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 Digital Archive Stories Description An account of the resource This collection is the bulk of the archive, representing the reactions and experiences of thousands of individuals beginning in 2002. 911DA Story 911DA Story: Story Tell us about what you did, saw, or heard on September 11th. Feel free to write as much or as little as you like. Tell us your story: I work for FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) in Kansas City, Mo. Sept. 11, 2001 was a special day for me -it marked my one year anniversary with FEMA. I remember thinking that as I drove to work that Tue. morning (it was a clear day in the Midwest as it was in NYC and Washington, DC). I learned of the first plane from a colleague at about 8 am CST; didn't know it was an airliner and presumed it was a light plane that hit by accident. By the time I got to a TV, the 2nd plan had alrady hit. We were conducting training in house that day and it continued. A cell phone went off sometime around 9-9:30. The guy who answered it told us that the WTC had collapesed. We went back to the TV and learned of the attack on the Pentagon (also reports of a bomb outside the State Dept. that later proved false). I remember thinking that we were under attack ala Dec. 7 and that the series of attacks was akin to a Veitnam Tet Offensive redux. I am in the reserves and was thinking I might get called up (I wasn't). FEMA went on immediate 24/7 operations and I was on nights for two evenings (Tue. and Wed.). I drove home looking up at the sky knowing only military planes were in the air and wondering what all this would mean for me and my family and the nation. I felt different in a way I've not experienced before. My wife was at home when I arrived. We hugged and spoke a bit. Out son was almost 18 months and playing in the house w/the TV on. We were glad we didn't have to explain it to him but know we will someday. 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 story6225.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. 209.3.152.35