Some of those most directly affected by the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Building are keeping the story alive for visitors at the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, as they step in to give tours as park rangers are furloughed during the government shutdown

The memorial and museum will remain open during the shutdown because it’s a privately-owned and operated nonprofit and it does not receive annual operating funds from federal, state or local governments. It is a designated affiliate of the National Park Service, but the operations are run independently, Payton Bell, director of media engagement, said.

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