2 20 70359 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 Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) My wife and I had just arrived to our honeymoon resort in the British Virgin Islands, when we heard that a plane had crashed into the Trade Center in NYC. My heart sank, knowing my father was at work in Tower 1. We watched the towers collapse, wondering the fate of my father - a retiree of the Port Authority. Numerous phone calls to family in the US hoping for good news. My father placed a few calls to family and friends to tell them of his location in Tower 1 and his condition. In the phone call to my mother, my father told my mother of the directive to hold up on the 64th floor to await further direction from Port Authority management before evacuating. A while later, a second phone call to my mother revealed the groups decision to head down after smelling what they thought be to gasoline. The group descended, as they approached about the 20th floor is when the tower collapsed. A group of 16 evacuated together, and 14 entered eternal life that day! LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? Two employees of the Port Authority Engineering Group with whom my father worked survived the collapse of Tower 1 with non life threatening injuries. One gentleman has been a god send comforting the victims families and providing an account of the days event. The woman that survived has been nothing but greedy in sharing her story - only to the press seeking financial restitution. To make matters worse, she was a illegal immigrant having failed to renew her green card prior to 9-11. Now she is a hero! LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? My outlook on the United States of America has changed -It's no longer land of the free, rather land of the freeloaders! America needs to close its borders and take care of its own people first before supporting the illegal Tom, Dick and Harry's that want to live the American Dream! 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 lc_story84.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) NO ORDINARY TUESDAY For years to come we will play the game, Where were you when . . . Where were you when the planes hit? written on it. All the details of that day. You pull Its strange what you remember. The tragic events of that day have been burned into our minds. You remember everything about that day. Now I have a reference. I have that file card in your head with all the details on it, I look at it and say, I remember where I was, and who I was with and what I was doing. I remember that day. Every thought, sight and smell. I remember crying in the kitchen while my son watched cartoons. I was so worried that he would see me, and force me to explain what was happening. I remember frantic calls to my wife. The fear in her voice. Her asking me about explosions in the city, The Capitol, the State Department. News reports told of explosions around the city. She said that she had actually heard the plane crash into The Pentagon. Her building was being evacuated. Thousands of people forced into the streets. She did not have her cell phone. And then nothing. No contact at all with her for five hours. I remember calling my old partner, asking him what he knew, asking him what I should do about my wife. I remember the catch in his voice. The hesitation, that told me all I needed to know. She should leave now. Leave the city as quickly as possible. Get her out of there. I watched it live, then the replay over and over again. My son sat upstairs glued to his PBS shows while I watched in horror the deaths of thousands of people on live TV. The calls started. Concerned friends and family reaching out. Looking for something, anything to hope them, cope. Are you all right? Wheres Renee? Have you talked to her? The point came when I refused to talk to them. I have to keep the line open, I told them. No calls, no questions. Let me deal with this, let me find her. My son sat content. Food and drink were brought to him. I didnt want him to move, for fear of him seeing the video footage, asking questions why his father was crying. After awhile work called. All officers were being called into duty. Being direct and to the point I told them that when my wife got home safe, I would come to work. Time dragged on. More phone calls from concerned friends and family members. And still no word from my wife. I turned on my police radio monitored the calls, the confusion and the fear. Calls for street closures, closure of the monuments, medi-vacs and increased patrols. Finally, my wife called. She was on a bus. She had taken the Metro from work to The Pentagon. She remained calm, though I knew she was scared. She explained to me that she had borrowed a phone from a woman on the bus. She was being taken to another Metro station. She would be home soon. I started to make my phone calls to family. I had heard from Renee, she was on her way home. I would keep them posted. I prepared Benjamin for the trip to the Metro station to meet his mother. The call from her to come pick her up came two hours later. She wanted to take a taxi home. I told her to wait there. We made the drive in ten minutes. Seeing her, standing at the curb, safe and home at last, all worry and fear from this day left me. All the fears were pushed back somewhere else in my mind. I left the car and reached out to her. We hugged, kissed and cried. We held each other, safe and in love. I was afraid to let go of her. I held on to her, and still do. Once inside the car and heading home I explained that I was called into work. I had to go. She said that she understood. At home, before I left, I