today is chuck yeager's birthday

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tom d. friedman
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today is chuck yeager's birthday

Wed Feb 13, 2013 10:30 pm

saw in today's paper that it is chuck yeager's birthday. happy birthday chuckles!! i know that many opinions vary about him on this board, so i won't even broach the subject!! however, he is still pretty spry for 90 years old. the paper had him ranked as a major general...... is this an error or was he given a post military promotion from brigadier general??
P51Mstg
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Re: today is chuck yeager's birthday

Wed Feb 13, 2013 11:57 pm

He probably did it himself.... There was a whole lot of self promotion going on in his case....
tom d. friedman
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Re: today is chuck yeager's birthday

Thu Feb 14, 2013 12:49 am

ouch!! :hide:
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Re: today is chuck yeager's birthday

Thu Feb 14, 2013 1:21 am

YAWN, call someone who gives a rip, won't find a lot of takers here abouts. :toimonster:
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Re: today is chuck yeager's birthday

Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:58 am

Inspector: Most appropriate :toimonster: ever!
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Re: today is chuck yeager's birthday

Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:33 am

In 2005, Yeager was promoted on the retirement list to Major General, along with Billy Mitchell (posthumously).
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Re: today is chuck yeager's birthday

Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:06 am

I'm sure Jack Cook is at the party.
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Re: today is chuck yeager's birthday

Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:25 am

I doubt a lot of people will be celebrating his Bday after he screwed over the people who tried to help him with things. not a bday i want to acknowledge
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Re: today is chuck yeager's birthday

Thu Feb 14, 2013 11:50 am

Obergrafeter wrote:I'm sure Jack Cook is at the party.



You beat me to it! :o
8)
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Re: today is chuck yeager's birthday

Thu Feb 14, 2013 3:39 pm

George Welch got to the party first...things were boomin' by the time he-who-shall-not-be-mentioned made it! :lol: 8)
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Re: today is chuck yeager's birthday

Thu Feb 14, 2013 5:43 pm

Whether the guy is a jerk now (he seems to be a grumpy old man...we may get like that at his age...so I won't cast the first stone :) )..he still deserves or respect fior his wartime accomplishments...and the guts he displayed as a test pilot.

He's done more...for aviation and our country...than most of us will ever do.

Give the complaints a rest.
If you think you're a bigger man than he is...now is the time to prove it.
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Re: today is chuck yeager's birthday

Thu Feb 14, 2013 7:14 pm

John you got me....

While I'm physically a bigger man than him, I can otherwise lower myself to his level...

Mark H
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Re: today is chuck yeager's birthday

Thu Feb 14, 2013 8:43 pm

Obergrafeter wrote:I'm sure Jack Cook is at the party.



Has the BBQ pit fired up... :wink:
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Re: today is chuck yeager's birthday

Thu Feb 14, 2013 9:34 pm

Happy Birthday Chuck!
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Re: today is chuck yeager's birthday

Fri Feb 15, 2013 7:29 am

P51Mstg wrote:John you got me....

While I'm physically a bigger man than him, I can otherwise lower myself to his level...

Mark H



Sa-lam!!! that was a good one
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