Jim Lovell died

[Old_Me]

Jim Lovell: Astronaut who guided Apollo 13 safely back to Earth dies aged 97

The commander of Apollo 13 famously rescued his men from near certain death in space.

www.bbc.com

if you ever saw the movie, he is the commander(??) of the ship the astronauts are rescued by, and he salutes Tom Hanks (playing him)

if this was already posted, i did not see it.....way too many pages to look thru and i deleted them all

 

[NMEDGE]

A true hero. May he rest in peace

 

[powerboatr]

RIP a great American
damm this one snuck in on me as well

 

[Annihilator]

RIP

 

[Shibadog]

A true American hero. I had the honor of hearing him speak at a National Fire Protection Association meeting many years ago. He impressed as a good guy and the real deal. Rest in peace.