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WATCH: Reading the names of the 168 victims killed 31 years ago in the OKC bombing<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWE NOW COME TO THE HEART OF THIS REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY. THE READING OF THE NAMES OF THOSE KILLED ON APRIL 19TH, 1995. MOTHERS AND FATHERS, SONS AND DAUGHTERS, FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES WHOSE ABSENCE IS FELT EVERY DAY AS THEIR NAMES ARE SPOKEN. WE HONOR THEIR LEGACIES. THIS SACRED ACT ENSURES THEY ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN. WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US IN A MOMENT OF QUIET REFLECTION AS WE BEGIN THE READING OF THE NAMES. WE COME HERE TO REMEMBER THOSE OF THE OKLAHOMA WATER RESOURCE BOARD BUILDING. TRUDY JEAN RIGNEY. ROBERT N CHIPMAN. WE REMEMBER THOSE AT THE ATHENIAN BUILDING JOB CORPS. CATHERINE ELIZABETH RIDLEY. ANITA. CHRISTINE HIGHTOWER. WE REMEMBER WE REMEMBER RESCUE WORKER REBECCA NEEDHAM. ANDERSON. WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO WERE KILLED IN THE ALFRED P. MURRAH FEDERAL BUILDING U.S. SECRET SERVICE, NINTH FLOOR. ALLAN G. WITCHER. CATHY LYNN SEIDEL. LINDA G. MCKINNEY. MICKEY B MARONEY. DONALD RAY LEONARD. CYNTHIA L BROWN. WE REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION, NINTH FLOOR. KENNETH GLENN MCCULLOUGH. MY OLDER SISTER, CARRIE ANNE LYNN\u2019S AND MY NEPHEW, BABY, MICHAEL JAMES LYNN\u2019S THE THIRD. RHONA LYNN KEENER CHAFFEE. CARROL. JUNE. CHIP FIELDS. SHELLY D BLAND. THANK YOU. WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO WERE KILLED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, EIGHTH FLOOR. CLARENCE EUGENE WILSON, SENIOR. FRANCIS. FRAN. ANNE. WILLIAMS. MICHAEL D WEAVER. DAVID. JACK. WALKER. JULES A. VALDEZ. LEORA. LEE. LENNY. LEE. DAVID. SCROGGINS. MY FATHER. ANTONIO. TONY. C. REYES. DOCTOR. GEORGE. MICHAEL. HOWARD, DVM. SUSAN. JANE. FARRELL. KIMBERLY K CLARK. DONALD. EARL. BURNS, SENIOR. DAVID. NEIL. BURKETT. PETER R AVILA. NOSSA. TED. L. ALLEN. WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO WERE KILLED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, SEVENTH FLOOR. JOANN WITENBERG. MY GRANDFATHER, JOHN CARL VANCE, THE THIRD. JOHN THOMAS STEWART. TERRY. SMITH. REESE. PATRICIA. ANNE. NIX. BETSY J. BB. MCCONNELL. JAMES A. MCCARTHY. THE SECOND. MARY. LEISURE. RENT. THERESA. LEE. TAYLOR. LAUDERDALE. ANNE. CRINER. THOMPSON. EUGENE. JEAN. HODGES. JUNIOR. J. COLLEEN. GILES. LINDA. LOUISE. FLORENCE. JUDY. J. FRO. FISHER. CASTINE. BROOKS. HEARN. DEVEREAUX. DIANA. LYNN. DE. KIM R. COUSINS. ANDREA. YVETTE. BLANTON. DIANE. E. HOLLINGSWORTH. ALTUS. WE REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, FIFTH FLOOR. PAUL GREGORY, BD BROXTERMAN. YOU GOT THIS. WE REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS OF THE US MARINE CORPS RECRUITING SIXTH FLOOR CAPTAIN RANDOLPH A GUZMAN, US MC. SERGEANT BENJAMIN LORENZO DAVIS, U. S MC. WE REMEMBER THOSE WITH THE US CUSTOMS FIFTH FLOOR, CLAUDE ARTHUR MEDEIROS S S A. PAUL D ICE SENIOR SPECIAL AGENT. WE REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FIFTH FLOOR, RITA BENDER, LONG. CAROL SUE. KHALIL. DORIS. ADELE. HIGGINBOTHAM. RICHARD. DICK. CUMMINGS. DOCTOR. MARGARET. L. PEGGY. CLARK. JAMES. E. BOLES. OLEN. BURL. BLOOMER. AS AN ARMY SERGEANT. SURVIVOR OF THE ARMY RECRUITING BATTALION. IT IS MY HONOR TO READ THE NAMES OF MY COWORKERS. WANDA LEE WATKINS. KAYLA. MARIE TITTSWORTH. DOLORES DE STRATEN. MASTER SERGEANT. VICTORIA. VICKIE L. VAUGHN. JOHN. SEA. MOSS. THE THIRD. PEGGY. LOUISE. HOLLAND. KAREN. GIST. AND SERGEANT FIRST CLASS. LOLA. BOWDEN, U.S. ARMY. WE REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, FEDERAL HIGHWAY, FOURTH FLOOR. JOHN A YOUNGBLOOD. JOHNNY. ALLEN. WADE. RICK L TOMLIN. MICHELLE A. CRIME. BORG. READER. JERRY. LEE. PARKER. RENATA. ANN. NEWBERRY. WOODBRIDGE. JAMES. K. MARTIN. GARY. JAMES. JONES. MICHAEL. CARRILLO. MARK. ALLEN. BOLT. CECILE. AHLAM. ARMAN. JUNIOR. GREAT. WE REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH THE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES CREDIT UNION, THIRD FLOOR. TERESA JO MATHIS, WHARTON RYOJINAKA, M THOMPSON. VICTORIA. JEANETTE. TEXTER. KAREN. HOWELL. SHEPHERD. SONJA. SANDERS. KRISTI. CLAUDINE. EXCUSE ME. CLAUDETTE. CLAUDINE. RITTER. JILL. DIANE. RANDOLPH. FRANKIE. ANNE. MERRILL. CLAUDETTE. DUKE. MEEK. CATHY. CAGLE. LEINEN. VALERIE. J. KELCH, ALVIN. J. JUSTICE. CHRISTIE. YOLANDA. JENKINS. MY