[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 118 (Friday, July 25, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1242]
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                        HONORING NEIL ARMSTRONG

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                            HON. JIM JORDAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, July 25, 2014

  Mr. JORDAN. Mr. Speaker, on Sunday we marked the 45th anniversary of 
Ohio's native son Neil Armstrong taking what he famously called ``one 
small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.''
   Neil Armstrong was born in 1930 on a farm near Wapakoneta. He earned 
his student's pilot license at age 16, reached the rank of Eagle Scout, 
and graduated from Blume High School before enrolling at Purdue 
University on a Navy scholarship.
   He was called to active duty by the Navy in 1949, serving as a naval 
aviator until 1952. He later served 17 years as an engineer, test 
pilot, astronaut, and administrator for NASA and its predecessor 
agency.
   Despite his lifetime of service, he is best remembered for one day: 
July 20, 1969, when he capped a 240,000-mile journey through space, 
stepped off the ``Eagle,'' and became the first human to walk on the 
surface of the moon.
   Neil Armstrong died in 2012 at the age of 82, but the impact of his 
journey is still felt today--in rural Auglaize County, Ohio, and 
throughout the world.
   Mr. Speaker, we honor Neil Armstrong for his service and sacrifice--
this day and always.

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