See Also:
Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The Barbara Bush Story.
Life Lesson #31 – Learn to Read Well.
Neil was only two-years-old when his father took him to the National Air Races in Cleveland, Ohio. That was all the way back in 1932, but even then, Neil knew he liked airplanes!
While he was still very young, he began doing his share of the family work by mowing the yard, weeding the garden, and washing clothes. When Neil and his parents weren’t working, his mother spent many hours reading to him. Neil loved books, and when he was in the first grade, he read 90 books!
Also, when was in the first grade, his father took him on his very first plane ride! And soon after that, Neil started building model airplanes. As he grew older, his models became bigger and better and more complicated. He also had a great interest in science and math and he started studying about stars and planets. He loved looking through a telescope at the night sky. When he was old enough, Neil worked hard to earn enough money for flying lessons. And on his 16th birthday, he got his pilot’s license.
Later Neil became a pilot for the United States Navy and after that, a test pilot for the Air Force. Then, he joined the space program, and the rest, as they say, is history—very important history! Because young Neil, Neil Armstrong worked hard and studied hard to prepare himself and because he made good choices along the way, he had the opportunity on July 20, 1969 to become the very first man ever to walk on the moon! He became a HERO!
– Jim Lord