PAPPY UPDATE: Unlike UW, state Senate passes resolution honoring World War II hero- Boyington

The Seattle P-I ^ | 2/27/06

[llevrok]

UW still silent - may pass a resolution for ALL CMoH winners (also known as CYA resolution)

[anonymous_user]

Too little, too late. UW is an national embarassment.

[A.A. Cunningham]

along with his ragtag "Black Sheep" squadron of the South Pacific

The actual squadron had few, if any, similarities to the one portrayed on television.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

My hats off to Luke Esser who represents my district. As a fellow UW grad, it makes me proud. At least some that attend that school have morals.

As for the UW itself and that politburo they call the student senate, they need a major fumigating.

[llevrok]

Too little, too late. UW is an national embarassment.

Certainly in football !!! \sarc.

[llevrok]

Washington Ping

[Proud_USA_Republican]

"Most students wanted something more inclusive," said Lee Dunbar, student body president. "With this one we have pretty wide support."

Typical liberal back-pedling. I'm sure if even the whole group of CMOH individuals had come up in the first place, the vote would of been the same with the brain diseased liberals on the student senate saying the same things.

[AZRepublican]

Perhaps UW should be relocated to another country...though I am not sure who would really want their sorry asses...

[Daralundy]

Debating the issue, UW senior Ashley Miller said the university already had enough monuments to rich white men, according to meeting minutes. Jill Edwards, a UW sophomore, questioned whether a member of the Marine Corps was the type of person the school wanted to produce.

It has been mentioned on other threads that Boyington was at least partly Indian (Sioux I think) and that he was never rich.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

They would fit in perfectly in Cuba, China, or Venezuela

[Billthedrill]

...recognizing all five former students who received the Medal of Honor. They include Deming Bronson, Robert Galer, Robert Leisy and William Nakamura.

Four more rich white males. Well, hell, Nakamura's as much a rich white male as Boyington was.

[pikachu]

Debating the issue, UW senior Ashley Miller said the university already had enough monuments to rich white men, according to meeting minutes. Jill Edwards, a UW sophomore, questioned whether a member of the Marine Corps was the type of person the school wanted to produce.

Freerepublic.com should set up an 'Ashley Miller & Jill Edwards Scholorship' to be given once each year to the most stuck up, snobby, idiot on campus. The winner should get a certificate written on toilet paper and the cash prize not to exceed a small french from McDonalds. Or in lieu of cash, an order of McD's fries, perfeably several days old.

[SkyDancer]

Right - the former governor of one western state who was a member of his squadron and he wrote about how the TV series was nothing like what happened ...

[AZRepublican]

>The actual squadron had few, if any, similarities to the one portrayed on television.

Absolutely! How many grunts operating in a forward combat base had easy access to nurses and woman? Just did not happen unless sone donut dolly's droped in for a brief apperance under heavy protection of bodyguards.

[right right]

The Senate should also vote to change the name of University of Washington to Pappy Boyington Tech.

[sionnsar]

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[PoorMuttly]

Was there a real Puppy Boyington, like he had in the tv show?

[SkyDancer]

There was a real Pappy Boyington like on the real show - it was the so-called exploits of the group that are in question.

[SkyDancer]

There was a real Pappy Boyington like on the TV show and in real life - it was the so-called exploits of the group that are in question.

[PoorMuttly]

bu...but...was there a "dog beside the Man?"