I grew up watching him. My Mom used to let me stay home "sick" from grade school so I could watch the Mercury, and then the Gemini missions, as long as they were only in space ONE day! I saw him cry when Kennedy was assassinated, and watched him choke up when Apollo 11 landed on the Moon. I didn't always agree with him, but I respected him. He was from a different world than the "Journalists" of today. Good bye, old friend, and may you rest in peace.

Jim  KQ6EA

--- On Fri, 7/17/09, Les Alverson kd4sfd@bellsouth.net wrote:

From: Les Alverson kd4sfd@bellsouth.net Subject: [amsat-bb] Walter Cronkite SK 1916-2009 To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Date: Friday, July 17, 2009, 6:19 PM

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