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An F-15D Eagle flown by Capt. David Vincent and Retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, 89, is seen in flight at Nellis Air Force Base on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012. Yeager is commemorating the 65th anniversary of the day he became the first to break the sound barrier. (Jessica Ebelhar/Las Vegas Review-Journal)