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John Glenn has died.
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A true American Hero and Pioneer has passed away. RIP.
Al H.
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RIP. A true hero.
Wow
This is the first I heard of Glenn's passing.
May he rest in peace
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
True hero and great American. What an incredible life.
A great American, a true hero, and a wonderful human being. This veteran salutes him. His memory belongs to the ages now.
RIP.
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Brave, American Pioneer. Gold Bless him and may he rest in peace.
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:'(
He and the other Mercury, Gemini and Apollo astronauts (and Russian Cosmonauts) of the 1960's and 1970's will always have a special place in history. RIP
They all had big kahunas. Imagine going to work and having a decent chance of losing your life practically every day.
Not really looking for much these days but if I were, it might be a toner.
Some of us here were fortunate to grow up during the "space race" with the Soviet Union. We watched it unfold before our very eyes from orbiting satellites to manned rockets to the space shuttles..
I only hope that the more recent generations get to see something just as spectacular.
Cheers
Bob
The last of the Mercury 7, and in one of those weird twists of fate, the one with the earliest birthdate (e.g. he was the oldest of the Seven).
Godspeed John Glenn.
Here's a picture of the Mercury 7. From left: Carpenter, Cooper, GLENN, Grissom, Schirra, Shepard, Slayton
As you might imagine, it is difficult to find anything flown from Friendship 7. I have one Friendship 7 flown piece in my collection. Remains from the Atlas booster rocket that launched Glenn were found in South Africa in late February 1962. The piece was about 3 feet by 2 feet in size, and weighed about 3 pounds. The piece had serial numbers on it that were confirmed to be from the 109-D Atlas rocket (e.g. Glenn's Atlas). The piece was cut up into smaller sections and given to people who had helped make the flight successful. The piece I have was given to Deke Slayton, who became head of the Astronaut office. He kept the piece on his desk.
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I'm old enough to remember that day, February 20, 1962, when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the earth. I was in seventh grade, and in those days space flights were so new and significant that all classes were canceled, the entire student body was assembled in the gymnasium, and we watched the launch live on a 19" black & white TV. This was a huge event, and astronaut Glenn was an American hero. I always admired his courage, if not his later politics, and have the greatest respect for him. May he rest in peace.
RIP to a true American hero.
- Bob -
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God Speed John Glenn...RIP
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A real and true American he was.
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He must have had some really tough genes.
Levis I believe
Just kidding, he truly was a great man second and a Great American First.
I believe he once said that going into space was the closest he would get to heaven.
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His greatness was not just in his accomplishments but in his demeanor. And that seems to be missing in this new age.
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I was in the 6th grade and we watched his flight on TV all day.
77 and he was up for another space flight.
I'll always be amazed by that.
Awesome!!
"Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working" Pablo Picasso
FEARLESS
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I remember watching this I was 10 years old. All classes were closed and we all met in the "Multi Purpose Room" the watch the launch. He was an American hero and a bit more than that.
He will be missed but his name will live on in the history books. Not bad for a guy.
RIP
A true American and Pioneer.... I was in the Navy when his space flight was made...being in communications, I was tied into the details quite closely. The Captain wanted any reports as they came in.... Cheers, RickO
The best America has to offer - RIP Mr. Glenn
RIP John Glenn.
A childhood hero of mine. RIP...you will not be forgotten,
K
May he rest in peace. Truly amazing man.
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Here's someone who could be on a coin.
he sure did a lot for this country. R.I.P. john glenn.
That man saw more of this world at peace (in space) in one day, than most of us will see in a lifetime with our feet on the ground. Not to mention a few harrowing flights through the eyes of war. Godspeed and salutations from a lowly civilian and ground pounding vet.
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Amazing man. I wrote to him when he was a Senator (and I was a very young man) and received a signed photo. Real American hero.
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A Delta Dart. F 106. Nice.
This makes me said.... A true gentleman he will be missed...
AB
Don't have any numismatic items related to him but I do have this old flexi-disc in my record collection.
John Glenn was the last of the Mercury 7. There were two more NASA groups that provided the Commanders and the vast majority of crew for the Gemini and Apollo missions. Unfortunately I STRONGLY suspect we'll be saying good-bye to AT LEAST one more of the early US astronauts in the upcoming year as there are EIGHT astronauts who were part of the second and third NASA groups of astronauts who were born in 1930 or earlier. Frank Borman, Jim Lovell and Jim McDivitt were all born in 1928. Dick Gordon was born in 1929. Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Tom Stafford and John Young were born in 1930.
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a strange observation.
I live in NEOhio, about 100 miles from John Glenn's home, a while on the road yesterday afternoon we passed about 20-25 US Flags that were flying. only one was a half-staff!!
it makes me wonder, what's wrong with people??