SUBSIM Radio Room Forums



SUBSIM: The Web's #1 resource for all submarine & naval simulations since 1997

Go Back   SUBSIM Radio Room Forums > General > General Topics
Forget password? Reset here

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 12-08-16, 04:35 PM   #1
Rockstar
In the Brig
 
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Zendia Bar & Grill
Posts: 12,614
Downloads: 10
Uploads: 0


Default John Glenn 1921-2016

Quote:
His legend is other-worldly and now, in his 95th year, that’s where John Glenn has gone.
http://www.dispatch.com/content/stor...ohn-glenn.html
Rockstar is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-16, 04:44 PM   #2
eddie
Ocean Warrior
 
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 3,023
Downloads: 99
Uploads: 0
Default

"God speed John Glenn!"
__________________
Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I'm kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me.

Al Capone
eddie is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-16, 05:01 PM   #3
Eichhörnchen
Starte das Auto
 
Eichhörnchen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: The Fens
Posts: 17,411
Downloads: 5
Uploads: 0


Default

That's sad... he was a genuinely nice man.
__________________
Eichhörnchen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-16, 05:15 PM   #4
u crank
Old enough to know better
 
u crank's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Prince Edward Island
Posts: 11,747
Downloads: 136
Uploads: 0


Default

R.I.P. Mr Glenn.

__________________

“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”

― Arthur C. Clarke




u crank is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-16, 06:12 PM   #5
Platapus
Fleet Admiral
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 19,380
Downloads: 63
Uploads: 0


Default

Rats, I was just reading earlier today that he was still in the hospital.

He was the last of the Original Seven.
__________________
abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.
Platapus is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 12-08-16, 06:18 PM   #6
razark
Ocean Warrior
 
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 2,731
Downloads: 393
Uploads: 12
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Platapus View Post
Rats, I was just reading earlier today that he was still in the hospital.
I saw that yesterday, but it still didn't prepare me for seeing the news pop up as I was getting ready to leave the office. Odd feeling looking up at our Mercury capsule on the way home.


Thank you, sir.
__________________
"Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"
razark is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:34 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 1995- 2025 Subsim®
"Subsim" is a registered trademark, all rights reserved.