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Neil Alden Armstrong was born in 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio. Since the age of six, he was interested in flying. When he was about fifteen years old, he took flying lessons, and he earned the money for the lessons himself. Neil had received his pilot's license before he got his driver's license. At the age of nineteen, he enlisted in the Navy. In the Korean War, he flew seventy-eight combat missions and escaped death twice. After the war, Neil Armstrong graduated from Purdue with a bachelor's in Aeronautical Engineering. Later he received a master's in Aerospace Engineering. Neil Armstrong became a test pilot for NASA. He was the command pilot of Gemini 8 in 1966. Neil Armstrong was one of a group of astronauts chosen to fly Apollo 11 to the moon. Neil Armstrong had the privilege of being the first human ever to set foot on another world. While on the moon Neil collected samples of the moon's surface. The event was on television, and many pictures of Earth, and the moon's landscape were taken. After he came home, there were great celebrations all over the world. Neil Armstrong received the Medal of Freedom, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, the NASA Distinguished Service Award, the NASA Exceptional Service Award, and seventeen other medals from countries around the world. He's a great astronaut and a great role model.

I chose Neil Armstrong because he did what he wanted to do. He persevered, and got what he wanted. He is an inspiration to many, including me. I found really cool that he was one of the first on the moon. It's really amazing that he is a part of history on earth, and on the moon. With his foot print on the moon proving he was there, and it will always be there. He is a very amazing man.

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