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Neil Armstrong was the first man to step on the moon. On July 20th, 1969 at about 4:17PM EST, the Eagle LEM landed at Tranquility Base. Armstrong manually landing it with about 30 seconds of fuel to spare. He departed approximately 6 hours after the landing. His quote "One small step for a man, one giant leap for Mankind" is perhaps one of the the most oft quoted. I recall watching the landing, as well as being allowed to stay up and watch beside my parents the grainy video along with "Uncle Walter Cronkite" giving his reverent commentary along the way. Today, he was laid to rest in a private ceremony on a day, of all days, that will host a "blue moon" (a second full moon within a calendar month). There will be various online viewings of the blue moon along with commentary and recollections of this, one of my childhood heroes. His family has asked that all of us take a few minutes to step outside and simply wink at the moon as you recollect. Honor him by doing some small service for a friend, loved one, or a total stranger. In some small way, our "small step" can help someone. Remember we can all be heroes to someone in some way.