The Oklahoma City National Memorial is the largest memorial of its kind in the United States. It honors the victims, survivors, rescuers, and all who were changed by the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19th, 1995. The memorial is located in downtown Oklahoma City on the former site of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building which was destroyed in the 1995 bombing. The National Memorial Museum and the Institute for the Prevention of Terrorism are the two components which are housed in the old Journal Record Building on the north side of the memorial grounds.
This is one of the most powerful memorials I have ever been to. The museum next door is gripping and heart breaking. The exhibits incluse a room where the families of survivors have left a small rememberence of their loved one in a individual glass case. In another room there is a audio recording of the events of that morning from the courthouse across the street.
See more pictures from the Oklahoma City National Memorial here.
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