« Previous Entry  ::  Next Entry »

We Remember — 10 Years Later

19 April 2005, 9 am | Historical

We remember the 168 victims (149 adults and 19 children), the survivors (30 children were orphaned), and their families of the Oklahoma City Bombing at 9:02 am on April 19, 1995. Our prayers go out for you.

We come here to remember those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever. May all who leave here know the impact of violence. May this memorial offer comfort, strength, peace, hope and serenity.

[Chairs at Bombing Memorial

Each of the 168 chairs, representing the victims of the bombing, are lit at night to remind us of the light within each and every soul. From across the reflecting pool, you can see how that light, even though the person it represents is not visible, still affects, and reflects, in us today.

If you are ever passing through town, please stop and visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial. It will be well worth your time.

Comments

  1. We went in 2001, the summer before 9/11. It was almost too much to bear then, the poignancy of the memorial. I don’t know if I could handle it now in the post-9/11 world. It was so hard to grasp, that one bomb could cause so much devastation and wreak such havoc on so many lives.

    ∼ πλ · 28 April 2005, 6 pm · by m`lynn ¬

— Sorry, no more comments may be added. —