hugged and kissed my son. I told him that I loved him very much. I kissed and hugged my wife. I told her that I loved her very much. She told me to be safe. I promised that I would. She made me promise to call her. I promised that I would. The drive into work was surreal. No sound. No people on the streets, businesses closed and no airplanes. I looked toward the direction of The Pentagon and saw the smoke rising. Still on fire, a thick burning smell filled the air and covered the city. I made to the office in record time. I picked up an unmarked car and drove to our staging area, the Lincoln Memorial. I remember parking with others on the west side of the memorial. No friendly banter, no jokes, just fear and worry. How bad will this get? We shared news reports and rumors that we had heard. There had been no explosions at The Capitol or State Department. But, we were told that a number of planes could not be accounted for. Still out there. We were to establish a wide perimeter around the White House. Complete closure, authorized people only. But, as we stood by the Lincoln Memorial we realized that there were no barricades on the west side. Nothing to prevent a car or truck bomb from driving into the memorial. A number of us inquired about getting Tourmobile buses to block Memorial Bridge. It was taken under advisement. I met my old partner in front of the White House, 1600 Penn. We spoke in hushed tones. We werent sharing secrets, it was out of respect. Groups of people had gathered. Some prayed outside the fence, some lit candles most of them were crying. Uniform Division officers walked or stood inside the White House fence line, automatic weapons at the ready. We allowed the candles to remain on the sidewalk and fence. A white female stood in front of the White House singing; well actually it was more like shouting a song. She sang of peace and loss of life. Tears on her cheeks, her entire body shook as she sang. Distances away from her two men were shouting at each other. One spoke of war and revenge. The other spoke of America dissevering the attack. The city was quiet, still. An occasional siren broke the air. People were walking, not driving. After sunset I was sent to Du Pont Circle to monitor a peace rally. A group had placed signs and flags on a chain link fence around the fountain. Candles were lit around the fountain, and chalk messages written on the stone walkway. Arguments could be heard between the peace protesters and others in the park. Shouts, even screams cut through the quiet. After the rally had cleared out, a group of uniform officers joined me. I began to remove the signs and flags. The officers joined me. The candles were blown-out. A few of the peace demonstrators came back and asked for the signs. I told them it was abandon property; they could get the signs from the trashcans. Myself and some of the other officers kept the flags. Off in the distance I could see that The Pentagon was still burning. The smell filled my head, and soaked into my clothes. With all that had happened in the past 14 hours, Amercians will still debate and argue. They will still express their opinions. They will show fear, hate and sorrow. But, no matter what changes were to come, and no matter what would stay the same, Americans would still be free. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was at work for the Austin Fire Department, watching T.V., when the news broke in on our show. We all watched with our mouths wide open as the evens unfolded. I got off work that day and went to school with my girlfriend at the Univeristy and watched the news inside of classrooms and in the hall all day long. I have since enlisted into the United States Air Force and am serving my country. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? I remember feeling like someone had kicked me in the stomach, confused as to how someone could do such a thing to so many innocent people, and just wondering why. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I think that the country as a whole has come together in a way that is difficult to even put into words. In the short year that i have been in the military, I have had people just come up to me on the streets when i was in uniform and just say thank you. I have had people offer to buy me dinner drinks..etc. But most of all, i think America has a VERY STRONG sense of pride for all of freedoms and all that we believe. 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I shifted my weight in the chair. My hands fumbled with the pencil, my eyes, glancing over the few last questions of the test. Sure, I knew the answers; they were just hidden under more important things to think about. For instance, there was only five minutes left of class, and I had like ten more questions to answer. No pressure. As I turned in my test, I noticed that I hadnt put a date on it. I picked up my pencil and filled in the box on the scantron marked date. 9/11/01. The bell rang as I picked up my stuff. Remarks were made about the test when everyone shuttled out of the classroom. I headed down the hallway, shoving my way through people, and set my stuff down at my seat. Then, out into the hallway again. People walked past me, but I scanned the crowd for Jessica. Then I saw her, her blonde hair flowing over her shoulders, her smile. I smiled back of course. Jessica makes you do that, smile back even if youre having a bad day. Hey girl! How was the test? Fine, it was pretty easy, I lie. Ok, well, heres this, she shoves me our notebook, Sorry, I didnt have enough time to write, she adds over her shoulder. I sigh. As I walk into my study hall, I notice we have a sub. The second