OK, so where were you July 20, 1969, when Neil Armstrong became the first human being to set foot on the moon?
I was 16, at home, watching on a black and white television. That didn’t matter because the images were broadcast in black and white, anyway.
It’s a day I’ll never forget. We heard phrases like “The Eagle (lunar module) has landed” and “One small step for man .” It’s a day you probably don’t forget, either.
So, tell me where you were, what you were doing and what you remember about that day. And give me your name and the town where you live.
I’m writing a column for The Gazette on the 40th anniversary, July 20, 2009, and may include your comments.
1 Comment
July 13, 2009 at 2:59 am
Dave,
I remember well the moon landing. I was in Puerto Rico for Peace Corps training and we stayed up all night so we could see it. It was a very proud moment. In September I was sent to myPeace Corps country, Nicaragua. There I dated and married a girl from Managua. Until the day he died, her grandfather would not believe that a man had landed on the moon. He said it was just a movie that the Americans portrayed as a real event. That the Americans tricked the whole world. I also had the experience of telling about the landing to a family that lived in the jungle of Nicaragua. They did not know about it until I visited them. They sat spellbound while I told about it in my broken Spanish. I had the chance to visit them because I was looking for a mule that had been stolen from me. It was a four day horseback ride into the jungle to their place and of course they had no modern day amenities.
Dale Brandt
25616 Iris Ave.
Garnavillo, IA 52049
563-964-2183
dbrandt@alpinecom.net