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[b]Space Cover #72, Armstrong Gets His Wings[/b] Back on March 12, collectSPACE posted about Neil Armstrong receiving his Naval astronaut wings aboard the USS Dwight D Eisenhower while aboard the ship for the "Legends of Aerospace" military appreciation tour: [i]Naval astronaut Neil Armstrong: The first man to walk on the Moon was presented by the U.S. Navy on Wednesday with a pair of honorary Naval astronaut wings recognizing his "service to the Navy and in the field of space exploration.[/i] Neil Armstrong was awarded with the wings while he was aboard the USS Dwight D Eisenhower with the "Legends of Aerospace" military appreciation tour along with fellow Apollo astronauts Gene Cernan and Jim Lovell. Armstrong served as a naval aviator from 1949 to 1952; the astronaut wings were not authorized until 1961." In addition, a post about Neil Armstrong's Naval astronaut wings was made in the "Space Explorers & Workers" forum on March 10 which included the USS Dwight D Eisenhower news release and a number of photos. Since the postings were after the award ceremony this led to a search for a cover for the event. After contacting many space and naval collectors one was found. As pictured, the cover for the award ceremony has the USS Dwight D Eisenhower ship rubber stamp of the ship's crest and the wording "Astronaut Neil Armstrong Receives Naval Astronaut Wings Aboard U.S.S. Dwight D. Eisenhower." This is most likely a rare cover to find as I was only able to find the one collector who made any. So if you find one...
[i]Naval astronaut Neil Armstrong: The first man to walk on the Moon was presented by the U.S. Navy on Wednesday with a pair of honorary Naval astronaut wings recognizing his "service to the Navy and in the field of space exploration.[/i]
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