Vintage WELCOME BACK TO EARTH JOHN GLENN 3 1/2 Souvenir Pin Button Mercury 1962

Description

White background with a black and white photograph of an astronauts head in a space helmet with a red banner with white text on the outer top edge and a blue banner with white text on the outer bottom edge of the button. Back Style:  Brass locking pin The Shape:  Circle The Size:  3 inch Additional Information:  On February 20, 1962 John Glenn became the first man to orbit the Earth. Glenn orbited the Earth several times and traveled a total of over 81,000 miles. He was given a hero's welcome after he had returned from space. He was awarded the Space Congressional Medal of Honor by President John F. Kennedy and was greeted with a ticker tape parade in New York City. Additionally, many schools and streets were named after him throughout the United States.