John Glenn, first US astronaut to orbit Earth, dies aged 95


World | 206923 hits | Dec 08 1:02 pm | Posted by: xerxes
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Glenn served 24 years as a US senator from Ohio and later became the oldest person to be sent into space

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  1. by avatar Freakinoldguy
    Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:28 pm
    RIP Colonel Glenn and thank you for your service.

    Pretty much everyone remembers him as an astronaut and test pilot but this legend flew 59 combat missions during the Second World War and 90 combined combat missions in Korea. 8O

    We truly lost our link to some very important pieces of history today.

  2. by avatar 2Cdo
    Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:46 pm
    RIP to a great man.

  3. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Thu Dec 08, 2016 9:53 pm
    Sad to see him go. :cry:

  4. by avatar xerxes
    Thu Dec 08, 2016 10:48 pm
    RIP to a true hero. Combat veteran of WW2 and Korea who's wingman for a time was Ted Williams. 6 DFC's. First American to orbit the Earth at a time when rockets were still a good chance to get yourself killed and far less likely to get you back home. Then he did it again at 77.

    Truly one of a kind.

  5. by Lemmy
    Thu Dec 08, 2016 11:51 pm
    A

  6. by avatar DrCaleb
    Fri Dec 09, 2016 8:16 pm
    R=EM



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