nucklehead Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/former-astronaut-us-sen-john-glenn-of-ohio-has-died-at-95/ar-AAlkgvY?li=AAadgLE&ocid=spartanntp Quote John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. The last survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts was 95. Glenn died at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, where he was hospitalized for more than a week, said Hank Wilson, communications director for the John Glenn School of Public Affairs. John Herschel Glenn Jr. had two major career paths that often intersected: flying and politics, and he soared in both of them. Before he gained fame orbiting the world, he was a fighter pilot in two wars, and as a test pilot, he set a transcontinental speed record. He later served 24 years in the Senate from Ohio. A rare setback was a failed 1984 run for the Democratic presidential nomination. His long political career enabled him to return to space in the shuttle Discovery at age 77 in 1998, a cosmic victory lap that he relished and turned into a teachable moment about growing old. He holds the record for the oldest person in space. More than anything, Glenn was the ultimate and uniquely American space hero: a combat veteran with an easy smile, a strong marriage of 70 years and nerves of steel. Schools, a space center and the Columbus airport were named after him. So were children. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Neilsons Towel Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Wow. What a great man. Accomplished so much in his lifetime. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Mig Mad Marine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38deOWJPiFk RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimberWolf Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 What a lucky man he was as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Quote But that's not the only title Glenn earned during his career. As a Marine fighter pilot, while flying 149 combat missions during World War II and the Korean War, he was given the nickname "Old Magnet Ass" for his ability to draw enemy fire and keep his plane flying with huge holes blown into its exterior. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross six times. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 6 minutes ago, TimberWolf said: What a lucky man he was as well. He earned his own "luck". You don't win the Distinguished Flying Cross 6 times during 2 different wars for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerrDrFunk Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 God speed, Rocket Man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I think that's why I love Ed Harris as an actor. He was amazing in The Right Stuff as John Glenn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancaster Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 He was a true American hero in every sense of the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionized27 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Now there's a man who lived. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Well at least the incredibly crappy year of 2016 didn't keep its talons locked into another American hero. Buzz Aldrin is out of the hospital and feeling much better! http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/buzz-aldrin-leaves-new-zealand-hospital-after-south-pole-scare-n693936 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuck_Fan_52 Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Rest in Peace SIr, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted December 9, 2016 Author Share Posted December 9, 2016 1 hour ago, SabreFan1 said: Well at least the incredibly crappy year of 2016 didn't keep its talons locked into another American hero. Buzz Aldrin is out of the hospital and feeling much better! http://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/buzz-aldrin-leaves-new-zealand-hospital-after-south-pole-scare-n693936 the man was 95 and lived a fuller life than most of us could hope to given many lifetimes to do it. wish people would stop with the "OMG 2016 is so evil killing all the good guys" crap. so lame lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 6 hours ago, nucklehead said: the man was 95 and lived a fuller life than most of us could hope to given many lifetimes to do it. wish people would stop with the "OMG 2016 is so evil killing all the good guys" crap. so lame lol "OMG 2016 is so evil killing all the good guys!!!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Shotgun Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 2017 is lurking around the corner just wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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