【誰にともなしに、独り言レス―その3343】
イェーガーの追悼式（1/15）ではペンス副大統領（Vice President Michael R. Pence 在任 ～1/20）が弔辞を述べている。
海兵隊パイロットの父親であるペンス（“Now, our son is a Marine Corps pilot, and our son-in-law was a Navy pilot.”）の―
“What generations of our family have in common is that we’ve all been inspired by the life and the service and the heroism of Gen. Chuck Yeager”
“Yeager has been an inspiration to every American pilot, and will be throughout time”
といったスピーチは説得力があり適任だったろう。
ペンスによると大統領（President Donald J. Trump）のほうは前月のケープカナベラル宇宙軍基地の式典（12/9）に際し―
begin immediately to identify future Space Force bases that can be renamed in the honor of the service and character and leadership of General Chuck Yeager.
と即座にイェーガーを称える基地（名）を検討するよう命じたそうである。
まぁ… 時期的にはよかったんじゃないですかね、ぎりぎりのところで。
参列した空軍系宇宙飛行士（アポロ16 LMP）チャーリー・デューク（その2988、3336参照）は当時の ARPS の校長先生を―
“was a great boss, a great mentor and a great encourager of all his students”
と語っている。
参考 （「チャーリー・デューク物語」に必須のイェーガー登場シーン）
Moonwalker（by Charlie Duke, Dotty Duke）
Our commandant was the famous Chuck Yeager, first man to fly faster than the speed of sound and ace fighter pilot. We all looked in awe as Colonel Yeager sauntered into the room, dressed in his flying suit, sleeves casually rolled up. He was a real life hero, a test pilot's test pilot. In the trade he had a reputation as a great stick-and-rudder man or a guy with good hands. In those days Yeager wasn't making commercials or writing books, so his name wasn't a household word, but to us young aspiring test pilots, Yeager was the best.
In a slow West Virginia drawl, Yeager announced, "Yaw'll have a tough year ahead."
