Andrew flew in last night, so today we went into Oklahoma City to the memorial of the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Federal Building. Braden was 9 days old and I remember watching the news as this happened, but after moving here and hearing people talk of the tragedy I wanted to learn more.
168 people died, 19 were children (there was a daycare in the building). Over 700 were injured. It took weeks to identify all the dead. The tragedy and heroism were both so overwhelming that I was deeply touched throughout the museum and memorial.
The quote on the wall is beautiful.
as are my children.
Please take a flower
to remind you that beauty still
exists in our world.
There is a beautiful reflecting pool
and 168 empty chairs...
all with Christmas wreaths.
This tree survived the bombing.
amazing.
any body know how I can photo-shop Kayla in?
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