I know this is a waste of time, but....I hope no one anywhere will buy his book. Its a waste of printed paper. Does anyone have the address to send donations to the Memorial? or to any listed below? Alli ----- Original Message ----- From: "Earline Barger" <ebarger@csweb.net> To: <OKGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 2:23 AM Subject: [OKGEN ] > For those of you who were here when this happened....I know you will feel > this! > The people of Oklahoma have my utmost respect in the way that they have > handled this catastrophe! This is VERY good! Donna worked the bombing site. > She recently > received a excerpt of Timothy McVeigh's book, and this is her response: > Dear Friends, > I will not forward the excerpt from the book that has been written by two > reporters and a couple of shrinks about Tim McVeigh. It was sent to me by > someone I respect, and I have checked it out to be sure that the quote was > accurate. And, it was. I fully expected to read this book. I wanted to > know a lot of things. And, I believe that the > book is an accurate account of what Tim McVeigh has said. I wanted to know > why he picked Oklahoma City. I wanted to know if he implicated anyone else. > I wanted to > know if he took responsibility. But, I won't read the book. After reading > the excerpt I know that it doesn't matter. It won't change a thing. Tim > McVeigh says, and this is > the only quote from the man you'll get from me "It was my choice and my > control to hit that building when it was full. ....I understand what they > felt in Oklahoma City . I have > no sympathy for them." First of all, I don't think Tim McVeigh feels at > all, and second, no one in Oklahoma City asked for any sympathy of any kind. > Least of all Tim McVeigh's. > > While he was cowering away from the scene, with ear plugs in his ears, the > people of my town were running toward the mess he had created. There were > not just 168 > bodies to be recovered. There were almost 1000 injured people to be > triaged and helped. That was done. And, it was done with a speed and an > accuracy that stunned the > people who came later to help us. Our construction companies had cranes in > place within the first hour. > Our hardware companies turned their shelves over to the effort. Vets came > to help with the rescue animals. Doctors came and worked along side > construction workers and lay > people. Engineers kept that wreck standing until all but three bodies were > recovered And no matter what the conspiracy people say, that was a damned > miracle. When the wind blew, even a little, that building swayed and > groaned so loud it was audible for blocks. When other States sent rescue > units to help us, my town fed them, clothed them, held their heads when > they vomited at the carnage and comforted them when they cried. Being close > to that building wasn't easy during those 19 days. It was bloody, it stank, > and it was dangerous. And, in spite > of this, we had trouble getting people to stand down and take a rest. Thank > you, New York Urban, and Phoenix, and Fairfax, and Dade County, and Denver, > and Everyone else who came. You showed up on our door step like a good > neighbor, with your equipment, and tears in your eyes, and we will forever > be in your debt. You are heroes to the person, and always in my prayers. > Saint Michael's heart beats in you all. Buildings around the site stood wide > open. Their foundations sprung to the extent that their doors wouldn't lock. > But, locking the doors wouldn't have mattered anyway, since the windows were > all gone. > There was not one incident of looting. Not one. And, Joe Q. American did > everything else. By midnight, that first day, we had an ample supply of > blood for all. I saw people lined up around the Oklahoma Blood institute. > Hundreds of people lined up, waiting for hours, to donate their blood. > Business men in suits talked casually to homeless people who felt the blast > and came. And, the rescuers didn't just exist on dry sandwiches. Oh no. > Little Cesar's, and the Outback, and Subway, and local Barbecue and Steak > houses, and Hooter's, and Taco Bell, and Sonic, and other's too numerous to > mention, some from Texas and Kansas fed everyone well. And for free. And > this wasn't easy. Food had to labeled as to date, origin, and time of > arrival, and kept clean and cold in a very inhospitable environment. And, > this was done. Everyone at the site was sick, but it was never because of > the food. And, by the way, this was all done with a finesse that preserved > ample evidence to get Tim McVeigh's sorry ass strapped to a gurney and taken > care of. That coward won't kill anyone else's babies. While we tended to the > needs of the rescuers, the FBI, the ATF, FEMA, and the Oklahoma City Police > Department worked around us, and under our feet, sometimes with tweezers, > and plastic bags, picking up minute pieces of the barrels that held the > explosives, and pieces as big as the axle of the Ryder Rental truck. They > were professionals all, and sensitive to our feelings. > > When the authors wanted to donate a portion of the proceeds from the book to > our Memorial, the Memorial committee quietly said "no thank you." I am so > glad, and so proud of them. No sympathy, or no money needed here. We'll > handle it, thank you. Don't buy the book. Send the $20. to the Memorial, or > to the Red Cross, or to the Education fund for the children of the victims, > or to the Oklahoma City Fire Department, or the Phoenix Fire Department, or > Dade County, or to Feed the Children. > > This is not about Tim McVeigh. It's about the human spirit. And, it's > here, and it thrives, and it asks no sympathy. > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > ==== OKGEN Mailing List ==== > Search the Social Security Death Index online for FREE! > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > The most powerful SSDI search engine on the Internet! > >