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Happy Birthday John Glenn

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Joe Clark

Today, war hero, space hero, and Democratic Senator, John H. Glenn, turns 90 years-old. Glenn holds several distinctions for the life he has led. He was the first American to orbit the earth. To date, he is the oldest person … Continue reading →

Posted in Aviation History, History, Life in General | Tagged 59 combat missions in the South Pacific, 63 combat missions over Korea, a Marine Corps pilot, a national hero, a personal friend of the President Kennedy, a ticker-tape parade in New York, and 8.4 seconds, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Democratic Senator, flew in both the Mercury and Shuttle Program, Happy Birthday John Glenn, jet fighters, John H. Glenn, Marines, Navy’s Test Pilot School at Patuxent River MD, orbit the earth three times, space hero, the F-4U Corsair, the famous ball-player Ted Williams, the first American to orbit the earth, the Mercury program, the oldest person to fly in space, the third Mercury mission, the Vought F8U-1 Crusader, transcontinental speed record of 3 hours 23 minutes, war hero, World War II | 2 Comments
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