Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New media
New media comments
Latest activity
Classifieds
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Log in
Register
What's New?
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Navigation
Install the app
Install
More Options
Advertise with us
Contact Us
Close Menu
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Forums
The Water Cooler
General Discussion
27 Years Ago Today
Search titles only
By:
Reply to Thread
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="wawazat" data-source="post: 3765965" data-attributes="member: 35603"><p>I was in the 5th grade. Mrs. Claiborne's class reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in Jones, OK. We thought it was a sonic boom when it went off. My mom was working in El Reno and they also felt the blast. My dad was OKCFD and off shift that day but called in almost immediately. I remember the school scrambling to find alternative plans for any kids whose parents were called in to work in the aftermath.</p><p></p><p>For someone that was fortunate enough to not lose anyone directly in the bombing, my dad never really bounced back from what the emergency workers lived in during those weeks of recovery. As I get older, he will slip and share a little bit here and there when it is really eating at him but we still avoid discussing the news, memorial events, etc. the week leading up to the anniversary.</p><p></p><p>We aren't the tallest people, my dad is about 5'3 - 5'4 and so he made the cut to crawl down to the basement during the initial recovery efforts. He said after the first day or so, it starts really sinking in that you are just trying to find something for the parents to say goodbye to so they can have a little bit of closure. </p><p></p><p>So many people's lives had a pivotal moment that day under so many different situations that it can't even be fathomed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wawazat, post: 3765965, member: 35603"] I was in the 5th grade. Mrs. Claiborne's class reading The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in Jones, OK. We thought it was a sonic boom when it went off. My mom was working in El Reno and they also felt the blast. My dad was OKCFD and off shift that day but called in almost immediately. I remember the school scrambling to find alternative plans for any kids whose parents were called in to work in the aftermath. For someone that was fortunate enough to not lose anyone directly in the bombing, my dad never really bounced back from what the emergency workers lived in during those weeks of recovery. As I get older, he will slip and share a little bit here and there when it is really eating at him but we still avoid discussing the news, memorial events, etc. the week leading up to the anniversary. We aren't the tallest people, my dad is about 5'3 - 5'4 and so he made the cut to crawl down to the basement during the initial recovery efforts. He said after the first day or so, it starts really sinking in that you are just trying to find something for the parents to say goodbye to so they can have a little bit of closure. So many people's lives had a pivotal moment that day under so many different situations that it can't even be fathomed. [/QUOTE]
Insert Quotes…
Verification
Post Reply
Forums
The Water Cooler
General Discussion
27 Years Ago Today
Search titles only
By:
Top
Bottom