This morning we got up at our hotel and headed for school. Not Stuart Hobson, but Oklahoma University which is near Norman and is home of the Sooners. We went into the parking lot where we were met by Mr. Eugene. He gave us a cap and said for us to go the visitor center. There we met by a man named John Paul. He gave us a tour of the Campus. He took us to the Library, Cafeteria, Football Stadium, The Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher Garden, and a fountain made by rocks from the different counties of Oklahoma. After the tour, we went to Mr. Eugene's office. Then we went to the bookstore to buy some souvenirs and clothes. Then we went to a sandwich store called Which Wich. What is unique about Which Wich is that you place the order on your own bag. There we met two college students named Kiera and Najah.
After that we to the Oklahoma National Memorial or the Oklahoma Bombing Memorial. The story goes that a man named Timothy McVeigh put a bomb in the Alfread P. Murrow building and left. On April 19th 1995 at 9:02 AM, the bomb exploded and killed 168 people. The memorial had two tablets with 9:01 and 9:03, freezing the 9:02 moment when the bomb exploded. The memorial had 168 chairs, one for every dead victim and some were smaller to represented the children killed. After we left the memorial, we went to the Sonic HQ and got some slushies. Then we went to the Landrun Monument. Then we went to Cracker Barrel for dinner and that was the rest of the day
After that we to the Oklahoma National Memorial or the Oklahoma Bombing Memorial. The story goes that a man named Timothy McVeigh put a bomb in the Alfread P. Murrow building and left. On April 19th 1995 at 9:02 AM, the bomb exploded and killed 168 people. The memorial had two tablets with 9:01 and 9:03, freezing the 9:02 moment when the bomb exploded. The memorial had 168 chairs, one for every dead victim and some were smaller to represented the children killed. After we left the memorial, we went to the Sonic HQ and got some slushies. Then we went to the Landrun Monument. Then we went to Cracker Barrel for dinner and that was the rest of the day
Wow! What a busy day! What was your favorite part of the day? It must have been interesting to get to wander the university campus and to get a tour of the campus.
ReplyDeleteThe Oklahoma National Memorial sounds very beautiful and very sad. How well do you think the memorial symbolizes the tragedy and the lives of the people who died?