On May 8th 2009 we received a call from Joyce's second son Bart who was returning to Wisconsin from a truck driving trip to Southern California saying that he was going to be in Oklahoma City on Saturday.

We decided to go up and see him and do some sight seeing that we have wanted to do since we arrived in Oklahoma last September .

When we picked Bart up at the truck stop west of downtown Oklahoma City and as we drove through the city we saw signs of the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum and decided to go to the memorial.

This is Joyce and Bart as we were entering the memorial from the parking lot across the street.

This video is after you go into the monument itself and looking at the reflecting pond which we subsequently learned was N.W. Fifth Street the street in front of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building.

This is the plaza of "The Survivor Tree" and as a I took the video I read the inscriptions that are set out around the fence.

"To the courageous and caring who responded from near and far, we offer our eternal gratitude."

This is "The Survivor Tree" a 90+ year old American Elm which survived the blast that now stands as a profound symbol of human resilience.

MESSAGE

"The spirit of this city and this nation will not be defeated; our deedly rooted faith sustains us"

The time was well spent going through the museum and spending the day visiting with Bart, especially the day before Mother's Day.