The Oklahoma City National Memorial

a Fourth Anniversary Trip for Richard and Abby

October 12, 2008
With Abby unable to get enough vacation time for a longer trip like our traditional adventures out west, we decided to spend our anniversary in the Oklahoma City metro area, including the elegant memorial for the victims of the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building downtown.
Abby walks along the reflecting pool
Photo by Richard R. Barron
The "Survivor Tree"
Photo by Abby S. M. Barron
Downtown buildings in the background
Photo by Abby S. M. Barron
The Journal-Record building to the north
Photo by Richard R. Barron
Holly against blue sky, south side of the memorial
Photo by Abby S. M. Barron
Richard photographs a bronze medallion on the Murrah Building foundation
Photo by Abby S. M. Barron
There is a memorial chair for each of the 169 who were killed the day of the bombing
Photo by Richard R. Barron
The "Survivor Tree" seen in the reflecting pool
Photo by Abby S. M. Barron
Photos by Richard R. Barron
Abby leaves a message with chalk in the children's section
Photo by Richard R. Barron
Abby makes an image looking north
Photo by Richard R. Barron
Overview showing the chairs, the reflecting pool, the Survivor Tree, and the Journal-Record building
Photo by Abby S. M. Barron
Bird silhouette in the reflecting pool
Photo by Richard R. Barron
Hand prints in the children's section
Photo by Abby S. M. Barron
Looking west from the east gate
Photo by Abby S. M. Barron
"The Fence" is a relic from the period immediately after the bombing, where people left memoirs prior to the creation of the memorial, and to this day. Abby was moved by the entire memorial, but when she got to the fence, she was unable to hold back her tears.
Photo by Abby S. M. Barron
The Alfred P. Murrah Building as it appeared on April 19, 1995
Photo by Richard R. Barron
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