Other grieving communities turn to OKC’s model after tragedies

Bombing memorial director shares

lessons learned by Oklahoma City.

 
BY MELISSA HOWELL | Modified: April 29, 2012 at 1:15 am | Published: April 29, 2012   

Oklahoma City was the first city to sustain a terrorist attack of the magnitude that was the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building.

There was no blueprint on how to respond. No support system existed to deal with the mounting grief and disbelief.

photo - Visitors tour the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman archives
Visitors tour the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman archives

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But help arrived.

The city’s rescue personnel stood shoulder to shoulder with volunteers from throughout the nation. And now Oklahoma City returns the favor.

In gratitude for the...
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