Miller, West Virginia Delegation, LaMalfa Send Letter to USPS to Issue Commemorative Stamps for Brigadier General Charles Elwood “Chuck” Yeager

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) joined Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Representatives Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) and Alex Mooney (R-WV) in sending a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to issue a commemorative stamp honoring West Virginia native, Brigadier General Charles Elwood “Chuck” Yeager. 
 
Click HERE for the full letter.
 
On issuing a commemorative stamp honoring Brigadier General “Chuck” Yeager:
 
We write to encourage the United States Postal Service to issue a commemorative stamp honoring Brigadier General Charles Elwood “Chuck” Yeager. Chuck Yeager is an American hero and a legendary figure in the history of aviation, and it is our strong belief that his historic accomplishments in service to our nation merit celebration and recognition on a commemorative stamp.
 
A native of Myra, West Virginia, Chuck was raised a few miles up the Mud River in the small town of Hamlin, where his family moved when he was five years old. Chuck demonstrated an affinity for machines from an early age, and by the time he was a teenager, he commanded an advanced knowledge of complicated mechanical systems. Chuck graduated from Hamlin High School in June 1941, six months before the United States entered World War II. Three months after graduating high school, Chuck enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He was selected for pilot training in July 1942 and earned his pilot’s wings with Class 43-C on March 10, 1943, and from that moment on the course of aviation history was changed forever.
 
On Chuck’s impact and service to the United States:
 
Chuck dutifully served his country for another 28 years after his record-breaking flight until his retirement from active duty on February 28, 1975. Over the course of his distinguished career, Chuck fought for his country in two wars, accumulated a total of 10,131.6 flight hours in 361 different types and models of military aircraft, and was the first commander of the Aerospace Research Pilot School, where he mentored a new generation of American aviators who would pioneer spaceflight. Chuck remained busy in retirement, serving as a consultant to government and industry and an advisor to presidents. And, of course, continuing to fly the most advanced aircraft in the world.
 
Chuck’s distinguished career and historic accomplishments were justly commemorated with many awards, and he was inducted into the National Aviation Hall of Fame in 1973. Congress awarded Chuck a Congressional Silver Medal in December 1975, which President Gerald Ford presented to him in a ceremony at the White House. Chuck was also inducted into the International Air & Space Hall of Fame, the International Space Hall of Fame, and the Aerospace Walk of Honor.