[tanknetter]

Come on people. Neil would not have wanted a state funeral. He was a humble man. The last thing he would have wanted was a big dog and pony show funeral (was that a pun?).

I agree. But the issue here to me is that Obama should have offered a state funeral, allowing Armstrong's family to politely decline.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

How do we know whether he did or did not offer?