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 John Mason-Smith. I go to Thompson high in Alabama. Durring scond period, in Ms. Molan's class, I was simply doing my work when an annoucment came on. It was Mr. Spears, my principal. "Please do not turn on your telivisions untill this event is over. Thank you." Everyone startedto talk. What did he mean? What was going on? As soon as the bell rung, everyone started to talk and rumers were spreading. Was it true? Did two planes run into the Twin Towers? I didn't belive it at first. It is still hard to belive. Of course, as soon as our principal said not to turn on out T.V.'s, every teacher in the intire school did. In the next class we all watched the events unfold. It was unbelivable. I would say the moment it became the most realalistic would be when my mom left. My mother, Donna Mason-Smith, got the call to go to New York. My mother is a fire fighter, a parametic, and works with DMAT. DMAT is the Disaster Medical Alert Team. They go to any place were extra help is needed. My mother when to New York to give medical assistance to the workers. The pain and missery that she saw and told of was unbeliveable, but so was the dedication, determination, pride, and honor of working for America. When my mother came home, she broght back alot. She brought back wisdom, understanding, hope, and tears. She had gone through an unbelivable stressful event which she will never forget, nor will I. She has a piece of the Twin Towers from the rubble. A chunk of marble, filled with hopes and dreams, memories and loses. Everyone was affected by this event, and it is hard for me to tell in words how much this effected my family. I am only a 14 year old boy with little experiances, but I will try to offer the world my little experiance and knowledge I have. God Bless America. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. I now have more respect for america. This freedom is so perfect and wonderful that terrorists try at anything to take it away from us. They kill themselves to kill us. No mater how hard they try,they can never take our freedom away. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? We should remember those who were lost in this horrible attack. They pain and loss we now have should make us bind together as Americans and serve justice to those who go unpunished. They can try to scare us, and they might succeed, but they can never win in the end. 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 means more now, it seems. We didn't seem to appriciate our freedom untill someone attempted to take it away. Like a child with a toy, it seemed to get old. To start to seem less and less important and neat. This attempt to take it away has greatly increased our respect and want of this freedom that we fight for. 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 nmah3534.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. 2002-09-11 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 216.109.3.68