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Calling All Moon Men !! Calling All Moon Men !!

by Aldrin A Wilding West in History, November 5, 2009

As the Apollo 11 40th anniversary celebrations fade into memory. One forty year old man, still hopes beyond hope that Neil Armstrong or Buzz Aldrin might still drop him a simple line and make his dream come true.

 

Who is this man?

Well, he is me, the writer of this piece.  Born in England, 2 days after the Apollo 11 mission enabled the Eagle to land, taking Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into history, as the first men to set foot on the Moon.

Why is this man so intent on getting a letter from these men?

Born to a family who followed the space race with a passion, his sister suggested to his mum and dad that it might be a unique and memorable thing to name him Aldrin Armstrong, in memory of the fact that he was born so close to this momentous event in history.

What can YOU do?

Forward this message on.

I’ve tried personal letters and emails to company websites etc.  All to no avail.  The internet is a wonderful thing.  If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a space or moon fan too.  If you were to send this message to a like-minded friend and they sent it to a friend and so on and so forth, this letter may just end up in the inbox of someone somewhere who might pass it on to the two gentlemen in question themselves, and if they were to follow the link and email me, then I would most likely jump for joy like I’ve never jumped for joy before.

It’s the small hope of a forty year old man heading over the hill, and believe me I’ve tried hard to contact these men, but to date I have not been successful.

If you can help me in my quest in any way, I would be eternally grateful.

Should Neil or Buzz actually ever see this, and feel so inclined to drop me a line, they can do so by following this link and sending me a message.  I may well be opening my inbox to every mad moon man impersonator out there, but heh, I’m willing to give it a try!

You can find me at:

https://www.triond.com/users/Aldrin+A+Wilding+West

Thanks for reading.

 

 

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  1. Darla Smith

    On November 5, 2009 at 2:10 pm


    I’ll pass this on to my husband and he can pass it on to his friends in the Astronomy Club he’s a member of.

  2. Papa Sparks

    On November 5, 2009 at 7:00 pm


    Buzz is on Twitter I think.

    I hope you will be able to reach these men.

    There’s a short story or an essay that could be written from all this and that would make for some interesting reading.

    Good luck with your efforts!

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