Farin Posted August 25, 2012 Report Share Posted August 25, 2012 Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the moon, dies at age 82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Neil Armstrong dies, and aside from Farin, I'm the only other person to comment? That utterly depresses me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Some of us commented on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 RIP Mr. Neil Armstrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 A real American hero. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Sad to hear....so many icons gone this month.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 Our beloved Crystal shared this on FB: "It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small." Neil Armstrong Classy words for an event that my better half says he remembers vividly, and I don't remember at all. What's interesting to me is that I never gave Neil Amrstrong a thought until this (his death). And now I sense that there has been a nearly imperceptible shift with the dynamic of our existence that is going to have repercussions felt throughout centuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 I honestly thought he was already dead... But he's still a hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 If you are ever near Wapakoneta, Ohio, you should do yourself a favor and visit the tiny Neil Armstrong Museum. He was the quintessential hometown hero, modest and brave, and the people of that tiny community loved him dearly. The museum there shows that love, in an intimate setting. I heard him speak once in Dayton at a Wright-Patterson Air and Space Museum event. He spoke for 10 minutes never using the word "I," lauding only those who support the space effort, the workers on the ground. I came away thinking, "Heck of a man!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 One of the truly great American heroes of our time. I was 12 the year of the moon landing, and it made a huge impact on me, and on all of us. As Ron mentions though, he was more than just that guy that walked on the moon - the man was truly great in every sense of the word, and you'll never hear that disputed by anyone. RIP Mr Armstrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 (edited) Neil Armstrong dies, and aside from Farin, I'm the only other person to comment? That utterly depresses me. We commented it on facebook, pinkstones. This isn't Twitter. Give us time... And sometimes people have also a real life and don't have time to check... And by the way, what a life he had!! A hero and a lucky man, he had the chance to be the man who walked on the moon for the first time. Edited August 26, 2012 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted August 26, 2012 Report Share Posted August 26, 2012 ...NBC didn't get it right at the very first moment... http://gothamist.com/2012/08/25/neil_armstrong_died_not_neil_young.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted August 28, 2012 Report Share Posted August 28, 2012 I was on vacation in Wildwood, NJ when Armstrong walked on the moon. We watched it on the motel TV. I was on vacation with my family this past weekend when we heard he had died. Quite a figure in American and World history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted September 5, 2012 Report Share Posted September 5, 2012 Likewise Ron, I was in Mystic Island, NJ when Neil walked on the moon....and In Ocean City, NJ when I heard of his passing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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