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guyman
Social climber
Moorpark, CA.
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He had the right stuff.
My condolences to his Family, Friends and all of US.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, A sailboat, or some time zone
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The Greatest Generation.
Susan
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mooch
Trad climber
Old Climbers' Home (Adopted)
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No disrespect to you survival for initiating this post. Heartfelt indeed. However, John Glenn was a Marine aviator, not a soldier in the Army. Soooooo.......
Rest In Peace Marine!
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 8, 2016 - 02:28pm PT
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Soldier was just a catch all term mooch. Soldier of life, soldier of politics, soldier of the country. No disrespect meant obviously, and yes I knew he was a Marine.
Sorry for the typo.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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He is worthy of his own thread. A hell of a good stick and a really nice
man by all accounts. Much respect.
Semper Fi!
FYI, a Marine aviator died off of Japan today when he punched out of his F-18C.
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Might , could'a been President if the peanut farmer had picked the hero instead of Walter ,what was his name?
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 8, 2016 - 02:58pm PT
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Reilly, sorry to hear about the Marine out of Japan. Seems we've had a number of military pilots lost the last couple years. Drag. I'm glad it didn't happen to any of my students that I know of.
I wonder how much it happens to Russian pilots, and we never know about it..
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Reports from Syria say they have recently lost two SU-33s to accidents just
flying off their POS carrier, aka The Smoking Hulk.
BTW, you do know yer book report is due soon? I'll give you a few more weeks. ;-)
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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"that one thought that kept crossing his mind throughout that spaceflight------that every part of that space craft was supplied by the lowest bidder"
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i-b-goB
Social climber
Wise Acres
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A True American Hero!
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Caveman
climber
Cumberland Plateau
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RIP Colonel Glenn, or as they called you in the Corps......'old magnet ass'. ;)
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rick sumner
Trad climber
reno, nevada/ wasilla alaska
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He had the right stuff. How many people nowadays would gladly strap themselves into a highly experimental craft atop a million pounds of explosives.
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Gary
Social climber
Desolation Basin, Calif.
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While in the Smithsonian with my kids a few years back, we peered into his minuscule space capsule, and I couldn't help wondering...."How in the hell did they get him AND his balls into such a small space???"
LOL! We thought the same thing. Like going into orbit in a Corvair.
The man rode a ball of fire into outer space, that's kinda cool.
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Gunkie
Trad climber
Valles Marineris
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John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin... all men among men. These guys had balls. Well done, John Glenn. A life well lived.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, ... thanks for sharing the news...
my prayers and condolences to his family and loved ones...
such history, this man has been through, that he was in,
in his life's work...
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Outside the Asylum
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Very sorry to hear this, although he had a long and well-lived life. They don't make them like him any more.
Plus it was rather cool that one of the first astronauts had the middle name Herschel.
February 20, 1962 was an important day for me too.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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In 1962 he told us how black space was and how bright the stars were, I never forgot that voice and those words......I heard them again today, I was 11 years old again for a split second and I was blown away, thanks indeed.
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Godspeed John Glenn.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Nice obit in today's LA Times. 59 missions in WWII with 2 DFCs and 10 Air Medals!
90 missions in Korea with TWO MORE DFCs! Dayum!
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