A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ABOUT VETERANS ISSUES, ORGANIZATIONS, EVENTS AND OUR MILITARY HEROES
VOL. 8/ISSUE 15
THURSDAY • FEBRUARY 13, 2020
35 CENTS
The amazing
General Yeager From humble beginnings, flyer went on to stellar career, breaking records along the way STORY ON PAGE 7
Retired Brig. Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager prepares to board an F-15D Eagle from the 65th Aggressor Squadron Oct. 14, 2012, at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. In a jet piloted by Capt. David Vincent, 65th AGRS pilot, Yeager is commemorating the 65th anniversary of his historic breaking of the sound barrier flight Oct. 14, 1947, in the Bell XS-1 rocket research plane, named “Glamorous Glennis.” Yeager was awarded the prestigious Collier Trophy for his landmark aeronautical achievement. Photo by MSgt. Jason Edwards/Wikimedia Commons