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Freedom: In Memoriam

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FREEDOM: In Memoriam


The Falling Man
chose Freedom
many chose Freedom 
on that day
Free Fall or not
WE MUST 
never forget them
for in them lived 
LOVE
We must 
never forget
ALL
for in them 
we are 
One



(Lovejoy-Burton/11.9.01 - 11.9.18)






1. "The Falling Man",  Langanese (YouTube)

https://youtu.be/eo6bIb_yiKs

https://youtu.be/fc2Y2EhmTOE

https://youtu.be/fdt14rj0yFI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9ksEy-G5Io

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-e9kdWcpFw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpqgxXtHfo4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP4soArFDqU



2. Woman Promotes Freedom after Brother's September 11 Death

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf0V3ova_Ns



3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1mDiGy2-0g&feature=share
Testimony to the U.N. General Assembly.
A relevant and uplifting message at the end of this video. 



1 Corinthians 13:13
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is LOVE.

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Leanne Lovejoy-Burton

Date: 9/26/2023 7:22:00 PM

"9/11 Survivor describes her escape from the 95th floor"/Florin Elsner, youtube

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 9/26/2023 7:22:00 PM

https://youtu.be/uFuMzP9HE_E?si=DWWeu_TYe-zIWRDw

Maureen McGreavy Pigeon Tart

Date: 9/11/2018 8:01:00 AM

Beautifully done Leanne. An image that will not soon be forgotten, nor should it be. xomo

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 9/11/2018 3:35:00 PM

xo. Numerous powerful images from that day that should still be imprinted in all of us. This image though, of Jonathan Briley, evokes empathy strong enough to remind us what freedom is and what it is not and that we are all connected.

Silent One

Date: 9/11/2018 6:38:00 AM

Great tribute Leanne.. I remember the falling man...

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 9/11/2018 7:11:00 AM

There is something very calm yet courageous in the composure of his fall. His name was Jonathan Briley. A lot of people chose the freedom to fall that day, it would have taken great courage and faith, whether acquired on the day or held prior.

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 9/11/2018 7:11:00 AM

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a48031/the-falling-man-tom-junod/

Kishan Sharma

Date: 9/10/2018 10:06:00 PM

Nice one

Kishan Sharma
Date: 9/11/2018 6:54:00 AM

Yes Leanne, your thoughts are great,and everybody should be like this, because we are all a human being first and a citizen of a country later

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 9/11/2018 3:30:00 AM

We are all connected aren't we? I know you are fully aware of the atrocity Kishan and translation is not required for you, but I wanted to place my thoughts in your reply box below, because irrespective of what country we are from, what religion or not we practice....what spiritual beliefs we hold, if at all....we are ALL in this together and we are ALL connected.

Leanne Lovejoy-Burton
Date: 9/10/2018 10:34:00 PM

As I write this memoriam, it is the 11/9/2018 here in Australia, it is still the night before in America. Many people in America and around the world were unaware of the atrocities that were about to unfold in America at this time in 2001 and how devastatingly altered their lives and their futures were to be impacted and would evolve because of this War of Terror. A very sad day for All. More Love needed in this world, such a simple solution, but a complex concept to grasp after such hurt, pain, anguish, anger. We are a savage species. A person has to keep faith, belief and hope there is a positive outcome for all in Humanity.