John Glenn, Marine Corps combat pilot, pioneer of human exploration and later a longtime United States senator, became the first American to orbit the Earth on this day in history, Feb. 20, ...

151; -- John Glenn, the first American astronaut ... In World War II he served as a Marine Corps pilot, flying 59 combat missions, and he flew 90 more in the Korean War. He rose in the ranks ...

“John Glenn always said ‘yes,’” Bolden said Saturday. “Yes to his country’s call in the U.S. Marine Corps, yes to being the first American to orbit the Earth as one of the Mercury ...

John H. Glenn was an American astronaut, Marine Corps Colonel, and U.S. Senator. A member of NASA's very first astronaut class (known as the Mercury 7), Glenn's first space mission was in 1962 ...

It also brought him close to President John F. Kennedy, who encouraged him to seek public office. After Kennedy's death in Dallas, Glenn resigned from the Marine Corps and the space program and ...

"I hoped it was the retro pack and not the heat shield." Moments later, Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr., USMC, splashed down in the Atlantic a national hero. He had orbited the Earth three times ...

Pioneering astronaut and former U.S. Senator John Glenn was also an entertainer ... The astronaut served NASA until 1964, when he left the Marine Corps. to run for public office.

John Glenn’s transcontinental F8U flight led to his selection as an astronaut. COURTESY ROB GETZ, WWW.STELLAR-VIEWS.COM Marine Corps Major John Glenn got up on the morning of July 16 ...

The Marine Corps Heritage Foundation today announced that Senator John Glenn will be presented the Lieutenant General John A. Lejeune Recognition for Exemplary Leadership. This honor recognizes ...

John Glenn, the first American to orbit the Earth ... from defending our freedom as a decorated Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II and Korea, to setting a transcontinental speed record ...

John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth ... from defending our freedom as a decorated Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II and Korea, to setting a transcontinental speed record ...