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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern) stands with his wife, Annie Glenn, daughter, Lyn Glenn, and son, David Glenn, upon receiving the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (partially hidden on edge of image), astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, and Congressman George P. Miller (California) look on from left; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (back to camera) stands at far right; Senator Warren G. Magnuson (right of David Glenn) stands in back.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (right of lectern) stands with his wife, Annie Glenn, and daughter, Lyn Glenn, upon receiving the NASA Distinguished Service Medal from President John F. Kennedy (at lectern) at Hangar ‘S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. Astronaut Commander Alan B. Shepard, Jr., astronaut Captain Virgil “Gus” Grissom, and Congressman George P. Miller (California) look on from left; Air Force Aide to the President Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (first from right) stands with Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's son David Glenn (in profile); Senator Warren G. Magnuson (right of David Glenn) stands in back.
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (left) explains the details of the space capsule Friendship 7 to President John F. Kennedy (at right, facing away) following the presentation ceremony of his National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Those looking on include: Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (back left, in profile), Special Assistant to the President Lawrence “Larry” O’Brien (in back, left of Senator Robert Kerr of Oklahoma), Senator Kerr (behind Lieutenant Colonel Glenn, facing away), Glenn's son David Glenn (partially hidden, over Glenn's shoulder), President Kennedy's brother-in-law Prince Stanislaus Radziwill of Poland (mostly hidden, in back, right of David Glenn), Glenn's wife Annie Glenn (left of President Kennedy), Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson (partially hidden behind the President), and Director of the Manned Spacecraft Center Dr. Robert Gilruth (mostly hidden, behind Vice President Johnson).
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John H. Glenn, Sr. (holding hat) and Clara Sproat Glenn, parents of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (partially hidden behind Mrs. Glenn, Sr.), look inside the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Those looking on include: Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (back left, in profile), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's son David Glenn (behind Clara Glenn), his daughter Lyn Glenn (far right, facing away), and Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (far right, behind Lyn Glenn).
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Annie Glenn, wife of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr., looks inside the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn (in profile, at far right) at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Those looking on include: Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back, left of Mrs. Glenn), Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (partially hidden behind Mrs. Glenn), his son David Glenn (partially hidden behind Lyn Glenn), and Senator Robert S. Kerr of Oklahoma (in back, left of Glenn).
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John H. Glenn, Sr. (center) and Clara Sproat Glenn, parents of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (partially hidden behind Mrs. Glenn, Sr.), look inside the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Those looking on include: Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (back left, facing the camera), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's son David Glenn (right of Mrs. Glenn, Sr.), Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (right of David Glenn, partially hidden), and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (far right, facing away).
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John H. Glenn, Sr. (center) and Clara Sproat Glenn, parents of astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (mostly hidden behind Mrs. Glenn, Sr.), look inside the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant Colonel Glenn at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Those looking on include: Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (back left, in profile), Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's son David Glenn (facing the camera), Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (right of David Glenn, in profile), and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (far right, facing away).
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (reaching into the capsule) shows his parents, John H. Glenn, Sr. and Clara Sproat Glenn, the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of his National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Those looking on include: Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back, left of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), Congressman Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (in back, second from right), and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (far right, facing away).
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Astronaut Lieutenant Colonel John H. Glenn, Jr. (reaching into the capsule) shows his parents, John H. Glenn, Sr. and Clara Sproat Glenn, the space capsule Friendship 7 following the presentation ceremony of his National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Distinguished Service Medal at Hangar 'S,’ Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Brevard County, Florida. The Friendship 7 carried Lieutenant Colonel Glenn in orbit around the earth three times. Those looking on include: Senator Warren G. Magnuson of Washington (in back, left of Lieutenant Colonel Glenn), Congressman Edward P. Boland of Massachusetts (in back, second from right), and Lieutenant Colonel Glenn's daughter Lyn Glenn (far right, facing away).