John Wilford at The New York Times:
John Glenn, a freckle-faced son of Ohio who was hailed as a national hero and a symbol of the space age as the first American to orbit Earth, then became a national political figure for 24 years in the Senate, died on Thursday in Columbus, Ohio. He was 95.
Glenn had one hell of a resume:
- World War II and Korean War veteran
- First American to orbit the Earth
- U.S. Senator from the state of Ohio
- Oldest person in space, at the age of 77
America lost a hero today.