Posts Tagged ‘Oklahoma’

Athletics: Joan Benoit Samuelson dominates and wins the Oklahoma City Memorial Half Marathon

Olympic gold medalist and running icon Joan Benoit Samuelson battled high winds, led wire to wire and was never challenged as she cruised to victory in 1:21:57 in the Oklahoma City Memorial Half Marathon Sunday. Related posts Oklahoma City bombing anniversary commemorated (0) Oklahoma City bombing ‘blew away your normal’ (0) OKC bombing still fresh [...]

OKC bombing still fresh for some

A remembrance ceremony honors those who were killed in 1995. Barbara Buchholtz wipes away a tear at the chair of her daughter, Robbin Huff, before the 14th anniversary ceremony of the Oklahoma City bombing at the Oklahoma City National Memorial on Sunday. Related posts Oklahoma City bombing anniversary commemorated (0) Oklahoma City bombing ‘blew away [...]

Oklahoma City bombing anniversary commemorated

The names of 168 people killed in the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building have been read in a solemn ceremony on the 14th anniversary of the nation’s worst domestic terrorist attack. More than 300 people gathered Sunday in cold, windy weather at the Oklahoma City National Memorial to observe the anniversary of the [...]

Homeland Security deputy: "We can’t be complacent"

Members of the Oklahoma City Fire and Police Departments Joint Color Guard post the colors at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum during the ceremony Sunday marking the 14th anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing, in Oklahoma City. Related posts Oklahoma City bombing anniversary commemorated (0) Oklahoma City bombing ‘blew away your normal’ (0) [...]

Oklahoma City bombing ‘blew away your normal’

The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum brought together those who survived the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, family members of the victims and rescue workers for a program called “First Person: Stories of Hope.”Here are snapshots of how the worst domestic terrorist attack in U.S. history impacted their lives.—Amy … [...]

OKC National Memorial & Museum Closed

The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum remains closed. Museum officials were forced to shut their doors after a mechanical malfunction in an air handler caused water to pour through the building. Related posts Oklahoma City bombing anniversary commemorated (0) Oklahoma City bombing ‘blew away your normal’ (0) OKC bombing still fresh for some (0) [...]