Chuck Yeagers didn’t die of naturals causes at 97. 97 is another name for the plane that was used by the Japanese for kamikazi missions. Chuck knows the communists have returned, it was expected in his mind the war never truly ended. Old age has rendered him obsolete in this latest chapter so he offered what he could, one last flight mission for his country. The objective of killing as many Chi-Coms as possible behind enemy lines with only his jet and one full tank of fuel. He perished on the anniversary of Pearl Habor defending his country on the day it all started 3 quarters of a century later.