Politicizing History

Students at the University of Washington are protesting a memorial to "Pappy" Boyington, a World War II hero and former student from the University of Washington.  One student remarked that she "didn't believe a member of the Marine Corps was an example of the sort of person UW wanted to produce."  And why not, pray tell?  Boyington was a fighter ace and commander of the VMF-214 (the Black Sheep Squadron, which was also once a popular television series) in World War II, spent twenty months as a prisoner of war, and was awarded the Navy Cross and the Medal of Honor.  Yet some of these students liken his service in World War II to murder and even had the audacity to state that UW "already commemorate[s] rich white men."  It should be noted that the student senate president has responded to protests by others, so be sure to read that to get the whole picture.

Michelle Malkin has much more on the scoop.