For Thanksgiving we went out to Dallas to visit my dad, and since we were so close to Oklahoma we thought it would be fun to visit some friends who live up there! I am a freak about national monuments, so I couldn't pass up the chance to visit the Oklahoma City Bombing memorial... It was really touching. Here are some pictures, I highly recommend it, but bring the kleenex!
The road went right up to the memorial so you couldn't miss it!
This tree was planted by Bill and Hilary Clinton in honor of those who died...
A solemn statue of Christ stands across the road... At his feet, the words "Jesus Wept"
For every person killed during the blast, there is a glass chair set out on the lawn with their name on it. The smaller chairs were for the children that were at the daycare center on the second floor of the building... Brothers and Sisters, Mothers and Fathers...
The walls represent where the building once stood... There is a time on each wall. 9:01 and 9:03, the attack came at 9:02, changing the lives of these individuals and their families forever.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Oklahoma City...
Posted by The Great Hunt Family at 7:37 PM
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First of all, welcome back to blogging :) You know, I don't think that I have ever been to a national monument. I imagine that this one would be very emotional.
Wow, that looks like it was amazing! Great pictures!
Those pictures are great! That looks so emotional, but really cool to be there.
It was fun today, thanks for hanging out. See ya in a couple weeks!
Thats so crazy. We went to Dallas too for Thanksgiving. I have been to that monument too. It was very touching. I cried.
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