Remembering Oklahoma City

In April of 1995, a bomb went off at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma leaving 168 people dead, including 19 children. The site of the devastation is now a national museum and memorial. Click on the photos to see the details.


Overlooking the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum stands what is called the Survivor Tree. It's an elm that withstood the blast. The tree has the scars to prove it.


It is a solemn place with 168 bronze chairs that represent those who lost their lives on April 19th. Some of the chairs are smaller than the others to represent the youngest victims. It was an emotional experience being there.


The memorial was also built to include what was left of the original foundation of the building. When you walk around the grounds, you can see the mangled metal that once helped hold up a nine-story government structure. It's traumatizing just to see it in person and know that so many people lost their lives right where you're standing.