Neil Armstrong's legacy
What's all the fuss about!
Neil Armstrong, Modest,
Quiet, Dignity, Grace, Brainy, Proud, Nerves of steel, from Wapakoneta Ohio,
sounds like a normal traditional American Native (the ancestors tell us that
this one is a Shawnee)!
Apollo 11 astronaut
Neil Armstrong, who died Saturday at age 82, remained modest to the end about
being the first man to walk on the moon.
Many Americans wished
the northwest Ohio native, who lived in the Cincinnati area in recent years,
would have stepped into the limelight more often. He reminded us that heroes
can display quiet dignity and grace, even at the center of something as
monumental as the Cold War space race with the Soviet Union.
The brainy Wapakoneta
farm boy made this country proud as he climbed down the Eagle's ladder on July
20, 1969. Mr. Armstrong, a former Navy fighter pilot, had shown nerves of steel
when he landed the space module on the Sea of Tranquility as it was running out
of fuel.
Now as then, Mr.
Armstrong reminded us what Americans can do in science and technology -- or
almost anything else, for that matter -- when they have a clear sense of
purpose and unity. That's a lesson for the nation, and the world, to continue
to heed for generations.
Grandfather.(Ohjieshan)
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