Chuck Yeager on Twitter: "Perrin Field, TX instructing. When I left England in Jan 1945, we knew the war was over

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1. Gray Connolly‏ @GrayConnolly 4 Sep 2016
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  Sir, were you ever warned out for duty in the Pacific in 1945 (obv before the A-bomb dropped)?
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1. Joshua Michail‏ @JoshuaMichail 4 Sep 2016
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  Battle of Bulge was being won, German forces were retreating on west & east fronts. Allied force was crossing into Germany.
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1. gunnergoz‏ @gunnergoz 4 Sep 2016
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  Did you expect to be sent to the Pacific theater after VE Day?
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1. Walther PPK‏ @dburdsal 4 Sep 2016
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  Did you ever happen to see Brad Pitt's tank movie named FURY? Good movie....
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