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Niel Armstrong Dead. RIP

Sad day but you have to say he led one of the best lives a human could lead.
 
His name will live on forever.
 
Fiddytree said:
Sad day but you have to say he led one of the best lives a human could lead.
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Yep this.

Very sad day, but he lead a great life, and was a pioneer for human exploration. May we honor his memory by continuing to explore the stars.
 
Armstrong was born August 5, 1930, which would mean he just turned 82. He lived a long and productive life.

It's sad when someone passes away, but he did live a full life.
 
Though Kennedy started the space program, the first moon walk occurred during Nixon's administration. At the Nixon presidential library in California, there is a typed sheet written by then speech writer William Safire, which contained a speech to be used in the event of a failure of the mission. I think it serves as a fitting epitaph of the lives of the men who made it home.

Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.

These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.

These two men are laying down their lives in mankind’s most noble goal: the search for truth and understanding.

They will be mourned by their families and friends; they will be mourned by their nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world; they will be mourned by a Mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown.

In their exploration, they stirred the people of the world to feel as one; in their sacrifice, they bind more tightly the brotherhood of man.

In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.

Others will follow, and surely find their way home. Man’s search will not be denied. But these men were the first, and they will remain the foremost in our hearts.

For every human being who looks up at the moon in the nights to come will know that there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind.
 
He showed us what mankind is capable of. What a huge loss to humanity.
 
Sorry to hear that. HE was often seen in Cincinnati and he knew my late father which allowed me the privilege of meeting him a couple times. Plus Aldrin's sister lived within 100 yards of where I lived from age 2-13 so I met him as well

These guys were heroes back when that term meant something.
 
ChuckBerry said:
Though Kennedy started the space program, the first moon walk occurred during Nixon's administration. At the Nixon presidential library in California, there is a typed sheet written by then speech writer William Safire, which contained a speech to be used in the event of a failure of the mission. I think it serves as a fitting epitaph of the lives of the men who made it home.

Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.

These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.

These two men are laying down their lives in mankind’s most noble goal: the search for truth and understanding.

They will be mourned by their families and friends; they will be mourned by their nation; they will be mourned by the people of the world; they will be mourned by a Mother Earth that dared send two of her sons into the unknown.

In their exploration, they stirred the people of the world to feel as one; in their sacrifice, they bind more tightly the brotherhood of man.

In ancient days, men looked at stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood.

Others will follow, and surely find their way home. Man’s search will not be denied. But these men were the first, and they will remain the foremost in our hearts.

For every human being who looks up at the moon in the nights to come will know that there is some corner of another world that is forever mankind.
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In some morbid way, I was always disappointed that such a fine speech was never spoken. I'm glad that it is still meaningful today, maybe even more so because the mission was a success.
 
Now this guy was a true American hero not like the soldiers just because they are soldiers.
 
RIP for a great American.
 
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Running said:
Now this guy was a true American hero not like the soldiers just because they are soldiers.
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Perhaps you should exclude your personal opinions about military personnel from a completely unrelated discussion. On topic, this is truly saddening, Armstrong was the face of a new era for the country and mankind itself.
 
Hare said:
Perhaps you should exclude your personal opinions about military personnel from a completely unrelated discussion. On topic, this is truly saddening, Armstrong was the face of a new era for the country and mankind itself.
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It was an example of how the term "hero" is thrown around so much that it has lost its meaning. To the point that we no longer recognize true heroes like Neil Armstrong. Lighten up, yeah?
 
Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, dies

RIP you are a part of history forever


Astronaut Neil Armstrong, who uttered one of history's most famous proclamations when he became the first man to walk on the moon in 1969, died Saturday.
Armstrong was commander of the Apollo 11 mission that made the first manned lunar landing on July 20, 1969. He had undergone heart surgery Aug. 8, three days after his 82nd birthday. His family said that Armstrong had passed from post-surgery complications.


Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon, dies
 
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RIP.
What an experience he must have had to be able to walk on the moon.
 
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He was a hero of mine growing up. This makes me very sad.
 
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Whenever really old people die due to complications from really expensive procedures, I always wonder if they pay for those procedures or not.
 
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Whenever really old people die due to complications from really expensive procedures, I always wonder if they pay for those procedures or not.
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THAT'S what you're taking away from this? :shock:
 
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THAT'S what you're taking away from this? :shock:
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Oh, sorry, forgot. REST IN PEACE NIEL! Good job getting to the moon and back!
 
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Oh gosh. I remember this. The adults were all so excited, they dragged the kids in the house to watch it. "It's important. You'll remember this some day for how special it is." They were right.

RIP Neil. And thanks.
 
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R.I.P. Neil Armstrong an intrepid man and a true American hero....
 
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Rest in Peace, Neil Armstrong.

I'm sure there are many fine living examples of American heros like Neil Armstrong, but I can't think of any at the moment.

The first time a lunar landing had been tried with that spacecraft, and Armstrong nailed it even though it turned out to be more difficult than they thought. But he had always been incredibly cool in a crisis.

We will need more such men in the future. I pray that we will have them.
 
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I was 10 years old when Armstrong step down onto the moon. I remember watching on our black and white TV.
 
Armstrong was a great man, and a true hero. There was no guarantee of a safe return and they went into the mission without hesitation, may he rest in peace.
 
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