mc5aw
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A different man from a different time ... before million $ athlete contracts, reality TV, and cell phones. What he accomplished as an adventurer, a pioneer, and an American is almost unquantifiable in today's world.
RIP Neil Armstrong
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Gunslinger808
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To a brave man, great explorer, and the hero of a generation.
Go in peace.
Go in peace.
silentflyer
Member
A true American hero, not in it for "me", but for the good of all. Never did try to "cash in"...I hope his spirit is on a another voyage through space and time..
The Last Standing Knight
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I remember the news media going into endless hours of live team coverage for "celebrities" such as Michael Jackson, et al.
I always decried this coverage.
However, Cmdr. Armstrong rates it, deserves it, and should get it. We have lost a man whose like we shall never see again. We as a people, a nation, are poorer for his loss.
I always decried this coverage.
However, Cmdr. Armstrong rates it, deserves it, and should get it. We have lost a man whose like we shall never see again. We as a people, a nation, are poorer for his loss.
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mc5aw
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For those old enough to remember, here's a snippet of footage that is as chilling as it is thrilling ...
First Moon Landing 1969 - YouTube
First Moon Landing 1969 - YouTube
God speed Sir!
Sebago Son
Member
I remember driving 60 miles that night just to watch the landing in color. Even if the moon feed was black and white.
jr_tex
Member
A true American Hero.
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long delirious, burning blue,
I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long delirious, burning blue,
I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew -
And, while with silent lifting mind I've trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand and touched the face of God.
imjin138
US Veteran
I remember watching him as a kid, I watched a 60 minutes interview a few years ago he never tried to cash in on his fame, A real American hero.
PartyPooper
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He was awesome and humble and never even wanting the notoriety of it all!
Truly a real hero!
mjr
Member
Neil Armstrong's passing has saddened me more than any death I can remember for a long time. I don't know why, exactly. Maybe it reminds me of how much we've lost in the past forty years, and how cheap and shallow so many things have become.
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Rest in peace you true Super Hero!!
LVSteve
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His picture should be next to the dictionary entry for "Hero and Gentleman". Fly high, Freebird.
Straightshooter2
US Veteran
(To the tune of the Navy Hymn)
Almighty ruler of the all
Whose power extends to great and small,
Who guides the stars with steadfast law,
Whose least creation fills with awe,
Oh grant Thy mercy and Thy grace
To those who venture into space. -- Robert A Heinlein
RIP Neil. You were one of my heroes.
CW
Almighty ruler of the all
Whose power extends to great and small,
Who guides the stars with steadfast law,
Whose least creation fills with awe,
Oh grant Thy mercy and Thy grace
To those who venture into space. -- Robert A Heinlein
RIP Neil. You were one of my heroes.
CW
He described himself as "a nerdy, white socks, pocket protector engineer." How can you find fault with a man capable of that kind of humility? 
I believe that exceptional men "come along" periodically, and I believe more will be sent to us as we need them. And we are going to be needing them!
In the meantime, RIP Mr. Armstrong. We will miss you.
I believe that exceptional men "come along" periodically, and I believe more will be sent to us as we need them. And we are going to be needing them!
In the meantime, RIP Mr. Armstrong. We will miss you.
labworm
US Veteran
Sad, a great man with a huge set. I remember watching it on TV, totally mind blowing. RIP
The whole group of these pioneers of space should always be remembered, a few gave their lives.
Elton John - Rocket Man - YouTube
The whole group of these pioneers of space should always be remembered, a few gave their lives.
Elton John - Rocket Man - YouTube
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One giant leap for mankind. RIP. Joe
geoff40
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Dang! 
As we all know, there are those moments in life where you never forget where you were and what you were doing when you heard the news.
That night back then, in July of 1969, is a unique moment in the history of man. Everyone remembers, surely. But what separates it from all the rest, is that everywhere there was TV, everything stopped, and everyone watched. The whole entire world just came to a halt. And cheered. Over the years I've spoken to people who were in Britan, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Africa, Japan, Mexico, and more; their stories are all the same. Everything just stopped, and everyone was watching it live. People across the world cheered for America and Americans.
I don't think there has ever been anything like it before, maybe when we land on Mars it might be the same kind of thing, but somehow I doubt it will have the same amount of magic in it.
Rest in peace, Commander! And hats off to you!
As we all know, there are those moments in life where you never forget where you were and what you were doing when you heard the news.
That night back then, in July of 1969, is a unique moment in the history of man. Everyone remembers, surely. But what separates it from all the rest, is that everywhere there was TV, everything stopped, and everyone watched. The whole entire world just came to a halt. And cheered. Over the years I've spoken to people who were in Britan, Ireland, Italy, Greece, Africa, Japan, Mexico, and more; their stories are all the same. Everything just stopped, and everyone was watching it live. People across the world cheered for America and Americans.
I don't think there has ever been anything like it before, maybe when we land on Mars it might be the same kind of thing, but somehow I doubt it will have the same amount of magic in it.
Rest in peace, Commander! And hats off to you!
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