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

"I guess deep down inside, I just wanted to do something for my country. I wanted to make a difference. There's more to the world than just hanging around home, and I knew that the only way I could fly was in the service of my country."

Source: Air Force Tech Sgt. Christian MacKenzie. Seriously wounded over Fallujah in 2004, when a rocket-propelled grenade shot his MH-53 Pave Low helicopter out of the sky, today MacKenzie is serving the US Air Force at Andrews Air Force Base, as a flight attendant. While that's a far cry from being a special operations flight engineer flying clandestine chopper missions, MacKenzie says he's simply grateful he still gets to fly.

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