SecondedNot just an American hero, but a hero for all Mankind. Rest peacefully noble soul.
Sadness is in his passing.
Even sadder is that his passing makes me feel old, as I have vague recollections of the moon landings.
Sadder even more is that few of those under the age of 30 understand completely the magnitude of his accomplishment.
Saddest of all is the likelihood that anyone on this planet will match it anytime in the near future.
There's been a few of these. One reported him as the first "American woman in space" and apparently a Dutch paper said he was the first man on... Earth.
I thought that was Dave?*snip* ...apparently a Dutch paper said he was the first man on... Earth.
You are not truly a man till you sit in a seat with a bunch of rocket fuel below you that is ignited into the sky towards an airless void with the objective of hitting a moving inhospitable rock. Only once you step onto that rock can you claim the crown of manhood. Or so I hear.Dutch paper said he was the first man on... Earth.