Today, 47 years ago, a courageous man becomes the hero of a nation


	Today, 47 years ago, a courageous man becomes the hero of a nation

alanocu

5-6-2008 12:29 AM

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alan shepard, space exploration, astronaut

alanocu says:

(thanks reflex) - May 5th, 1967

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5-6-2008 7:07 PM

deb2012

major goosebumps on that one!

5-6-2008 9:23 PM

Marcariel

I Love the movie "The Right Stuff", from which this excerpt was taken.

Thanks for the history lesson, and reminding us that there were once strong men in difficult and dangerous jobs, that we could all look up to as the hero of the day.

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