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I happen to work at a DOD facility very near Cape Canaveral. I sent a note to the HR manager suggesting the flag be at half mast for Mr. Armstrong. She replied that “President Obama said that our flag should be at half mast this coming Friday.” Exact words. I am not kidding.

And we’re virtually in the shadow of launch pad 39 A. I’m not sure what I’m going to do about it yet.

I spent nearly ten years in the industry. After The Gipper years ended I started my own business and am still in business. Am still developing new technologies and am in the midst of rolling out our newest product. Very exciting here.
But it all pales to the first Shuttle flight. I had HR call every Rent-A-Center in the area and had the floor filled with color TVs so as everyone could see the fruits of their labors.
The company only made a few parts for the project, but we were all proud that day.
I'll never forget looking down on the shop floor and seeing the entire production floor waving little American flags cheering while watching the fifty or sixty TVs we rented for that day.
It still brings a shiver up my spine.
May I suggest you forward this memory to your HR?