You won’t find a much bigger badass than Chuck Yeager.

Happy 97th birthday to Chuck Yeager! If you've never read "The Right Stuff," you will be amazed at some of the things this guy endured. Balls of steel…#DontScrewThePooch pic.twitter.com/CZpK3dxtRk

— 1970s NFL (@1970sNFL) February 13, 2020

He was the first person to break the sound barrier, as famously re-enacted in 1983’s “The Right Stuff”:

#OTD Philip Kaufman's The Right Stuff (1983) had its initial limited release in the US. Based upon Tom Wolfe's book the film historically recounts the events leading up to and including the Mercury space program. Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier is a highlight. pic.twitter.com/TWsRYq7ktq

— Tico Romao (@TicoRomao) October 21, 2019

But even at 97 years young, Yeager’s not one to sit back and watch the world go by.

He’s even on Twitter. This fan nailed how special that is:

Chuck Yeager, the first man to travel faster than sound, interacting with us rabble on Twitter is like one of the gods descending Mt. Olympus to pat us on the head & give us a collective cookie.

What a world of wonder & amazement.

— Sam Parker 🇺🇲 (@SamParkerSenate) April 10, 2020

One silver lining these past few weeks has been entertainers stepping up their game and sharing their gifts with the rest of us as we, more or less, stay home to flatten the curve, as RedState reported in late March.

In the time of the Wuhan coronavirus, however, it’s easy to forget that “shelter in place” held a far more desparate meaning for our fighting forces during World War II. Late on Thursday night, Yeager shared one of his memorable experiences:

Mar 1944 WWII: Last time, I sheltered in place was at Gabriel's house, mayor of Nerac. I had just been shot down a few wks before. The Germans were still looking for me. Gabriel hid me in the shed.If caught, I'd be tortured & shot. A diff enemy than coronavirus @HISTORY @POTUS

— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) April 10, 2020

He even answered the question that we’ve all been wrestling with:

Q fr @WheelerWear How did you pass the time?Books?Sleep? A: Bored,I got in trouble for sitting outside in broad daylight when German troops passed by.I worked on Gabriel's engines-fixed 1. He was pleasantly surprised.I also put together fuses for the Underground @HISTORY @POTUS

— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) April 10, 2020

But Yeager got some push back from people trying to score petty, political points:

General- I met you at Ellsworth AFB when the B1-bombers were being rolled. I was in the AF as a crew chief. You were and are now a hero of mine. I really just don’t understand why you support Trump. He’s not a good person. I just don’t get it. You’re a great man and he’s not

— James Byrne⚖️ (@AttorneyByrne) April 10, 2020

Though Yeager’s response to the Twitter troll has since been removed, he made a similar riposte a week ago:

Remove this tweet – this is not the place or time to attack the President

— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) April 4, 2020

The former soldier let them know – in no uncertain terms – that you don’t attack the Commander in Chief during wartime:

Not on my twitter account. So remove your tweet or be blocked.

— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) April 4, 2020

Through it all, the ace proves he still has a healthy sense of humor:

Q: How many times were you shot down? A: Once. It was enough. I told the guys when I got back to base after a few months, that they hid me in cathouses because the Germans weren't allowed in them. The guys all wanted to go get shot down the next day! @HISTORY @PopMech @PopSci

— Chuck Yeager (@GenChuckYeager) April 10, 2020

God bless our veterans and servicemembers!