thing I notice is that the T.V is on. How strange, I think. Maybe this sub likes to watch the news. I sit down and say hi to Lindsey. The bell rings, my eyes on the set, blaring out words like America Under Attack. I sit there, fixated. The sub says something to the extent of what had happened. An airplane had hit one of the twin towers. The twin towers? What the heck? By the look of it, on the T.V that was, it looked to be in New York. But what? Why would anyone want to hit the Twin Towers, the World Trade Center? What makes them so special? Why not something like the Empire State building, one of the tallest buildings in the world? It turns out, I am not the only one who was clueless. Sure, people knew that, at that time, both towers have been hit. Even one had collapsed. It was sad. Even if I didnt know what the buildings were, they still were gone. And all of those peoples lives. Gone. The one and only time I have been to New York was almost a year after September 11th. I remember standing at the top of the Empire State Building, looking at what seemed a normal skyline of the city. But then i noticed it. An American Flag hanging from a building that stood behind where the Twin Towers had once stood. While in New York, I wanted to go see ground zero. Unfourtunatly, my parents thought otherwise. They did not want to go see a whole in the ground, as they put it. But I was struggling to grasp the reality of it all. And my hopes were that if I could at least see ground zero, look over the fence with the thousands of other people, maybe, somehow, I would get a sense of the monstrosity of what two planes did to two buildings one morning while I was at school. I am still trying to comprehend the severity of what happend that one day. I have to admit the one thing I still think about is all of those cars. Millions of people died that day, thousands of cars are suddenly empty. What do they do? How do they start the process of cleaning up? Where do they begin? How? These are questions I cant answer. I cant begin to tell you how much I want to understand, how I want to know what it was like, having a building there, then it's gone. This may sound weird, but I want to experience that day. I want to relive it, not on television, but through my own eyes, watch it happen from beginning to end. I want to feel the fear, running through my spine like a million volts of electricity. I want to know how it feels, to get a better understanding. I want to know what those people went through. My whole perspective on world affairs has changed tremendously. I find myself more interested in what's going on with other countries and wondering how it will affect the United States. That could be because of age and maturity, but I think a large factor of it has to be because of September 11th. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was in the Main Office at Nanuet Senior High School. A secretary received a telephone call informing her that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. I turned to another teacher and tolde her that I was afraid it was not an accident. she agreed. I went to my office and learned via the Internet that the second tower was hit. I knew it was terrorism. As I made my way to the Media Center I remember the fear in the students faces and voices. One student asked me if it would cause an economic depression. I assured him it would not. I did not realize the impact it would have on the economy. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? Eatching the towers collapse and sharing fears that someone's husband, wife, child, or friend was in one of the them. At the end of the day, as the immediate shock wore off, I began to realize that I must know many of the thousands who were killed that morning. I prayed the 'Our Father' and asked God to 'deliver us from the Evil One, especially Bin Laden.' LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? The myth of American invincibility has been destroyed. The oceans are no longer a buffer. I'm always a little more relaxed when my returns home from her job in New York City. 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was actually in bed,I had just had my daughter 3 weeks prior and my parents were up fom Florida to help with the new baby.I heard my husband come in from work to say that a plane had struck the Trade Center.He had heard it on Howard Stern.Naturally my parents had thought it was a joke being that Howard Stern always is joking around. Then I turned my TV on from my bed in my room.My first thoughts were of my friend Ronny, he worked in the Trade Center and was there for the first bombing,at fist I didnt think of my brother, a Firefighter in NY.Then I got out of bed and went inside.As we sat and watched the second plane hit,we knew it wasnt just a commuter plane like we thought.I think I was just oblivious,then the towers fell, my Dad being a retired lutenient from the FDNY, had a look on his face, he knew this was'nt good,for some reason my Mom and I were a little oblivious to what happened.Then I asked my Dad if my brother was working,he said he should have been getting off,but it was too early, unless someone came in to relieve him early.I felt everything would be ok, he'd call us when he was done down there, he wouldn't call for a while he was a determened guy.We finally got in touch with my sisterin law.She had spoken to him earlier,around 7:30,but no word since.We decided to run to the store to get lunch and wait for his call.Looking back now,we were so nonchalant,until later in the day, like as time went on it got worse, or we realized what really happened,it's really hard to imagine,2 humongous buildings collapsing in Manhattan.I still go there now and look up at other buldings and think"that's not even as high as the Towers..???!!!!"By night ,my parents went to church to pray.I was almost mad at them,did they not have any faith in him?He was ok,just trying to help people down there,a real hardhead, he was'nt taking time away from that to call us,that was his way, I knew his ways, very strong willed,but my Dad knew better,he knew the job,and what it entailed,my Dad knew his son was gone. