Thank you General Yeager

southkogs

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Just read that Gen Chuck Yeager passed away. Death is never a happy thing, but Yeager had such a great outlook on life and lived a pretty full one. In his autobiography he said if I auger in tomorrow, it will be with a smile on my face. I hope that's the way he finished up.
 

Scott Danforth

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a good friend of mine had the honor of doing Chuck's surgery on his foot just to get an autograph on his sons flight helmet.
 

gm280

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Can you just imagine how he felt the day he broke the sound barrier for the first time. No one knew what would happen and that takes a very brave totally gutsy man to do it first not know what could happen. He was a hero in my eyes...
 

topgun3690

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Gone, but not forgotten....he truly had the Right Stuff....RIP General Yeager!
 
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