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After losing children to a tornado, parents try to shelter others

After a massive tornado killed their children in their elementary school, grieving Oklahoma parents are joining forces to build twister-proof shelters in every school in the state.

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NOBLE, OK - AUGUST 8: Mikki Davis (far left) stands for a portrait with her parents, Terry and Sharon Davis, her daughter, Kaylee, and her stepson Ty Cole, who holds her son Kyle Davis' soccer ball at her home in Noble, OK, on Thursday, August 8, 2013. Kyle Davis, 8, who loved soccer, was one of the seven children killed in the May 20 tornado that struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, OK.
— Brandon Thibodeaux
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NOBLE, OK - AUGUST 8: A photograph of Kyle Davis, 8, is displayed in his mother's home in Noble, Oklahoma, on Thursday, August 8, 2013. Kyle Davis, 8, who loved soccer, was one of the seven children killed in the May 20 tornado that struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, OK.
— Brandon Thibodeaux
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MOORE, OK - AUGUST 10: Dan Angle and his wife Nicole stand with at the pitcher's mound of a softball field at Buc Thomas Park in Moore, OK, on Saturday, August 10, 2013. The Angle's youngest child, Sydney Angle, died in the May 20 tornado that struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, OK, on May 20, 2013. Sydney began playing softball at the age of 4 and played various positions but was preparing before her death to begin pitching in the following season.
— Brandon Thibodeaux
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MOORE, OK - AUGUST 10: A picture of Sydney Angle taken in April 2013. Sydney Angle, died in the May 20 tornado that struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, OK, on May 20, 2013. Sydney began playing softball at the age of 4 and played various positions but was preparing before her death to begin pitching in the following season. (Courtesy of family)
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NOBLE, OK - AUGUST 9: Kristi Conatzer sits holding a painted portrait of her daughter Emily, 9, in the bedroom of her surviving daughter Luci, at their home in Moore, OK, on Friday, August 9, 2013. The Conatzer's older daughter, Emily, 9, was one of the seven children killed in the May 20 tornado that struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, OK. Kristi says its very difficult for her to see only one backpack in the room now that a new school year is about to begin.
— Brandon Thibodeaux
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MOORE, OK - AUGUST 9: Joshua Hornsby cleans of the cross standing for his daughter at the former site of Plaza Towers Elementary in Moore, OK, on Friday, August 9, 2013. Joshua's daughter, Janae, 9, was one of the seven children that was killed in the May 20 tornado that struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, OK.
— Brandon Thibodeaux
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This aerial photo shows damage to Plaza Towers Elementary School after it was hit by a massive tornado in Moore, Okla., Monday May 20, 2013. A tornado roared through the Oklahoma City suburbs Monday, flattening entire neighborhoods, setting buildings on fire and landing a direct blow on an elementary school. (AP Photo/Steve Gooch)
— Steve Gooch / AP
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MOORE, OK - AUGUST 9: A woman stands obverting the informational signs and memorabilia that hang along the fence during a carnival held at the former site of Plaza Towers Elementary in Moore, OK, on Friday, August 9, 2013.
— Brandon Thibodeaux
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MOORE, OK - AUGUST 9: Scott McCabe consoles his wife, Stacey as they stand remembering their son, Nicolas McCabe, 8, in their backyard, near the field where he would ride his go cart in Moore, OK, on Friday, August 9, 2013. Nicolas is one of the seven children that was killed in the May 20 tornado that struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, OK.
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Image:  A photograph of Nicolas McCabe, 8, hangs in the living room amidst memorial crosses at the McCabe home in Moore, OK

MOORE, OK - AUGUST 9: A photograph of Nicolas McCabe, 8, hangs in the living room amidst memorial crosses at the McCabe home in Moore, OK, on Friday, August 9, 2013. Nicolas is one of the seven children that was killed in the May 20 tornado that struck Plaza Towers Elementary School in Moore, OK.
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