OKC Bombing Anniversary

Last Saturday, April 19th, was the 13th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. We've visited the memorial grounds several times, but this time the museum was free to the public. We spent our afternoon there and it was neat to see all the help and volunteerism that occurred the following weeks. There is a tree that survived the blast. It's called the Survivor Tree. Every year they give out saplings of the tree. We want to get one the year we leave and plant it wherever we move. It would be neat to know the story behind it. 

These pictures show the building next door. All the light brown windows are actually bricked up. They were never replaced. 

The other picture shows a gate. The water is a reflecting pool where the street in front of the Federal Building was. The street continues on either side of the memorial, but this section is closed off. The grass in the background is where the building was. There are 168 chairs representing those killed. You can kind of see them. The gate you see says 9:01 above the opening, the other gate (behind me) shows 9:03...before and after the blast. It's a really neat memorial.