It has always been difficult for me to identify individuals I feel actually deserve the title "Hero", but Neil Armstrong is most definitely one. We are amazed at his accomplishment, but we quickly forget that what Armstrong was tasked to do could have easily been a suicide mission. From the moment he blasted off to the moment he splashed down he could have bought the farm. What he accomplished no human being did before. Since the dawn of our species we regarded the moon from a distance, applying all sorts of mythology to it, while Neil Armstrong made a formal visit.
Truly a loss for his family, and those of us who marvel at his accomplishment, and were gifted with the ability to watch him step on the moon over our old tube based, RCA black and white TVs.
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