Today was the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombings. In 2004, Adam and I drove through Oklahoma City and stopped to view the memorial. It was beautiful and moving. We were there moments following the lifting of a tornado warning. The streets were quiet and we were about the only souls that had dared yet to wander out. A reflecting pool where the office building stood is flanked by a gateway arch at each end.
At the east end, the archway is labeled 9:01, the time of the initial blast.
At the westend, it's labeled 9:03, the time the building collapse ended. And on a bank overlooking the reflecting pool, individual monuments shaped like a chair for each of the victims.
And just outside the memorial area, a prepared spot for friends and family to place flowers, notes, pictures.
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