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.