A small anecdote, I had the opportunity to shake the retired General Yeager's hand at a swearing-in ceremony at Beale AFB in 2006. He seemed a bit tired after

A small anecdote, I had the opportunity to shake the retired General Yeager's hand at a swearing-in ceremony at Beale AFB in 2006. He seemed a bit tired after a long day in the Central Valley summer heat, and quite grumpy with a gaggle of NCOs from the recruiting office that asked him for an autograph. As it turns out his physician grounded him from flying his private plane earlier that week and I imagine that put him into quite the mood!