Mohammed Ali Noor was raised in a Bangladeshi household with very traditional parents who loved their 'nation'. His father was the man behind an all girl orphanage, giving them a chance to live a free and safe life. His mother taught to young girls, teaching strength to them through words and literature. His older sister learned how to read before she new how to prepare a meal. Freedom was something the family held close to their hearts. So when the 17 year old boy marched towards the front of the battlefield with a sign that read "Joy Bangla" on a blazing June day in 1961, he kept this passion for his freedom burning within him. He loved his nation, and declared freedom from Pakistan with every breath. Mohammed's past influenced his decisions that made him a martyr.
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Jonathan Daniels was born in Keene, New Hampshire. He was raised in a very Christian and religious family. Jonathan always had a religious calling, however in admiration of his father, he attended military school at the storied Virginia Military Institute. He was chosen to deliver the valedictory address, and graduated very high in his class. Jonathan combined his love for social justice and civil rights because of his enrollment of Episcopal Theological School. He became a strong advocate for civil rights. Daniels answered to Martin Luther King Jr.’s call for a clergy to joining his march from Selma to Montgomery, and after that Jonathan stayed in Alabama to help support protestors in their most violent county. Jonathan had always had a passion to be the voice for the voiceless. He always helped people he hardly knew fight for freedom. So it was no surprise when he pushed away Ruby Sales, seconds before she was shot with a 12- gauge shotgun. It is no surprise that we celebrate him today, as a hero and a martyr.
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