On April 19, 1995, a truck bomb shattered the lives of many Oklahomans when it ripped away the north side of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.   A stunned nation watched as the bodies of men, women, and children were pulled from the rubble for nearly two weeks. When the smoke cleared and the exhausted rescue workers packed up and left, 168 people were dead in the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil.   Two years later Timothy McVeigh, a 26-year old Army veteran, was convicted on murder and federal conspiracy charges and sentenced to die. McVeigh's Army buddy Terry Nichols was convicted on lesser charges of manslaughter. On June 11, 2001 McVeigh was executed at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana.   Oklahoma City National Memorial   We come here to remember those who were killed, those who survived and those changed forever.   May all who leave here know the impact of violence.   May this memorial offer comfort, strength, peace, hope and serenity.   On April 19, 2000, the world once again remembered the victims of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City with the opening of the Oklahoma City National Memorial.   The Memorial honors the victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were changed forever on April 19, 1995. The outdoor Symbolic Memorial, which consists of the following segments on 3.3 acres, can be visited:   The Gates of Time: Monumental twin gates frame the moment of destruction - 9:02 - and mark the formal entrances to the Memorial.   Reflecting Pool: Gently flowing water soothing wounds with calming sounds and providing a peaceful setting for quiet thoughts.   Children's Area: A wall of hand-painted tiles painted by children sent to Oklahoma City in 1995 and a series of chalkboards create an opportunity for children to share their feelings.   Rescuers' Orchard: A grove of fruit and flowering trees surrounds and protects the Survivor's Tree.   The "Survivor Tree": A 70-year-old American Elm bears witness to the violence of April 19 and now stands as a profound symbol of human resilience.   The Memorial Fence: Originally installed to protect the sacred site, the Memorial Fence continues to display items left by visitors, which are dedicated to all involved.   Oklahoma City National Memorial Center: Provides visitors with an experience beyond what they see at the memorial monument. Museum visitors can walk through a 10-chapter story beginning in Oklahoma City the morning of the bombing and ending with the community’s current status. The story is told through exhibits and recorded narratives from victims’ family members, survivors, rescue workers, and others.   The Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism: A public-policy research center devoted to the study of terrorism and political violence and in the "living legacy" of the Memorial.   "I look at this as a symbolic journey from the past to building a future, and I honestly have not been able do that, we'll never have closure. We lost so much. But I woke up this morning and, for the first time, I felt a ray of sunshine in my life."   —Dan McKinney, lost his wife in the 1995 bombing     We Remember Them... 168 Who Died   A list, by floor and location, of those killed in the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995:   Ninth Floor   Drug Enforcement Administration   • Shelly D. Bland, 25, Tuttle • Carrol June "Chip" Fields, 48, Guthrie • Rona Linn Kuehner-Chafey, 35, Oklahoma City • Carrie Ann Lenz, 26, Choctaw • Kenneth Glenn McCullough, 36, Edmond   U.S. Secret Service • Cynthia L. Brown, 26, Oklahoma City • Donald Ray Leonard, 50, Edmond • Mickey B. Maroney, 50, Oklahoma City • Linda G. McKinney, 47, Oklahoma City • Kathy Lynn Seidl, 39, Bethel • Alan G. Whicher, 40, Edmond   Eighth Floor   U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development   • Ted L. Allen, 48, Norman • Peter R. Avillanoza, 56, Oklahoma City • David Neil Burkett, 47, Oklahoma City • Donald Earl Burns, Sr., 63, Oklahoma City • Kimberly Kay Clark, 39, Oklahoma City • Susan Jane Ferrell, 37, Oklahoma City • Dr. George Michael Howard, 45, Vallejo, Calif. • Antonio "Tony" C. Reyes, 55, Edmond • Lanny Lee David Scroggins, 46, Yukon • Leora Lee Sells, 57, Oklahoma City • Jules A. Valdez, 51, Edmond • David Jack Walker, 54, Edmond • Michael D. Weaver, 54, Edmond • Frances "Fran" Ann Williams, 48, Oklahoma City • Clarence Eugene Wilson, Sr., 49, Oklahoma   Seventh Floor   U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development   • Diane E. (Hollingsworth) Althouse, 45, Edmond • Andrea Yvette Blanton, 33, Oklahoma City • Kim R. Cousins, 33, Midwest City • Diana Lynne Day, 38, Oklahoma City • Castine Brooks Hearn Deveroux, 49, Oklahoma City • Judy J. (Froh) Fisher, 45, Oklahoma City • Linda Louise Florence, 43, Oklahoma City • J. Colleen Guiles, 59, Oklahoma City • Thompson Eugene "Gene" Hodges, Jr., 54, Norman • Ann Kreymborg, 57, Oklahoma City • Teresa Lea Taylor Lauderdale, 41, Shawnee • Mary Leasure-Rentie, 39, Bethany • James A. McCarthy II, 53, Edmond • Betsy J. (Beebe) McGonnell, 47, Norman • Patricia Ann Nix, 47, Edmond • Terry Smith Rees, 41, Midwest City • John Thomas Stewart, 51, Oklahoma City • John Karl Van Ess III, 67, Chickasha • Jo Ann Whittenberg, 35, Oklahoma City   Sixth Floor   U.S. Marine Corps Recruiting   • Sgt. Benjamin LaRanzo Davis, USMC, 29, Edmond • Capt. Randolph A. Guzman, USMC, 28, Castro Valley, Calif.   Fifth Floor   U.S. Department of Agriculture   • Olen Burl Bloomer, 61, Moore • James E. Boles, 50, Oklahoma City • Dr. Margaret L. "Peggy" Clark, 42, Chickasha • Richard "Dick" Cummins, 55, Mustang • Doris "Adele" Higginbottom, 44, Oklahoma City • Carole Sue Khalil, 50, Oklahoma City • Rheta Bender Long, 60, Oklahoma City • U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development • Paul Gregory Beatty Broxterman, 42, Edmond • U.S. Customs Office • Paul D. Ice, 42, Midwest City • Claude Authur Medearis, 41, Norman   Fourth Floor   U.S. Department of Transportation/Federal Highway Administration   • Lucio Aleman, Jr., 33, Oklahoma City • Mark Allen Bolte, 28, Oklahoma City • Michael Carrillo, 44, Oklahoma City • Larry James Jones, 46, Yukon • James K. Martin, 34, Oklahoma City • Ronota Ann Newberry-Woodbridge, 31, Edmond • Jerry Lee Parker, 45, Norman • Michelle A. Reeder, 33, Oklahoma City • Rick L. Tomlin, 46, Piedmont • Johnny Allen Wade, 42, Edmond • John A. Youngblood, 52, Yukon   U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion   • Sgt. 1st Class Lola Bolden, U.S. Army, 40, Birmingham, Ala. • Karen Gist Carr, 32, Midwest City • Peggy Louise Holland, 37, Oklahoma City • John C. Moss III, 50, Oklahoma City • Victoria (Vickey) L. Sohn, 36, Moore • Dolores (Dee) Stratton, 51, Moore • Kayla Marie Titsworth, 3 1/2, Lawton • Wanda Lee Watkins, 49, Oklahoma City   Third Floor   Defense Security Service   • Harley Richard Cottingham, 46, Oklahoma City • Peter L. DeMaster, 44, Oklahoma City • Norma "Jean" Johnson, 62, Oklahoma City • Larry L. Turner, 42, Oklahoma City • Robert G. Westberry, 57, Oklahoma City   Federal Employees Credit Union   • Woodrow Clifford "Woody" Brady, 41, Oklahoma City • Kimberly Ruth Burgess, 29, Oklahoma City • Kathy A. Finley, 44, Yukon • Jamie (Fialkowski) Genzer, 32, Wellston • Sheila R. Gigger-Driver, 28, Oklahoma City • Linda Coleen Housley, 53, Oklahoma City • Robbin Ann Huff, 37, Bethany • Christi Yolanda Jenkins, 32, Edmond • Alvin J. Justes, 54, Oklahoma City • Valerie Jo Koelsch, 33, Oklahoma City • Kathy Cagle Leinen, 47, Oklahoma City • Claudette (Duke) Meek, 43, Oklahoma City • Frankie Ann Merrell, 23, Oklahoma City • Jill Diane Randolph, 27, Oklahoma City • Claudine Ritter, 48, Oklahoma City • Christy Rosas, 22, Moore • Sonja Lynn Sanders, 27, Moore • Karan Howell Shepherd, 27, Moore • Victoria Jeanette Texter, 37, Oklahoma City • Virginia M. Thompson, 56, El Reno • Tresia Jo "Mathes" Worton, 28, Oklahoma City   Second Floor   America's Kids Child Development Center   • Baylee Almon, 1, Oklahoma City • Danielle Nicole Bell, 15 months, Oklahoma City • Zachary Taylor Chavez, 3, Oklahoma City • Dana LeAnne Cooper, 24, Moore • Anthony Christopher Cooper II, 2, Moore • Antonio Ansara Cooper Jr., 6 months, Midwest City • Aaron M. Coverdale, 5 1/2, Oklahoma City • Elijah S. Coverdale, 2 1/2, Oklahoma City • Jaci Rae Coyne, 14 months, Moore • Brenda Faye Daniels, 42, Oklahoma City • Taylor Santoi Eaves, 8 months, Midwest City • Tevin D'Aundrae Garrett, 16 months, Midwest City • Kevin "Lee" Gottshall II, 6 months, Norman • Wanda Lee Howell, 34, Spencer • Blake Ryan Kennedy, 1 1/2, Amber • Dominique Ravae (Johnson) London, 2, Oklahoma City • Chase Dalton Smith, 3, Oklahoma City • Colton Wade Smith, 2, Oklahoma City   Visitor   • Scott D. Williams, 24, Tuttle   First Floor   Social Security Administration   • Teresa Antionette Alexander, 33, Oklahoma City • Richard A. Allen, 46, Oklahoma City • Pamela Cleveland Argo, 36, Oklahoma City • Saundra G. (Sandy) Avery, 34, Midwest City • Calvin Battle, 62, Oklahoma City • Peola Battle, 56, Oklahoma City • Oleta C. Biddy, 54, Tuttle • Casandra Kay Booker, 25, Oklahoma City • Carol Louise Bowers, 53, Yukon • Peachlyn Bradley, 3, Oklahoma City • Gabreon D.L. Bruce, 3 months, Oklahoma City • Katherine Louise Cregan, 60, Oklahoma City • Ashley Megan Eckles, 4, Guthrie • Don Fritzler, 64, Oklahoma City • Mary Anne Fritzler, 57, Oklahoma City • Laura Jane Garrison, 61, Oklahoma City • Margaret Betterton Goodson, 54, Oklahoma City • Ethel L. Griffin, 55, Edmond • Cheryl E. Hammon, 44, Oklahoma City • Ronald Vernon Harding, Sr., 55, Oklahoma City • Thomas Lynn Hawthorne, Sr., 52, Choctaw • Dr. Charles E. Hurlburt, 73, Oklahoma City • Jean Nutting Hurlburt, 67, Oklahoma City • Raymond "Lee" Johnson, 59, Oklahoma City • LaKesha Richardson Levy, 21, Midwest City • Aurelia Donna Luster, 43, Guthrie • Robert Lee Luster, Jr., 45, Guthrie • Rev. Gilbert X. Martinez, 35, Oklahoma City • Cartney J. McRaven, 19, Midwest City • Derwin W. Miller, 27, Oklahoma City • Eula Leigh Mitchell, 64, Oklahoma City • Emilio Tapia, 50, Oklahoma City • Charlotte Andrea Lewis Thomas, 43, Oklahoma City • Michael George Thompson, 47, Yukon • LaRue A. Treanor, 55, Guthrie • Luther H. Treanor, 61, Guthrie • Robert N. Walker, Jr., 52, Oklahoma City • Julie Marie Welch, 23, Oklahoma City • W. Stephen Williams, 42, Cashion • Sharon Louise Wood-Chesnut, 47, Oklahoma City   General Services Administration   • Steven Douglas Curry, 44, Norman • Michael L. Loudenslager, 48, Harrah   Those Killed In Surrounding Area   Rescue Worker   • Rebecca Needham Anderson, 37, Midwest City   Athenian Building (Job Corps)   • Anita Christine Hightower, 27, Oklahoma City • Kathryn Elizabeth Ridley, 24, Oklahoma City   Oklahoma Water Resources Board Building   • Robert N. Chipman, 51, Edmond • Trudy Jean Rigney, 31, Midwest City   Source: The Associated Press

Click image to enlarge.   Date: 1995 Source: Sgt. Dan Helmuth and/or the Oklahoma City Police Department. Comment: Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building after bombing attack.   Date: 2000 Source: Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau Comment: 9:03 Gate.   Date: 2000 Source: Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau Comment: Memorial "Chairs" for each victim.   Date: 2000 Source: Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau Comment: View from "Survivor Tree".   Date: 2000 Source: Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau Comment: The Reflecting Pool.   Date: 2000 Source: Oklahoma City Convention & Visitors Bureau Comment: The Survivor Tree.