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To honor and recognize February 20th as “John Glenn Friendship 7 Day” in honor of his historic mission to orbit the earth.
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WHEREAS, John Herschel Glenn, Jr. was born on July, 18 1921 in Cambridge, Ohio to parents John and Clara Glenn; and
WHEREAS, John Glenn grew up in New Concord, Ohio with his childhood sweetheart and future wife Annie; they have two children, John and Carolyn; and
WHEREAS, he studied engineering at Muskingum College, received his private pilot's license in 1941 and has received honorary degrees from nine colleges or universities; and
WHEREAS, John Glenn enlisted in the Naval Aviation Cadet Program shortly after the December 7, 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and was commissioned as an officer in the United States Marine Corps in 1943; and
WHEREAS, he received many honors for his military service, including the Distinguished Flying Cross on 6 occasions, the Air Medal with 18 Clusters, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal, the China Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and the Korean Service Medal; and
WHEREAS, as a patriot and space pioneer, he encouraged the people of the United States to rightfully view NASA as an embodiment of the persistent quest to expand their knowledge and explore frontiers; and
WHEREAS, John Glenn, aboard Friendship 7, became the first United States astronaut to orbit the Earth, orbiting 3 times and observing 3 sunrises, 3 sunsets, and the wonder of the universe in only 4 hours and 56 minutes; and
WHEREAS, his devotion to public service includes representing his home state of Ohio in the United States Senate for 24 years and;
WHEREAS, in retirement, John and Annie Glenn continued their public service by establishing the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does herby honor and recognize February 20t...
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