SISTER. ROBYN. ANNE. HUFF, AND MY NIECE, BABY AMBER. DENISE HUFF. LINDA. COLLEEN. HOUSLEY, SHEILA R GEIGER, DRIVER AND BABY GREGORY N DRIVER. THE SECOND. JAMIE BIELSCHOWSKY GENZER KATHY, A LEE. KIMBERLY RUTH BURGESS, WOODROW CLIFFORD, WOODY BRADY. WE REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY WITH THE DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE, THIRD FLOOR. ROBERT G. WESTBURY. LARRY L TURNER. NORMA JEAN JOHNSON. PETER L. DEMPSTER. HARLEY. RICHARD. COTTINGHAM. WE REMEMBER OUR VISITOR ON THE SECOND FLOOR, SCOTT D WILLIAMS. WE REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FROM THE AMERICA\u2019S KIDS CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, SECOND FLOOR. COLTEN WADE SMITH. CHASE. DALTON. SMITH. DOMINIQUE. RIVET. JOHNSON, LONDON. BLAKE. RYAN. KENNEDY. WANDA. LEE. HOWELL. KEVIN. LEE. GONZALES. THE SECOND. TEVIN. DEANDRE. GARRETT. TYLER. SANTOY. EAVES. BRENDA. FAYE. DANIELS. JC. RAY. COYNE. ELIJAH. S. COVERDALE. AARON. M COVERDALE. MY BROTHER ANTONIO AND SARA COOPER. JUNIOR. ANTHONY. CHRISTOPHER. COOPER. THE SECOND. DANA. LEANNE. COOPER. ZACHARY. TAYLOR. CHAVEZ. DANIELLE. NICOLE. BELL. MISS. BAILEY. ALMOND. WE REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FROM THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. FIRST FLOOR. MICHAEL L LOUDENSLAGER, STEVEN DOUGLAS CURRIE. WE REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, FIRST FLOOR, SHARON LOUISE WOOD, CHESTNUT, W STEVEN WILLIAMS. JULIE MARIE WELCH. ROBERT N WALKER, JR LUTHER, H TRAINER. LARUE, A TRAINER. MICHAEL GEORGE THOMPSON, CHARLOTTE ANDREA. LEWIS, THOMAS. EMILIO TAPIA, ULLA. LEE. MITCHELL. DERWIN W MILLER. COURTNEY J. MCRAVEN. MY FATHER, REVEREND GILBERT X MARTINEZ. ROBERT. LUSTER, JR. AURELIA. DONNA. LUSTER, AIRMAN, FIRST CLASS. LAKISHA. RICHARDSON. LEVY. RAYMOND. LEE. JOHNSON. WE CONTINUE TO REMEMBER OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY FROM THE SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION, FIRST FLOOR. JEAN NODDING, HURLBURT. DOCTOR CHARLES E HURLBURT. THOMAS. LYNN HAWTHORNE, SENIOR. RONALD. VERNON. HARDING, SENIOR. CHERYL E HAMMOND. ETHEL. L. GRIFFIN. MARGARET. BETTERTON. GOODSON. LAURA. JANE. GARRISON. MARY. ANNE. FRITZLER. DAWN. FRITZLER. ASHLEY. MEGAN. ECHOLS. CATHERINE. LOUISE. CREGAN. GABRIEL. D L. BRUCE. PEACHLAND. BRADLEY. MY GRANDMOTHER. CAROL. LOUISE. BOWERS. CASSANDRA. K. BOOKER. OLETA, C BIDDY. PEOLA. BATTLE. CALVIN. BATTLE. SANDRA G. SANDY. AVERY. PAMELA. CLEVELAND. ARGO. RICHARD A. ALLEN. THERESA.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

WATCH: Reading the names of the 168 victims killed 31 years ago in the OKC bombing<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 10:10 AM CDT Apr 19, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tHundreds gathered on Sunday to remember the lives lost, the survivors and those changed forever by the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. On April 19, 1995, 168 men, women and children died after a truck bomb exploded in the heart of Oklahoma City. To remember the victims, all 168 names are read during the annual remembrance ceremony. Open the video player above to hear their names. You can learn more about them in the interactive below.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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Hundreds gathered on Sunday to remember the lives lost, the survivors and those changed forever by the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City. <\/p>\n

On April 19, 1995, 168 men, women and children died after a truck bomb exploded in the heart of Oklahoma City. To remember the victims, all 168 names are read during the annual remembrance ceremony. <\/p>\n

Open the video player above to hear their names. You can learn more about them in the interactive below. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WATCH: Reading the names of the 168 victims killed 31 years ago in the OKC bombing WE NOW…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":170204,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-170203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=170203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170203\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/170204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}