votes were unanimous and they had no doubt about his guilt. To them he was a terrorist not a patriot. Church bells rang across the city, as the death sentence announcement spread throughout Oklahoma City. And where the Murrah Federal Building once stood, victims and their family members gathered to witness a turning point in their tragedy (Pierce).Mike Fortier, McVeighs former best friend also played a role in the bombing and he too admitted to his part in one of “America’s biggest tragedy’s” (U.S 1). Fortier received a reduced sentence, but if tried and convicted he too could have been sentenced with death. Fortier’s testimony is what helped convict McVeigh. Fortier shared how McVeighed planned the bombing, he first mapped out the Murrah building and surrounding area with exact detail (Annin). He chose this building because it was close to the highway where he could make a fast getaway.For those who were victims in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building trying to move on and continue their life is hard especially if they lost a loved one. It seems that such tragedies like this one ironically bring a community closer together. Downtown Oklahoma is something that belongs to all the citizens, and reviving the city’s center was a project initiated before the bombing occured. The federal government has made a pledge of $40 million to replace the decimated office structure, and another $40 million to restore a section downtown where the Murrah building once stood. Their major priority is reconstructing a proud, active downtown, and meeting place for the citistate.The Oklahoma City Bombing was a very harsh tragedy and was hard to cope with for Americans everywhere. Even the ones who weren’t present or residents in the state still wept with the citizens and victims of Oklahoma. This tragedy killed over a hundred people and among these people killed, was also nineteen innocen...
