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Found this on Langholm's Wikipedia page:

>Armstrong, universally known for his humility is remembered as having no interest on his visit of boasting of his achievements. Instead he was absorbed in finding out more of his Armstrong heritage and making a connection with the area.

Every thing I've read about Neil Armstrong makes it very evident why Nasa chose him to be the first man to walk on the moon. He's the real deal.

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> Every thing I've read about Neil Armstrong makes it very evident why Nasa chose him to be the first man to walk on the moon. He's the real deal.

I recently learned that the Apollo 11 mission patch is the only crewed mission patch without the astronauts' names on it. Apparently, this was Armstrong's call so as not to take away from everyone else's contribution to the accomplishment.

https://youtu.be/t6eftfDJ9fQ?si=IAvT-k4GBT7Dmgm3&t=726

Can't believe I forgot to remove the new YT tracker. When sharing with timestamp it's a bit more insidious. D'oh!

Definitely. A man of integrity and honesty.

Which is why it's difficult to boast about a make-believe achievement.

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