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All-American John Glenn: Astronaut, fighter pilot, senator

All-American John Glenn: Astronaut, fighter pilot, senator

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Glenn was the ultimate all-American hero. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, a war hero fighter pilot, a record-setting test pilot, a longtime senator, a presidential candidate and a man who defied age and gravity to go back into space at 77.

WASHINGTON (AP) — John Glenn was the ultimate all-American hero. He was the first American to orbit the Earth, a war hero fighter pilot, a record-setting test pilot, a longtime senator, a presidential candidate and a man who defied age and gravity to go back into space at 77.…