Oklahoma City Memorial/ English Assign#9

The Oklahoma City Memorial website was great. I have been to the memorial and the pictures used in the website were able to capture the sights of the memorial well. Although the mood was missing in the photos. What I remember most at the memorial was the mood it created. Everyone was so quiet and respectful. This was probably because of the way your heart ached for the people who were involved and lost their lives in that day. The memorial truly honored those who were involved in the Oklahoma City bombing and gave visitors the emotion of that day.
At the memorial there is a Field of Empty Chairs. These chairs were lined in 9 rows (representing the 9 floors) and had the names of the people who lost their lives that day. There were also nineteen smaller chairs that represented the children who were lost. These chairs were a symbol of rememberance. The people who lost their lives will always be remembered when someone sees these chairs and it seems that your heart aches for every chair that is there.
There is also a room that is not shown on the website that is full of Origami cranes hanging from the ceiling. These birds were sent from children all over the nation to symbolize hope. I remember making one of these cranes when I was in school to send to the survivors of the bombing so, it was very moving getting to see all of them. I hope that these cranes were able to bring a little comfort to the survivors and give them hope of a brighter tomorrow.