A reunion of survivors and rescuers, a motorcycle ride, and a commemorative ceremony are scheduled this weekend at the site of the 1995 bombing that killed 168 people.
An Oklahoma City police car decorated with the words, "We will never forget" on April 24, 1995.
Rick Bowmer / AP
An act of domestic terrorism, the explosion was at the time the worst terrorist attack committed in the United States.
But the site of the deadly explosion is today home to the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, a site that pays homage to the victims, survivors, and rescuers of the attack.
This weekend it will also be the site of multiple commemorations of the anniversary, including a reunion of victims' relatives, survivors, rescuers, and investigators of the crash, as well as a commemorative motorcycle ride headed toward the memorial.
At the former site of the Oklahoma City bombing there are now 168 chairs, one for each of the victims killed in the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building April 19, 1995.
J. Pat Carter / AP
The riders, who came from across the country, headed toward the memorial to place a wreath at the Field of Empty Chairs.
According to Gov. Mary Fallin's office, the event has raised more than $60,000 for the memorial in its seven years.
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