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Joe Cunningham: “we had studied when I was a kid, we studied about General Yeager and his exploits; and the first time I actually met him…”

On the recordMarch 5, 2003
we had studied when I was a kid, we studied about General Yeager and his exploits; and the first time I actually met him was at the naval air station Miramar, and he gave a lecture. This was before I ever went to Vietnam and flew, and General Yeager talked about getting engagement with a MiG and then you sit there and pulled about six Gs over the corner, came over the top, came back around and pulled six Gs. Then it was Colonel Yeager when he was briefing us. One of the guys said, ``Colonel Yeager, why didn't you shoot this guy?'' Because this was me, this was me out in front.
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Joe Cunningham
South Carolina
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Reflecting on a meeting with General Yeager and his experiences in air combat.

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