Day 2 - Joplin MO to Oklahoma City

This says it all...
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Oklahoma City reminded me a lot of Indianapolis.  It seems like any other city.  Then we went to the Memorial.  It's a very powerful place.  We went through the Museum.  They have a recording that was being made of a utility hearing when the bomb exploded.  It is just almost impossible to wrap your mind around it.

There are pictures of the victims - glass cases with assorted shoes, purses, and even eyeglasses found in the wreckage.

...all those empty chairs...

Field of empty chairs
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Walking over to the Memorial itself, it is breathtaking.  They did a wonderful job with it.  The Reflection Pool is beautiful.  Looking across the pool, one can see the field of chairs.  That drives home the enormity of the loss - all those empty chairs - some of them little representing the children that lost their lives that day.

The chain link fence with all the mementoes from all over the world, and notes of condolence.  A sad chapter of history.  I was in tears by the time we left.