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  • Wild Bill · 2 years ago
    Thanks for this Ms, U. I had a friend come here to OKC last week and we went through the Murrah bombing memorial. It still tears me up to go down there.

    I was in south OKC that day driving to work. I was stopped at Western and SW 59th street facing North when the bomb went off and I watched a mushroom cloud rise above the downtown sky line. Seconds later I felt the shock wave shake my car, but it still had not dawned on me what had happened. I arrived at work minutes later and turned on the TV to see what the news had to say. The entire front of the Murrah building was gone. A co-worker and I just stood there watching the TV for the next 3 hours. I'll never forget that day.
  • Ron Simpson · 2 years ago
    I did a post about this over on my blog. I was about 8 miles away. I lost friends there. It impacted Okies in a dramatic way. I cry every year during the moment of silence. I have been to the memorial once. I found it beautiful and overpowering. I cannot force myself to go back.
  • BigMike · 2 years ago
    After the Bombing, during one of the news conferences, they mentioned that they were x-raying the bodies as they removed them from the rubble. I called the Medical Examiners office and donated my time. I remember specifically one of the victims, very vividly. Most of America has forgotten the pain that terrorists have caused because they did not witness the effects first hand (Murrah Bombing, 9/11, Madrid Train). They HAte Us! We cannot become Lazy and unaware. We must not forget.