# John Glenn has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 8, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226 "2016-12-08T20:43:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226/21 "2016-12-09T01:35:44Z")
Met Buzz… but not him. Damn. RIP. 2016, you Miserable Bastard Year! All Evil did well, while Good was Laid Waste. For the sake of balance (and for the sake of Humanity) may 2017 swing just as far the Other way… ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226/22 "2016-12-09T03:38:29Z")
> [@Gedd](#): > > But really, that guy had one hell of a life. Born in a small town, married a high school(?) sweetheart, fought in two wars . . . Then became an astronaut, senator, national hero, got an airport named after him, and plenty more most of us can only dream of. And a NASA center named after him. I got to meet him at the dedication ceremony. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226/23 "2016-12-09T06:04:43Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > And by all accounts, his life was scandal-free. I don’t want to say anything bad about the man at a time like this. Especially a man who accomplished all the great things Glenn did. But historical truth says we should remember the bad with the good. Glenn was one of the Keating Five. ---
**Author:** ![ssgenius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226/24 "2016-12-09T07:03:48Z")
With John Glenn dead and the last of the Mercury astronauts, there are now only 2 left from the initial Mercury/Vostok programs Valery Bykovsky - Vostok 5 Valentina Tereshkova - Vostok 6 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226/25 "2016-12-09T09:14:07Z")
I have read Astronaut Glenn’s autobiography. He did his country, and himself, proud. Rest in peace, Astronaut Glenn. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226/26 "2016-12-09T10:03:41Z")
The Astronauts and space program were a big part of my early childhood. I remember in 6th grade that all the students left class and gathered in the school’s big meeting room to watch the moon landing live. John Glenn was a WWII fighter pilot (59 combat missions), Korean war fighter pilot (63 missions) , astronaut, and a Senator. What a rich and fulfilling life he lead. John Glenn had the right stuff. R.I.P. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226/27 "2016-12-09T11:59:23Z")
> [@ssgenius](#): > > With John Glenn dead and the last of the Mercury astronauts, there are now only 2 left from the initial Mercury/Vostok programs > > Valery Bykovsky - Vostok 5 > Valentina Tereshkova - Vostok 6 To be fair, if I were God I’d be scared to take Valentina Tereshkova too. The woman is _hardcore_. ---
**Author:** ![Crotalus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crotalus/32/41_2.png) [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226/28 "2016-12-09T12:14:43Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > I don’t want to say anything bad about the man at a time like this. Especially a man who accomplished all the great things Glenn did. > > But historical truth says we should remember the bad with the good. Glenn was one of the Keating Five. You could have easily just stayed out of this thread. [QUOTE=Wikipedia] The Senate Ethics Committee ruled that the involvement of Glenn in the scheme was minimal, and the charges against him were dropped. He was only criticized by the Committee for “poor judgment.” [/QUOTE] [Link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keating_Five#Glenn_and_McCain:_cleared_of_impropriety_but_criticized_for_poor_judgment). ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226/29 "2016-12-09T13:41:25Z")
Glenn was also the oldest of the Mercury 7. Probably all that clean living he notoriously indulged in. He was also the only one older than Chuck Yeager, who is still with us. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226/30 "2016-12-09T14:13:47Z")
Glenn was a part of my childhood. No matter at what age the good die, it’s always too young. Godspeed. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226/31 "2016-12-09T14:24:08Z")
> [@Crotalus](#): > > You could have easily just stayed out of this thread. Yes, I could have. But this is a memorial thread about the man’s life and what I mentioned was a part of his life. I greatly admire Glenn but I don’t believe we should whitewash a person’s life just because they’ve died. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226/32 "2016-12-09T22:30:14Z")
You know, David Bowie ----John Glenn has a certain symmetry. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2016, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226/33 "2016-12-09T23:45:18Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > To be fair, if I were God I’d be scared to take Valentina Tereshkova too. The woman is _hardcore_. I had her on my Death Pool list a few years back. Those astronauts/cosmonauts were all tough. I didn’t get a point that year. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226/34 "2016-12-10T23:57:10Z")
I just read this article on Annie Glenn, John’s wife. A truly remarkable woman in her own right, overcoming a speech disability at the age of 53. [http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/annie-glenn-‘when-i-called-john-he-cried-people-just-couldn’t-believe-that-i-could-really-talk’/ar-AAlkI2v](http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/annie-glenn-%E2%80%98when-i-called-john-he-cried-people-just-couldn%E2%80%99t-believe-that-i-could-really-talk%E2%80%99/ar-AAlkI2v) ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2016, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226/35 "2016-12-10T23:58:23Z")
I read that yesterday and shared it with faculty colleague who teaches in speech language pathology. She met Annie at a conference once and said she’s a lovely person. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-glenn-has-died/774226.md?page=1)