Steve Largent: “I have always been proud to call myself an Oklahoman, and Okie born and bred, but I do not think I have ever been…”

“I have always been proud to call myself an Oklahoman, and Okie born and bred, but I do not think I have ever been prouder than since the time of the bombing, to see the outpouring of love and compassion not only for the families who lost loved ones in the Murrah Federal Building, but also for the compassion, love, and concern that has been shown by Oklahomans for rescuers that have come in to risk their lives in a rescue effort to find those that still might be found under the crumbling concrete and twisted steel, willing to risk life and limb to go in there, and the compassion that has been shown not only by Oklahomans but for Americans all across the country has reinstilled my faith in the things that have made this country great. In fact, I think that it has proven once again that it is oftentimes in tragedy like this that the American spirit is galvanized once again.”