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<blockquote data-quote="GeneW" data-source="post: 3765718" data-attributes="member: 27284"><p>I was working in Fort Wayne Indiana for a few days, (I lived in OKC then and still do today, just happened to be there).</p><p></p><p>I woke up in my hotel room and turned on the TV. I thought it was weird that the OKC TV people were on the air in Fort Wayne, (I'm talking about the local Fort Wayne TV Stations, not some big national media station) but I just figured that they no longer worked in OKC and had got a job in Fort Wayne. 1995 was really pretty much before the Internet and such, and people just didn't have the instant access and continual barrage of news that we have today.</p><p></p><p>I had the sound off, (I didn't yet heard/see about the Murrah Building, and changed channels.) Wow I saw more OKC TV folks. Flipped the channel again and wow more OKC TV people.</p><p></p><p>Finally got the remote figured out and turned the sound on. It took me a few minutes to process and understand what had happened, it was so unbelievable. Turned the channel again and saw Linda Cavanaugh (CH 4) and stopped there to watch.</p><p></p><p>I didn't get back to OKC for, I think it was 5 or 6 days. Utterly shocked.</p><p></p><p>Fast forward to a couple of years ago. I was at the Wellness Center, an OKC MAPS project, at NW 115th & Rockwell and saw a flyer to attend a lecture given by a survivor of the bombing. I attended it, and it was just amazing and captivating to hear this guy talk about what he was doing that morning, how and why he was in a building very close by, and what he experienced, and how it has affected him.</p><p></p><p>His name is Ed Eckenstein, you can google his name and learn more about him. If/when he gives a talk again, you should go and listen. It made such an impact on me that I've not forgotten his name.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GeneW, post: 3765718, member: 27284"] I was working in Fort Wayne Indiana for a few days, (I lived in OKC then and still do today, just happened to be there). I woke up in my hotel room and turned on the TV. I thought it was weird that the OKC TV people were on the air in Fort Wayne, (I'm talking about the local Fort Wayne TV Stations, not some big national media station) but I just figured that they no longer worked in OKC and had got a job in Fort Wayne. 1995 was really pretty much before the Internet and such, and people just didn't have the instant access and continual barrage of news that we have today. I had the sound off, (I didn't yet heard/see about the Murrah Building, and changed channels.) Wow I saw more OKC TV folks. Flipped the channel again and wow more OKC TV people. Finally got the remote figured out and turned the sound on. It took me a few minutes to process and understand what had happened, it was so unbelievable. Turned the channel again and saw Linda Cavanaugh (CH 4) and stopped there to watch. I didn't get back to OKC for, I think it was 5 or 6 days. Utterly shocked. Fast forward to a couple of years ago. I was at the Wellness Center, an OKC MAPS project, at NW 115th & Rockwell and saw a flyer to attend a lecture given by a survivor of the bombing. I attended it, and it was just amazing and captivating to hear this guy talk about what he was doing that morning, how and why he was in a building very close by, and what he experienced, and how it has affected him. His name is Ed Eckenstein, you can google his name and learn more about him. If/when he gives a talk again, you should go and listen. It made such an impact on me that I've not forgotten his name. [/QUOTE]
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