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To: Alberta's Child

Neil Armstrong was a great test pilot, aeronautical engineer, and military combat veteran, but he’s remember today for that one flight.


10 posted on 12/21/2022 3:46:37 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit.)
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

The difference is that Neil Armstrong was a public figure and a household name because of his lunar mission. How many people who aren’t football fans even know anything about Franco Harris?


32 posted on 12/21/2022 4:48:40 AM PST by Alberta's Child ("It's midnight in Manhattan. This is no time to get cute; it's a mad dog's promenade.")
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To: Lonesome in Massachussets

Nice post re Neil Armstrong.

He was certainly an exemplary American.


56 posted on 12/21/2022 6:16:42 AM PST by tomkat
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