John Herschel Glenn Jr. (July 18, 1921 – December 8, 2016)

[davidbeegah]

The last surviving Mercury 7, astronaut and the 1st American to orbit the Earth passed away at 95. Pretty good run. Rest Well Sir..

www.cbsnews.com/news/john-glenn-first-american-to-orbit-the-earth-dead-at-95/

www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2016/12/08/facts-prove-john-glenn-badass/95160148/

In addition to John Glenn the other six Mercury astronauts were: Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. (1923–1998), U.S. Navy (2 flights), Donald Kent (Deke) Slayton (1924–1993), U.S. Air Force (1 flight), Leroy Gordon (Gordo) Cooper Jr. (1927–2004), U.S. Air Force (2 flights), Malcolm Scott Carpenter (1925–2013), U.S. Navy (1 flight), Virgil Ivan (Gus) Grissom (1926–1967), U.S. Air Force (2 flights), and Walter Marty (Wally) Schirra Jr. (1923–2007), U.S. Navy (3 flights).

[Mod City]

It was an impressive bunch, and they led right into the Apollo era. I wasn't around for any of it, but it's fun to imagine how exciting a time it must have been to see these guys do their thing.

Rest well, sir.