The Falling Man and 9/11 History

After watching Objects and Memories, I stumbled upon 9/11: The Falling Man, a documentary made in 2006. It tells the story of the photograph at right, of a man accidentally or intentionally falling from the north tower of the World Trade Center on September 11. The photo ran only one time in many papers on September 12, but created such an uproar it was not published again for several years.

The fact the image is disturbing, and given the misleading impression the man  fall straight down although the series of photos shows the man tumbling, I don't think can be disputed. What I do ask is do public historians have an obligation to document "The Falling Man," by Richard Drew, as well as the others who fell to their deaths on 9/11?

According to reports on the 9/11 Museum, there will be a small alcove which at least acknowledges their existence. The people who fell or jumped deserve to be recognized as well as those who some seem to believe died a more heroic death. Why was accidentally falling or taking one's fate into one's own hands and jumping less heroic that accidentally being crushed by debris or suffocated by toxic smoke?

The photo at left is another famous photo of a person being killed. It has been know variously as "The Falling Soldier" or  "Loyalist Militiaman at the Moment of Death, Cerro Muriano, September 5, 1936" by Robert Capa. The image is of a soldier being killed and yet since he was perceived as a hero, any debate on the publication of this image was limited. Why?