Currently at the Memorial & Museum

Join Us, April 19th, 2011
Museum Admission FREE

April 18, 2011

Cox Communications will again sponsor free admissions to the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum for all visitors on Tuesday, April 19. The Museum will open at 10 a.m. Monday, following the traditional Remembrance Ceremony on the Memorial grounds. Admission to the Museum will end at 5 p.m. We invite you to join us during this day of remembrance.

  • 8:45a.m Prelude: Justin Echols, Sergeant, Oklahoma City Police Department
    Bagpiper procession: Kevin M. Donnelly, Pipe Sergeant, DEA Black and Gold Pipes and Drums
    Welcome: John Richels, Chairman, Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation
    Mission Statement: Nicholas Ryan Smith, YMCA survivor and Memorial volunteer
  • 9:02a.m. 168 Seconds of Silence
  • 9:05a.m. Invocation: Rt. Reverend Steven Charleston, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
    Posting of Colors: Oklahoma City Fire and Police Departments Joint Color Guard
    National Anthem: Justin Echols, Sergeant, Oklahoma City Police Department
  • 9:15a.m What the Museum means to me as a
    Family member – Donna Weaver, wife of Michael Weaver
    Survivor – Richard Williams, GSA          
    Rescue worker – Major Ed Hill, Oklahoma City Police Department
    What the Memorial & Museum means to our state and nation:
    Governor Mary Fallin
    God Bless America: Justin Echols, Sergeant, Oklahoma City Police Department
  • 9:30a.m Reading of 168 Names
    Visitors are to remain seated until all names have been read.
  • 10:00a.m Cox Communications Community Day
    On this day, entry into the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum is free of charge, thanks to the generous support of Cox Communications. Following the Remembrance Ceremony, the Memorial & Museum will open at 10:00a.m. Last entry into the Museum is at 5:00p.m.
  • 11:00a.m National 9/11 Flag Historic Stitching Ceremony
    In a historic stitching ceremony, FDNY firefighters and local service heroes will repair an American flag destroyed in the aftermath of 9/11.
  • 4:00p.m Planting of Survivor Tree Seedling at Taft Middle School (2901 NW 23rd Street)
    Seventy-five Taft Middle School students who will participate in the Memorial Marathon this May will plant a “Wish Tree” as part of a nationwide initiative. Participants are asked to write their wishes for the future on scraps of paper to plant under each tree.

Tickets are still available for the April 20, Reflections of Hope Award luncheon. Click Here for more infomation.

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