I can't even imagine what it must be like for these 80-90 year old guys to look up at the skies today and see F-15, F-16, and F-22 jets go by. It must be quite something.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il1x-bSkAZI Chuck Yeager's the man. I had the honor of shaking his hand once at Maxwell AFB in the 1980s. They host an annual event known as "Gathering Of Eagles" and many famous pilots attend. http://www.maxwell.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/421726/history-of-gathering-of-eagles/