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40th anniversary of Moon landing celebrated in Washington
John Herschel Glenn Jr., the first American to orbit the earth, attends an event marking the 40th anniversary of their Apollo 11 flight which put the first man on the moon on Capitol Hill in Washington on July 21, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)

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Neil Armstrong buried at sea
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Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11 commander and the first man on the moon, was laid to rest in the Atlantic Ocean Friday in a burial at sea, NASA said.
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Shuttle Discovery flies over nation's capital
Shuttle Discovery flies over nation's capital
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Glenn: I don't think of myself as a hero
Glenn: I don't think of myself as a hero
John Glenn, feted in his home state of Ohio Monday on the 50th anniversary of being the first American to orbit Earth, says he doesn't consider himself a hero.
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