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This view, looking from the south end of Greensburg to the north, shows what it looked like a few days after the town was leveled by a tornado and what it looks like today. (May 1, 2012)

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All that stands of this former antique store in Greensburg is a set of stairs. The building was once a church. (May 1, 2012)

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This view of the northwest section of Greensburg shows what it looked like a few days after the town was leveled by a tornado and what it looks like today. (May 1, 2012)

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This view of Main Street in Greensburg, shows what it looked like a few days after the town was leveled by a tornado and what it looks like today. (May 1, 2012)

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This view taken near the Big Well Museum, shows what Greensburg looked like a few days after the town was leveled by a tornado and what it looks like today. (May 1, 2012)

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Homes, churches and businesses have slowly begun to recover since the Greensburg tornado five years ago. (May 1, 2012)

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A new movie theater is under construction on Main Street in Greensburg. The town was nearly completely destroyed by a tornado five years ago. (May 1, 2012)

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The Big Well museum in the Greensburg was destroyed by a massive tornado five years ago. The new and improved version of the museum is slated to open May 26. (May 1, 2012)

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The post office in Greensburg was destroyed in the Greensburg tornado five years ago. (May 1, 2012)

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Greensburg has come a long way since a tornado destroyed most of the city five years ago. (May 1, 2012)

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Even though many new houses have been built, many existing foundations and basements serve as a reminder of the massive tornado that leveled Greensburg five years ago. (May 1, 2012)

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Downtown Greensburg five years after it was leveled by a tornado. (May 1, 2012)

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Though it bears little resemblance of how it once looked, the town of Greensburg has made a remarkable recovery since a tornado leveled the town five years ago. (May 1, 2012)

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Norman Volz lost his wife, father-in-law and a trusted friend and employee in the Greensburg tornado five years ago. (May 1, 2012)

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The Big Well museum in the Greensburg was destroyed by a massive tornado five years ago. The new and improved version of the museum is slated to open May 26. (May 1, 2012)

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A memorial to those who lost their lives in the Greensburg tornado five years ago sits outside the newly constructed Big Well Museum. (May 1, 2012)

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Homes, churches and businesses have slowly begun to recover since the Greensburg tornado five years ago. (May 1, 2012)

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A memorial to those who lost their lives in the Greensburg tornado five years ago sits outside the newly constructed Big Well Museum. (May 1, 2012)

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The Kiowa County Courthouse was heavily damaged in the Greensburg tornado five years ago. (May 1, 2012)

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Homee, churches and businesses have slowly begun to recover since the Greensburg tornado five years ago. (May 1, 2012)

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From left, Cambree, Colby and Rhylan Tedder play on a trampoline outside their home in the middle of Greensburg. Many residents or Greensburg have rebuilt their homes and lives in the five years since the town was destroyed by a massive tornado. (May 1, 2012)

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Not only has Greensburg rebuilt five years after a massive tornado leveled the city, it has built many energy efficient buildings. (May 1, 2012)

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