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Oklahoma City National Memorial Chair Lights to be Replaced

September 02, 2008

Each night, the Field of Empty Chairs at the Oklahoma City National Memorial glows as the chairs representing the 168 men, women and children killed in the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City light from within to become beacons of hope to a world troubled by terrorism. Since the Outdoor Symbolic Memorial opened on the fifth anniversary of the bombing, the original lights have burned more than 43,000 hours. Over the course of this month, each will be fit with a new set of lights.

In groups of eight, chairs will have their original lights removed and a state-of-the-art LED light system installed. It is the goal of the Memorial to never have one night without all of the chairs glowing brightly; however, the lighting will not be consistent until the project is complete.

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