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OKC Bombing Anniversary
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OKC Bombing Anniversary |
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Abe Senior Member
since 2003-05-28
Posts 694Looks like Vero Beach, FL until the end! 
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Terror In The Heartland (A song) It's come to the heartland The terror and the dread In one explosive moment Our innocence has fled Oh yes, it has come home! There isno understanding There's only disbelief Was it our own countrymen Who brought down all this grief? Oh yes, it has come home! Our voices cry for justice Our hearts cry out in pain For family, friends, and loved ones Never to be, seen or held again Oh yes, it has come home! Then, there are the children Withouttheir lives to live Now the world will surely miss The gifts they had to give Oh yes, it has come home! The images of heroes Burned deep into our mind People helping people Shows we are a special kind Oh yes, it has come home! In the twisted steel and concrete Through the day and dark of night We watch the tireless effort Of the rescuers fight. oh yes, it can come home! How can a human being Harbor such demented hate To bring upon their own kind Such a cruel fate Oh yes, it has come home Though most of us view from afar It could have been mine or yours But we must grieve and then go on Not hide behind locked doors Even though, it has come home! There are no easy answers When our hearts are torn But from healing words of promise Each new hope is born. Oh yes, it can come home! Oh yes, it will come home! It has come home! One Hundred And Sixty-Eight Seconds (OKC Bombing) One second for each victim - On this anniversary - But a lifetime of sorrow - For surviving friends and family. A small tribute to them - 'Midst the sadness and the tears - Remembering happy times - Of all those by-gone years. We have all learned a lesson - From the people of that city - To go on and persevere - But, isn't it a pity? That we must learn such lessons - With such a price to pay - With sadness in heart and mind - On this observance day. Just want to send condolences - To all of those concerned - And hope those responsible - Will in Hell, be burned. Del "Abe" Jones Mankind's greatest accomplishment is not the revolution of technology, it is the evolution of creativity. copyright 1984 |
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Robert E. Jordan Member Rara Avis
since 2008-01-25
Posts 8541Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Abe, This is a good reminder. Bobby |
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Andrew Scott Member Elite
since 1999-06-24
Posts 2558Redlands,CA,USA |
Abe, I commend you on a most excellent tribute. My family and I traveled back home to Canada some years ago, and on our way we stopped at the memorial. This was before the official museum was opened at the site. I have to say that it is one of the most well designed and emotional empacting memorials I've ever witnessed. The chairs, especially those representing the children, are a very harsh reminder of the loss created that day. Thank you for your efforts in keeping their memories alive. Peace to you and yours. |
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