19.05.12
Glenn recalled how he and his fellow Mercury astronauts traveled during their training to Cape Canaveral to watch a missile blast off. — John Glenn fever gripped Cape Canaveral on Friday, just as it did half a century ago when America was on the verge of launching its first man into orbit. “That wasn’t a very good confidence-builder for our first trip to the cape,” Glenn said. Improvements were made, and Glenn said he gained confidence in his Mercury-Atlas rocket, a converted nuclear missile. The 90-year-old Glenn was joined on stage by Scott Carpenter, 86, the only other survivor of the original Mercury 7 astronauts, as the anniversary festivities began. Hundreds of NASA workers jammed a space center auditorium, three days before the 50th anniversary of Glenn’s historic flight, to see and hear the first American to circle the Earth.Source: Marine Corps Times
by gcavallaro@militarytimes.com
Paxton to fire Petit “followed a Marine Corps inquiry into the facts relating to Petit’s Jan. 17, Petit had been in command of the 24th MEU — one of only seven MEUs across the Corps. The 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit will be commanded by executive officer Lt. Col. The decision by II Marine Expeditionary Force commander Lt. Gen. 29 arrest by the Jacksonville Police Department for misdemeanor larceny,” according to a press release from Paxton’s office. Petit, was relieved of command Feb. Petit was relieved “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the release said. Petit, 50, was detained by Jacksonville police shortly after 5 p. m. on Jan....
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Creator: John Hamilton | Juvenile Nonfiction - 2007-01-10
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Publisher: Checkerboard Library
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226 pages |
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Creator: Dan Carrison, Rod Walsh | Business & Economics - 2004-09
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Publisher: Amacom Books
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Creator: U. s. Marine Corps | History - 2007-03-31
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Publisher: Cosimo Inc
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US Marine Corps 1941-45
Creator: Gordon L. Rottman | History - 1995-05-15
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Publisher: Osprey Publishing
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