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Offline TWCJim

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Neil Armstrong has died
« on: August 25, 2012, 03:17:04 PM »
Watching breaking news on MSNBC...

Neil Armstrong, the first man to step foot on the moon, has passed away today at the age of 82  :(
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Re: Neil Armstrong has died
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2012, 03:30:49 PM »
Yeah, I just saw it on CNN. What a sad news. Seems so many legendary people are dying this year.

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Re: Neil Armstrong has died
« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2012, 04:43:46 PM »
Wow, another hero gone.   :no:

RIP Neil!

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Re: Neil Armstrong has died
« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2012, 10:27:41 PM »
I can only imagine what it was like to be him making those first steps on the moon.  He really was courageous to take on this role after so many failures in the past decade just to get a rocket into space safely.  May he rest in peace.