<p>Yes, I agree that our armed troops do, in general, protect such great things as academic freedom. I don’t delegitimize that! I was simply saying that we already have statues of war heroes - but very few monuments to scholars. Could we just close the gap, to some extent?</p>
<p>And I would like to reiterate that I am not saying this because Boyington was a “rich white male.”</p>