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Across the Fence:  Neil Armstrong...  |
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
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Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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 Posted - Aug 25 2012 : 1:45:57 PM
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"Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
Saddened to hear of Neil Armstrong's passing today at the age of 82.
I remember very clearly where I was when the Eagle landed-My grandmother's house in Michigan. We were there visiting from Maine-And, I remember racing outside with my brother and sister gazing up at at the night sky and wondering if we could catch a glimpse of the astronauts as they walked on the moon!
What a remarkable man...
Melody
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Aug 25 2012 : 2:24:46 PM
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A very remarkable man, indeed.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
3019 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Aug 25 2012 : 2:46:34 PM
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He lived in Cincinnati, my hometown & about an hour from my current residence. He was a very private man, and declined interviews & accolades. I have heard his actual autograph is worth many dollars because he simply did not sign them. Such a quiet hero.
So you can imagine the delight, when hubs & I went to see the Mormon Tabernacle Choir about 4 yrs ago with the Cincinnati Pops, & Neil Armstrong did a reading! What a treat to get to see such an icon & not even realize he was to be in the program. His oration gave us chills.
So sorry to hear of his passing, but proud to be a Cincinnatian where he made his home, & honored to be able to have seen him in person. |
Edited by - nubidane on Aug 25 2012 2:58:07 PM |
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jan49829
True Blue Farmgirl
2428 Posts
Janet
Gladstone
Mi.
USA
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Rosemary
True Blue Farmgirl
1825 Posts
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Aug 25 2012 : 6:04:03 PM
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| What a beautiful photograph, Melody. hat a wonderful man he was. "Quiet hero" is right. That concert must have been thrilling, Lisa. Did he read "High Flight"? |
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
3019 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - Aug 25 2012 : 7:00:38 PM
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Agreed Rosemary, beautiful photo from Melody..
Actually, he read from "Portrait of Lincoln"
Here is a snippet I found online.
"The sea of people at Riverbend rose in a wave as Neil Armstrong spoke Abraham Lincoln's words firmly and with emotion: 'That these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth.' "
Chill bumps from start to finish |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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summer girl
Farmgirl in Training
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llano
tx
USA
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Posted - Aug 25 2012 : 10:38:14 PM
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It is sad to hear of such a grate mans passing but I am not sad for him. How can one be sad for a man who got to go beond the earth and see what very few people have ever seen for himself. How can you feel sad for a life well lived?
do what you love, love what you do |
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
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Cindy
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Posted - Aug 26 2012 : 01:37:11 AM
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Yes, I remember Neil Armstrong walking on the moon. We watched it on a little black and white TV since someone had stolen our large color one. My brother had a telescope so we tried to see what was going on up there but it didn't work
Cindy
"Vast floods can't quench love, no matter what love did/ Rivers can't drown love, no matter where love's hid"--Sinead O'Connor
"In many ways, you don't just live in the country, it lives inside you"--Ellen Eilers
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Beverly Gill
True Blue Farmgirl
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Beverly
Marlborough
USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2012 : 03:38:52 AM
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the night he died, his family asked that you go and wink at the moon. When my daughter and I went out to wink.....there beside the moon was a rectangular shaped cloud leading up to the moon....looked like a staircase to heaven----it was amazing----never saw anything like it.
 
Beverly Gill
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crafter
True Blue Farmgirl
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lori
Fort Atkinson
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2012 : 05:42:37 AM
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yes- a Great MAN indeed!! He will be missed by all.
Lori
Gernerosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need! |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4871 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Aug 29 2012 : 09:15:10 AM
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Melody, that is a beautiful photo and tribute for an American Hero.
Dawn in IL |
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Across the Fence: Neil Armstrong... |
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