On April 19, 2010 hundreds of survivors and family members of the victims gathered at the Oklahoma City National Memorial to mark the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing.  The bombing, a devastating act of domestic terrorism killed 168 people, including 19 children, and injured more than 600 others.  Television coverage burned images of the catastrophe into the nation’s psyche with chilling photos of bodies being removed from the ruble.

As in previous years, the fifteenth anniversary memorial service began at 09:02 a.m., marking the moment the bomb went off.  The somber service included speeches by local, state and federal dignitaries. continue reading » »