Survivors and loved ones of the 168 people who were killed in the Oklahoma City bombing 25 years ago remembered the victims Sunday in a video tribute
Survivors and loved ones of the 168 people who were killed in the Oklahoma City bombing were not able to gather Sunday to mark the 25th anniversary of the attack, but that did not stop them from remembering.
Gates to the memorial mark time, 9:01 and 9:03 a.m., with a reflection pond between them representing 9:02, the minute the explosion permanently altered lives and the nation. Stylized, empty metal chairs represent each person who died, and the “Survivor Tree,” a gnarled American elm that withstood the blast, now stands on a small hill and shades the memorial below.It was “extremely difficult” to not be able to attend in person, said Ryan Whicher, whose father, U.S.
McVeigh was ultimately convicted, sentenced to death and executed by lethal injection in 2001. Nichols was sentenced to life in prison for his role in what many experts refer to as the deadliest act of domestic terrorism on U.S. soil.The prerecorded video, which included remarks by former President Clinton, who was president at the time of the bombing, U.S. Sen.
Kari Watkins, the director of the memorial, said this year’s social distancing restrictions are necessary but unfortunate, as survivors and victims’ relatives often see one another just this one time each year.“It’s just a nice time for them to come and be together,” she said. “They’ll miss that, but they’ll have another time when it’s safe to gather and we’ll come back together and do something, whenever that day is.
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