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? My stongest memory of that day was when I also decided to go to our church to pray,before I left, I just said "thank God for this baby".When I got home ,I sat in my daughters room rocking her in the rocking chair,watching the TV,and the commmisioner of the FDNY did a press confrence.He said that over 300 firefighters were presumed dead.I've never cried so hard in my life,but I still had hope, I knew that strong son of a bitch would get out of there,not even a 100 story buildingcould take him down. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I feel that in the beginning in our area NY, everyone was much nicer to each other,people were holding doors,just being much more low key.For me,my entire life has changed,my brother is gone,and people are going about their lives, going back to their old ways, caring about things that don't mean anything,being materialistic,just things that don't matter.They have forgotten, not everyone ,but alot of people,they don't want to hear it anymore,they probably haven't lost a loved one that day.you could never get over this.You could never act that way ,unless you don't have a heart. 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 lc_story163.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was in a breakfast in the basement of the Capitol when it was announced a plane had flown into one of the World Trade Center Towers. I guess everyone had the idea that it was some errant small Cessna dangling out of a window since the breakfast continued uninterrupted. It was only until I started walking back to the Senate Hart building through the tunnels that my cell phone went off. (Cell phones didn't work in the basement of the Capitol.) My wife had called saying the Capitol was a likely target and to get out of there. The Capitol police told us to hurry through the tunnels since the Capitol was likely going to be shut down. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? My most vivid memory of the day was walking into my office seeing all the staff standing around the television. I remember the picture. A phenomenally clear, blue sky and both towers, smoking and on fire. My other strong memory of the day was the clear, blue sky and gorgeous late summer day. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? Every American era has its defining moments, for example Pearl Harbor or Kennedy's assasination. This era in American history will be defined by the events of September 11th. 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was at work on the 24th floor of a federal building in the heart of chicago, just 4 blocks away from the Sears Tower. Someone had a portable tv, so we witnessed it all unfold. Then there was a concern that a plane was lost, so we thought it could be on it's way to chicago. We immediately left the building. I literally ran to the commuter train station 1/4 mile away. When I got there, the conductor advised everyone that the train was the last one out of the city, and it was about to depart any second. Exhausted, I ran to the train and sat with 3 ladies who seemed so calm. I began to shake uncontrolably, unable to dial my cell phone. When I was finally able to dial, I couldn't get a connection. I immediately began to panic. All I could imagine was that the city would be blown up and there'd be chaos. The three ladies began to comfort me, engaging me in conversation unrelated to the current situation. Once I got home, I noticed that there was very little traffic, the mall and stores were closed, and there were no airplanes flying above. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? I began to examine my mortality. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I decided to make changes in my life toward the goal of having a family. 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was just pulling into a parking garage in Midtown Manhattan when reports of a "commuter" plane hitting the World Trade Center's North Tower were coming on the radio. I parked my car and walked to a meeting at a building on 5th Ave. I had a clear view of this enormous hole in the North side of #1 World Trade Center and knew immediately that it was no commuter plane that struck the building. I proceeded to meet my colleagues and quickly learned that the second plane hit #2 World Trade Center and realized that our lives had changed forever. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? My strongest memory of the day was my inability to comprehend that these magnificent buildings were gone. Having seen them when I walked toward my meeting in the morning only to witness them disappearin by the afternoon will remain with me forever. To this day and for the rest of my life the vision of that gaping hole will remain etched im my memory. On a personal note, my inability to contact my family and inform them that I was safe was extraordinarily frustrating. It was not until I finally spoke with my wife that I broke down from all of the emotions of the day. