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

"Without Meunier, the story would have been lost ... it is very significant to help keep the memory of courageous people living forever."

Source: Argentine ambassador Arturo Bothamley, about the documentary film "Voluntarios," which tells the little-known stories of 800 young men from Argentina who went to Britain and Canada to fly missions against the Nazis during World War II. The documentary, as well as a related book, are based on the efforts of historian Claudio Meunier, who spent a decade looking up the veterans and their forgotten stories.

FMI: www.fuerzaaerea.mil.ar/index_win.html