Today is Biafra Heroes Day...We remember an unknown Hero of Biafra

BRUCE MAYROCK is his name. He was a
Columbia University Student, 20 years of age from Old Westbury, New York.
Bruce Mayrock burnt himself to death on the lawn of the United Nations building Headquarters to protest against the genocide been committed during the Nigeria- Biafra war with a big sign that reads;
“YOU MUST STOP GENOCIDE! PLEASE SAVE NINE
MILLION BIAFRANS”.
Bruce Mayrock died about nine hours after he set
himself on fire.
Bruce Mayrock was born May 6, 1949 and he
took his own life for my people whom he never
met before in May 30, 1969.
Currently, I’m trying to make a comprehensive
research on Bruce Mayrock with his family
members, friends and the United Nation, which
might lead to a full documentary of this unknown
Hero.
Already in contact with Helaine M. Larina who
has already created a Grave memorial page for
him on September 24, 2006 and also agreed with
me that our people need to know about Bruce
Mayrock story and an international remembrance
day need to be officially created for him.
It’s unfortunate that this Hero is not even known
by the Eastern people of Nigeria whom this young man took his own life for at a very ripe age.
There’s need to make a very intelligent
documentary of Bruce Mayrock and also create
out a special day for him to be remembered and
honored for this scarifies.
Among the International Newspapers that wrote
comprehensively about Bruce Mayrock’s protest
suicide for Biafra was - The Straits Times, 3 June
1969 edition.
Hopefully, if the National Library Singapore assist
to supplies document reproductions from the
physical collections (books, journals, newspapers,microfilms) of the National Library Board of Singapore libraries on this subject on a stated procedures and principles, Bruce Mayrock heroic documentary will be half way to success.
The CBS Evening News for Thursday, May 29,
1969 with Headline: Columbia / Immolation, also
reported from their Studio saying “Near United
Nations building, Columbia University student
Bruce Mayrock sets self afire to protest Biafran
war and the Genocide being committed by the
Nigeria side. Bruce Mayrock is currently
hospitalized”.
Already, I have identified CBS Evening News
REPORTER who reported the incident as: Walter
Cronkite.
Walter Cronkite gave his report to the Studio of
CBS Evening News at 00:23:50 am to 00:24:20
am with time duration of 00:30 on Thursday, May
29, 1969.
Hopefully, Vanderbilt Television News Archive USA shall assist for additional items on this research subject from other Television stations.
Already identified Mount Ararat Cementery,
Farmingdale, Suffolk county, New York as where
Bruce Mayrock was later buried and his grave has also be identified.

and seun hate to move Biafra's trend to Front Page

The land of the rising sun is upon us.. This is history in the making..

Blueeyedboi:
The land of the rising sun is upon us.. This is history in the making..

Keep up the good work!!! IPOB!!!

chesterlee:
Keep up the good work!!! IPOB!!!

we love you all.

Indeed I only got to know of this incident and great sacrifice today from this post.
This unknown Hero should be made known. BRUCE MAYROCK, your memory will surely live on as long as the sun keep rising.

I love you BRUCE MAYROCK. Your memory will forever stay in my heart