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I no longer take for granted the freedoms that we enjoyed without thought. Now, I have to wonder if when I cross a bridge it is safe, traveling in a subway is safe, or certainly flying in a plane is safe. When I kiss my wife goodbye in the morning I actually think about whether or not I will see her at night. I wake up in the morning listening for the news to make sure that nothing has been destroyed. Most recently I fear seeing a mushroom cloud rising over Manhattan. 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 lc_story11.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I am a MA State Trooper and I was on the way home from a midnight shift. The scanner had one town's Chief call for a moment of silence for a tragedy in NYC. I then turned on the news radio to the talk of tragedy, that soon became talk of a terrorist attack. Then came local orders to start protecting critical buldings and sites. I could feel the sense of great tragedy and of history in progress. It was an unreal feeling; A sense of disbelief. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? The strongest memory of that day was when I started to hear the live reports from NYC concerning what was obviously a terrorist attack unfolding; The reporters descriptions of what was going on. The great imortance and shock imprinted that moment in my mind. I remember everything about the inside of my cruiser, the morning sun/weather, and the surrounding environment. It is weird how I can recall that time of day as if it just happended. Of course, seeing the actual video footage of what was going will always be the strongest memory. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? The country, although wounded, has grown and learned. The U.S. needed to increase security. The age of large military forces attacking the homeland are over. The country now recognizes a mobile and stealthy force threatens not only the government, but also each individual. We are much more prepaired to stop terrorist attacks. Americans also will not be as shocked at the next attack. The sense of widespread patriotism is also a good outcome from this tragedy. Americans are remember that they are citizens of a great country. As for myself, the tragedy created great change in my life. Soon after 9/11, my National Guard MP unit was activated for the homeland defense mission at Boston's Logan International Airport (where I met my future wife). After that we were deployed to the Afghanistan area of operations. That one day took me from my civilian life for almost two years. Two years that I proudly served. There was no nobler task than to put on my country's uniform to protect the living and to bring the fight to the killers of the innocents. 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was on my way to work at a hotel in Eugene, Oregon. I did not think it was real at first. Maybe a replay of War of the Worlds or something on the radio. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? All day we had guests in the lobby watching the updates. Many were stuck with us for days because the airports were shut down. Many of them shared concerns of loved ones who worked in the twin towers or the surrounding area. I remember thinking how so many people(truly all the U.S.) were personally effected by one tragedy. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? At first it drew Americans closer and more able to understand the feelings of those in countries where violence and terrorism is a daily event. Now I fear we have fallen back into thinking only of ourselves and being comfortable in being a wealthy and safe country. 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 lc_story93.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was in the military, preparing to go to work. I remember very vividly that I had my BDU bottoms on, the brown T-shirt, and only one black sock. A fellow soldier came in from next door in my barracks room and told me, "Come in here. Now." The sense of urgency in his voice was so dire that I came into his room with one sock on to watch the impact on his television. We stayed in that room until the very last moment, until we went to work, to find a colonel at the gate waving people away, telling us all to return to our rooms and get ready, because the Pentagon had come under attack and we might be next. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? I worked in a classified and secured facility, that we were not allowed to bring radios into, due to the signals interference and possibility of fixing it to broadcast or whatever. But a lot of us needed to know what was happening. My strongest memory is of people walking up to the building with radios in hand, wanting to know the most up to date information, then tossing them aside as they entered the building, because they couldn't take them inside. That little pile of handheld radios was very memorable..and very sad. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I feel it's struck everyone hard, in the Pearl Harbor sense. But worse, it's allowed President Bush to support measures like the Patriot Act that take away all of our freedoms. 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 lc_story199.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was in my fourth grade classroom, I am a teacher in Queens. My son was a paramedic with NY hospital- we can see the NY skyline from our school, and saw everything. I knew my son would be there. I prayed for his safety and all of the uniformed people, I knew they were going in, as others were going out. My husband called him on his cell, and said be careful, we love you. That was the last time we spoke to him Both he and his partner were lost. Thankfully, they were recovered about 6 months later. He was our only child. His name is Keith Fairben, his partner was Mario Santoro. