HR222 Summary

• Honors John Glenn on the 50th anniversary of becoming the first American to orbit the Earth on February 20, 1962

• Recognizes Glenn's service as a United States Marine Corps fighter pilot in World War II and the Korean War, and his career as one of NASA's original Mercury program astronauts

• Acknowledges Glenn's achievements including flying on Discovery at age 77 in 1998 as the oldest person in space, receiving the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978, and induction into the Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1990

• Notes Glenn's service as a U.S. Senator from Ohio from 1974-1999 and his founding of the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy at Ohio State University in 1998

• Expresses the Alabama House of Representatives' commendation for Glenn's lifetime of achievement and service as a warrior, astronaut, statesman, and educator