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Joe Cunningham: We went up to northern California for his 80th birthday. I guess being a fighter pilot is okay, because General Yeager…

On the recordMarch 5, 2003
We went up to northern California for his 80th birthday. I guess being a fighter pilot is okay, because General Yeager is 80 years old and he is dating a 35-year-old woman that he met on a hiking trail in the Sierras. If you look at General Yeager, he looks like he is 40, not 80. I just hope that I have accomplished one-tenth of the things he has when I am 80 years old and still have the spirit of heart that he does.
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Joe Cunningham
South Carolina

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Celebrating General Yeager's 80th birthday and his accomplishments.

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