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? waiting for news about my son, the F-14 fighters all night long flying over the house , we live in western Nassau county. The sense of unreality of it all. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? This is the Pearl Harbor of my generation. Our country has become complacent again since 2001. Over 3,000 families will never be the same. 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 lc_story114.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was teaching Technology at St. Elizabeth School in Washington Heights, West 187th Street. Our first concern was the safety of our children and we decided at first not to inform the children so as not to scare them. The children we teach are in grades Pre K to 8th Grade. As the situation worsened and we got word of the buildings collapsing, parents started arriving and taking their children home. At that point we said there was a problem with the subways and parents would be picking up their children. We tried to continue as normal a day as we could until most of the children had been picked up. I kept in contact with my family through cell phone communication and ascertained their safety. The Principal and Assistant Principal live at the school and they waited with any children who were not picked up. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? It was almost impossible to get home as the George Washington Bridge was closed for safety. I decided to cross to the Bronx and take home 3 young ladies who car pooled with me. As we crossed the 181st Street Bridge into the Bronx the scene was surreal. Most people were walking across the Bridge as the buses were stopped. Upon looking towards the lower part of Manhattan I will never forget what I saw. The huge columns of smoke that covered the sky coming from where the World Trade Center buildings had stood. We couldn't help but think of all the people in the buildings and we prayed for them. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? We are all at a different awareness about terrorists and the dangers we face. We are more alert but are resigned to the fact that we want to continue to live our lives to the fullest and enjoy every day we 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 lc_story226.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I WAS AT HOME GETTING READY FOR WORK ,AND WATCHING TV,WHEN THEY SAID APLANE HAD CRASHED INTO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER.THEN THE SHOWED IT .THEN YOU SAW THE OTHER ONE HIT.IT WAS UNREAL COULD NOT BELIVE IT AT ALL.IT WAS LIVE TV.THEN I WENT TO THE BANK,AND THAT IS WHEN I HEARED ABOUT THE PENTAGON.ONE OF THE LADIES THAT WAS STANDING IN LINE STARTED RUNNING OUT THE DOOR SAYING THAT HER HUSBAND WORKED THERE.I WENT TO WORK.I WORK AT THE FBI ACADEMY ,AT QUANTICO VA. I GOT THERE JUST AS THE WERE CLOSING DOWN EVERYTHING BLOCKING THE ROADS.I GOT TO WORK JUST IN TIME.IT WAS SO UNREAL.I AM A CHEF OUT THERE.SO WE WERE SHORT HANDED,AND HAD TO FEED ABOUT 700 PEOPLE.NO ONE COULD LEAVE YET.WHEN WE COULD LEAVE IT WAS SO STRANG NO PLANES FLYING,DARK NO LIGHTS ON.THE MARINES WERE OUT STOPPING CARS,YOU DIDT KNOW WHERE THEY WERE.IT WAS A VERY SAD DAY FOR ALL. GOD BLESS. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? HOW EVERYONE HELPED EACH OTHER WE ALL CRIED TOGATHER LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? WILL NEVER FELL SAFE AGAING NOT LIKE THE WAY WE DID BEFORE. 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was at work on capitol hill when I heard the news. We tried to watch the news and then people started calling the office saying they were bombing capitol hill. Some co-workers and I left the building and ran to a friend's house about 10 blocks away. As we ran we kept hearing large booms that we assumed were bombs. We later found out it was the sonic booms from the jets taking of from Andrews Air Force Base. We stayed at our friend's house until late that evening when it was clear to drive back to Virginia and Maryland. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? The horrible moments when I didn't know if my family and friends were safe. The feeling of helplessness because you didn't know how you could assist those in need! LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? In the beginning I feel it brought our country closer together. I now feel that our political leaders are using the events of September 11 as an excuse to promote their own agenda and financial gain. 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 lc_story15.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was at work. I work for the Army Reserve full time and I was visiting one of my reserve units in Oklahoma City, OK during that day. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? I remember at first thinking that it was some kind of comercial or satire, then it became all too real. I guess at first I was in shock wondering how this could have happened, then wondering how many more planes were in the air heading for targets. This event angered me, if they had an issue with the US Government, then they should have came after the military instead of being chickens and attacking helpless civilians. I was so proud of the civilians that forced the plane into the ground before it hit it's target. They were true patriots, someone I wish that I had here in my reserve unit. Since I am an Army Reserve Soldier and I was at an Army Reserve Facility, we quickly took steps to secure our facility, taking count of everyone in the facility and checking for unknown people. After we were secure I finally had time to contact my wife to make sure that she and my daughter were fine and to let her know that I was okay. We all had preparations to make in case we were needed, but we had all of the TVs on in the facility, keeping up on all possible information that was avaiable. I think that my strongest feelings from this event is anger that they were such chickens and pride in our people coming together and our country standing up to this attack. