Miles Traveled:927
Gas $82.95
We arrived at our hotel really late in the evening and exhausted from a long day on the road. We really had very little time to see much so we decided on a quick ride to the Oklahoma City National Memorial and I must say, it moved me deep inside my soul. The bombing was something that will live inside me till the day I die.
I was working as a service representative and on the phone with a customer who was talking to me when it came on television, in the middle of a sentence she started screaming and crying as she told me what they were reporting. She was so upset, she hung up the phone.
The people of Oklahoma City did a wonderful job designing a memorial that provokes both thought and prayer as well as hope for our nation. It is so peaceful.
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| Teddy bears, flowers, cards along the outside wall, tiles painted by children across the globe, they also have the chalk area where visiting children can express their thoughts. |
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| The small chairs representing the 19 children killed touched me most of all. |
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9:01 representing the minute innocence was lost (if evil could reach a the middle of our nation in Oklahoma City, it can touch anywhere)......and the 9:03 represents the minute healing began
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I took this picture of a US Air Force veteran deep in thought & prayer and I couldn't help but think what evil he must have saw during his service. Later as I passed him, I thanked him for his service, he said your welcome with a sad smile.
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