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.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

"This fund will provide scholarships to undergraduate students who are either a U.S Marine Corps veteran or are the child of a U.S Marine Corps veteran."

Source: Renee Fricke, Director of the Annual Giving Programs at the University of Washington Foundation, in an email to columnist Michelle Malkin, on the school's decision to create a Lt. Col. Gregory "Pappy" Boyington Memorial Scholarship Fund. The move comes amid a fury of complaints levelled against the university by columnists, bloggers, and those who served in the armed forces over the UW Student Senate's statements against erecting a statue on campus in honor of decorated WWII hero -- and UW grad -- Boyington.

FMI: www.uwfoundation.org/