It reaffirmed my faith and made me a more deeply committed person. Alonzo said the traumatic experience made him decide to devote more time to his family. Arther said he bonded with many of the rescuers with whom he worked. Not too many weeks go by that he doesn't turn his thoughts to the tragedy that shook the nation five years ago. It's afterwards, when you have time to think about it, that it strengthens your commitment to life and humbles you.
Life is very fragile.
Almost five years after a huge bombing altered the humble skyline and spirit of this city, Patti Hall's broken body reminds her daily how the blast's wicked fist changed the way she walks and moves. Oklahoma City is a town inhabited by the walking wounded. Five years after Timothy McVeigh exploded a truck bomb in the largest act of domestic terrorism in U.S. history, hundreds of survivors and families and friends of the 168 dead are struggling to cope with their pain. That is only the beginning of the city's plans to memorialize the traumatic event. There are also plans to fund an institute to study the prevention of terrorism.