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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Aug 26, 2012 5:25:13 GMT 9
The latest news reports say Neil Armstrong has died at 82, from complications of a cardio procedure. I'm sure all of us, who are old enough, can remember where we were on 20 July 1969, when Armstrong radioed Houston with the words: "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Then, on 21 July 1969, the next day, he stepped on the surface of the Moon and said: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
I was at Da Nang, South Viet Nam when the broadcast came across AFN.
I always looked at the Moon with different thoughts after that day.
He truly was a pioneer of aviation and of space.
Jim Too
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Post by dude on Aug 26, 2012 5:31:38 GMT 9
I was fortunate to be sitting in front of the tube watching him come down. He, etal ushered in an era of "all things possible" for a generation. Hate to be ignorant, but did he ever publish anything about the mission?
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Post by Gene on Aug 26, 2012 6:51:02 GMT 9
i was on top of sourdough mt. in the n. cascades...i was a gs 3 fire watch and got holiday pay.... at $2.36 per hour... it took me 3 months before i actually saw the rerun of the landing...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2012 6:51:36 GMT 9
I may be just as ignorant, but I dont think he did.
Seems to me he had so many psychological, personal, marital problems that he was recovering from one thing or another for many years. Don't remember if he had a drug problem, but seems he had a problem with alcohol.
I may be wrong, but I think it was an almost impossible transition for him
UPDATE: MY INPUT APPEARS TO BE TOTALLY WRONG. I'VE CONFUSED HIM WITH SOMEONE ELSE. SORRY, NEIL FOR ANY OFFENSE
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Post by MOW on Aug 26, 2012 7:06:20 GMT 9
Yup, sitting in front of the old Zenith watching it. I'f I'm not mistaken they preempted Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea for it, but it was a long time ago. RIP Neil.
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Post by pat perry on Aug 26, 2012 8:05:57 GMT 9
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Post by pat perry on Aug 26, 2012 8:11:15 GMT 9
The latest news reports say Neil Armstrong has died at 82, from complications of a cardio procedure. I'm sure all of us, who are old enough, can remember where we were on 20 July 1969, when Armstrong radioed Houston with the words: "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Then, on 21 July 1969, the next day, he stepped on the surface of the Moon and said: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."
I was at Da Nang, South Viet Nam when the broadcast came across AFN.
I always looked at the Moon with different thoughts after that day.
He truly was a pioneer of aviation and of space.
Jim Too
Standing in front of the TV set at the Airmen's Club at Naha AB, Okinawa, you could hear a pin drop. As soon as he said "....landed" the place went wild. Will always remember that moment. Pat P.
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Post by shadowgunner on Aug 26, 2012 8:38:13 GMT 9
Phan Rang AB, didn't see anything on AFTN until we got back from a mission. If I remember, one of our navs got word over the radio and let us know.
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Post by Jim on Aug 26, 2012 9:46:00 GMT 9
I may be just as ignorant, but I dont think he did. Seems to me he had so many psychological, personal, marital problems that he was recovering from one thing or another for many years. Don't remember if he had a drug problem, but seems he had a problem with alcohol. I may be wrong, but I think it was an almost impossible transition for him I was unable to find anything any place to substantiate any of this.......
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Post by Mark O on Aug 26, 2012 10:22:28 GMT 9
I may be just as ignorant, but I dont think he did. Seems to me he had so many psychological, personal, marital problems that he was recovering from one thing or another for many years. Don't remember if he had a drug problem, but seems he had a problem with alcohol. I may be wrong, but I think it was an almost impossible transition for him WTF??? I have NEVER heard any of that. The guy was never one to toot his own horn -- that's for sure -- in fact, he stopped signing autographs so people would not make money from his name. An honorable, and respected hero if there ever was one. :salute
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Post by Deleted on Aug 26, 2012 11:20:54 GMT 9
I may be just as ignorant, but I dont think he did. Seems to me he had so many psychological, personal, marital problems that he was recovering from one thing or another for many years. Don't remember if he had a drug problem, but seems he had a problem with alcohol. I may be wrong, but I think it was an almost impossible transition for him I was unable to find anything any place to substantiate any of this....... I did some checking too, and couldnt find anything about anything , other than he was a loner, elusive, liked his seclusion and didnt want to spend a lot of time talking about his adventures He was obviously a hero, a deep man, shunning publicity and deserves all our respect and honor. He's back in the heavens, now. God's Speed, Neil CORRECTIONI WAS THINKING ABOUT HIS PARTNER, BUZZ ALDRIN. "He later admitted in his 1973 autobiography, Return to Earth, that he struggled with depression and alcoholism following his years with NASA. After struggling with divorce and maintaining sobriety, Aldrin turned to studying advancements in space technology."
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Post by LBer1568 on Aug 26, 2012 12:32:57 GMT 9
I am proud to say I met him twice. He was born and lived in Wapakoneta Ohio, thats about 40 miles North of me. They have the Neil Armstrong Air and Space Museum there. They have several of his space suits, an F5D Skylancer, the Gemini 8 spacecraft in which Armstrong flew (and in which he made the first space docking), Apollo 11 artifacts and a moon rock. It has his name, and he donated many of items, he wasn't involved in it's founding. He was a frequent visitor to Wright Patt and the Air Force Museum.
I was stationed at Tyndall and was at work when he landed. We all heard about it over Job Control radio.
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