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

"This is a great opportunity for the public to reflect upon the major decisions that President Truman and governmental leaders were forced to make to end WWII. Truman had many issues to consider while deciding to use the world's first atomic bomb," stated . "It would have been a difficult decision for anyone to make. Our exhibit allows visitors to come to their own conclusions of how the war was ended in 1945."

Source: Museum Director Jim Walther of the National Atomic Museum, commenting on the occasion of their being home, once again, to the refurbished Little Boy atomic bomb replica. Public viewings began September 19, 2003.

FMI: www.atomicmuseum.com