"John Glenn" Topic

Rest in peace.

A great American

I did not know until recently that Glenn flew with Ted Williams in VMF-311 using the F9F Panther. This was before he flew Sabres with the Air Force.

Very sad news, one of my earliest heroes. RIP

I loved how Ed Harris was almost a spitting image of Glenn in "The Right Stuff". His role raised my awareness of John Glenn noticeably. So, I bet Harris could write a good eulogy of the man he played.

We all go. Ninety-five is a heck of a run. Now the cosmos is his playground………………..

Godspeed.

Sad to see, again one of my childhood hero's gone.

RIP sir and Godspeed

I never had too many heroes as a kid but he was definitely one. Thank you for your service to this country. Rest in peace, sir.

A true pioneer of the space age who will be missed.

A great human being – and one astronaut who remained visible in public life after his adventures in space.

A true hero to the whole world, Thank you Sir, Gods speed.

Godspeed John Glenn

He was my childhood hero. I remember his launch and circuits of the planet. He was truly a hero. RIP, Sir. God Speed!

A hero, a gentleman, and one of America's finest sons. Godspeed, sir!

A genuine hero and public servant. No one could say it better than "Godspeed John Glenn."

Thanks, Senator, for ALL your service to our country.

RIP….

Rest in Peace … warrior and a hero … one of the great explorers of the last century

A genuine hero. RIP.
I hope, in the future, some type of spacecraft is named after him! It would be fitting.

I stayed home from school to watch his orbits on tv.
When I went in the next day, I brought my excuse to the teacher. "Oh, put that away. I know where you were."

Yes. Always admired him.

Those were the days – not quite glued to the tube during missions, but keeping a close eye on it. Definitely on hand for the recovery and seeing that the astronauts made it home.

RIP

His first space flight was heroic but returning to space for nine days at the age of 77, in a Shuttle mission, was amazing.

They don't make them like that anymore!

RIP

Semper Fi! A true American hero!

Rest easy,Marine.

Godspeed.

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As others have stated he too was one of my childhood heroes. A great man who served his country for a long time. Sadly we need many more people like John Glen and they seem few and far between no of days. Rest well sir, you earned it.

You've got to hand it to him -- he lived a much more dangerous life than 99% of Americans and yet he outlived 99% of Americans. Not too shabby!

RIP sir.

Really set a high bar as an American.

Rats. Ok, he made it to 95 so that is a plus. but man oh man do we need his kind today to be an inspiration as to how to live. Not just as a male but as a human being. The man answered his nation's call after the Pearl Harbor attack, served valiantly in the Marine Corps as a pilot becoming an ace in TWO wars. From that becoming a test pilot a difficult and grueling professing demanding both physical stamina and great mental skills. Then volunteering and being lucky enough to become one of the first of America's astronauts. From there he goes on to be a senator and vigorous defender of the nation's space program against such luddites as William Proxmire and Dale Bumpers. Finally at age 77 he puts a cherry on top of the cake of his flying life with a nine day flight aboard the space shuttle. BRAVO ZULU Colonel Glenn! Truly may we be worthy of all your achievements and efforts. Godspeed and fair winds Marine. Semper Fi.

Oh a quick PS to the above. Onomarchos, Ted Williams was asked once near the end of his life wht he though was his greatest achievement was. He said that it was to be picked to be John Glenn's wingman in Korea. That says a great deal abot John Glenn in one moment.

RIP Marine. RIP Test Pilot. RIP Astronaut. RIP Senator. RIP American Hero. RIP John Glenn.

God speed John Glenn One of my early heroes