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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 25 Aug 2012

    Was Neil Armstrong the perfect hero for our times?http://on.wsj.com/Rbe41K 

    3:20 PM - 25 Aug 2012
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      1. João dos Bosques‏ @joaoporto1971 25 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ No. The Beatles were more.

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      1. LIZ CARTER‏ @lizcarter76 27 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ I agree with that ??

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      1. Rob Shepherd‏ @Shep_62 26 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ Defo one of them but still having to argue with the conspiracy line it took place at Birbank studios #Armstrong THE MAN on the #Moon

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      1. Konni Wallach‏ @konnitravler 25 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ Absolutely

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      1. ♔Farooq Ali Khan‏ @FAK65 25 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ @Fereeha Nope not at all.

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      1. Michael Scott‏ @WMichaelScott 25 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ EMPHATICALLY, YES!

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      1. Jody Scott‏ @Jody_Scott_ 25 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ ..a hero is someone who exceeds expectations beyond bounderies.. Armstrong was an astronaut doing his job..brave, yes..heroic,no...

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      1. Héctor Luis Castro‏ @HectorCastro_09 25 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ People must not forget JFK words "We choose to go to the moon & do other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."

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      1. Koji Yoda‏ @KojiYoda1 25 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ Neil Armstrong, the perfect hero for our times? Indeed he was! Thanks for your brave & loyal service to the great nation of ours! RIP!

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      1. Max‏ @max1hc 25 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ I think so. Armstrong was the quiet, strong, steely eyed Will Kane who went out to take down the Russians at High Noon in July 1969.

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      1. Marinda Ferrell‏ @mar6724 25 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ Yes, a generation of youths wanted to go out in space just as Mr. Armstrong did. Thanks for the awesome memories. R.I.P.

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      1. angela thompson 📺 🎥 🎬 🎼 🎧 📚‏ @angelathompson5 25 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ yes he was. He was a private man who never milked his fame. I adored him and the NASA missions especially Apollo 11.

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      1. Paul Mc Greal‏ @shanagolden1 25 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ yes,as an engineer, this was the best engineering project ever

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      1. NonPrintingCharacter‏ @NonPrintingC 25 Aug 2012
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        .@WSJ: Andres Serrano, "America (Lucas Suarez, Homeless), 2002.pic.twitter.com/y2lJJl6o

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      1. Jeff C‏ @jeff_atl 25 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ Yes, he was. But not for our times, for the time when America had some class and vision.

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      1. BKeyes‏ @mddcny 25 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ there's so few left

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      1. Martin Hinton‏ @MartinFHinton 25 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ his grammar was "for A man"

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      1. Michael R. Wimberly‏ @Michaelmrw 25 Aug 2012
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        @WSJ On Flight Line Duty 147th At Ellington 6 May 68 Witnessed Armstrong PunchOut LunarLanderToAvoidDeath. Gripping/Spectacular NervesOSteel

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