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Yesterday Dad made history! My name is Eric Armstrong, and obviously Neil Armstrong is my dad. Neil Armstrong the man I call daddy was the first to land on the moon. He has been planning it for quite a while, and yesterday he actually did it. July 20th 1969, is a day that will never be forgotten. Mom told me to start to write a journal about that day so I could always have the book to look at and remind me how special my dad is, even though I know that I wont ever forget that day.

Before I write my journal I fell that I should write a little bite about my dad. My dad Neil Armstrong was born August 5th 19.0 in Wapakoneta Ohio. His mom also my grandma’s name is Viola Engel Armstrong, and his dad my grandpa’s name is Stephen Armstrong. Dad always loves to tell us about when he was a kid. Dad first fell in love with airplanes at the age of six, and started lessons at the age of 15. He got his pilot’s license on his 16th birthday. At the age of 16 most kids are just getting their license, but not my dad he went right to flying an airplane instead. As he grew up he had three children. One of his favorite quotes to tell us children was “that’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” Dad had piloted jets, helicopters, flying gliders for the U.S, and Air Force and Navy before he went to the moon.

He got married to Janet Shearon Armstrong and has three kids. Eric who was born June 30th 1957, Karen Anne who was born April 13th 1959, but she dies of a brain tumor on January 28th 1962, and Mark Stephen who was bon April 8th 1963. Even though Karen Anne died I know that she would be very proud of dad.

Dad left today he said he was going to go to the moon. We said goodbye to him this morning not knowing if it was temporarily or if it was forever. Mom and I were very supportive in his dream of landing on the moon. Landing on the moon had been his dream since he was a child about that same age as me. Mom and I weren’t to happy about it at first, we were very worried about him, we dint know what was going to happen there had been people saying that the rocket would crash. Mom and I knew though that dad wouldn’t leave us if he knew something bad was going to happen. “Good luck dad”, I said in a whisper.
 * July 16th 1969**

I woke up this morning thinking it was all a dream that dad left yesterday, but when I went down to the kitchen mom said no its all real. The only thing that was different is that in my dream dad made it to the moon. It was odd waking up and not having dad there. He day was normal other wise just as ever other day was, we woke up ate breakfast and just hung around the house being that it was summer and all. Mom turned the tv on late afternoon, they were talking about my dad a little bite. They weren’t saying too much though. Dinner came and we ate dinner and mom told us that it was time for bed.
 * July 17th 1969**

I woke up quarter past seven and my grandma and grandpa were at my house, sitting down in the kitchen with my mom. I went down there and mom was very elated, as well was grandma and grandpa! I started to get all jittery, I must have asked them five times before they answered my what was going on. The station that is connected to dads rocket called last night, and said that they had just talked to him. He’s doing fine and will arrive there soon. Grandma and grandpa spent the day with us, mom asked them if they wanted to spend the night because she knew that tomorrow was going to be a big day for everyone. They politely said “no, that’s ok honey were going to go home and get some rest we will be back in the morning.” We ate dinner, and watched the news as we do ever night, to see what was going on with dad but they said that they didn’t know anything yet, and they didn’t want to get peoples hopes up on him getting there since it has never in history been done.
 * July 18th 1969**

“WAKE UP NOW!” Mom came in and screamed in the morning. We ran down stairs thinking that something was wrong. Mom was sitting on the floor, staring at the television crying. We asked her what was wrong, when grandma and grandpa came in the door and went right to mom and hugged her. “Grandma what’s wrong, what’s wrong with mom?” Grandma had tears running down my face. Grandpa says your dad made it to the moon! WHOA! Mark and I jumping around screaming all hollering, and cheering that he actually made it. Mom had the biggest smile I had ever seems. She sat down and watched the news, she just stared and smiled! They showed a live clip from when he first landed, and they showed people on nfgn
 * July 19th 1969**

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