RIP Neil Armstrong

An actual legend of a man... My mate put this on line- it was a letter written as a draft for President Nixon, in the event of a moon mission disaster - on Letters Of Note Weird but prepared I guess...
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To: H. R. Haldeman
From: Bill Safire

July 18, 1969.

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IN EVENT OF MOON DISASTER:

Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace.

These brave men, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, know that there is no hope for their recovery. But they also know that there is hope for mankind in their sacrifice.

These two men are laying down their lives in mankind's most noble goal: the search for truth and understanding....

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