By Guy F. Smith
April 25, 2005

Participating in the memorial ceremony, former President Bill Clinton recalled the day that he said "made us all Americans again."

Clinton was in office on that day in 1995 when Timothy McVeigh brought his bomb and a hatred of government to the city in a Ryder truck.

During the week of the tenth anniversary, the Oklahoma City National Memorial was the site of a series of events, capped by an April 18 "A Day of Understanding."

Paying tribute to his city's heroic efforts at recovery after the tragic bombing, Mayor Mick Cornett said, "The world was impressed with the way we reacted. Today, ten years later, we are no longer isolated, but we hold hands with the world in the fight against terror."

Ten years ago this month, Oklahoma City and the rest of the country witnessed the worst terrorist act ever committed on American soil.

One hundred and sixty-eight people lost their lives in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. To this day, Oklahomans still struggle with the aftermath of the bombing, its residual effects.

A traditional remembrance ceremony was held April 19, highlighted by observing 168 seconds of silence and reading of the names of those who were killed.