{"id":8937,"date":"2012-09-13T11:06:31","date_gmt":"2012-09-13T17:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=8937"},"modified":"2012-09-13T11:06:31","modified_gmt":"2012-09-13T17:06:31","slug":"remembering-a-national-hero-nasa-releases-neil-armstrong-tribute-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/astronomy\/remembering-a-national-hero-nasa-releases-neil-armstrong-tribute-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering a national hero: NASA releases Neil Armstrong tribute video"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It is fitting that Neil Armstrong's footprint will forever be on the moon just as the man remains in a nation's heart. (NASA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

There are few Americans who don\u2019t know the name \u2018Neil Armstrong\u2019 and can\u2019t cite the tremendous contribution the man made to exploration and our nation.\u00a0 Following his passing last week, a memorial service was held today at the Washington National Cathedral and a new video tells much about the man.<\/p>\n

On July 16, 1969, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins took to the skies aboard their massive Saturn V rocket bound for the moon.\u00a0 Five days later, Armstrong and Aldrin would lift the spirits of the nation and the imaginations of the world as they became the first men to walk on the moon.<\/p>\n

Chosen because he was a civilian at the time, Armstrong would make that infamous \u2018small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind\u2019.\u00a0 In doing so, the United States Navy veteran would forever be mentioned in the history books with the likes of Columbus, Polo, Lewis & Clark, Cook and Hillary.<\/p>\n

We mourn the loss of this national hero but thank the Lord for a man who gave so much to his country.\u00a0 As we wrote last week<\/a>, \u201cMay he rest in peace and may one day our nation find the will to continue on the path which he and so many of his predecessors put us on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rest in peace, Neil.<\/p>\n