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Former U.S. Sen. John Glenn and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen Samuel Cox, commandant of cadets, mount the name plate for the senator as the recipient of the 2008 Thomas D. White National Defense Award at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., April 22, 2009.

HONORING GLENN

Former U.S. Sen. John Glenn and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen Samuel Cox, commandant of cadets, mount the name plate for the senator as the recipient of the 2008 Thomas D. White National Defense Award at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., April 22, 2009.

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