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Mourners attend a memorial service in honor of the fallen victims of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion. Hundreds of family members and friends attended the service held at the Jackson Convention Center in Mississippi.![Tearful Testimony]()
June 30: Tears roll down the cheeks of Natalie Roshto of Liberty, Miss., whose husband Shane Roshto was killed in the Deepwater Horizon explosion, as she testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the tragedy.![Karl Kleppinger Jr.]()
In this undated photo released by the Hartley Family, Karl Kleppinger Jr. holds his 2-year-old niece Kaitlyn Hartley in McComb, Miss. Kaitlyn is wearing Kleppinger's Tony Stewart cap. He was a fan of the NASCAR driver. Kleppinger is among 11 oil rig workers from the Deepwater Horizon missing and presumed dead.![Capitol Hill Testimony]()
June 10: Courtney Kemp, widow of Roy Kemp, left, accompanied by Shelley Anderson, widow of Jason Anderson, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington with Senators and family members of those killed in the Deepwater Horizon explosion. Both women lost their husbands in the Deepwater Horizon explosion.![Memorial Service]()
May 7: A memory box containing artifacts from the life of Blair Manuel, 56, of Gonzalez, La., is carried from St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Eunice, La., following a memorial service. Manuel was among the 11 who died when an oil rig exploded April 20 in the Gulf of Mexico.![Mourning Father]()
June 8: Keith Jones listens to testimony on Capitol Hill in Washington during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on "The Risky Business of Big Oil: Have Recent Court Decisions and Liability Caps Encouraged Irresponsible Corporate Behavior?" Jones' son, Gordon Jones, was one of the 11 people killed following the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion.![Happy Memories]()
May 25: Evelyn Fulton, an aunt of Dale Burkeen, one of 11 men who died in the offshore rig explosion that triggered the Gulf oil spill, laughs as she remembers her nephew after leaving a ceremony honoring the men in Jackson, Miss. Attendees listened to tributes from country music stars and drilling company executives.![Remembering a Son & Brother]()
June 10: Chris Jones, left, and his father, Keith Jones, whose other son Gordon Jones was killed during the BP well explosion, talks with the media outside the White House in Washington following a meeting with President Obama.![Remembering a Son]()
June 10: Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), right, speaks with Billy Anderson, center, and Marla Anderson, the parents of Jason Anderson, who died in the Deepwater Horizon explosion, following a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington with family members of those killed in the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster.![Remembering a Son]()
June 10: U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), right, consoles Billy Anderson, who lost his son Jason Anderson in the Deepwater Horizon explosion, during a news conference with widows and family members of the 11 men killed when the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded, and created an oil spill along the Gulf Coast, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.![Adam Weise]()
In this undated photo released by Cindy Shelton, oil rig worker Adam Weise is shown. Weise is among the missing Deepwater Horizon workers presumed dead after a fiery explosion at the oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.![Dale Burkeen]()
May 25: Aaron Bryan shows off a Jan. 2, 2004, photograph of his late nephew Dale Burkeen, left, and himself as he speaks to reporters about him, after a memorial service honoring 11 men who died in the April 20 rig explosion that left millions of gallons of crude leaking into the Gulf of Mexico in Jackson, Miss.![Remembering a Nephew]()
May 25: Surrounded by family members, Aaron Bryan speaks to reporters about his nephew Dale Burkeen, one of 11 who died in the April 20 rig explosion that left millions of gallons of crude leaking into the Gulf of Mexico, following a memorial service that honored the men in Jackson, Miss.![Stephen Ray Curtis]()
Stephen Ray Curtis is seen in n this undated Curtis family photo. Curtis is among the missing Deepwater Horizon workers presumed dead after a fiery explosion at the oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico.![Remembering His Son]()
June 10: Keith Jones, whose son Gordon Jones was killed during the BP well explosion, wears a ribbon with 11 stars on it as he talks with the media outside the White House in Washington following a meeting with President Barack Obama.Remembering the Victims of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion
It has been 100 days since oil began spewing into the Gulf of Mexico. Let's remember the 11 men who lost their lives after the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.
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- Remembering the Victims of the Deepwater Horizon Explosion
