[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 17680]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




IN RECOGNITION OF NEIL ARMSTRONG UPON RECEIVING THE CONGRESSIONAL GOLD 
                                 MEDAL

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                           HON. JEAN SCHMIDT

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 16, 2011

  Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, in 1900, Orville and Wilbur Wright left 
Dayton, Ohio for Kitty Hawk, North Carolina to begin testing the first 
manned aircraft. Little did they know in less than 70 years, another 
individual from Ohio would be making aviation history yet again.
  Mr. Speaker, we will gather today in the Rotunda to recognize the 
historic accomplishments of Neil Armstrong--along with three other 
extraordinary men: Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, and John Glenn.
  I, like most Americans, remember watching television in awe that July 
evening as Neil Armstrong took ``one small step for man, one giant leap 
for mankind'' onto the moon.
  While the accomplishments of the Apollo program would not have been 
possible had it not been for those that came before it--including the 
Mercury and Gemini programs--we must recognize those pioneers, like 
Neil, who selflessly volunteered their lives for the pursuit of 
knowledge to go where no one had gone before.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues in joining me in congratulating my 
constituent, Neil Armstrong, as well as Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, 
and John Glenn upon receiving the Congressional Gold Medal.

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