As they say a picture is worth a thousand words.... Will let the pictures tell you the story of a hero that was silenced but will be missed greatly by all Lebanese who value their freedom, independence and sovereignty.

The Funeral
The estimates of the size of the crowd that came to bid farewell to Tueni ranged from 100,000 to 300,000. This was the largest protest since March 14.

Nayla is proof that Gibran is still alive and well. In her speech she said: "I, Nayla, daughter of my father Gibran, daughter of my grandfather Ghassan, daughter of my grandfather's father Gibran, I, the daughter of Tueni, am the daughter of freedom. I am the daughter of a martyr, and a martyr never dies..."
"In the names of all those martyrs I solemnly swear our freedom will never die...My father is not dead! He will live through me. I will be the eye of the rooster [An Nahar symbol] which will follow the murderer until the last grave, until we know the truth...An-Nahar will never die, Lebanon will never die...My father always wanted to die for his country and he did. I call upon you all never to forget the oath that he taught you on March 14."

Banner that lists all Lebanese leaders that were assassinated. Syria was blamed for all the assassinations but Syria denied.

This Shiite lady brought flowers for Gibran. She came to bid farewell to a leader who stood for Lebanese freedom, Independence and Sovereignty.

Mothers came with their children to say goodbye...

and many dignitaries were there like these 2 retired generals: General Abu Zaki (L) and General Slim (R).

Top Picture: Ghassan Tueni 79, father of Gibran and Gibran's widow. Ghassan lost all his children... but he still has his grandchildren.