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CK Sooner
6/26/2009, 10:28 PM
Third Time. Heartwrenching.

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6/27/2009, 01:54 AM
I simply ache every time I visit. What a sad place.
stoopified
6/27/2009, 08:31 PM
I have been there 4 times in 15 years,it is just too hard to visit often.
Lott's Bandana
6/27/2009, 11:14 PM
Started my Navy career in that building.
Jello Biafra
6/28/2009, 12:09 AM
Started my Navy career in that building.

Army here...had my first PT test right on the wall that is still standing...
goingoneight
6/30/2009, 11:45 AM
That place is incredibly moving. If you never knew anything beyond "psycho bombs a building in OKC," I highly recommend visiting. You'll learn a lot. It's a great place to take young teens, too. Two years ago, my friends and I took their 13, 14 and 16-year old kids with a few friends there on the way to an OU game. They can learn a lot about terrorism and maybe it will be the difference between the kid doing things like bringing guns to school or not. Note: this isn't intended to be a guns debate. The fact that they were all hyper, typical kids prior to going there on the road, and were completely silent during the tour told me they were just old enough that they 'got it.' you never like to mention that kind of stuff, but I was pleased to hear them asking their parents questions left and right.
Okla-homey
6/30/2009, 02:20 PM
It is one of those mystical places that is both uplifting and troubling at the same time.