RIP John Glenn
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Falcon
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You'll always be remembered for your part in space exploration. Now you're in it. RIP
Warrigal
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I have great respect for the people who made space exploration a reality.
Thank you for your service John Glenn and sweet dreams.
Thank you for your service John Glenn and sweet dreams.
bluebreezes
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One of the best heroes and I hope we'll see more like him someday. RIP.
HazyDavey
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For me, his name always had that special ring to it.
Rest in Peace John Glenn.
Rest in Peace John Glenn.
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Absolutely an American Hero and one of the last of a dying breed of individuals that have achieved in multiple endeavors. While in the service of his country the first time as a combat pilot he flew with Ted Williams who also achieved/excelled in baseball. He also survived numerous combat missions. From one dangerous endeavor to another.
http://mashable.com/2016/12/08/john-glenn-ted-williams/#0lvnTa7wWsqw
Now on his final and one way flight. RIP
http://mashable.com/2016/12/08/john-glenn-ted-williams/#0lvnTa7wWsqw
Now on his final and one way flight. RIP
boaterboi
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May we all be so lucky to live for 95 years!
Shalimar
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What a marvelous hero. RIP. A credit to your nation and the world.
Falcon
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Interesting sidelight:
John Glenn gave this incredible response when a political opponent said he 'never held a job'
In 1974, Glenn's military record offered an opening for criticism by his opponent, who was mindful of Americans' anti-war fervor during the Vietnam War. Metzenbaum began calling him "Col. Glenn" to highlight his time in the Marine Corps, and later told him that he "had never met a payroll," which Glenn perceived as being told that his military record and service with NASA didn't qualify as "having held a job."
His response during the debate was remarkable, and at the end of it, he received more than 20 seconds of sustained applause, according to PBS. Here's what he said:
"I spent 23 years in the United States Marine Corps. I lived through two wars. I flew 149 missions. I was in the space program. It wasn't my checkbook, it was my life that was on the line.
You go with me as I did out to a veterans' hospital and look those men with their mangled bodies in the eye and tell them that they didn't hold a job. You go with me to any Gold Star mother and you look her in the eye and you tell her that her son did not hold a job. You go to Arlington National Cemetery — where I have more friends than I'd like to remember — and you think about this nation, and you tell me that those people didn't have a job.
I tell you, Howard Metzenbaum, you should be on your knees every day of your life thanking God that there were some men, some men, who held a job. And they required a dedication to purpose, a love of country, and a dedication to duty that was more important than life itself.
And their self-sacrifice is what has made this nation possible.
I have held a job, Howard."
Glenn went on to defeat Metzenbaum in the primary and win the general election. He served in the Senate from 1974 to 1999. His speech was also used to motivate a group of US Marines before they went into combat in Marjah
John Glenn gave this incredible response when a political opponent said he 'never held a job'
In 1974, Glenn's military record offered an opening for criticism by his opponent, who was mindful of Americans' anti-war fervor during the Vietnam War. Metzenbaum began calling him "Col. Glenn" to highlight his time in the Marine Corps, and later told him that he "had never met a payroll," which Glenn perceived as being told that his military record and service with NASA didn't qualify as "having held a job."
His response during the debate was remarkable, and at the end of it, he received more than 20 seconds of sustained applause, according to PBS. Here's what he said:
"I spent 23 years in the United States Marine Corps. I lived through two wars. I flew 149 missions. I was in the space program. It wasn't my checkbook, it was my life that was on the line.
You go with me as I did out to a veterans' hospital and look those men with their mangled bodies in the eye and tell them that they didn't hold a job. You go with me to any Gold Star mother and you look her in the eye and you tell her that her son did not hold a job. You go to Arlington National Cemetery — where I have more friends than I'd like to remember — and you think about this nation, and you tell me that those people didn't have a job.
I tell you, Howard Metzenbaum, you should be on your knees every day of your life thanking God that there were some men, some men, who held a job. And they required a dedication to purpose, a love of country, and a dedication to duty that was more important than life itself.
And their self-sacrifice is what has made this nation possible.
I have held a job, Howard."
Glenn went on to defeat Metzenbaum in the primary and win the general election. He served in the Senate from 1974 to 1999. His speech was also used to motivate a group of US Marines before they went into combat in Marjah