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By JOHN RABY Created: January 15, 2021 05:49 PM CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager was remembered at a memorial service Friday as a hero, legend and friend who would go out of his way to help others. Vice President Mike Pence started the service in Yeager's home state of West Virginia by calling him "America's greatest aviator" during a 15-minute address that detailed Yeager's military career. "America will cherish always the memory, the service and the example of Gen. Chuck Yeager," Pence said. During numerous video tributes, others spoke...

WATCH: Memorial service for retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, WW II ace, first to break sound barrier January 15 Then-Col. Charles "Chuck" Yeager in New York City, New York, Oct. 18, 1962. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) A Celebration of Life memorial service for retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager — best known for being the first to fly faster than the speed of sound — is scheduled for Friday at noon Eastern Time. Vice President Mike Pence is slated to provide opening remarks at the ceremony, which will be held at the Charleston, West Virginia Coliseum and...

Editorial: Chuck Yeager, a tough man who had the right stuff Express-News Editorial Board FacebookTwitterEmail It takes a tough man to race sound — and win. Chuck Yeager was a tough man. They asked him to hop into a plane, and he did, ready to be propelled into the unknown. The X-1 aircraft moved faster than any plane had ever moved, and within seconds, the unknown became known. Yeager, flying at almost 700 mph, broke the sound barrier. It took seconds — seconds that will last forever. He did it with a cracked rib, courtesy of a spill from a horse. But he never complained; he flew 40,000 ...