Legendary Astronaut John Young, a REAL American ICON, has died

     Just as the last of our World War II heroes are leaving us, similarly and sadly, without much National fanfare, the real Icons among us are also departing with a very noticeable silence from this country's media.

        The first person to fly in space six times

     Legendary Astronaut John W. Young, one of very few men who walked on the moon, and later commanded the first space shuttle mission, died on Friday at his home in Houston. He was 87.

     One of the prerequisites to make your way into today's American media's national headlines, by their leftist standards, requires you to be involved as a Social Justice Worrier, or taking part in some sort of racial demonstration, which usually is accompanied by fire and destruction.

     Unfortunately, when a humble contributor to our society silently passes away, little mention is made by our media, and when recognition is afforded these real icons, news of their passing most likely will end up on page three, somewhere around the daily political cartoons disparaging the current US President, or comments section, containing a volley of hateful and vulgar remarks aimed in this same direction.

     My apologies to the family of Icon, John Young.  This is not the time nor place to nourish hateful thoughts or comments, but probably necessary to illustrate the unforgivable double standards practiced by today's dying peddlers of information.

     Thanks to sources such as Wikipedia, we are able to highlight just a few of the accomplishments of people like John Young.  Truly a man we can proudly call an American hero and ICON.

                        Military and NASA insignia and decorations 

Navy Astronaut Wings 
Navy Distinguished Service Medal with gold award star 
Distinguished Flying Cross with two gold award stars 
Congressional Space Medal of Honor (1981) 
NASA Distinguished Service Medal (1969) with three oak leaf clusters (1981, 2004) 
Exceptional Engineering Achievement Award (1985) 
NASA Exceptional Engineering Achievement Medal (1987) 
NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal (1992) 
NASA Outstanding Achievement Medal (1994) 
NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1965, 1966) 

                                           Awards and honors 

Inducted into six Aviation and Astronaut Halls of Fame 
General James E. Hill Lifetime Space Achievement Award  from the Space Foundation (2010) 
Golden Plate Award for Science and Exploration (1993) 
American Astronautical Society Space Flight Award (1993) 
NASA Ambassador of Exploration (2005) 
He was the first John Young History Maker Honoree in 2005 
Six honorary doctorate degrees 
John Young Parkway, a major highway in Orlando and Kissimmee, Florida, is named for him. When he heard the highway was named for him, he said "Them boys shouldn't a'done that. I ain't dead yet".[30] An elementary school (OCPS) on the parkway also bears his name. 
The planetarium at the Orlando Science Center was originally named in his honor. 
Ranked as the No. 3 most-popular space hero in a 2010 Space Foundation survey 
Recipient of Aviation Weeks 1998 Philip J. Klass Award for Lifetime Achievement 

Thank you

John Young