OKC bombing.

[IKE]

Twenty three years ago today (4-19-1995) the Murrah Bldg. in Oklahoma City was bombed at 9:01 a.m.

To the 168 killed and over 680 injured......you are not forgotten.

 

[rgp]

Of course the human tragedy is the tragedy....but the damage to that building always amazed me.

 

[Don M.]

Timothy McVeigh...the idiot who created this tragedy....was executed, in 2001. That hardly suffices to equalize the misery he brought on so many families.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Amazing!

Sad how little we, as a society, have been able to do to stop/prevent these tragic events.

 

[RadishRose]

There was an employee day care in that building, wasn't there?

 

[helenbacque]

Amazing!

Sad how little we, as a society, have been able to do to stop/prevent these tragic events.

So very, very true. What happened to decency?

 

[jujube]

I visited the memorial a few years ago. I defy anyone to walk among the chairs, including the small ones that represent the children who were killed in the bombing, without crying. The bases of the chairs are illuminated at night.

 

[Big Horn]

It was on the second anniversary of the Waco massacre. The Waco massacre was purposely conducted on April 19th because April 19th, 1775 was the day that the American Revolution began. Waco was to let the American people know that the days of freedom were over; the government could now do what they wished. They learned, however, that they could not safely do that.

Has anyone forgotten the Waco massacre?

I posted the Siskel and Ebert review first.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rsaif8wn15E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1O78gUTO_1M

 

[HipGnosis]

I shall never forget.
I was stationed at Tinker AFB when it happened. About 10 miles away. We felt the blast (like a rumble of thunder). Then we saw the smoke.
I was the NCOIC of recruiting and organizing volunteers in my unit to support the emergency workers. We were not utilized, as an Army General from a base miles away took command. Every 'non-essential' person on Tinker was on stand-by. We were glued to the TV news.

I visited the memorial a few years ago. I defy anyone to walk among the chairs, including the small ones that represent the children who were killed in the bombing, without crying.
The bases of the chairs are illuminated at night.

I also visited the memorial a few years ago. I have 2 daughters in the area. The oldest stayed there when I retired. The youngest moved back there after she finished school.
I admit, I don't have the inner strength to walk among the chairs.
I went to the museum with my daughters and a grand daughter. They have a very moving video of a business meeting... There are explicit warnings before it. About 1/3rd of the people left the room before it ended.
They have a very moving collection of personal artifacts on display.

The illuminated chairs are spectacular. So are the illuminated gates(?) on opposite sides of where the chairs are.

But, my most vivid memory of the bombing is; the TV news showing the emergency workers, after working stoically for hours on end, breaking down emotionally when therapy dogs were brought to their rest area.

HipG.

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