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Sumter Native Recalls Explosion At Oklahoma City Blast
Sumter native Army Sgt Clarence Thompson, a 1984 Sumter High School graduate, survived the Oklahoma City bombing while working in the Army recruiting office on the fourth floor. He sustained eye and facial injuries, lay under debris, then crawled free as the building collapsed and chaos erupted. Thompson plans to move back to the Midlands to be near family and says he is blessed to be alive.
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