A truely brave American. RIP Copy and pasted the following.... Armstrong grew up in Ohio with a strong interest in flight and earned his pilot's license while still a boy. After flying combat missions during the Korean War, he became a test pilot and joined NASA's astronaut program in 1962. Armstrong's pulse was measured at 150 beats per minute as he guided the lunar lander to the moon's surface, NASA said. Asked about his experience on the moon, he told CBS: "It's an interesting place to be. I recommend it." A crater on the moon is named for Armstrong. It is located about 30 miles from the site of the landing. In 2005 Armstrong was upset to learn that his barber had sold clippings of his hair to a collector for $3,000. The man who bought the hair refused to return it, saying he was adding it to his collection of locks from Abraham Lincoln, Napoleon, Marilyn Monroe, Albert Einstein and others. Despite his taciturn nature, Armstrong once appeared in a television commercial for the U.S. automaker Chrysler. He said he made the ad because of Chrysler's engineering history and his desire to help the company out of financial troubles.
I'll never forget the day he stepped onto the moon's surface and said that immortal line "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." He was a hero to all of America during a time when we needed a hero. Prayers to all of his family.
