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1 17: Shoulder Patches Military Leather aviator's name tag embossed with U.S. Marine Corps aviator wings and "John Glenn - Major - USMC," 1950s Aviation flight suit patch from the Naval Test Pilot School at Patuxent River, Maryland, embossed with the school logo and "Test Pilot Training," circa Leather aviator's name tag embossed with U.S. Marine Corps aviator wings and "John Glenn - Major U.S.M.C.", 1950s Heart-shaped logo patch for VMF-311 (John Glenn's U.S. Marine Corps aviation squadron during the Korean War) featuring a black cat riding a rocket, Leather aviator's name tag embossed with U.S. Marine Corps aviator wings and "J.H. Glenn, Jr. - Major - USMC," 1950s Unit patch for the U.S. Marine Corps squadron VMF "Death Rattlers" that John Glenn flew with in China in 1946 and in Guam in "Ready Teddy" unit patch for VMO-155, the U.S Marine Corps aviation squadron John Glenn served in during World War II, circa NASA Framed set of crew shoulder patches from the Friendship and the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 space flights, To John Glenn - An American Hero from A-B Emblems and Caps, Commemorative patch for the NASA Complex launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida embossed with America's First Men in Space and the names of the seven Project Mercury astronauts, circa 1980s Commemorative patch for the 1961 "B.S. (Boy Scouts) Camporee" in Japan, presented to John Glenn during the NASA goodwill tour of Japan in Commemorative patch for the Boy Scout 1962 "Asian Jamboree," presented to John Glenn during the NASA goodwill tour of Japan in John H. Glenn High School "Varsity Club" patch, Huntington, Long Island, New York, circa 1960s Commemorative patches for the Boys Scouts of America "Lutheran Camp-out of 1958 and (the 1962 patch features a Mercury capsule in space) 1

2 NASA Patch with the logo of the "USAF (United States Air Force) Tropic Survival School, CAIRC (Caribbean Air Command)," June Crew patch of the Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS- 1, (first NASA space shuttle mission) 1097 Crew patch of the Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS- 3, Crew patch of the Space Shuttle Challenger mission STS-8, Crew patch of the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS- 26, Crew patch of the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS- 29, Commemorative patch for the "NACA - NASA 75th Anniversary, " (National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics -National Aeronautics and Space Administration) 1102 Crew patch of the Space Shuttle Atlantis mission STS- 43, Crew patch of the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS- 70, (All-Ohio crew) 1104 Patch commemorating the awards won in 1996 by the 45th Operations Group, the U.S. Air Force unit supporting NASA space launches at Cape Canaveral, Florida Patch with the logo of the NASA Safety Reporting System NSRS, Patch with the logo of the "NASA Spartan" high altitude observatory satellite. (released, then retrieved during the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in 1998) 1107 Crew patch for the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95, (John Glenn returned to space as a payload specialist on this NASA mission) 1108 Patch produced by the United Space Alliance to commemorate John Glenn's return to space as a crew member on NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95, Patch with the logo of the Canadian Space Agency OSTEO (Osteoporosis Experiments in Orbit) project performed by John Glenn during the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95,

3 NASA Patch with the logo of the 45th Operations Support Squadron, the U.S. Air Force unit supporting NASA space launches at Cape Canaveral, Florida, circa 1980s Patch with the logo of the 45th Operations Support Squadron, the U.S. Air Force unit supporting NASA space launches at Cape Canaveral, Florida, circa 1990s Patch with the logo of the "X-29 Advanced Technology Demonstrator, Grumman, USAF, DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), NASA," circa 1990s Triangular patch with the NASA space shuttle logo, circa 1980s Patch with the logo of the "United States Microgravity Laboratory, USML-1," circa 1990s Patch with the logo of the "USML" (United States Microgravity Laboratory) containing crew member names of NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia mission STS- 50, Patch with the logo of the X-29A experimental aircraft, with motto "Audaces Fortuna Juvat" (fortune favors the bold), circa 1990s Crew patch of the NASA Skylab I mission, printed on cloth, Football varsity letter from John H. Glenn High School, Huntington, Long Island, New York, circa 1960s Crew patch of the NASA Skylab II mission, printed on cloth and autographed by the crew members, Commemorative patch for the Boy Scouts of America "Space Shuttle, Link Up to Adventure Expo '83." 1130 Commemorative patch for the 30th anniversary of John Glenn's Friendship 7 space flight, Patch produced by the East Muskingum Schools (New Concord, Ohio) to commemorate John Glenn's return to space, embossed "Godspeed, John Glenn, 1962 and 1998, Celebrating the Journey." 1132 Crew patch of the NASA Skylab III mission, printed on cloth, Patch with the logo of the "Microgravity Glovebox" used on NASA shuttle missions and on the Mir space station, circa 1990s. 3

