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. TO AMERICA, MY NAME IS JOHN ,THEY CALL ME JR,I LIVE ONLY 5 MILES FROM THE WTC AND GREW UP WITH THEM IN MY LIFE,FROM SEEING THEM IN THE SKY-LINE EACH DAY I WAKE ,TO CUTING SCHOOL AND TAKEING THE PATH TRAINS TO THEM AND JUST ROAMING AROUND THE CITY. ON THE DAYS BEFORE THE 11TH,MY FRIENDS AND I TOOK A NICE RIDE ON OUR MOTORCYCLES TO LIBERTY STATE PARK AND ALL LOOKED AT THE SKY LINE NOT KNOWING WHAT THE NEXT FEW DAYS WOULD BRING,AFTER THAT WE ALL RODE OVER TO NYC FOR A LITTLE DINNER IN LITTLE ITALY,SOMTHING WE HAD DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE BUT NEVER KNOWING IT WOULD BE OR LAST TIME.YOU SEE 2 OF MY FRIENDS ON THAT DAY WENT TO A MEETING IN WTC 1,UP ON THE 95TH FLOOR,WELL WHEN THE PLANES HIT, I TRYED TO CONTACTE THEM VIA THERE CELL PHONE ONLY TO HAVE THERE VOICE MAILS REPLY THEY WERE NOT THERE,SO AFTER THE SECOND PLANE HIT,THE CELLS WENT DEAD, I REMEMBER FELLING SO ALONE ON THAT DAY AND RUSHING HOME FROM WORK AND SEEING ALL THE SMOKE FROM THE TOWERS ONLY A FEW MILES TO THE EAST OF MY HOME,ALSO THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS WERE EMPTY EXCEPT FOR EMER PERSONAL, I REMMERBER AS DAYS PAST AND NOT HEREING FROM THEM AGAIN,HOW EMPTY IT WAS AND NEVER BEING ABLE TO RIDE AGIAN,WHO KNEW THAT THAT WEEKEND WOULD BE OUR LAST RIDE TOGETHER,WE HAVE NOT FOUND THEM TO THIS DAY,AND EVER DAY I WAKE AND SEE THE SKY LINE AND THE TOWERS MISSING I CRY,YES CRY ,A BIG 6 FOOT 5 265 LB BIKES WITH TEARS IN MY EYES , THOSE TEARS ARE FOR MY FRIENDS AND ALL THOSE OTHERS LOST THAT DAY, BUT I KNOW IN MY HEART ,THAT THEY ARE STILL HERE AND WE WILL RIDE AGIAN SOME DAY. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. YES,IT HAS ,I LOOK AT LIFE FROM A NEW WAY LIVEING EACH DAY AS IT MAY BE MY LAST AND TRYING TO ENJOY EACH DAY AND BRING A SMILE TO SOME ELSE AND ENJOYING MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS MORE AND MORE, NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? ALL THE PEOPLE WHO WERE LOST THAT DAY............WE CAN ALWAYS REBUILD THE TOWERS BUT WE NEED TO REMEMBER THE PEOPLE 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 ALWAYS HAD A FLAG ON MY CARS ,BIKE AND HOEM EVEN BEFORE THE 11TH,TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR OUR TROOPS ,AND I STILL DO BUT IT HAS SO MUCH MORE MEANING NOW AND WE STILL NEED TO SUPPORT ALL WHO ARE FIGHTING FOR US 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 nmah5472.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. 2003-03-18 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 208.33.14.9