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They were ALL heros.

But as a 6 year old kid. John Glenn was my personal favorite hero. For my generation, EVERYTHING was space. We were the original space cadets.

My first drawing at 3 years old was of an Atlas or mercury rocket. —No dimension no prospective. Just t flat simple few lines of a thin, flat rectangle representing the rocket and a triangle representing the capsule. Down the main part of the rocket were the numbers "1", "2", "3", indicating the stages. Only a space nut kid could have produced that drawing.

And John Glenn remains a major hero of mine. Yuri Gagarin was also a major hero. As a kid, all I had to know was that it was a space rocket and an astronaut and my diverted attention was drawn.

Later, I had many heros, particularly Jim Lovell. I believe that THE most important space flight was that of Apollo 13. —Also the greatest exploratory adventure in the history of mankind. Apollo 11...—that was pretty good as well.

The kids today lack serious heros. Back in 1961 we had plenty. Perhaps I am odd, but Louis Armstrong ALWAYS ranked as a number one hero as well. Go figure.

- April 24, 2020Hero