self-efacing and moving. thank you for saving my honor. he did not tell me then or ever that he had had an opportunity to be freed years earlier, but had refused, a decision for which he had to endure additional periods of isolation and hardship. nor did he ever speak of his captivity again during the near half century of close friends p friendship. john s focus was on creating a better future.
for the faith and the friends p friendship, and for always leading us higher. even though the marines s hymn was written over 200 years ago, they had john glenn in the mind when they wrote the lines, first to fight for right and freedom and to keep our honor cle clean. we re proud to claim the title of united states marine. colonel john glenn has made tis last takeoff, and he ll be missed but never forgotten. seven, six, five, four, three, two godspeed, john glenn. one, ignition, liftoff.