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Posts Tagged ‘Neil Armstrong’
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The Passing Of An American Hero
Posted: Aug 12, 2011Today I was saddened to learn of the death of Colonel Charles Murray, United States Army (Retired). Here is a reposting of a story I did about him and scouting […]
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First Moon Landing 1969!
Posted: Jul 20, 2011On 20 July 1969 one of the most amazing events in the history of mankind happened, when Americans Neil Armstrong and “Buzz” Aldrin landed on the moon! At 3:06 PM, […]
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Gemini VIII's Emergency Splashdown 1966
Posted: Mar 16, 2011Gemini VIII (8) with astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Young made an emergency splashdown in the Pacific Ocean 500 miles east of Okinawa on 16 March 1966 only 10 hours […]
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A Hero's Hero! Part I
Posted: Aug 27, 2010Everyone has a hero, someone you admire and wish to become. Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle wrote, “Show me the man you honor, and I will know what kind of man […]
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Naval aviators in space!
Posted: Jul 16, 2009Forty years ago today at 9:32 AM (EST) Apollo 11 launched from Pad 39A on its way to the moon. The mission commander was former naval aviator Neil Armstrong. Neil […]