On 19 April 1995, I was living in Houston at the time, going to school to learn computer skills and working part time. It was a short day for me, so I was on my way home around 1:00pm. I turned on my radio to catch Rush, and heard instead about the bombing in Oklahoma City. No one knew much at that time, speculation was high that it was some Islamic terror group. I arrived home and immediately turned on the television, where I sat, in total disbelief until it was time to pick up my granddaughter from daycare. It was even more of a shock to find out one of “our own” could even conceive of such an act.
The feelings of that day are burned into my heart and mind.
May the Good Lord grant us all peace.
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Pingback by Blue Collar Republican » Blog Archive » Blog Burst April 19, 2007 — April 19, 2007 @ 7:08
I was at work with no tv or radio. I heard about it late that afternoon when I called another law office and got the news from the hold “music.” When I got home and found out there was a day care on the 2nd floor, I was beside myself. Any loss of life is tragic, but innocent babies compounds it a million fold. The rescue workers that day defined bravery.
Comment by rosettaresearch — April 19, 2007 @ 11:21
I was at work in Edmond, OK about 10 miles north of the bombing. We were just about to open shop, I was standing in the garage talking with my boss. We heard the aluminum garage door rattle, I thought it’s too soon for delivery, followed immediately by the roof crackling. They were building a new resturant next door, I thought, WOW they’ve hit a gas line or something. We threw open the garage door and everyone was looking south. Ran through the shop and out the front door to look that way. We could see a bit of smoke downtown. We went back into the shop and turned on the local talk radio station and sat listening stunned all day… You know as vividly as I remember all of it, I don’t remember a single paying customer that day, everyone just stopped by to talk.
My brother had taken my old delivery route and I knew when I found out what had happened that he delivered 3 blocks south of there at approximately that time. I knew that I had trained him what route to follow and it took him right next to the building. I tried calling but couldn’t get through. I found out later that he was just getting out of the truck getting there, so he had driven by only seconds before… South of the building wasn’t really hurt, the building shielded it…
Comment by Okie Kajun — October 9, 2007 @ 10:06
the picture of the baby girl is heartbreaking i cant believe an american citizen would do such a thing we will be praying for her and her family
Comment by jessica — November 9, 2007 @ 7:45
All I can say is: with proper parenting, no human being with a soul could commit this atrocious, despicable, and FUCKING DISGUSTING! act of cowardice and inhumanity. The human being (if that) which committed this act should be stricten from history, his family should be tortured, his family’s friends should be murdered WTF!!! THERE FUCKING KKIDS!!! YOU MOTHER FUCK! WTF!>?!?>>!
I get carried away, honestly I wouldn’t care what happend to that thing (Timothy McVay) he should have been put to hell on earth (torture till the day he dies (the longer the better)) FUCK!
Comment by these people need parents — April 24, 2009 @ 6:12
I was in the daycare…. Which was actually across the street.
Comment by Jack — July 25, 2009 @ 11:40
My parents were at home and they felt the ground shake. My mother actually worked in that building 3 months before the bombing.
Comment by CP — August 3, 2009 @ 1:38
The baby girl,Baylee Almon was only 1years old and she died right after the picture was taken.She would be 15 righ now if she lived. The firefighter is Chris Fields.
Comment by Kelsey Reed — September 2, 2009 @ 10:41
I was eating a fart
Comment by canada Jones — September 7, 2009 @ 11:32