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El Supremo

(20,365 posts) Thu Dec 8, 2016, 10:46 PM Dec 2016

What a great man.

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What a great man. (Original Post) El Supremo Dec 2016 OP

An example to all of us. nt Xipe Totec Dec 2016 #1

... shenmue Dec 2016 #2

in so many ways.... dhill926 Dec 2016 #3

Godspeed. volstork Dec 2016 #4

pretty awesome lady too Skittles Dec 2016 #5

k&r Liberal_in_LA Dec 2016 #6

I have always admired John Glenn.... Puha Ekapi_2 Dec 2016 #7

recently read his biography--quite the man, John Glenn! lastlib Dec 2016 #8

in addition to all his accomplishments KT2000 Dec 2016 #9

BRAVE!!! Man! tenderfoot Dec 2016 #10

The traveling Smithsonian exhibit came through town gratuitous Dec 2016 #11

Yes. I saw those at the Smithsonian as well. The Kennedy Space Center too! tenderfoot Dec 2016 #12

Xipe Totec

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1. An example to all of us. nt

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Thu Dec 8, 2016, 10:54 PM

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shenmue

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2. ...

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Thu Dec 8, 2016, 10:59 PM

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dhill926

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3. in so many ways....

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Thu Dec 8, 2016, 11:00 PM

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volstork

(5,400 posts)

4. Godspeed.

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Thu Dec 8, 2016, 11:08 PM

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Skittles

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5. pretty awesome lady too

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Fri Dec 9, 2016, 01:22 AM

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96 years old now

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

6. k&r

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Fri Dec 9, 2016, 01:24 AM

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Puha Ekapi_2

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7. I have always admired John Glenn....

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Fri Dec 9, 2016, 01:28 AM

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....true American hero and great Democratic Senator.

lastlib

(23,220 posts)

8. recently read his biography--quite the man, John Glenn!

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Fri Dec 9, 2016, 01:29 AM

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"Godspeed, John Glenn"...........

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KT2000

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9. in addition to all his accomplishments

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Fri Dec 9, 2016, 01:44 AM

Dec 2016

I loved the way he respected his wife. They had a real love story.
Yes - a great man.

tenderfoot

(8,426 posts)

10. BRAVE!!! Man!

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Fri Dec 9, 2016, 01:46 AM

Dec 2016

There's no way in hell I'd get shot up into space not knowing to what to expect!

Rest in Peace John Glenn.

gratuitous

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11. The traveling Smithsonian exhibit came through town

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Fri Dec 9, 2016, 01:51 AM

Dec 2016

They had one of the early space capsules on display. You could get close enough to touch it. No way in the world I'd have gotten into that thing. It looked about two steps up from a backyard Popular Science project. Yikes!

tenderfoot

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12. Yes. I saw those at the Smithsonian as well. The Kennedy Space Center too!

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Fri Dec 9, 2016, 01:54 AM

Dec 2016

No way! No day! LOL!

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