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Boyington Memorial Nixed at U. of Wash. In a move that has ignited a firestorm of protest, students at the University of Washington have turned down a memorial to a famous alumnus who was awarded the Medal of Honor for "extraordinary heroism" in World War II. Major Gregory "Pappy” Boyington was a U.S. Marine pilot who commanded the famed Black Sheep Squadron. He shot down 28 Japanese planes, making him a five-time Ace, and spent years in a Japanese hellhole prison camp. But a proposal to erect a memorial in his honor was voted down by the Student Senate. Some...