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The last heroes: John Glenn flies us back to the age of innocence

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Astronaut John Glenn is going to go into space for nine days beginning on October 29, 1998 as the first senior citizen in space. Glenn's last mission was in 1962 and Glenn has been trying to get into space ever since. Glenn's life during the early 60's was a period of trials and triumphs.

Author: Stolley, Richard B., Morse, Ralph
Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-3019
Year: 1998
Cover Story, Behavior, Space flight, Astronauts, 1960s (Decade) AD, Glenn, John

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The secret war of Ed Ramsey

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Lieutenant Edwin Ramsey led the guerrilla movement during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines in World War II. Throughout the occupation, Ramsey's units dealt severe losses to the Japanese and served as a beacon of hope for the Filipino people.

Author: Ramsey, Edwin Price, Rivele, Stephen J.
Publisher: Reader's Digest Magazines Ltd.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest (Canadian)
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0413
Year: 1992
Guerrilla warfare, World War II, 1939-1945, Resistance movements, Ramsey, Edwin

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It takes all kinds of heroes

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Publisher: Time, Inc.
Publication Name: Life
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0024-3019
Year: 1979
Biography, Courage, Haseltine, Charles, Pryor, Patrick, Turolla, Mike, Swayze, Neil and Anna, Scrivens, Henry, Reed, Delores Brown, Collins, Anitra, DeMura, Duane

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Subjects list: Personal narratives, Heroes
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