Ten years ago, on the morning of April 19, 2005, Timothy McVeigh parked a rented Ryder truck with explosives in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building and, at 9:02am, a massive explosion occurred which sheared the entire north side of the building, killing 168 people. The site now houses a memorial to those who lost their lives due to this senseless tragedy.
The numbers truly speak for themselves:
168 people killed
19 children killed
1 rescuer killed
850 people injured
85 rescuers suffer minor injuries
30 children orphaned
219 children lost at least one parent
462 people left homeless
7000 people left without a workplace
12,384 participated in rescue, recovery and support
387,000 estimated number of people in OKC who knew someone killed or injured in the bombing (roughly a third of the population)
190,000 estimated number of people attending funerals for bombing victims (19% of the population of OKC)
Over 300 buildings were damaged or destroyed
More than 1000 people survived
Source: Governor Frank Keating's office, 1995
Hopefully those whose lives were altered forever have been able to heal some over the last 10 years. It is evident, when you look around the Internet, there are still many supposed "Americans" who empathize with the likes of Timothy McVeigh and blast the very ideals this country was founded upon. May what we learned this tragic day keep us on an ever-ready watch for this kind of hatred and may we stop it before the hatred turns into another bloodbath.
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Great post! The left have completely lost it! They renamed 911 from being terrorism to being "opposition to American domination". Watch this insane video for yourself...here: http://the-unequivocal-notion.blogspot.com/2005/04/pnac-video.html
Keep up the good work!
Posted by: Jay at April 17, 2005 11:37 PMI saw that piece of work...it truly was the left of the left and I wouldn't recommend it to anyone with a full stomach - nausea and hysterial laughing due to the stupidity alone commenced within the first 5 seconds.
Posted by: Merri at April 17, 2005 11:58 PMI remember that day. For some reason my work went into a lock down. Because of that, I missed much of the TV coverage until I got home. Then I cried. It was a sad sad day.
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