You’re always sorry to see the great ones go, but to say “he had a good run!” is an extreme understatement. He did his bit for God and country, and at 97 he’s earned a little rest. I am reminded of what George S. Patton, Jr. once said, “It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived.”
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RIP Chuck Yeager
6 replies on “RIP Chuck Yeager”
Too bad he didn’t get to go to the moon
As if 2020 hasn’t been brutal enough. I have such deep admiration for Yeager — the man who concealed a broken rib (horseback riding injury) to keep his date with breaking the sound barrier, bringing a sawed-off broom handle along to help him close the hatch to the X-1. A hero forever, and as American as they come. Ad astra, Sir!
Pilots don’t die, they just ascend to a higher plane.
May the Lord be with you.
https://thefederalist.com/2020/12/08/american-hero-chuck-yeager-dead-at-97/
nice article.
RiP Chuck.
I am chagrined to admit that I did not know Chuck Yeager was a General Officer, although I’m not at all surprised to learn it.
I was raised in the United States Air Force. That man was a giant in all circles within the USAF. Always will be.