this best ilstrauts what john meant to us. he invited us up to his level where we discovered what an american can do. he once said he was a marine 23 year and it just wasn't enough. we had 95 great year and it still was not enough. >> reporter: another great story was described by vice-president joe biden. he described john glenn as one of the happy uponest people he ever new. >> he had an infectious smile. even when things looked like it was crashing down john would walk in my office with a big smile on his face and i wonder where the hell will has he been p. did he just not hear what i heard? >> reporter: the vice-president talked about glenn and his wife