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Article #76Re: Neil Armstrong, 1st man on the moon, dead at 82
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Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2012 14:51
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On Aug 25, 12:49 pm, Don McKenzie <5...@2.5A> wrote: > Sad News. > > Last Updated 3:32 p.m. ET > > (CBS News) Neil Armstrong, the Apollo 11 astronaut who became the first human being to set foot on another world, has > died. He was 82. > > In a statement his family said Armstrong had passed away following complications resulting from cardiovascular procedures. > > The family described him as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend, and also as "a reluctant American > hero who always believed he was just doing his job." > That's one small step for (a) man, one giant leap for mankind. > > When Armstrong set foot on the moon on July 20, 1969, he fulfilled the goal that had been set by President John F. > Kennedy just eight years earlier. > > Full Story:http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57500382/neil-armstrong-1st-man-o... I read elsewhere that he hated being called a hero, and preferred being called an engineer. What's wrong with having engineers as heroes? Mark L. Fergerson
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