Neil Armstrong Buried at Sea -- all photos: NASA/Bill Ingalls | |
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June
Hoffman, sister of the late Neil Armstrong and Armstrong's
sons, Eric "Rick" Armstrong, center, and Mark Armstrong
look out from the USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) as it departs
Mayport, Fla. for the burial at sea service for Armstrong,
Friday, Sept. 14, 2012.
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Members
of the Navy prepare for the start of the burial at sea
service for Neil Armstrong aboard the USS Philippine Sea
(CG 58), Friday, Sept. 12, 2012, in the Atlantic Ocean.
Armstrong,
the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo
11 mission, died Saturday, Aug. 25. He was 82.
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Neil
Armstrong Buried at Sea
Members
of the US Navy ceremonial guard hold an American flag over
the cremains of Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander and
the first person to walk on the moon, during a burial at
sea service aboard the USS Philippine Sea (CG 58), Friday,
Sept. 14, 2012, in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Service
Members
of the US Navy are seen during the burial at sea service
for Neil Armstrong.
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Reading
Carol
Armstrong, wife of Neil Armstrong, Eric "Rick" Armstrong,
son of Neil Armstrong, June Hoffman, Neil Armstrong's
sister, and other family members are seen bowing their
heads during the Armstrong burial at sea service.
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Family
Flag
US
Navy Captain Steve Shinego, commanding officer of the USS
Philippine Sea (CG 58), presents the US flag to Carol
Armstrong following the burial at sea service for her
husband.
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Carol
Armstrong, wife of Neil Armstrong, Eric "Rick" Armstrong,
son of Neil Armstrong, and other family members are seen
bowing their heads during the Armstrong burial at sea
service.
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Final
Salute
Members
of the US Navy salute in honor of Apollo 11 astronaut Neil
Armstrong during his burial at sea service aboard the USS
Philippine Sea, Friday, Sept. 14,
2012.
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Navy
Force Chaplain, Capt. Donald P. Troast, CHC, USN speaks
during a burial at sea service for Neil Armstrong.
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Family
members and members of the US Navy are seen during the
burial at sea service.
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A
US Navy firing squad fires three volleys.
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US
Navy personnel carry the cremains of Apollo 11 astronaut
Neil Armstrong.
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US
Navy Lieutenant Commander Paul Nagy, USS Philippine Sea,
and Carol Armstrong, wife of Neil Armstrong, commit the
cremains of Neil Armstrong to sea during a burial at sea
service.
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US
Navy Captain Steve Shinego, commanding officer of the USS
Philippine Sea (CG 58), comforts Carol Armstrong, wife of
Neil Armstrong, after she committed Armstrong's cremains
to sea.
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The
American flag on the USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) is seen at
half-mast during a burial at sea service for Apollo 11
astronaut Neil Armstrong.
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Neil
Armstrong Burial at Sea: Taps
Chief
Musician for the United States Navy Band, Gunnar Bruning,
plays taps during the burial at
sea
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