~"Now Hear This - Flight 93, Shanksville, PA"~
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Posted By: Gregory V. Boulware, Esq. on May 15, 2012 /* Brothers, Sisters, Kinsmen, and Friends of the World: You've heard many warning's regarding the posterity of our country, yes? Remember what it means to become and/or to be obscure? Oh what a feeling! It's a feeling one never forgets. Especially if one happens to be Black or of Black Descent, Kinship, and Friend. You've all heard of the one-drop rule I'm sure... Jim Crow? Have you ever heard of LeRoy Homer, Jr.? Oh, Woe Unto the World - "The Sins of Omission" How many knew about the black pilot who crashed his plane in Shanksville, PA Sept 11, 2001? Maybe not his name or history, but just knew that the pilot was an educated Black Man who was married and a Father. The short bio below will bring us all up to date as to who he was. We should all know and care! In September, America marked the 10th Anniversary of 9/11. A tragedy that seems as if it only happened a short while ago. One thing that some people might observe and question is what the impact of 9/11 was on African Americans who bravely gave their lives for our country. The majority of 9/11 media focus has been on white families and white children. Leroy Wilton Homer Jr. was an African-American First Officer operating the flight that tragically fell in an act of terrorism in Shanksville, PA on Sept. 11, 2001. Pilot Homer’s plane was the 4th attacked that day. The Long Island, New York native dreamed of flying as a child. He was only 15 years old when he started flight instruction in a Cessna 152. By the time he was 18, Homer had obtained his private pilot’s license. That same year, he joined the Air Force and became a Second Lieutenant. He served in Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield and later supported efforts in Somalia . During his tenure, Homer was named the 21st Air Force Air Crew Instructor of the Year. Homer achieved the rank of Captain before his honorable discharge from active duty in 1995. For his actions on board Flight 93, Homer received many posthumous awards and citations, including honorary membership in the historic Tuskegee Airmen, the Congress Of Racial Equality's (CORE) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Award, the SCLC Drum Major for Justice Award and the Westchester County Trailblazer Award. Ironically, Homer was depicted by a white actor in the film, United 93, the drama that told the story of the passengers and crew, their families on the ground and the flight controllers on the day of the attacks. Homer is survived by his wife, Melodie, and daughter, Laurel. Time magazine last week published Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience, a photo-rich commemorative edition dedicated to 9/11’s 10th anniversary. No identifiable African Americans are pictured in its 64 pages. America just does not get it. There are two kinds of sins: sins of omission and sins of permission. Let's acknowledge and honor LeRoy Homer, Jr. for outstanding accomplishments and heroic deeds. Let's not permit society to ignore this fallen hero. Please share this message with your family and friends. > Thank you Mattie Allen @yahoo.com...for this most alluminating enlightenment! "The Sins of Omission," Wednesday February 29, 2012 - BLACK PILOT ON 9/11!!!! NOT IN THE NEWS!! "It's not the things you know, it's the things you know that just ain't so!" “First to Fly, A True African-American Adventure” WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 2010 http://ezinearticles.com/?First-to-Fly,-a-... http://ezinearticles.com/?expert_bio=Grego... http://www.blogger.com/profile/10910946197... Til next time... > "Amazon" Spirit of The Soul and The Death of Morals: http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=G... > Why is Jesus constantly and continually portrayed as a White person? Why do they epouse the vision of Whiteness and the eradication of Blackness? The Trilogy: "The Eye of Cain" "The Eye of Cain" 10.1.9 http://theeyeofcain.blogspot.com/ “The Hebrew-Israelites and Ancient Japan”-“Israelites Came To Ancient Japan“ 10.2.9 http://thehebrew-israelitesandjapan.blogsp... "The Essence of Invasion and Annihilation - Gog, Magog, and Friends" 10.4.9 http://theessenceofinvasionandannihila.blo... > "Cuba's Blacks" http://www.miamiherald.com/multimedia/news... */ If you enjoyed this article, Join HBCU CONNECT today for similar content and opportunities via email! |
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Gregory V. Boulware, Esq.
Assistant Managing Director, Managing Director's Office, City of Philadelphia Other College... class of 2004 Member Since January 2008 |
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