More video screens and interactive computers supplement photos and displays to tell the story of the rescue efforts, world reaction, and the aftermath, including the trials of Timothy McVeigh and Terry Nichols. With the photos rests a memento selected by each victim's family. A Christmas ornament. A child's toy. A golf trophy.
Parents clutch the hands of their children.
Tears flow freely. Outside the Center, children play in an area set aside just for them. Colorful, hand-painted tiles surrounding the play area illustrate the caring shown Oklahoma City by children across the country. An editorial cartoon on display in the Memorial Center shows two featureless figures standing beside the still smoking Murrah building. D.C. Both portray events too terrible for the mind to accept or try to comprehend, yet both are meant to help us understand and help us heal.