December 8th, 2016 at 3:55 PM ^
and thanks for your incredible service to our nation
December 8th, 2016 at 3:56 PM ^
R.I.P.
December 8th, 2016 at 4:47 PM ^
I believe that he was the LAST of the original Mercury 7 as well.
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Notice they're all trying to get as far away as humanly possible...
Orville Wright (but not his brother) was born in Dayton, too
December 8th, 2016 at 5:06 PM ^
Face it. If you had to deal with Buckeye fans growing up, you'd want to launch yourself into outer space, too.
December 8th, 2016 at 4:23 PM ^
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December 8th, 2016 at 5:19 PM ^
December 8th, 2016 at 5:53 PM ^
RIP to a true American hero.
There were several notable astronauts to come out of Ohio. Judy Resnick, who died on the Challenger, was from Akron, and Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, was from Wapakoneta, Ohio and Jim Lovell was from Cleveland. There are 21 astronauts from Ohio, anything is possible.
And... Gregory J. Harbaugh, who went to Purdue, did four missions in space. Harbaugh is from Cleveland.
http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/astronauts/english/harbaugh_gregory.htm
December 8th, 2016 at 4:00 PM ^
I salute you sir for your love and service for our country. R.I.P
December 8th, 2016 at 4:03 PM ^
December 8th, 2016 at 4:03 PM ^
First man to orbit the Earth.
December 8th, 2016 at 4:52 PM ^
First American. Yuri Gagarin orbited before Glenn.
December 8th, 2016 at 4:54 PM ^
Yuri Gagarian was the first man to orbit earth (Damn Russkie). COL Glenn was the first American. I remember him lifting off in the 'Friendship 7' and whizzing around the earth 3 times.
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December 8th, 2016 at 4:06 PM ^
I just happened to be flying out of CMH (Columbus, OH airport) on the day they re-named the airport after Senator Glenn last summer. So I got to see part of the ceremony. The Senator gave a brief speech: he looked remarkably well for a man who was (at the time) 94-years old.
To be expected, however. He went into space in 1998 --- at 77 years old!!!
He was also one of the few non-band members who ever "dotted the i" at Ohio Stadium.
December 8th, 2016 at 4:07 PM ^
I was in elementary school when John Glenn orbited the Earth in 1962. The school would gather all the students in the gym to watch on a black and white TV. Those were the days!
Thank you John Glenn!
December 8th, 2016 at 4:09 PM ^
I remember being in awe when he went back up in space in 1998, 36 years after his being the first American to orbit the Earth. Definitely an American hero and legend...Godspeed, John Glenn.
December 8th, 2016 at 5:25 PM ^
I remember that as well, as well as the gripe made by a few people in the scientific community that sending Glenn up on Discovery was more a favor than something that added value to the mission. However, I thought it was pretty cool to give him another chance to go up at all of 77 years of age like he was at the time.
As a result of that, I think he became one of the few people ever to have been part of a ticker tape parade twice in their lifetime, just another achievement in a long and awesome list of Glenn's achievements.
RIP John Glenn.
December 8th, 2016 at 4:10 PM ^
Are the most remarkable things, especially his devotion to her as she overcame the stuttering problems portrayed so starkly in The Right Stuff.
December 8th, 2016 at 4:10 PM ^
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December 8th, 2016 at 4:13 PM ^
Lloyd Carr coached at Westland John Glenn (my hometown) before becoming the Michigan coach.
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and a true American hero..... RIP....
December 8th, 2016 at 4:25 PM ^
True American Pioneer
December 8th, 2016 at 4:45 PM ^
I attended John Glenn High School in Westland. Home of the Rockets (and Lloyd Carr).
RIP Rocketman.
December 8th, 2016 at 5:21 PM ^
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December 8th, 2016 at 5:59 PM ^
'75 grad of Westland JGHS here. Carr either arrived my senior year or the year after I graduated, I don't recall, but our football team absolutely stunk the whole time I was there.
December 8th, 2016 at 4:52 PM ^
in a day and age when heros could still be measured by more than money, athletic acheivement, and YouTube views. RIP John Glenn.
December 8th, 2016 at 4:59 PM ^
He flew combat missions in WWII and Korea (shot down 3 MiGs, according to Wikipedia). Fame required a little more dues-paying back then...
December 8th, 2016 at 4:57 PM ^
Because America, a reminder that John Glenn's wingman in Korea was the greatest hitter who ever lived
Major John Glenn & Captain Ted Williams discussing aerial maneuvers at K-3 Air Force Base in South Korea (1953) #RIP pic.twitter.com/c9M0mTF2dp
— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) December 8, 2016
December 8th, 2016 at 4:57 PM ^
He was a hero of mine as a lad and the reason I became an engineer.
December 8th, 2016 at 5:03 PM ^
life lived to the fullest!! RIP.
December 8th, 2016 at 5:12 PM ^
A true American badass.
December 8th, 2016 at 5:37 PM ^
December 8th, 2016 at 5:38 PM ^
and a great life. My wife was part of the John Glenn Scholarship program at OSU and later woked in Ohio politics and got to meet him several times. She met with him a couple times after the birth of our Son, and he always made sure to ask how he was doing. He was a sharp as a tack until the end.
One of the most amazing things, to me, is the bravery of those early astronauts. When you think about the fact that your phone has more computing power than the entirety of NASA had back in those days, it's astounding to me that these guys willingly strapped themselves to a rocket.
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It is amazing that a man born of the age of bi-planes could orbit the earth in the vacuum of space at 20 miles per second. As many said before me and many will after, God speed John Glenn.
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December 8th, 2016 at 6:06 PM ^
I remember him as warm and happy to talk to me even though I must have been the millionth little boy who wanted to shake his hand. And Annie Glenn was very gracious. She also convinced my mother to let me have an extra brownie.
Anyway, John Glenn was a gentleman and a genuine hero.
December 8th, 2016 at 7:31 PM ^
Muskingum University grad (Go Muskies!) and all around great human being. RIP and Godspeed John Glenn!
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December 8th, 2016 at 10:27 PM ^
Heaven just got a little more noisey from the clanging of Glenn's steel balls. The Right Stuff indeed. RIP rocket man.
He is one buckeye that gets a pass from me. Sometimes you just can't help where you were born.
December 9th, 2016 at 6:05 PM ^