Introduction
“His arm blew off, but he was in such shock he didn’t even notice it”. The worst terrorist attack on the U.S soil done by an American Citizen had a huge impact, many charges, lots of injuries. When Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, it became a national tragedy that American people will never forget.
The Oklahoma City Bombing About the bomb. People huddle around the TV checking on updates, while others rush to the horrifying scene to find people or help pick up. Morning April 19, 1995 in Oklahoma City, the Alfred P. Murrah Building was obliterated. A bomb made out of tons of explosives exploded, which caused the gas to spread at 96,000 inches each second. As people step back to see all the damage, they can’t see through the smoke that is moving around them. When it clears all that’s left is cars that were smashed into pieces, glass from the windows all over the ground, debris of what’s left of the building around them (Sherrow, 1998).
Injuries. Bloody and dead bodies, broken bones, and scars that are going to last forever. 168 people died when the bomb exploded (Rothman, 2015). Countless others were left with critical or life threatening injuries. Some people were left so maimed that they could never walk again. One of the most horrible …show more content…
The United States was left scared of terrorists and what was going to happen next. Many different people came to volunteer, from medical help from the hospital, to every police officer that was available. People were stunned that an American resident, let alone a veteran, would do such a thing (Peron, 2007). When the word spread about the bombing people flew to Oklahoma wanting to help. More and more people keep showing up to help find people that were still in the building or to help clean up. Near by people brought clothes, food, and stuff for babies. People still helped far away, like in Stillwater, OK; they sent knee pads for the rescuers (Sherrow,
“His arm blew off, but he was in such shock he didn’t even notice it”. The worst terrorist attack on the U.S soil done by an American Citizen had a huge impact, many charges, lots of injuries. When Timothy McVeigh bombed the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, it became a national tragedy that American people will never forget.
The Oklahoma City Bombing About the bomb. People huddle around the TV checking on updates, while others rush to the horrifying scene to find people or help pick up. Morning April 19, 1995 in Oklahoma City, the Alfred P. Murrah Building was obliterated. A bomb made out of tons of explosives exploded, which caused the gas to spread at 96,000 inches each second. As people step back to see all the damage, they can’t see through the smoke that is moving around them. When it clears all that’s left is cars that were smashed into pieces, glass from the windows all over the ground, debris of what’s left of the building around them (Sherrow, 1998).
Injuries. Bloody and dead bodies, broken bones, and scars that are going to last forever. 168 people died when the bomb exploded (Rothman, 2015). Countless others were left with critical or life threatening injuries. Some people were left so maimed that they could never walk again. One of the most horrible …show more content…
The United States was left scared of terrorists and what was going to happen next. Many different people came to volunteer, from medical help from the hospital, to every police officer that was available. People were stunned that an American resident, let alone a veteran, would do such a thing (Peron, 2007). When the word spread about the bombing people flew to Oklahoma wanting to help. More and more people keep showing up to help find people that were still in the building or to help clean up. Near by people brought clothes, food, and stuff for babies. People still helped far away, like in Stillwater, OK; they sent knee pads for the rescuers (Sherrow,