Posted on 10/29/2019 6:05:09 PM PDT by fugazi
If you had to name the ten most-famous Americans ever, who would be on your list? Better yet: if you could go back in time with any of them and have a beer, who would you pick? John Glenn would have to be at the top of my list. He flew combat missions in World War II and Korea, flew alongside baseball great Ted Williams, was one of the original Mercury astronauts, the first American to orbit the earth, was a politician, ran for president, then became the oldest man in space. Man, wouldn't you just kill to hear some of those stories?
The following pages feature historic photos of John H. Glenn Jr., some you might have seen, some you haven't. Hopefully you enjoy reading this slideshow as much as we did writing it.
Maj. Glenn's fighter took so much damage from enemy fire that his fellow aviators nicknamed him "Magnet Ass." Here he stands in front of the F-86 Sabre which he used to kill three enemy MiG-15s. Between World War II and Korea, Glenn flew 149 combat missions and was hit 12 different times. On two occasions, his plane returned with over 250 holes.
Maj. Glenn after scoring his third -- and final -- victory of the Korean War on 23 July 1953. The Marine aviator was temporarily assigned to the Air Force's 25th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, at Suwon (K-13) Air Base in South Korea.
Glenn's North American Aviation F-86F-30-NA Sabre (serial no. 52-4584) at Suwon, 1953. He had the names of his family (daughter Lyn, wife...
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Keating Five.
Yes, he was a Democrat, but PLEASE let’s not make this comment thread about Glenn’s politics.
He was a crook. Period.
I liked Glenn when I was a young man but then I grew up.
Wait. Are you telling me he never held an actual job outside government???
it’s not FR-specific, but you can specify the width by putting “width=55%” or whatever % you want after the “img” tag.
Thanks!
the Keating 5 isn’t about politics, its about stealing. JFK was a democrat too, but there will be little bad remarks said about him.
Some of us were around here back when he sold out to the Clintons to become that oldest man in space.
He reminds me of Benedict Arnold. He performed bravely and brilliantly, even suffering the loss of a leg.
Then he turned traitor. Just like Glenn.
John Glenn disgusts me. He was a great war hero - but then he became a politician and became a traitor to the Constitution and American values.
I can never forgive this slimeball for ‘running interference’ during hearings that were aimed at digging out the China connection - where the Chinese government was funneling campaign cash to Bill Clinton. Glenn used every parliamentary maneuver to squash evidence, hide witnesses, etc....
Eventually - a later investigation showed that there was truly illegal campaign contributions from China that went to Clinton - but Glenn protected the corrupt Clinton - and earned a space ride in the Shuttle. He sold out this nation for a ride in space. Traitor. Disgusting.
...to corrupt Democrat assclown
> He was a crook. Period. <
That’s the bottom line. Back in 1984 Glenn ran for president. And he racked up considerable debt in doing so. He owed printers, consultants, etc.
He simply refused to pay any of those debts. Instead, he said something like “I’d rather give that money to my family.”
Those are not the words of an honorable man.
Glenn willfully and deliberately obstructed the investigation into ChinaGate and the Clintons, the most serious crime of that dreadful regime (selling nuclear secrets to the Red China military, money-laundering, et al). His actions were treasonous... all to get another ride into space. Hope it was worth your soul, Johnny-boy.
As my Sen. Fred Thompson said (who chaired that committee, and rarely had a bad word about anyone) when the media came to him for a feel-good soundbyte about Glenn, he said what he had to say about him could not be aired on television.
Thank you for remembering those days.
Glenn and McCain, Keating 5 crooks.
Ever?
Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
John D. Rockefeller
Tie: Thomas Edison/Alexander Graham Bell
Walt Disney
Martin Luther King Jr
Tie: Bill Gates/Steve Jobs
Donald Trump
He became “the oldest man in space” because he abused his position as Senator to put his own ego over the best interests of the American taxpayer.
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