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Agree. We honor people for their unique and significant achievements whether it was Columbus or Washington or the Wright brothers. Yes, they didn't do it on their own in terms of the achievement. We can't honor all of Colombus' crew or the men who served under Washington or the work done on flight that they built upon.

Honoring Armstrong, the point of the spear, is a testimony to the expertise, skill, and daring of all who were engaged in the effort for man to lift themselves from the bounds of Earth and go to a different object in the Universe. Neil Armstrong will always be the first man to set foot on the moon or any other object in space. There was no assurance that it was all going to work and there was no backup to the lunar lander if the rocket motor failed. And the last 20 seconds of the flight were scary to say the least as Armstrong looked for a safe place to land. I can still recall vividly where I was when the landing took place.

Yuri Gararin was similarly honored by the Soviets for being the first man in space. He was named Hero of the Soviet Union, the nation's highest honor. And his ashes were buried in the walls of the Kremlin. "Gagarin was also honored by the American space program during Apollo 11 when astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin left a memorial satchel containing medals commemorating Gagarin and fellow cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov on the surface of the Moon."

Neil Armstrong is not just an American hero, he is a hero for all mankind. "One small step for(a) man, one giant leap for mankind" and the moon landing will be remembered as long as man still walks this Earth.