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It came yesterday when DeGuzman learned that Timothy McVeigh, the man responsible for killing his nephew, Marine Capt. Randolph Guzman, and 167 other men, women and children, was executed.

"I'm glad it's over with," DeGuzman said. "I don't want to hear about it anymore."

Guzman, who was 28 when he was killed, spent four years at Marine Corps Base Hawai'i at Kane'ohe between 1989 and 1993.

After the execution, DeGuzman still struggled with feelings of loss.

"It's still not fair, the loss of 168 people to one," he said. DeGuzman said that he didn't stay up to watch media coverage of the execution, which took place at 2 a.m., Hawai'i time. But he did feel a sense of relief that the execution had taken place.

"He seemed like he was arrogant right up to the very end. He wasn't afraid. He didn't break down," DeGuzman said.

DeGuzman said a lot of people, including his daughter, Bonnie DeGuzman-Woodfall, were disappointed that McVeigh showed no emotion and made no statement prior to being put to death. But he said he's just glad the execution is over.

"It's not exactly 100 percent closure, but it's the best we can do," DeGuzman said. "I'm glad it's over and I hope that we can move on."

Peter Avillanoza, 57, a former Honolulu police officer and firefighter, was also killed in the bombing. He had moved to Oklahoma to work for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, serving as director of HUD's fair housing and equal opportunity division.

Sonya Dallago, one of Avillanoza's 10 children, said the family is trying to resume a normal life.

"For me and my family, we're just moving on," she said. "Like I've said, it's not going to bring my dad back."