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I think that it has strengthened this country and brought the people closer together than they ever have been, I can only hope that they never forget this event and that we are ALL AMERICANS. It has allowed the common person on the street to get a better understanding of what the uniformed services (firemen, policemen and the military) of this nation face every day. It showed them the dedication that our uniformed services have and live by. It has made me even more proud to be in the military serving to defend my country. I have spent time on active duty and now I am in the reserve, this year I will have been in the military for 25 years and I have no expectation of getting out, especially not now, while we have a job to finish. 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 lc_story101.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I was in Austin, Texas. I was taking the bus and attempting to reach my storage locker. It was necessary for me to take two buses and then WALK to the storage site. My items were in storage for some time due to the fact I had been unable to obtain constant and safe housing. Due to CONSTANT problems with my bank I had a lot of cash BUT no identification. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? Par for the course. This is the country that was unable to protect my minor child and myself (if, you could CALL what happened to me "protection") when I, as an Independent Fee Appraiser for the Veteran's Administration in Los Angeles, complained to the so-called proper authorities about irregularities concerning my work and the lack of co-operation and truthfulness of "individuals" from these organizations. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? Where is my house, my home, my child, my dog, my cat, my career(that I worked for!), my belongings, ALL my legal rights et cetera? If this country had more people like me none of this would have ever happened! Certain individuals in this country were so interested in trying to make me something I am not and could never be in order to "feather" their own nests. Bratislava, Slovakia, Pope John Paul II,9/11/03 "...a society respectful of human life in all its expressions that promotes the family as a place of reciprocal love and growth of persons, that seeks the common good and is attentive to the needs of the weakest". . . . "Do not be satisfied with the soul quest for economic advantages. Great affluence, in fact, can also generate great poverty." Subject: 8/25/2003/Associated Press/Gina Holland/Supreme Court Article/Miranda Rights NYT, International, 8/23/03, ". . . Life on the Run" Article I, Section 19 of the Texas Constitution states: "No citizen of this state shall be deprived of life, liberty, property, privileges or immunities, or in any other manner disenfranchised, except by the due course of the law of the land." It is the continuous flagrant actions of the following two-faced self-serving sneaks(on both sides)that causes these and other types of monetary/legal shortfalls. So justify this, if you can! This "play for cash, food, hotel room(lodging)" is no new thing. If one wants to put someone into jail, cause trouble even kill or injure a person with no retaliation just go to your local shelters(both religious and non-religious). These low lifes get preference in dealing with not only their immediate needs, food, shelter, cash, but also a consideration on their so-called mental/physical state, employment and any pending legal problems/arrests. Misplace a file, letter(s), phone call or bank withdrawal in exchange for payback for services rendered. I guess if I was a trans-sexual/racial/handicapped/disabled minority I would get a better response. The fact that I was left without money or legal redress on a consistent basis doesn't appear to be a concern to ANYONE! I was an Independent Fee Appraiser for the Veterans Administration in Los Angeles, California and what is/was done to me is not only disgraceful, traumatic and extremely disgusting it is a matter of public record. I am able to speak with considerable authority as to the lack of sensitivity to a single self-sufficient working mother of a minor child not on welfare or ingesting, illegal or otherwise, drugs et cetera. A person who not only was a responsible homeowner but in the true sense of the word a "compassionate and caring" landlord. And, much to my disadvantage, as the record shows, a good and concerned citizen to an ungrateful two-timing/two-faced sniveling nation. A woman who, under the guise of National Security(FBI File 18903TA0), has been denied the basic necessities of life, limb, security and justice. Let's talk about Drs. Frankenstein and unmentionable Nazis who cloak their activities by the bastardization and prostitution of the Legal/Health Care System for their own advancement. An arrest in Austin, Texas, October 17,2001 on the University of Texas at Austin. Confinement in solitary for 45 days in a highly litigated, ill-constructed and unhealthful Criminal justice Center. The transfer to a mental hospital after being notified by the mental health worker for the sheriff's department that the Request for Personal Recog. was signed by a Judge "two weeks" prior to being transmitted to me and after refusing a Plea Bargain. A convenient re-arrest periodically, in this case May 29, 2003 and incarceration until July 23, 2003 and re-psych evaluation. Crime still the original University of Texas litigation and the incorrect Request for Personal Recog. paperwork plus another convenient Criminal Trespass and dubious criminal charge.