Lighten up Frank. We paid for it. We got to put our flag on it. It was all the completion of the mission Jack Kennedy sent us on. And at a time when we were concerned about threats from the USSR, it was a signal that we were at parity with our opponents. Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Aug 28, 2012 at 9:48 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com <knarftheria...@gmail.com> wrote: > Armstrong didn't have to speak of America and the United States. That big > flag he or Buzz planted on the lunar surface said all that needed to be said. > As did the Stars and Stripes on their spacesuits, the LEM, the capsule and > the huge USA strategically placed on the Saturn booster that scrolled past > the TV camera affixed to the gantry for that dramatic liftoff shot. > > Cheers, > frank > > > "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- > Christopher Hitchens > > --- Original Message --- > > From: John Sessoms <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> > Sent: August 28, 2012 8/28/12 > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: RE: OT - Wide Awake in the Sea of Tranquility > > From: "knarftheriault > >> Other such landmark events are hearing the news of JFK's >> assassination, the first space shuttle blowing up and 9/11. And yes, >> I know exactly where I was when I heard of those things. >> >> To make reference to another thread, interesting that all those are >> American events yet they are etched on the consciousness of a >> Canadian. Goes to show, eh? > > Not just Canada. > > One of the images from 9/11 that will forever remain indelibly etched > upon my memory is the expressions on the faces of some pedestrians on a > Paris street as they press against the glass of what is apparently an > appliance store selling televisions. You can see a reflection in the > glass of the TV screen showing the twin towers with flames exploding out > the side of the building, so you know what they're seeing. > > Armstrong spoke of Man and Mankind, not of America & the United States. > I think these events are remembered worldwide because they shadowed the > hopes & dreams of all, not just those of us who live here in North America. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
