The first American to orbit the earth in space has died at the age of 95.
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95 is not bad Rest In Peace you earned it.
Truly a baby-boomer hero ….
Kudos to Tom Wolfe
Godspeed,
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth,
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds, –and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of –Wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air…
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark or even eagle flew —
And, while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
RIP
I appreciate his service, but as a senator, he was as liberal as they come.
Typing this a scant hour north of his birthplace.
A man amongst men. RIP Mr.Glenn
RIP
Very patriotic man. Great service record. Very heroic man in 2 wars. Rabid REgressive in the senate who fiercely defended the Clintons and their illegal fund raising and leveraged that into a late in life space ride. A $20 million payback.
Godspeed.
Damn,,,, DAMN !!
2 of my heroes gone today, yeah, I’m a boomer, so what?
We had 6 in my family, boomer parents took repopulation seriously.
By the time I was old enough to want/need some rubbers, Dad had them there for me to steal.
You think he knew? LOL
what MM said. His years as a liberal democrat senator erased any respect i had for him.
hoping obomba joins him in space soon.
A brave man. Soar high, John Glenn, and soft landings to you.
Think about his great accomplishments, being in DC is a swim in the sewer. John McCain and Duke Cunningham found that out.
I’m gonna forget all about his senate years just for today to honor the brave hero who climbed into that rocket.
Extir, I’m impressed. NO ONE I’ve ever talked to knew anything about Duke Cunningham and how unjustifiably he was ruined. Looking at his flight suit at Pensacola NAS is tough to do.
I’m afraid of heights no way in hell I could go to the moon.
He had us ALL look to the stars.
RIP
F.D.R., any sign of Glenn yet or did he head north?
I fly helicopter, that’s as close to the moon as I get. This video is not me. But I’m doing the same thing this time of year. I took a friend with me and he started crying it was too scary for him. Not everyone can fly to the moon either.
https://vimeo.com/194390875
A truly great man. Rest in Peace.
Never paid any attention to his politics.
He’s one of those “Shut Up And Play Yer Guitar” celebrities. I loved all the astronauts and their missions in the 60s and 70s. Didn’t like Glenns’ choice of politics afterwards.
As a kid I remember the Mercury and Gemini projects.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8OpsPok6iQ
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Not intended to pollute this thread, but John Glenn still looks younger than Henry Kissinger, and John Glenn actually did shit.
Trump just paid a tribute to him…where’s Obama’s? POS
@I Fly
Neat! That’s like helicopter ballet! You are very talented.
95?
How many news outlets had that obit written a dozen years ago?