Reporter john glenn will be remembered for his many roles in american history. He was a warrior in battle. Our first astronaut to orbit the earth. One of our most successful political leaders. He added oldest person in space to his roster of achievements. I cant help but stand here with a sense of deja vu 40yearold of deja vu. He was bo. Reporter he was born in ohio. After the japanese attacks pearl harbor, he signed up for the Aviation Cadet program and became a marine corps pilot. Long before senator john glenn landed in our nations capital, he served in world war ii, flying 59 successful missions. Fire yeefars later, he was read to fly again, this time over north korea. After serving in korea, glenn attended Test Pilot School at the Naval Air Test Center in maryland. Here he gained Early National recognition by setting the transcontinental speed record from los angeles to new york in three hours 23 minutes. By the late 1950s, the u. S. Manned Space Program was just being conceived.
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Reporter john glenn will be remembered for his many roles in american history. He was a warrior in battle. Our first astronaut to orbit the earth. One of our most successful political leaders. He added oldest person in space to his roster of achievements. I cant help but stand here with a sense of deja vu 40yearold of deja vu. He was bo. Reporter he was born in ohio. After the japanese attacks pearl harbor, he signed up for the Aviation Cadet program and became a marine corps pilot. Long before senator john glenn landed in our nations capital, he served in world war ii, flying 59 successful missions. Fire yeefars later, he was read to fly again, this time over north korea. After serving in korea, glenn attended Test Pilot School at the Naval Air Test Center in maryland. Here he gained Early National recognition by setting the transcontinental speed record from los angeles to new york in three hours 23 minutes. By the late 1950s, the u. S. Manned Space Program was just being conceived.
Reporter john glenn will be remembered for his many roles in american history. He was a warrior in battle. Our first astronaut to orbit the earth. One of our most successful political leaders. He added oldest person in space to his roster of achievements. I cant help but stand here with a sense of deja vu 40yearold of deja vu. He was bo. Reporter he was born in ohio. After the japanese attacks pearl harbor, he signed up for the Aviation Cadet program and became a marine corps pilot. Long before senator john glenn landed in our nations capital, he served in world war ii, flying 59 successful missions. Fire yeefars later, he was read to fly again, this time over north korea. After serving in korea, glenn attended Test Pilot School at the Naval Air Test Center in maryland. Here he gained Early National recognition by setting the transcontinental speed record from los angeles to new york in three hours 23 minutes. By the late 1950s, the u. S. Manned Space Program was just being conceived.
He has been accused of domestic violence. We will get response from labor ,eader Mary Kay Henry representing over 2 million workers. Then to oakland, california, where mourning continues after at least 36 people were killed in a fire at the ghost ship warehouse. They were amazing, you know . They were amazing. It is the people i didnt know i can even it is mind blowing. It is heartbreaking. Amy we will speak with bay area dj nihar bhatt who survived the fire but lost seven of his friends. All of that and more coming up. This is democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. President elect donald trump has picked fast food ceo Andrew Puzder to become the next secretary of labor. Puzder is the head of the company that franchises the fastfood outlets hardees and carls jr. He is a longtime republican donor who has been a vocal critic of raising the minimum wage, the fight for 15 movement, expansion of overtime pay, paid sick leave, and the Affordable Care act