I remember back in 1986, I was stationed at Beale AFB in California. My
wife and I were shopping in the commissary and Chuck Yeager was in there
also. I tried to speak to him and he totally ignored me. He lived outside
the Grass Valley Gate at Beale and was seen alot on base. On the other
hand, when I was stationed at Wright Patterson AFB in Ohio, I used to take
care of Paul Tibbits and his wife when I was a medic in 1990. He is a very
friendly guy and willing to speak with anyone.
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On 27-Apr-2007, "Byron Covey" wrote:

He is not "sort of a prick." He is 100% prick.



And he's a bigot. It's a shame to see that someone who was promoted up to
Brigadier General in the USAF could still hold such attitudes. Two years
ago
at EAA/Oshkosh, my wife and I went to see him give a talk titled "Best of
the Best", expecting it to be a motivational speech. He spent the first 10
minutes in a racist rant justifying locking up Japanese-Americans in
concentration camps during WW2. We were more than a little bit offended.
Several people of apparent Japanese descent got up and left. When he
finished this rant, we were disappointed that a number of people applauded
Yeager. We stayed awhile longer, and he began telling war stories about
being shot down and evading capture during the war. His language was foul,
and he came across as an arrogant asshole to us. We got up and left a few
minutes later. I won't bother seeing him speak again.
Scott Wilson