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sadams@newsandsentinel.com Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a memorial service Friday for the late Gen. Chuck Yeager, the first pilot to break the sound barrier, in Charleston. The service was the first public event for the vice president since last week’s siege of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump insurrectionists. (Photo Provided) West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, right, presents Victoria Yeager, the wife of the late Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, the state flag during a memorial service for him Friday in Charleston. (Photo Provided) Vice President Mike Pence arrives at Yeager Airport in Charleston Friday for a memorial service for Gen. Chuck Yeager. He was greeted by Gov. Jim Justice, Brig. Gen. William E. Crane, Command Sgt. Maj. Harold K. Williams, retired Brig. Gen. Charles Moss Duke Jr. and his wife Dottie. (Photo Provided)
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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, right, presents Victoria Yeager, the wife of the late Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, the state flag during a memorial service for him Friday in Charleston. Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a memorial service Friday for the late Gen. Chuck Yeager in Charleston. The service was the first public event for the vice president since last weekâs siege of the U.S. Capitol.
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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, right, presents Victoria Yeager, the wife of the late Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, the state flag during a memorial service for him Friday in Charleston.