John Glenn, First US Astronaut to Orbit Earth, Interred at Arlington Cemetery

Thursday, April 6, 2017 - 12:01 in Astronomy & Space

John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, was laid to rest on April 6, four months after he died at the age of 95. The late astronaut, Marine Colonel and Senator was interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

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