How would you like to have John Glenn's resume?
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December 8th, 2016
I was not there for Glenn’s achievements in war or space flight.
I quote these from other sources other than my own experience
-Quit college to volunteer to go to war (WWII, after Pearl Harbor)
WWII 50 or 60 combat missions in the Pacific
-Korea-Got the nickname Magnet Ass because he was so hard core he would expose himself to to AA positions.
-Got the Distinguished Flying Cross several times (this is a really big deal, I know this and I am not a flyer)
Became a credentialed test pilot which is arguably a death wish
The first American to orbit the Earth in a little capsule that could have just as easily imploded or blown up.
Became US Senator that represented Ohio well with minimal controversy
And that is about that time (when he was a Senator in my state) that I became aware of his existence.
I love heroes.
I can’t deny it. I wish I could be one.
This guy really was one.
Wouldn’t you rather have his resume than your own?
I would.
RIP John Glenn
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You expressed what I was trying to write in the other Glenn thread. Any one of your list items would make someone stand out in the obituary column in the local paper – John Glenn could have been a janitor since 1945 and the paper today would say “WWII Combat Pilot”.
But that wasn’t enough.
John Glenn went on again and again to another venture and was a world-class, success every time. It’s like being an Olympic gold medalist in six consecutive decades.
See the movie “The Right Stuff.” Please. Your estimation of John Glenn will triple.
John Glenn certainly had an impressive resume, and I wouldn’t be disappointed to end up with something similar to it. Still, I like the resume I am building towards. It was inspired by my grandfather, who was a local hero rather than a national one. But that’s fine with me. Fame is overrated.
John Glenn is a remarkable “hero” in the fabric of the world I grew up in…that said… I would not trade my life’s resume for his for more than a few reasons.
No thanks…...........someone would always be asking me to do something. It’s bad enough now and my list isn’t nearly as long as his. ;)
Nah, nowhere does it say he can knit spaghetti, spoils the whole fucking thing for me.
Signed, authenticated, and ready to sell at auction.
@Call_Me_Jay Please, please watch “The Right Stuff.” His wife, Annie, is portrayed on it. VP Johnson wanted a statement from her and she was like, “No.”
Well, he didn’t take that too kindly, and threw all of his substantial weight into forcing her to make a statement. He called Glenn, who said, “If my wife said ‘No,” the answer is “No,” and that’s all there is to it,” and hung up on the Vice President of the United States! It is AWESOME! Awesomest movie ever.
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