Honoring the victims of internal terrorism at Oklahoma City
When in the Oklahoma City area don't miss the chance to visit the Oklahoma City National Memorial which remembers those innocent people killed in the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 2000.
The simple memorial keeps alive the memories of the 168 people, including 19 children, who were killed when Timothy McVeigh set off a massive truck bomb in front of the federal
l building.
They are remembered in the Field of Empty Chairs with 168 brass chairs bearing their names. The chairs look across a large reflecting pool toward the Memorial Center Museum housed in the Journal Record building which survived the blast.
The only portion of the Murrah Building still visible in a wall on the west side of the memorial which contains a plaque listing the survivors of the bombing.
Outside the west wall of the complex is The Fence which contains messages of sympathy and remembrance for the families of those involved.
The outside Memorial, supervised by the National Park Service, is open 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week. Museum hours are more limited. The National Memorial is between NW 4th and 6th streets. It is easily accessible from Interstate 235.
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.