(Booking #03-22-724) Such actions set a dangerous precedent if this is not dealt with. I am not and I repeat NOT an experimental specimen to be subjected to flagrant indecent mishandling and abuse. The fact that I am still alive and kicking and very healthy demonstrates their total ineptitude and why this country is experiencing the difficulties it is today. FBI File 18903TA0 3/5/03, Houston Chronicle, Political Cartoon, Editorial Page "But of course, nothing like this would ever happen to a person of, uh, consequence. Shoddy lab work, shoddy legal counsel, shoddy appeals and who knows how many wrongful convictions and . . . " Sincerely, Carol Davidson I used think an American Citizen with no FBI file! I read your article in the Austin American Statesman,12/15/03,Bullied Child Grew Into A Dictator", Gee, how does this justify what was/is being done to me? 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 lc_story73.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) I heard about the first plane hitting the WTC tower as I pulled into the parking lot at work. I remember thinking it must have been some small, private plane and a horrible pilot error....so will they sue Cessna or Raytheoncompanies right here in my hometown. I turned the radio on as soon as I got to my desk and when I heard the news of the second plane, went to the internet news sites and started to watch the story unfold. We really didn't accomplish much at work that day, everytime something new came across the news, we gathered around the computer to watch. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? My daughter's Girl Scout Troop was meeting at our house that evening. We held the meeting, with the girls all seated around my kitchen table and watching the news on the small TV in the kitchen. The girls, 13 and 14 years old, of course had the hard questions of why would someone do something like this? how can someone be so evil? Trying to help them make some sense of a senseless act and to try to reassure them that wetheir parentsour country's leaderswould do everything we could to keep them safe...when we really didn't know if we could....is my strongest memory. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? The immediate impact was not so unexpected. My sense of security was shaken. I shared in the surge of patriotism that followed, we flew our flag daily, not just on holidays, we gave to the Red Cross. Living in and working in the Wichita, Kansas, area, where the major employer is Boeingas well as the other aircaft manufacturers and the many subcontractorsour local econmy has suffered and that has touched our lives in very direct ways. While my husband and I have not been unemployedor feel particularly at risk of unemployment, we have friends and neighbors who have been unemployed. One of our volunteer projects is holiday help for families, distributing food and gifts. We have seen more families asking for help in the last two years as the long term effects of the downturn in airline travel nationwide has trickled down to impact our local economy. 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 lc_story76.xml 911DA Item Elements describing a September 11 Digital Archive item. 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Title A name given to the resource Library of Congress Stories Description An account of the resource A collection of more than 200 user-submitted stories gathered from the Library of Congress's "Witness and Response" exhibition staged in 2002. LC Story LC Story: Story Where were you on September 11, 2001 when you heard the news? (Please share your experience of learning of the events and what you did afterwards.) On September 11,2001 I was in my dorm room at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Mi. I woke up to the man on the radio saying there has been a terrible plane crash. That a plane has crashed into the World Trade Center. I did not think anything about it, just another plane crash I said to myself then went to my political science class. After class I arrived back at my dorm and my roomate told me that we were under attack and that is when I ran to the tv to see the second plane hit the second tower. We watched the news the rest of the day and I was so sad and scared. I wanted to be back home in Algonac, Mi with my family and loved ones. I just wanted to hold my loved ones. I could not just hop in the car and go home I had to stay at school and I was not able to drive for 3 hours home. So I did the next best thing. I called my family to say I love them. Before my next class started I found out that they closed the campus down for the day and all classes were cancelled. The first time my college has closed down. The rest of the day and week everyone talked of the terrorist attacks. This memory is forever stuck in my head. LC Story: Memory What is your strongest memory of that day? My strongest memory of that day is watching the towers collapse. LC Story: Affects How do you perceive that the events of September 11, 2001 have affected this country and/or you personally? I think the events have brought everyone closer as a nation. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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