It may have been 20 years since the Oklahoma City bombing, but those first responders who came together on April 19, 1995 are still making an impact today.
A memorial badge was created in their honor to benefit the Oklahoma City National Memorial Museum.
The Oklahoma City National Memorial Foundation received more than $75,000 Thursday morning after a limited time badge and coin were created.
“We wanted to design a badge that would help all of the first responders get together as they did during the bombing and become one big agency,” Chuck Kunhart, with MTM Recognition, said.
Only those who were a part of the bombing could receive one and had to have special credentials to purchase it. A portion of the proceeds went back to the nonprofit memorial and museum.
“I don't think any of us had the idea it would result in $75,000. It's a nice gift,” Kari Watkins, executive director at the Oklahoma City National Memorial and Museum, said. “I think when these terrible things happen, and Oklahoma is no stranger to that in terms of natural disasters we experience, we demonstrate how we can come back together,” Chief Keith Bryant, with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, said.