Neil Armstrong Remembered as Hero, an Image He Shunned

CINCINNATI – Neil Armstrong was a quiet, self-described "nerdy" engineer who became a global hero when as a steely-nerved U.S. pilot he made "one giant leap for mankind" with the first step on the moon. The modest man who entranced and awed peopleAccording to NBC News, Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, has died at age 82. He died at 2:45 p.m. on Saturday, suffering complications following his recent cardiac bypass surgery.Neil Armstrong, who died Saturday at age 82, was like many of NASA's astronauts who felt a certain kinship to and an appreciation for the

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