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.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

Reader suggestions and comments are welcome... and if particularly intriguing, timely, or poignant, may themselves become future Quotes of the Day.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“I knew from the moment I watched him get shot down that we would have to go get him. I’m elated to be able to be here to see him be recognized and honored. He was the real hero that day, saving the Air America helicopters from landing in the deadly gunfire that shot his A-1 down."

Source: A statement from Phillip Jennings, the man who had saved Lt. Col. Bill Buice after he was shot down. The pair have only reunited a few times in the nearly 60 years since they first met. On April 3, the United States Air Force brought retired Lt. Col. Bill Buice out to Florida’s Hurlburt Field for a touching visit with the aircraft he piloted in the Vietnam War and the man who saved his life. Buice flew the A-1 Skyraider in 1967 and 1968 until he was shot down.

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