RIP Neil Armstrong

Know Your Medal of Honor Recipients:

Landsman Daniel Harrington (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on board the USS Pocahontas. His citation reads:

Harrington, a landsman from the U.S.S. Pocahontas, participated in a shore mission to procure meat for the ship's crew. While returning to the beach, the party was fired on from ambush and several men killed or wounded. Cool and courageous throughout his action, Harrington rendered gallant service against the enemy and in administering to the casualties.

First Class Fireman David Harrington (US Navy) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on August 21, 1884, on board the USS Tallapoosa. His citation reads:

Served on board the U.S.S. Tallapoosa at the time of the sinking of that vessel, on the night of 21 August 1884. Remaining at his post of duty in the fireroom until the fires were put out by the rising waters, Harrington opened the safety valves when the water was up to his waist.

Sergeant Ephraim W. Harrington (US Army) received his Medal of Honor for his actions on May 3, 1863, at Fredericksburg, Virginia. His citation reads:

Carried the colors to the top of the heights and almost to the muzzle of the enemy's guns.


RIP Neil Armstrong. America has lost one of its heroes. He did so many great things in his life that I won’t even try to fit them all here right now. I will point out that he fought in the Korean War as a Naval aviator (flying in over 78 missions), he was a test pilot (which to me would mean he was at least a little crazy [in a good way… like helicopter pilots in Vietnam]) and, of course, he was the first man to walk on the moon (see previous crazy statement). It’s hard not to stop and think, “How can one man do so much?” Oh yeah, if my math is right, he did all of this before the age of 40. Sonny is 42. I’m just sayin… Sure, Armstrong didn’t have a blog, but to be fair I don’t think Al Gore had invented the internet by then.

And his quote while being the first man to step on the moon… Have you ever thought about what kind of pressure he had at that moment? He’s doing something that had never been done before. People thought they knew what it would be like, but nobody really knew. And so he steps down and says the famous “That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.”

It sounds so perfect, but how many of us could have said it? I’m sure I would have messed up and said something stupid like “Y’all don’t shut this door behind me,” or “I think I just wet myself,” or (most likely) “Boom goes the dynamite! That just happened”. I could see Sonny either being like a NASCAR driver “As I step on the moon I just want to thank my crew and Budweiser and all the good people at Goody’s Powder and you know this wouldn’t be possible without…” or I could see him getting a little competitive with, “Suck it Russia… you commie bas---ds”. That Sonny, he’s been anti-Russia ever since Rocky IV (guess he didn’t see the very end). Anyway, here’s to Neil Armstrong… They don’t make ‘em like him anymore. We at I’m just sayin… salute him.


The I’m just sayin… Bible Verse of the Week
GALATIANS 5:22-23

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.