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We've lost another American icon.
John Glenn, former NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator, dies at the age of 95
Former astronaut and U.S. Sen. John Glenn has died in Ohio. He was 95.
Glenn became a national hero in 1962 when he became the first American to orbit the Earth.
Hank Wilson with the John Glenn School of Public Affairs says Glenn died Thursday afternoon at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus.
John Glenn, former NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator, dies at the age of 95