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Marine Corps Col. Tyler J. Zagurski, commanding officer of Marine Barracks Washington, stands at attention in front of the casket of John Glenn at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Dec. 16, 2016. Glenn, a former Marine Corps fighter pilot, astronaut, Ohio state senator and U.S. senator, became the first man to orbit the earth in 1962. Glenn died Dec. 8, 2016, at age 95. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Ochoa

Honoring Glenn

Marine Corps Col. Tyler J. Zagurski, commanding officer of Marine Barracks Washington, stands at attention in front of the casket of John Glenn at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Dec. 16, 2016. Glenn, a former Marine Corps fighter pilot, astronaut, Ohio state senator and U.S. senator, became the first man to orbit the earth in 1962. Glenn died Dec. 8, 2016, at age 95. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Paul Ochoa

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