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43John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth, oldest man to ever be in space at age 77, a Marine Corps veteran of World War II and the Korean War, a test pilot, a senator, and one of our country’s all-time badasses died today.
While digging through different tributes, I stumbled upon this video showing Mr. Glenn’s response to his Democratic primary opponent’s attack suggesting that Glenn had “never worked for a living.” Glenn’s opponent, Howard Metzenbaum, was self-made millionaire seeking to capitalize on the anti-war sentiment of the early ’70s prevalent throughout much of the country. My god did that backfire for Metzenbaum.
You don’t have a pulse if that didn’t move the needle for you. There’s not a whole lot to add. Glenn lived the life of a legend, and he did it gracefully. Fun fact: John Glenn earned the nickname “Old Magnet Ass” because of his skill in landing his airplane under any condition. That’s a top 5 nickname in anybody’s book. RIP John Glenn..
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The world needs more John Glenns and less Amy Schumers
Jesus to John Glenn, you are cleared to enter Heaven.
Tough day being an Ohioan and a Marine.
Thank you for your service
Why can’t we have politicians like that anymore?
Because we keep reelecting shitty ones
Went to the same college as JG. There’s a longstanding rumor that he once drove his car into the lake in the middle of campus. Whether that’s true or not, it’s always fun to think that although he was a stellar American with more accomplishments than most, he was still just a fun-loving frat guy.
*with reckless antics
One day people will call you an all-time badass legend, Crime Dog.
I appreciate that, HungoverAF.
They don’t make them like this anymore.
Was a sad day up here in Ohio - the world is a better place because of John Glenn.
There’s a pretty good motivational speech that a Marine Gunnery Sergeant told his platoon about this before they went on patrol in Iraq. I’ll try to send it to ya’ll.