Posted on 12/09/2016 5:26:14 AM PST by Kaslin
The ride in the space shuttle was payoff for shutting down the Senate investigation of technology transfers to communist China for campaign cash for Clinton.
Prior to the transfers the Chinese could not get anything off the ground without it blowing up or crashing.
After they could target every American city with nuclear weapons.
THAT is what Clinton should have been impeached for, TREASON.
And Glenn helped cover it up.
It warms my heart to see so many here talking sh|t about Glenn.
Because, you know, it’s the truth.
No rose colored glasses here, no sirree!
He was one of my heroes when I was a kid, it was heartbreaking to see what kind of Senator he turned into.
I won’t say a thing about his political career nor about him being along for the ride in the Mercury program. But . . .
“Upon completing his training in 1943, Glenn was assigned to Marine Squadron VMJ-353, flying R4D transport planes. He transferred to VMF-155as an F4U Corsair fighter pilot, and flew 59 combat missions in the South Pacific.[8] He saw combat over the Marshall Islands, where he attacked anti-aircraft batteries on Maloelap Atoll. In 1945, he was assigned to NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, and was promoted to captain shortly before the war’s end.[4]:35
Glenn flew patrol missions in North China with the VMF-218 Marine Fighter Squadron, until it was transferred to Guam. In 1948 he became a flight instructor at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, followed by attending theAmphibious Warfare School.[9]:34
Korean War
During the Korean War, Glenn was assigned toVMF-311, flying the new F9F Panther jetinterceptor. He flew his Panther in 63 combat missions, gaining the nickname “magnet ass” from his alleged ability to attract enemy flak.[10]On two occasions, he returned to his base with over 250 holes in his aircraft.[11] For a time, he flew with Marine reservist Ted Williams, a futureHall of Fame baseball player for the Boston Red Sox, as his wingman. He also flew with future Major General Ralph H. Spanjer.[12]
Glenn flew a second Korean combat tour in an interservice exchange program with the United States Air Force, 51st Fighter Wing. He logged 27 missions in the faster F-86F Sabre and shot down three MiG-15s near theYalu River in the final days before the ceasefire.[10]
For his service in 149 combat missions in two wars, he received numerous honors, including the Distinguished Flying Cross (six occasions) and the Air Medal with eighteen award stars.[13]”
A Freemason (by ‘sight’) and member of Scottish Rite.
Yup.
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