25 Years Ago Tomorrow

Anonymous032819 · ‎03-29-2019

On April 19, 1995, 168 people, including 19 children, lost their lives in an act of domestic terrorism, when the Alfred P. Murrah building was destroyed by an explosion.

May we take a moment tomorrow and remember those innocent lives that were lost.

The Sky looks different when you have someone you love up there.

ahoymate · ‎05-30-2010

FYI: This is meaningless to most. What is this about & where did it occur; state, country etc?

J Town Girl · ‎06-13-2011

The op is referring to the Oklahoma Federal Building bombing. I remember that day so well.

MorningLover · ‎10-04-2015

On the morning of April 19, 1995, an ex-Army soldier and security guard named Timothy McVeigh parked a rented Ryder truck in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. He was about to commit mass murder.

Inside the vehicle was a powerful bomb made out of a deadly cocktail of agricultural fertilizer, diesel fuel, and other chemicals. McVeigh got out, locked the door, and headed towards his getaway car. He ignited one timed fuse, then another.

At precisely 9:02 a.m., the bomb exploded.

Within moments, the surrounding area looked like a war zone. A third of the building had been reduced to rubble, with many floors flattened like pancakes. Dozens of cars were incinerated and more than 300 nearby buildings were damaged or destroyed.

The human toll was still more devastating: 168 souls lost, including 19 children, with several hundred more injured.

It was the worst act of homegrown terrorism in the nation’s history.

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

My job required daily interactions with a state office in Oklahoma City. All of us were concerned about the well-being of those employees even though we worked in another state. Luckily, they were safe but couldn't return to their building for several days.

patbz · ‎03-10-2010

@ahoymate : You are so wrong, the Oklahoma bombing was and is a very big deal! How old are you that you are not aware of this event? This tragedy is right up there with Challenger disaster and 911 and unless you were under the age of ten when it happened, no excuses.

ItsME · ‎03-10-2010

@ahoymate ..... check out Timothy McVeigh... Oklahoma City bombing. You must be one of our younger members to not remember it. The country lost a lot of its innocence that day.

sann · ‎05-30-2012

@ahoymate wrote:
FYI: This is meaningless to most. What is this about & where did it occur; state, country etc?

Oklahoma City. It's not meaningless to those of us who live here.

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

@patbz wrote:
@ahoymate : You are so wrong, the Oklahoma bombing was and is a very big deal! How old are you that you are not aware of this event? This tragedy is right up there with Challenger disaster and 911 and unless you were under the age of the when it happened, no excuses.
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I'm old enough to remember a song that starts off with "don't know much about history" @patbz