4 NASA Framed and matted patch commemorating "The Charles A. Lindbergh Fund Dinner Honoring James Doolittle and the Pioneer Astronauts, 1984" with signatures of the six surviving Project Mercury astronauts and their wives, dated May 12, Patch for the NASA GSFC Spartan 201 High Altitude Observatory satellite released then retrieved during the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in Logo patch for John Glenn's NASA Mercury 6, Friendship 7 spaceflight on February 20, (patch not designed until after the space flight) 1559 Black patch with the "Friendship 7" design as painted on John Glenn s spacecraft for NASA's Mercury 6 mission on February 20, Oval patch containing the crew patches for John Glenn's Friendship 7 space flight and the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95, with wording "John H. Glenn, Jr. - First American in Orbit - Oldest Man in Space," Cloth name patch with "John Glenn" and the U.S. Marine Corps aviation insignia, worn by Glenn while a payload specialist on NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in Leather name patch embossed with the U.S. Marine Corps aviation insignia and "John Glenn - JSC- Houston," worn by Glenn while a payload specialist on NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in NASA logo patch worn by Glenn while a payload specialist on NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in "Mach 25" patch featuring an image of a space shuttle in flight, earned by John Glenn for traveling above the speed of Mach 25 in Logo patch for the "AIAA - National Capital Section - Duval High School Roach Motel" experiment carried aboard the Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in Logo patch for the Japanese space agency NASDA with "Working in Space - STS C. Mukai." 1567 Logo patch for NASA's Integrated Vehicle Health Management system used on Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-95 in

5 NASA Crew patch for NASA space shuttle mission STS-87, November 19 - December 5, Crew patch for NASA space shuttle mission STS-91, June 2-12, Logo patch for "American in Orbit - 50 Years " with an image of a Mercury spacecraft, Commemorative patch "Timber Cove - Home of Friends, Families and Astronauts - 50 Years " (housing development near Houston, Texas) 1577 Crew patch for NASA's Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS-121, April Crew patch for NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour mission STS-100, April Logo patch for SpaceX's "Falcon Launch VII - HUB - `09 Rocket Time," Logo patch for "USAFA Space Ops - Aim Higher, circa 1990s Crew patch for NASA's Apollo 11 mission, Crew patch for the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, July Crew patch for Expedition 23 to the International Space Station, Logo patch for the "AFFTC - Shuttle Recovery Team," circa 1990s. NASA Large oval patch commemorating the 50th anniversary of John Glenn's Friendship 7 space flight, designed by Timothy Gagnon and Jorge Cartes, Titusville, Florida, Large round patch commemorating the astronauts of NASA's Project Mercury, designed by Timothy Gagnon, Titusville, Florida, Large, spearhead-shaped patch commemorating NASA's space shuttle program, , designed by Timothy Gagnon, Titusville, Florida, Large, diamond-shaped patch commemorating NASA's space shuttle program, , designed by Timothy Gagnon, Titusville, Florida, Mission patch for Space Shuttle Discovery mission STS- 114, July 26 - August 9,

6 NASA Unit patch for NASA's "Flight Crew Operations," circa Post-Senate Unit patch for NASA's "Super Guppy Transport - Johnson Space Center," circa Crew patch for NASA's prototype space shuttle Enterprise used for the program's "Approach and Landing Test," Crew patch for NASA's space shuttle program "NASA SCA - The Final Mission - Discovery - Enterprise - Endeavour," Patch commemorating the 50th anniversary of Scott Carpenter's Aurora 7 spaceflight, Logo patch for "Wright Brothers - Flight Ranger," from the celebrations in Dayton, Ohio commemorating the 100th anniversary of powered flight, Senate 1089 Commemorative patch for the "Korean War Veterans Memorial Dedication, Washington, July '95." 1117 Patch with the logo of the submarine USS Ohio SSBN 726, circa 1980s Patch with the logo of the U.S. Air Force B1B Bomber, embossed "John Glenn - August 1984." 1119 Patch with the logo of the International Plastic Modelers Society, Cleveland, John H. Glenn Chapter, Patch in the shape of Ohio featuring a Wright Brothers airplane, embossed "G.L.S.A., L.O.H. (Antioch Shrine, Legion of Honor), Birthplace of Aviation, Dayton, OH, 1992." 1121 Patch with the logo of the Bicentennial "American Freedom Train," Patch with the logo of the National Capital Wing, Civil Air Patrol, circa 1970s. 6

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