John Glenn not only was the first american to orbit the earth, a senator and

[applegrove]

the oldest astronaut, he was married for 73 years and was a fighter pilot in WWII. Wow! RIP

[wcmagumba]

1. Flew missions in Korea too...

RIP a true hero and Democrat.

[monmouth4]

2. And a United States Marine. Semper Fi Sir..n/t

[applegrove]

3. I remember reading somewhere that those allied WWII pilots showed up in Korea

and flew circles around the enemy (don't know who the enemy would be, would it be Russian or chinese or north korean pilots - I can't remember).

[niyad]

4. his childhood sweetheart, as I recall.

[applegrove]

5. So great.