Adventures with Chuck
REUNION
After much delay, our plane took off from Atlanta. After a looooong flight to Sacramento, we finally arrived. I had told Gen Yeager we’d be 2 hours late but we had gained an hour during flight. I knew he’d be early so figured about a half hour wait. I looked up and down just in case.…
Read MoreSEARCHING FOR GRANDPA YEAGER’S HOUSE
General Chuck Yeager. Ask him who his heroes were growing up and he’ll tell you. Grandpa Yeager. He could do anything. He could fix anything. It used to take 5 hours to walk to Grandpa Yeager’s. That’s if they didn’t get a ride up Mud River. And a ride literally up the creek – the…
Read MorePeacocks – still there
I called my husband to tell him I had arrived safely in West Virginia and that I missed him. He wasn’t home. So I checked the messages. Our neighbors, ever faithful, had invited him to a pizza dinner. Pepperoni pizza. His favorite. I called them. He had just left. So we chatted a bit till…
Read MorePeacocks
Two peacocks – male and female – were at our back door this morning. They didn’t flee when they saw us. I think they were checking the place out – don’t know where they got the idea it was for sale or available. They are welcome to stay. Beautiful. I called Gen Yeager quietly and said,…
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Cal-Ore Fish Derby
Cal-Ore Fish Derby, March 12-14, 2009 – On the Smith (Ca) and Chetco (Or) rivers. General Yeager took First Place for the biggest steelhead in the Derby: 37 1/2 inches; 18-19 lbs. He threw it back. The derby was a fundraiser for fish habitat preservation, to increase our sorely depleted fish population in the oceans…
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60th Anniversary at Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base, September 21, 2007 – General Yeager flew a US Air Force F-16 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Breaking the Sound Barrier (October 14, 2007), the 60th anniversary of the United States Air Force (September 18, 2007) and 65 years of General Yeager flying in military cockpits. Yeager was part of…
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General Chuck Yeager in Oshkosh 2005-2007
General Chuck Yeager, Chairman Emeritus of the EAA Young Eagles, supports the EAA AirVenture at Oshkosh. At AirVenture 2007 (July 23-29), he spoke at the Honda Forum and flew Make-a-Wish Foundation children in the EAA Ford Tri-Motor aircraft. The Make-a-Wish Foundation volunteers arrange this exciting experience for kids who are dealing with life-threatening cancer diseases.…
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Yeager Down Under
March 20 – 25, 2007, Chuck Yeager was the Guest of Honor at the Australian International Air Show, at Avalon. Highlights of the show were the RAAF C-17 doing acrobatics (well, almost). The airshow was themed “Breaking the Barriers”, in commemoration of Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier in 1947. Chuck Yeager was the keynote…
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