April 19

On a beautiful day like today, it is hard to imagine that 25 years ago today, the Alfred P Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was bombed.  This day is especially memorable to me as my dear sweet husband John was in Oklahoma City during this.

John was on a business call about 6 blocks from the building when it exploded.  It literally knocked him out of his chair.  Luckily he was on the opposite side of the building.  The opposite side had glass shattered into the offices.  

He immediately went to his car which fortunately was on the opposite side of the blast.  The cars on the other side were badly damaged, however, his was OK.

He immediately called me and said he was ok - at this point he had no idea what had happened.  He immediately left OKC to come home.  When he tried calling his office in Tulsa, the phone lines were jammed and he could not get thru.

He made it home safely and for many years was haunted by this terrible act of terrorism.  

One of his customers gave him tickets to the dedication 5 years later.  Tiff and John and I went and it was so inspiring.  Oklahoma definitely came together as a state and wasn't going to let this event ruin our state.

I remember thinking at the dedication how tall President Clinton was.  Funny the things you remember.  We were on about the 5th row of the ceremony.

The Memorial is something to behold.  A real tribute to all the lives lost, the ones who survived and all of those rescuers.

If you are ever in the state of Oklahoma and if we are traveling again, please take the time to go see this awesome memorial.  It is definitely worth your time.

Judy