It's been 25 years since 168 people lost their lives when thousands of pounds of fertilizer, fuel and other chemicals exploded. The city's mayor says the way Oklahoma City responded to that tragedy can inform how the nation responds to the coronavirus.
Lynne Gist stands at her sister's chair in the Field of Empty Chairs at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum on Wednesday. Gist lost her sister, Karen Gist Carr, when a truck bomb ripped through a federal building in downtown Oklahoma City and killed 168 people 25 years ago.Lynne Gist stands at her sister's chair in the Field of Empty Chairs at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum on Wednesday.
On Sunday, the city's mayor, David Holt, marked the anniversary by saying the way Oklahoma City responded to that tragedy can inform how the nation responds to the coronavirus pandemic. "Let this place be a reminder," Holt said."We must have better conversations. We must reject dehumanization. We must love one another."
But the names of the lost were still read, and 168 seconds of silence were observed, as the tribute video lingered on images of the memorial and its 168 empty bronze chairs.
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