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Have never heard of Yeager before but after quick reading of Wikipedia ... OMG, what an amazing man and amazing life.

Might I ask where you are from? If anyone going to school in the US does not learn about Chuck Yeager, then I weep even worse for our education system.

I am originally from the Soviet Union but had moved to Canada very long time ago.

Also while I am totally floored by such a man maybe his place is not in a schoolbooks yet. If the US is similar to Canada school education wise I suspect that kids in US are in desperate need of basic fundamental knowledge. This should come first I believe.

And he's still alive! Wow, 97 years old.

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