Remembering

Several weeks ago, while planning a trip to Oklahoma City to attend a wedding reception, we decided to go up a day early and tour the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial and Museum. Sooo, we called my sister to see if she would be free for lunch and if she would want to go to the Memorial with us. We met her and my nephew for lunch then the four of us set out for the memorial and museum. They had been to the memorial sight, but had not toured the museum.

First things first, though! My nephew is now a proud first time homeowner so after lunch we dropped by to see his new home. Looks nice! And, I know he will enjoy making it his own.

We made our way to downtown Oklahoma City and found the site. Sure glad my nephew was with us! Don't know if we would have found it. I got totally turned around.

Above is the entrance.

To the left of the entrance is a fence where people leave little memorials.

Above the entrance is the inscription, "We come here to remember those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever. May all who leave here know the impact of violence. May this memorial offer comfort, strength, peace, hope, and serenity."

This is the first thing you see as you enter. It is immediately ahead. It has the time of 9:01 inscribed on it. When you walk down to that end and turn around and see where you came in, you realize 9:03 is inscribed over the entry way. The bomb went off at 9:02 and is represented by the reflection pool...

Above is the entrance with 9:03 on it.

This gives you a good understanding.

Above is the "before" picture that depicts where the building and street were.

And this one the memorial site.
After you pass through the entrance, immediately on your right are the "chairs" that represent the victims. One chair for each victim.


This is the entrance to the museum.

And, this is the wall you see as you exit the museum.
This is the opposite end of the fence with the memorials that was first seen at the entrance.
We thought it was an excellent museum and worth the entry price. It helped us remember things we'd forgotten and informed us of things we hadn't realized.

~Nancy~