NewsOK.com · Nov 6, 2019
Thunder: Thunder honors 168 people killed in bombing
Family members of victims of the Oklahoma City bombing hold personalized No. 95 Thunder jerseys they received before Tuesday’s game against Orlando at Chesapeake Energy Arena. A family member from each of the 168 people killed were represented on the court during a ceremony before the game. [Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman]The last note of Ernestine Dillard’s rendition of the national anthem hung in the hair, reverberating around Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Almost 25 years ago, she had been called upon to sing God Bless America in an internationally televised prayer service at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, days after the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building bombing.