- Wanted his execution to be shown on national television.
- Was a fan of the 1984 movie Red Dawn (1984).
- Stated his motivations for the Oklahoma City Bombing were the controversial standoffs at Ruby Ridge, Idaho and Waco, Texas that respectively occurred in 1992 and 1993.
- His last meal on the day of his execution was Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream.
- He was executed three months before 9/11, which would replace the Oklahoma City bombing as the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil.
- Was responsible for the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995.
- Served active duty in the 1-16th Infantry Regiment on Custer Hill, at Ft. Riley, Kansas. The unit has been de-activated in the aftermath of 9/11, by 2002.
- Was a huge fan of science fiction. His favorite show was Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).
- As of 2018, 23 years after the fact and 17 years after his execution, the Oklahoma City bombing remains the deadliest incident of domestic terrorism in United States history.
- At the time of his execution, he was 33 years old, the same age David Koresh was when he died in the Waco fire.
- Once worked at a Burger King.
- Second of three children, and the only boy.
- Awarded the Bronze Star and the Combat Infantry Badge for his service in the Persian Gulf War.
- As a Private, attended basic training in Ft. Sill, Oklahoma (field artillery).
- Attended Bryant & Stratton College in New York, but never graduated.
- While McVeigh was imprisoned in USP ADX Florence, Colorado, his cell was adjacent to Pakistani terrorist Ramzi Yousef who masterminded the first attack on the World Trade Center in 1993.
- Had Special Forces training and the rank of SGT-promotable, before his infamous crime in 1995.
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