Oklahoma City National Memorial

The Oklahoma City National Memorial made such an impact on us. Remember Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols, terrorists who drove a van filled with explosives that took down the federal building killing 168 in 1995? From the chairs representing those that died to the gates of time where you enter the memorial grounds. The east end says 9:01, the time of innocence, and the west end 9:03, the time of healing, with the reflecting pool between. 9:02AM was the time of the terrorist explosion.


This is all funded by private donations, but the National Park Service rangers are on hand to answer questions. It was impressive there is still a chain link fence of personal memorabilia outside the memorial grounds. Across the street where the Catholic Parish used to stand, the Catholic Church erected a statue of Jesus with his back to the memorial. At the base of the statue the only words it says are "Jesus wept."