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Brother John Glenn passes at age 95

• Posted by rbence
• December 12, 2016

An American Hero and Brother Mason rests from his labors.

After a week-long hospital stay, John Glenn passed away December 8^th  in Columbus at the age of 95. He is survived by his wife and two adult children.

 John Herschel Glenn, Jr. was born in Cambridge, Ohio on July 18, 1921.

 Glenn is an American hero and a proud son of Ohio. He rose to fame by being the first American to orbit the earth, but he continued to serve America and the Buckeye state for the rest of his life.

 Glenn served in the US military first as a pilot and later as an astronaut from 1941-1965, retiring from the Marine Corps. He served as a Democratic Senator…

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