Oklahoma City
National Memorial and Museum
The Memorial is
a simple structure depicting symbolically the events of April 19,
1995. Two walls of time stand at opposite ends of the grounds. One
has inscribed the time 9:01 am, and the other 9:03 am, symbolizing
the before and after moments of the 9:02 am blast.
There is a
reflecting pool that spans the space between the walls, and a field
of chairs that honor those who died in the blast.
Opposite the field of chairs stands the survivor tree that witnessed the tragedy.
Opposite the field of chairs stands the survivor tree that witnessed the tragedy.
On
the east end there are the only two remaining portions of the Murrah
building, and on the west end there is a 200 foot section of fence
where people have left tokens of love and hope. Within the memorial
there is also a wall of hand painted tiles received from children,
offering encouragement and hope.
The Museum is
filled with extremely detailed information on just about anything you
could learn about the tragedy. There is the history of the site, a
background on terrorism, the media coverages from around the world,
the rescue and recovery efforts, and the survivor eye witness
accounts.
There is an official recording of an Oklahoma Water Resources Board meeting that took place across the street, starting at 9:00am recording the blast at 2 minutes into the meeting.
There are excerpts from funerals of those killed, survivor efforts to change legislation, and time-lines and excerpts from the trials of those responsible. Each room you enter seems to take you deeper into the events of the senseless Oklahoma City bombing tragedy.
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