Oklahoma City bombing victims remembered on 18th anniversary
By BRYAN PAINTER NewsOK.com on Apr 20, 2013, at 1:53 AM Updated on 4/20/13 at 7:00 AM
OKLAHOMA CITY - It was a day to look back, both to 18 years ago and to Monday.
About 1,000 people gathered Friday at the First United Methodist Church for the 18th Anniversary Remembrance Ceremony of the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
As they gathered to remember and honor the 168 people who died as a result of that attack, they were reminded of the importance of the response in years since and that of the future, which was re-emphasized Monday with the bombings at the Boston Marathon.
Gary Pierson, chairman of the Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation, said April 19, 1995, ended as a day the nation will never forget. But the response began immediately and will not end.
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