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OKC bombing anniversary commemorated

An Oklahoma City police car is shown decorated with the words 'We will never forget' and a miniature American flag, near the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, on April 24, 1995. File photo

By TIM TALLEY Associated Press
Published: 4/19/2009 10:54 AM
Last Modified: 4/19/2009 10:54 AM

OKLAHOMA CITY — The names of the 168 people killed in the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building were read in a solemn ceremony Sunday marking the 14th anniversary of the worst domestic terrorist attack in U.S. history.

More than 300 people gathered at the Oklahoma City National Memorial in cold, windy weather to mark the April 19, 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murray Federal Building. Survivors of the bombing and family of victims read the names about 9 a.m. at the memorial where the building once stood.

The Rev. Tom Ogburn described the site as holy ground and said the bombing hurt many but did not break the faith of those who were injured or family members.

Gov. Brad Henry was among those who read scriptural passages. He described the memorial as a sad but beautiful place.

The memorial includes chairs symbolizing the victims. The chairs are on a grassy field overlooking a reflecting pool flanked by bronze gates, one marked 9:01 and the other marked 9:03 a.m., framing the exact 9:02 a.m. time of the explosion.

The blast from a truck loaded with 4,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil tore the face off the nine-story building.

Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols were convicted for the bombing, which prosecutors said was a twisted attempt to avenge the deaths of about 80 people in the government siege at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, exactly two years earlier.

McVeigh was executed in 2001. Nichols is serving multiple life sentences on federal and state charges.

By TIM TALLEY Associated Press

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	Report Comment CPT Ron, Lawton (4/19/2009 11:08:19 AM) I don't think that Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols could have done that alone. Who is John Doe #2 that was seen with Timothy McVeigh when he was driving the bomb truck into OKC on April 19, 1995? I don't think that was an ammonium nitrate explosion because the debri was not covered with the white powder from an ammonium nitrate explosion.
	Report Comment CPT Ron, Lawton (4/19/2009 11:21:47 AM) I think that the FBI and the BATF unjustly murdered over 80 men, women, and children in the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, on April 19, 1993. The Texas Rangers tried to rescue the Branch Davidians before they were killed by the FBI, but the Attorney General of the USA, Janet Reno, prevented the Texas Rangers from saving the lives of the Branch Davidian women and children. USA military weapons were used against US Citizens (tanks) in violation of US Law, based on the lie that drugs were involved.
	Report Comment FS, Broken Arrow (4/19/2009 12:01:54 PM) 170 people didn't anger the average US citizen to the extent of demanding the passage of the so-called"Patriot" Act.
	Report Comment cricketpink, Coweta (4/19/2009 12:37:56 PM) CPT Ron you sound as dangerous as Timothy McVeigh.
	Report Comment Eric, Tulsa (4/19/2009 12:38:30 PM) ... "We will never forget" ... May we also never forget that not all terrorists come from foreign countries. ... .. .
	Report Comment FS, Broken Arrow (4/19/2009 1:02:54 PM) cricketpink, Coweta (4/19/2009 12:37:56 PM) CPT Ron you sound as dangerous as Timothy McVeigh. __________________ Actually, he's telling the truth; perhaps that's why you don't care for what you're reading. Turn off the Faux Noise Network and start paying attention. It might also be of assistance to you if you'd read the Constitution rather than having someone tell you what it says.
	Report Comment Phillip J Forewood, Tulsa (4/19/2009 1:07:05 PM) CPT Ron is definately a conspiracy nut,but he has a point about using tanks and military on US citizens that was way out of line. One bad doesn't mean another Nut (McVeigh) can blow up another building of innocent children what the dog do is this world comming too. The patriot act needs t be repealed asap it was forced down us by Bush Cheney who saw it as a chance to void our constitution to their benefit. Scare us out of out freedoms so they can do as they please. What exactly is torture anyway, please, we should waterboard Bush and then ask him what he thinks about it. Terrorists will never win, We need to treat it like the pirates, no negotiations kill them and they will stop.
	Report Comment Peter Piper, TULSA (4/19/2009 1:19:47 PM) We will never forget that dreadful morning, and it was a precursor to 9-11. I still get choked up whenever it's mentioned, and I was here in Tulsa listening to a radio program when they broke in with the bulletin about the Murrah bombing.
	Report Comment Lance-a-lot, Tulsa (4/19/2009 1:41:25 PM) #1 - Drop the conspiracy theories people. They got the perps, fried one loser and locked the other away. End of story. #2 - The museum and memorial is the saddest thing I have ever seen. Halfway through, I was crying and wanted to drive back to Tulsa and hold my little girl. (I was there on a weekend getaway with my better half). Everyone should see it.
	Report Comment CPT Ron, Lawton (4/19/2009 2:23:46 PM) cricketpick, The truth is dangerous. That is why the government conceals the truth with what they call "misinformation." If you read and watched the news coverage at the time of these two events you would understand.
	Report Comment NurseTech86, Tulsa (4/19/2009 2:32:47 PM) The musuem at the memorial is really sad. I cried my eyes out. I remember I was 9 years old when that happened, I was in the 4th grade.. I remember everybody talking about it and then seeing it all over the news. Very sad day!
	Report Comment Milo, PoDunk (4/19/2009 4:48:24 PM) I do agree with CPT Ron about Waco, still like Forewood, I do not think another nut was justified blowing up bldgs and babies..I do think the patriotic act needs to be repealed.. The OKC Memotial site is avery moving tibute, the gates of time,the survivor elm and reflective pool and seats..I cannot even begin to describe the chills and feelings experienced there,and the Jesus weeping across the street at church is overwhelming too!! I could not make it inside museum..
	Report Comment FS, Broken Arrow (4/20/2009 10:20:15 AM) CPT Ron, Lawton (4/19/2009 2:23:46 PM) cricketpick, The truth is dangerous. That is why the government conceals the truth with what they call "misinformation." If you read and watched the news coverage at the time of these two events you would understand. _____________________ One news report I vividly remember from the time was that a law enforcement officer found some demolition charges set in the Murrah Building's basement. I heard that one time, then never again.
	Report Comment concernedpapa, Kiefer (4/20/2009 2:45:51 PM) I know that is really doesn't matter to me if it was 2 or 200 cowards. You don't blow up any building knowing that you will kill inocent children. PERIOD Frying was too good fro McVey,and my Nicholsn rot for his part. The others, if any, let God deal with them.

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