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John Glenn in grave condition.
Wikipedia ^ | 12/7/2016 | Wikipedia

Posted on 12/08/2016 7:30:03 AM PST by johnk

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1 posted on 12/08/2016 7:30:03 AM PST by johnk
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Godspeed, John Glenn, but you sorely disappointed when you sold your soul to Bill Clinton for one last ride into space.


2 posted on 12/08/2016 7:32:40 AM PST by Yo-Yo ( Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
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Regardless of his misguided political views I consider him a patriot. I wish him and his family well.


3 posted on 12/08/2016 7:33:20 AM PST by clintonh8r (AMERICA! THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY SCREEN NAME OBSOLETE!)
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Given Glenn's age (95), he has truly lived an amazing and long life. One really wonders why Glenn wasn't chosen to fly any of the Gemini missions or even the early Apollo missions.
4 posted on 12/08/2016 7:35:20 AM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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First man to orbit the earth. Not everyone gets to say that.

He’s had a pretty full life. Marine pilot, astronaut, senator. Went back to space as a sitting senator. Another first and only.


5 posted on 12/08/2016 7:35:28 AM PST by marron
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God’s speed Col Glenn. may God comfort your family.


6 posted on 12/08/2016 7:36:25 AM PST by dadfly
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Colonel Glenn was a patriot and a great American.

Senator Glenn was a disgrace.

I hope that Mr. Glenn receives peace and mercy at the hour of his death.


7 posted on 12/08/2016 7:38:10 AM PST by NorthMountain
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Have no use for the man.


8 posted on 12/08/2016 7:38:59 AM PST by laweeks
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Glenn was first American to orbit earth. Yuri Gagarin....first man in space and to orbit earth.


9 posted on 12/08/2016 7:39:22 AM PST by Drawsing (Fools show their annoyance at once, the prudent man overlooks an insult. Proverbs 12:16)
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RIP, Mr Glenn.


10 posted on 12/08/2016 7:39:43 AM PST by xzins
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Married
73 years.


11 posted on 12/08/2016 7:39:48 AM PST by Tuscaloosa Goldfinch ( I would LOVE to have my old "substandard" insurance back. It didn't cost $1300 a month.)
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Yuri Gagarin was first man to orbit the earth, as well as the first man in space, on 12 April 1961.

John Glenn was the first American to orbit the earth, on 20 February 1962.


12 posted on 12/08/2016 7:41:14 AM PST by Steely Tom ([VOTE FRAUD] == [CIVIL WAR])
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To: RayChuang88
why Glenn wasn't chosen to fly any of the Gemini missions

As I recall, Glenn fell in the bathroom, had a concussion or something, and was disqualified from further space missions.

13 posted on 12/08/2016 7:41:55 AM PST by Genoa (Luke 12:2)
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To: clintonh8r

True, Not sure how his views got twisted around. Regardless, he was one brave man to go to space at a time when it was highly likely you may not return.


14 posted on 12/08/2016 7:43:14 AM PST by wright2bear (#NeverTrump is a mental disorder!)
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Glenn was my "hero" and I got to meet him several times when the astronauts moved to Houston.

He was an a$$hole!

15 posted on 12/08/2016 7:43:25 AM PST by lonestar (Texan for Trump)
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One really wonders why Glenn wasn't chosen to fly any of the Gemini missions or even the early Apollo missions.

The story was that during the Cold War, Glenn became such an American hero as the first American to orbit the Earth, that Kennedy barred him from future space flight because he didn't want to risk a mishap that killed Glenn.

That's why I didn't begrudge him the reward of a shuttle flight by Bill Clinton after Glenn spearheaded Clinton's impeachment defense in the Senate.

-PJ

16 posted on 12/08/2016 7:43:36 AM PST by Political Junkie Too (If you are the Posterity of We the People, then you are a Natural Born Citizen.)
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A much better astronaut than U.S. Senator.


17 posted on 12/08/2016 7:44:08 AM PST by Vigilanteman (ObaMao: Fake America, Fake Messiah, Fake Black man. How many fakes can you fit into one Zer0?)
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Might disagree with the man's politics, but I admire and respect the man.
73 years of marriage...WOW!!!

I honestly hope and pray that he KNOWS the one true God.

18 posted on 12/08/2016 7:44:28 AM PST by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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I got to briefly meet him once and shake his hand.


19 posted on 12/08/2016 7:45:30 AM PST by SoFloFreeper (Isaiah 25:8)
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He, like McCain can be both. A patriot. But a disgusting politician.


20 posted on 12/08/2016 7:45:37 AM PST by tennmountainman ("Prophet Mountainman" Predicter Of All Things RINO...for a small pittance)
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