. It was made into a postcard and distributed across the country. Tonight, on the anniversary, 12,000 had glow sticks, and along with police, firefighters, military, the U of A band and color guard, formed a giant, human 9/11 on the field. We turned off the lights, broke our glow sticks, and created a glowing, human 9/11 in the dark of the night. Fireworks followed as we all sang throughout the evening, patriotic songs. It was a sad remembering along with hope and American Spirit. 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 nmah4442.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. 172.194.100.140