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Article: To the moon and beyond
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- The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
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- July 20, 2009
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The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
07-20-2009
To the moon and beyond
Date: 07-20-2009, Monday
Section: LOCAL
Twenty minutes after Neil Armstrong becomes the first man to walk on the moon, he is joined by Buzz Aldrin. Aldrin, born and raised in Montclair, dubs what he sees "magnificent desolation." Photographs of Aldrin planting the American flag on the moon become a cultural icon. Of the 12 men to tread the lunar surface, Aldrin is the only Garden State native. In honor of the 40th anniversary of this historic event, here is a look at how the boy from New Jersey got ... to the moon and beyond.
The early years
The youngest of Edwin and Marion Aldrin's three children and their only son, Buzz is born ...