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The bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City was too reminiscent of the bombing of the Marine Barracks in Lebanon. From the article:
"On the morning of April 19, 1995, an ex-Army soldier and security guard named Timothy McVeigh parked a rented Ryder truck in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. He was about to commit mass murder.
Inside the vehicle was a powerful bomb made out of a deadly cocktail of agricultural fertilizer, diesel fuel, and other chemicals. McVeigh got out, locked the door, and headed towards his getaway car. He ignited one timed fuse, then another.
At precisely 9:02 a.m., the bomb exploded. "
"On the morning of April 19, 1995, an ex-Army soldier and security guard named Timothy McVeigh parked a rented Ryder truck in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. He was about to commit mass murder.
Inside the vehicle was a powerful bomb made out of a deadly cocktail of agricultural fertilizer, diesel fuel, and other chemicals. McVeigh got out, locked the door, and headed towards his getaway car. He ignited one timed fuse, then another.
At precisely 9:02 a.m., the bomb exploded. "
Oklahoma City Bombing
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I remember feeling the tremors from the blast while in school. teacher thought it was an earthquake and had us get under our desks.
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I was a federal police officer working the day shift and heard the news of the bomb explosion
in Oklahoma City. All federal buildings were alerted of the bombing as we thought there
could be other bombings across the nation at federal buildings. A day of horror.
in Oklahoma City. All federal buildings were alerted of the bombing as we thought there
could be other bombings across the nation at federal buildings. A day of horror.
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SPC Woody Bullard That was certainly the right approach to take. 9/11 demonstrated what a series of attacks can do to the psyche of the country.
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MSG Stan Hutchison
My wife worked at the Federal Building in Spokane, WA at that time. We saw this on the morning news before I took her to work. I knew better, but she insisted I take her in. When we got there, the building was under lock-down with security and local PD all around the place. The streets were all closed off so no one could get within 2 or 3 blocks.
I took her home and we watched the unfolding of the story.
Truly a tragic day.
I took her home and we watched the unfolding of the story.
Truly a tragic day.
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