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"After a week filled with loss, they filled almost every seat in the house.Some were survivors, others volunteers, all touched by tragedy. More than 2,500 attended Sunday's memorial service at First Baptist Church in Moore and brought prayers and songs for the 26 lives lost.Some of the most touching moments came from stories. Gov. Mary Fallin showed a poster once buried beneath Plaza Towers Elementary School.Survivors from Briarwood Elementary were introduced to endless applause. Teacher Waynel Mayes explained how she kept students calm through song.\u201CI started hearing the roar of the tornado and I just didn't want them to hear it,\u201D Mayes said. \u201CSo I told them to just keep singing louder and when they could no longer hear my voice then they could scream.\u201DCeilings caved in, trapping her students, only Mayes never stopped singing until the storm had passed.\u201CI started telling them they were heroes and then I started calling out their names and they started answering,\u201D Mayes smiled.Some of those same students later joined in song, all part of the Oklahoma Strong Choir, whose every member was affected by the tornado.The tears and hugs shared they shared were first steps in the long road to the rebuilding that lies ahead. More than 1,000 backpacks were handed out to children in need.Footer Weather"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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