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HistoryWes · 07-20-2009, 07:56 PM

I remember vividly sitting in my uncle's 55 Chevy with my grandfather by the shore of the lake and listening to the radio as Armstrong announced "The Eagle has landed." My uncle had just been killed in Viet Nam. Later that night, I lay on the floor of the living room and watched the grainy black and white images of the first footprint.

I don't care that Apollo was a result of the Cold War. Of all mankind's greatest achievements, it was the most exciting, wonderful, and noble.

07-20-2009, 07:56 PM	#75
HistoryWes Teacher/Novelist Posts: 632 Karma: 2274466 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nevada Device: Nook STR, iPad	I remember vividly sitting in my uncle's 55 Chevy with my grandfather by the shore of the lake and listening to the radio as Armstrong announced "The Eagle has landed." My uncle had just been killed in Viet Nam. Later that night, I lay on the floor of the living room and watched the grainy black and white images of the first footprint. I don't care that Apollo was a result of the Cold War. Of all mankind's greatest achievements, it was the most exciting, wonderful, and noble.