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To: KevinDavis

He needs a state funeral, like a former president or other grandee. His was one of the great accomplishments of mankind.


178 posted on 08/25/2012 4:22:50 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind every blade of grass.)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
He needs a state funeral, like a former president or other grandee.

I agree that he deserves one. But I doubt that would have been his wish.

He was a very humble and unpretentious man who never once attempted to capitalize on his fame. And he easily could have. But you never once saw him in commercials or running for political office. He could have made many millions doing that. Instead when he retired from NASA, he became a college professor and imparted his knowledge to young engineering students.

He always gave credit to the thousands of other people at NASA and the contractors who allowed his feet to be the first on the Moon. He never claimed credit for it.

I think he would want his funeral to be a friends and family affair with no pomp and circumstances involved. That was the way he lived his life, and I think the way he would want to leave.

RIP Mr. Armstrong. You were an inspiration to all of us on how to conduct our lives.

213 posted on 08/25/2012 8:05:43 PM PDT by Ditto (Nov 2, 2010 -- Partial cleaning accomplished. More trash to remove in 2012)
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