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Oklahoma City Bombing - Online Term Papers

Oklahoma City Bombing

Memorial Ladd-Whitney Monument
It was April 19, 1995 at 9:03 that the lives of thousands were affected by one single
explosion. The explosion took the lives of 168 men, women, and children. The explosion
physically injured 600 individuals and emotionally injured numerous amounts of people
around the world. The explosion took place at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in
Oklahoma. A staff writer for a newspaper was quoted stating “ the bomb was color
blind” ( Yumi Wilson, Chronicle staff writer, Langston University). It didn’t matter what
age, race, or background the victims came from. The one attribute that all of the victims
had in common was the fact that they were all innocent ...

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The other man who was suspected of
having been involved in the bombing was Terry Nichols. Though he was involved in the
planning he did not actually help McVeigh transport or set off the bomb. He was found
guilty and was charged with involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy; Nichols was later
acquitted from the murder charges. Though the justice system punished the criminals for
their crimes and may have provided the family and friends of those who died with some
degree of solace, the grief and, fear, emptiness, and loss of security can never be
replaced. It was an unfortunate tragedy to those who lost their lives it brought together
the people of our nation and showed no discrimination, only unity among a mass of
people who could not get through this atrocity alone. Due to the immense impact that the
event had on our nation, and the wide responses received on ideas of how to create a
memorial at the site, the Mayor, Ron Norick appointed a 350 member Memorial Task
Force. They were ...

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Added: 6/23/2006 12:17:48 AM
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