I still remember watching the moon landing on TV. Heck I remember they used to quarantine the astronauts for 30 days or so after they landed. Yeah I am old some days...LOL
Rest In Peace Mr Armstrong.
My heart goes out to the true real golfer in chief, the true leader/orator of hope and change. Prayers up for his family, his rocketmen brothers and sisters, his friends, to our nation, to all. Godspeed Mr Armstrong, Godspeed.
A TRUE American hero. Not the kind the WH calls heroes like basketball players who tell kids to assist drug dealers.
When I was around 4 or 5, it would have been about 1952, I can still recall standing around a gang of boys. My older Brother, who I thought was a God, was talking to some of the others about the Moon.
One of the guys asked if man would ever land on the Moon. My Brother thought about it a while and then pronounced his verdict. “Man will never walk on the Moon”.
That was it, I then knew it would never happen in a million years. Hard to believe it was only about 17 years before it actually happened.
His "one small step" is one of those public events I remember as if it was yesterday. I could probably name about half-dozen, and most of them were tragedies (Kennedy assassination, Challenger, 9/11). The only other "happy" one I can recall is the Beatles on Ed Sullivan.
One of those moments when you knew things were never going to be the same. Thanks, Mr. Armstrong (and of course all of NASA back then), and God Bless.
We had one of these stickers on our front door for decades
May his soul and the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
“High Flight”
Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
of sun-split clouds, — and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of — wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there,
I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air....
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue
I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace.
Where never lark, or even eagle flew —
And, while with silent, lifting mind I’ve trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space,
- Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
John Gillespie Magee, Jr.
Rest in Peace Ensign Armstrong, and may God keep watch over your family and friends.
FlyNavy
Tatt
A great American hero, he was very inspirational to me and my generation. I was 6 years old, playing out in the yard with my siblings one summer evening when my parents called my older sisters into the house to watch something. I was curious, so I followed them inside. I still remember well the image of Neil stepping foot on the moon, watching it on our black and white TV sitting on a gold rolling wire TV stand.
Thanks for inspiring me Neil; may you rest in peace...
I was only nine when Neil Armstrong walked on the Moon. I had skipped a day of school as the telecast was on duing the day here in Australia. I was well aware that people from all around the world every race, religion and color was watching in amazement and awe. It was more of a feeling than a thought but I did feel like the world was one on that day like it had never been before and has bever been since.
I remember popping my head outside just before I went to bed that night, looking up to the sky and thinking to myself that there were people sleepng on the moon that night.
Mel
May he rest in peace.
Mr. Armstrong, in light of your service to & love for America, we bid you Godspeed, and “wave goodbye as you slip the surly bonds of earth, to touch the face of God,”
On the business end of the greatest achievement in human history. Godspeed, Neil Armstrong.
Godspeed Neil and may flights go Angels sign thee to thy rest!
I remember him taking his first steps. I was watching a TV in the airmen’s club in Clark Air Base.
I could only think that this will go down as my country’s most significant accomplishment in history.
We are now over forty years ahead of any other country in accomplishing this.
Godspeed Neil Armstrong..
R.I.P.
Rest in peace Neil Armstrong, High Flight is now yours forever.
Prayers.
Godspeed great man and incredible pioneer. There will never be another like you. My father’s going to be very sad about this—he and Neil were in the same flight squadron.