Obama finally orders flags at half-mast for Armstrong... on Friday

USA Today | 8/27/12 | David Jackson, USA

[Nachum]

Obama finally orders flags at half-mast for Astronaut Neil Armstrong. Flags to flown at half mast on Friday, after his funeral... only.

[dandiegirl]

I don’t think BO was living in America during the hey days of NASA that we American children all grew up glued to the missions as seen on TV. He was living the Muslim life in Indonesia. This is why he doesn’t get the American way.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Nachum. An ‘extra, extra’ to APoD members.

[left that other site]

Thank You for posting this, Nachum.

Neil Armstrong was my HERO and deserved the honor of a Half-Mast Flag immediately upon the knowledge of his passing.

He did AT LEAST as much for America as Whitney Houston did./sarc.

(BTW, I am a Voice Teacher, and appreciated Whitney, but she was definitely NOT “half-mast-material”.)

[TheOldLady]

Gunner, did you go and get y’self banned again?

I asked you not to do that!

[taildragger]

I think I was their that year, missed that event. Dang I would have loved to shake his hand.

Love the picks, Family man, Cooking Pizza's, Aviator Glasses and a Good Cigar. What is there not a us lowly Cessna Drivers not to like? :-).

[Churchillspirit]

Humble...isn't worth your typing time, Nachum.

Ignore him, perhaps he will go away.

[taildragger]

Perhaps at Oshkosh next year, Aviation can say good-bye like we really should...

[Churchillspirit]

Flags at half-staff all week where I am privileged to do business.

[BIGLOOK]

Friday night was a Blue Moon, a greater tribute to Neil Armstrong than anything our Feckless Leader could manage and done by a celestial body that has had no one on it until he took that step and planted that Flag.



That flag still flies higher than any other so go ahead and lower the flags here to half staff in a meaningless gesture, Mr Presentdent.

We will remember Commander Armstrong long after you are gone.

[humblegunner]

Ignore him, perhaps he will go away.

Considering that the post you responded to was made last Monday...

I've already gone away. Until you called me back.

Kind of ate-up, ain't you?

[Churchillspirit]

I've already gone away.

Good!

[luvie]

Amen, Big Guy! Beautiful post and tribute to a REAL hero! God rest his soul.

I did wink at the moon last night. ;)