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... at Heaven's Gate, and so has its pilot ...
Neil Armstrong (1930-2012)- From guardian.co.uk
Yesterday, Saturday 25 Aug 2012, a genuine American Hero left us.
There's really not much I can say that hasn't already been said far, far better by people who knew him. The closest I ever got to him was when he passed by about 60 feet away in a parade in downtown Houston, shortly after his return to Earth.
I still envy the young man who did what I never had the nerve to do; jumping over the retaining line, running over to the car Armstrong was in and shaking his hand.
As I recall, no undue fuss was made over the incident, but even if there had been, how on Earth could they ever take away from you the experience of shaking the hand of the first human to set foot on another world?
Of course, that's not even a pale shadow of actually being the man to set foot there, but as only eleven others qualify for that, you must settle for what you can get.
Rest In Peace, Sir.
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