Remembering an American Hero, Neil Armstrong
![Astronaut Neil Armstrong (2012 photo)](https://gdb.voanews.com/e9eebc6d-2fd4-4e07-ac09-0fdc6e3cc0b2_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Astronaut Neil Armstrong (2012 photo)
![U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong (C) gives a thumbs-up after receiving the Congressional Gold Medal at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, November 16, 2011.](https://gdb.voanews.com/f7ef88f7-9024-47f3-b84e-9917707811bb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong (C) gives a thumbs-up after receiving the Congressional Gold Medal at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, November 16, 2011.
![Neil Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11 and the first man on the moon, laughs during testimony before a House Science, Space and Technology committee hearing in Washington, September 22, 2011.](https://gdb.voanews.com/4dfc7223-a3d1-40ee-9b57-67567e32f5eb_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Neil Armstrong, commander of Apollo 11 and the first man on the moon, laughs during testimony before a House Science, Space and Technology committee hearing in Washington, September 22, 2011.
![Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins (L) and Buzz Aldrin (R) stand during a recognition ceremony at the U.S House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology tribute to the Apollo 11 astronauts at the Cannon House Office Buildin](https://gdb.voanews.com/37911fc4-c74a-4620-a30b-f47862593404_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins (L) and Buzz Aldrin (R) stand during a recognition ceremony at the U.S House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology tribute to the Apollo 11 astronauts at the Cannon House Office Buildin