OT ASTRONAUT JOHN GLENN DIES AT 95

[Messiah717]

http://nypost.com/2016/12/08/john-glenn-astronaut-and-former-senator-dead-at-95/

 

[yankeesince59]

...damn...I'll never forget it..."Godspeed John Glenn."

 

[yankeesince59]

...yup, I was just a kid but I still remember it...back then we lived in Longwood Florida and we used to go outside to watch the liftoffs on almost every launch...you could see the vapor trail even though it was about 40 miles away.

 

[totus44]

Ted Williams was his wingman for a stretch in Korea.

 

[yankeesince59]

^^^^...hmm, didn't know that.

 

[cagedlion]

Another childhood hero........now, he was an inspiration that anything is possible.
A piece of Americana has died. R.I.P.

 

[Yankeefan5545]

Simply put, Americana, you know Glenn and Teddy Ball Game had to be one hell of a duo. Inspirational beyond words.

 

[Mattingly23NY]

Yep, Godspeed John Glenn..... one helluva pilot who had: "The Right Stuff"

 

[totus44]

Glenn scored 3 kills, shooting down 3 might 15s while on interactive duty flying with Air force fighter squadron 51. That was his last rotation in combat. Earlier in Korea his call sign was magnet ass due his affinity for AAA flying ground support for his fellow Marines. Sadly you really have to dig find info on his war records or time as a test pilot.

People forget the Mercury 7 were all hero's before becoming astronauts.