Gen. Frederick Weyand was remembered yesterday for his sense of humor and humility despite extraordinary military achievements.

Hundreds of friends and family, including Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. George Casey, filled the pews in Central Union Church for his funeral. Weyand, 93, died Feb. 10 at his Kahala home.

“;We are here to celebrate an amazingly full life,”; said the Rev. John Heidel.

“;We have witnessed a good life,”; he said. “;It provides us with immeasurable inspiration to put that kind of quality into every moment of our lives.”;

Weyand served in three wars before assuming command of the Schofield Barracks-based 25th Infantry Division in 1964.

He oversaw the orderly withdrawal of U.S. forces from South Vietnam, then became the Army's chief of staff from 1974 to 1976.

In retirement, Weyand moved to Hawaii and became involved in the community, serving as president of the Rotary Club of Honolulu, senior vice president of First Hawaiian Bank and trustee of the former Damon Estate.

Lt. Gen. Benjamin Mixon, commanding general of Army troops in the Pacific, said Weyand was his friend and mentor and a “;man who influenced history in a positive and memorable way.”;

“;He earned his place as one of our greatest soldiers and Americans,”; he said.

After the service, Mixon said after retirement Weyand had donated a lot of money and time to military families in Hawaii.

“;He steered many of the civic groups that he was involved in to having a level of support for our families,”; he said.

Ed Kubo, former U.S. attorney for Hawaii, who will be sworn in as a Circuit Court judge, attended the service and said his father was a command sergeant major in the 25th Infantry Division in Cu Chi, Vietnam under Weyand.

His father, Ed Kubo Sr., always wished to meet Weyand, who agreed to have lunch with him five years ago, Kubo said.

“;He was like beaming for a month,”; Kubo said of his father.

Inurnment is at 3 p.m. today at National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl.