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Banner Created in England Part of Memorial Collection
October 25, 2010
After the April 19, 1995, bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, individuals from all over the world sent messages of compassion and support. These messages came in a variety of forms from card and letters to various types of artwork. The majority of the messages initially arrived at Oklahoma Governor Frank Keating’s office and Oklahoma City Mayor Ron Norick’s office. Still other messages were given to Oklahoma business and community leaders to be delivered to Oklahoma City. Since the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum is the designated repository for everything related to the Murrah Building bombing, these messages are among the artifacts and documents transferred to the Museum for preservation and safekeeping.
Students and staff of St. Catherine’s Catholic School in Middlesex, England, created this 74” x 48” banner and presented it to Admiral William J. Crowe, the United States Ambassador to Great Britain, in a ceremony on July 3, 1995. In August 1995, it was shipped to the Oklahoma City Mayor’s Office. The banner’s symbolism is explained in a scrapbook accompanying the banner: the blue sky is the color of heaven; doves are symbols of peace; the sun represents God; the cross is symbolized as a tree; green is for growth and brown humility; butterflies are for the children lost; poppies represent the people lost; red is for the passion and death of Christ.
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