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 Bus Operator for the NYC Transit Authority. On 9/11 I was doing my usual route from Staten Island to lower Manhattan which had already taken me past the WTC earlier in the morning on a previous trip.My schedule normally put me in front of the WTC about the same time as the second plane hit.I was late due to the bus ahead of me being involved in a minor accident. I had to take on his passengers plus my own regulars.While driving over the Verazzano bridge into Brooklyn I noticed smoke coming from the north tower. I mentioned it and a passenger standing next to me said that was where he worked. He called his office and got thru to someone and found out a plane had hit the building. I recall him telling the person to get every one out of the office ASAP. I never saw the passenger again and always wonder ifhis co-workers survived.we only made it as far as the high point of the Gowanas expressway before traffic came to a complete stop. We were in the left lane and what seemed like every emergency vehicle,public and private,was racing past us into the Battery tunnel.The Manhattan side of the tunnel is only 3 blocks from the Trade Center.While we sat there a female passenger in the front seat noticed an airliner flying across the harbor from Staten Island. Before anyone could react the plane slammed into the south tower,the one closest to us.Our position on the hiway was only about a mile and a half from the building.People started screemingwanting to get off the bus fearing that there were other planes and we could become targets.It took a bit of effort to keep them on the bus.A few minutes after the second plane hit burning peices of paper began to fall like rain around us.We finally got off the hiway about a half hour later and it took 5 hours to get back to Staten Island via Brooklyn streets. NMAH Story: Life Changed Has your life changed because of September 11, 2001? If so, tell us how. NMAH Story: Remembered What do you think should be remembered about September 11th? I feel the best memorial would have been to rebuild the towers on their original footprints using modern technology. Show the world that a terrorist act was not going to make us run and hide. 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 am a U.S. Navy Veteran. I served during the Viet Nam War. I flew the flag before 9/11 and do so since with just as much if not more pride as I always have. 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 nmah6402.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. 2004-01-10 IP Address The IP address of the device used to submit the item. 152.163.252.39