The American flag on the USS Philippine Sea is seen at half-mast during the burial at sea service for her husband Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong September 14, 2012 aboard the USS Philippine Sea in the Atlantic Ocean. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon during the 1969 Apollo 11 mission, died August 25. He was 82.

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