>John,
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>The Discovery channel had a great program on last night about his orginal flight. I had always wondered why he went into politics, it was at Kennedy's urging.. and the fact that Kennedy prohibitted him from going back into space to prevent the possible loss of a national hero.
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Hey I seen that show too! It was great, but the Kennedy trivia surprised me, I had never heard that before. Granted I'm no history buff, but I had always figured Glenn didn't make another trip in order to give the other astronauts a chance. < g > And i wonder why some people call me the sickening optimist ;)
Roxanne M. Seibert
Independent Consultant, VFP MCP
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