Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"I'm just totally dumbfounded... to hear that a reward was made and the level of the reward being so significant. It is just kind of stunning that Hugh or I were not mentioned or included in any sort of thing like that..."

Source: Tim Nelson, who along with Pan Am International Flight Academy coworker Hugh Sims contacted the FBI in August 2001 regarding the suspicious behavior of Zacarias Moussaoui, a student at the time. The US State Department recently rewarded a third Pan Am flight instructor, Clarence (Clancy) Prevost, $5 million for tipping off the FBI to Moussaoui's actions, one month before the 9/11 attacks.

FMI: www.usdoj.com