Neil Armstrong Buried at Sea (Photo)

Neil Armstrong Buried at Sea (Photo)

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon, was buried at sea today.

Armstrong’s cremains were committed to the sea aboard the USS Philippine Sea in the Atlantic Ocean by a Navy honor guard.

Photo credit:  Bill Ingalls, NASA

Armstrong was commemorated at a public memorial service yesterday at the National Cathedral in Washington, DC.   NASA has posted the video on YouTube.   

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