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tom d. friedman
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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??

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He probably did it himself.... There was a whole lot of self promotion going on in his case....

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ouch!! :hide:

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tom d. friedman - hey!!! those fokkers were messerschmitts!! * without ammunition, the usaf would be just another flying club!!! * better to have piece of mind than piece of tail!!
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YAWN, call someone who gives a rip, won't find a lot of takers here abouts. :toimonster:

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Richard W.
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In 2005, Yeager was promoted on the retirement list to Major General, along with Billy Mitchell (posthumously).
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I'm sure Jack Cook is at the party.
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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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Obergrafeter wrote:
I'm sure Jack Cook is at the party.



You beat me to it! :o
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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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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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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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Obergrafeter wrote:
I'm sure Jack Cook is at the party.



Has the BBQ pit fired up... :wink:
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Happy Birthday Chuck!

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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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