A killer tornado obliterated a Tinker Federal Credit Union branch in Moore, Okla., but its steel safe deposit vault encased in concrete saved the lives of Branch Manager Jan Davis, eight members and 14 employees.

That image, of the vault standing sentinel surrounded by debris, was one of the striking images that captured national media coverage after the May 20 storm.

Only nine days after the tornado killed 25 people in Moore, injured hundreds of others, destroyed 1,300 homes, two schools and numerous businesses, including the Moore branch, The $3.1 billion credit union's senior management and the board of directors decided to immediately start the process of rebuilding the branch in the same location.