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Oklahomans pause to remember victims of 1995 bombing
"OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahomans paused Saturday morning at the Oklahoma City National Memorial to remember the 168 people who died 13 years ago in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
The attack on April 19, 1995, remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.
As has become custom, the anniversary service held at the memorial - part of which sits on the site of the former federal building - was both simple and poignant.
"We are here today to remember those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever," said Oklahoma City Police chaplain Jack Poe. "May this memorial offer comfort, strength, peace, hope and serenity."
At 9:02 a.m., the exact moment of the bombing, those attending the service observed 168 seconds of silence for each of the bombing's victims. The names of each of those killed in the bombing were also read aloud.
Before the ceremony, family members of the victims placed wreaths and mementos on the permanent chairs, each one representing a victim of the bombing."
My Way News - Oklahomans pause to remember victims of 1995 bombing
"OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahomans paused Saturday morning at the Oklahoma City National Memorial to remember the 168 people who died 13 years ago in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.
The attack on April 19, 1995, remains the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.
As has become custom, the anniversary service held at the memorial - part of which sits on the site of the former federal building - was both simple and poignant.
"We are here today to remember those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever," said Oklahoma City Police chaplain Jack Poe. "May this memorial offer comfort, strength, peace, hope and serenity."
At 9:02 a.m., the exact moment of the bombing, those attending the service observed 168 seconds of silence for each of the bombing's victims. The names of each of those killed in the bombing were also read aloud.
Before the ceremony, family members of the victims placed wreaths and mementos on the permanent chairs, each one representing a victim of the bombing."
My Way News - Oklahomans pause to remember victims of 1995 bombing