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Charles Duke, 10th American to walk on moon
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Mar 27, 2024, 5:42 PM
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Was in Clemson today. Toured many of the athletic facilities.
American Hero!
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Did he walk on the real moon, or the fake one out in LA?
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Mar 27, 2024, 5:45 PM
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European and USA science and engineering
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Mar 27, 2024, 5:48 PM
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can put a man on the moon anytime any day
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Re: European and USA science and engineering
Mar 27, 2024, 10:55 PM
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Just not yesterday, today, or tomorrow.
Or any day that ends in Y.
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Re: Charles Duke, 10th American to walk on moon
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Mar 27, 2024, 6:09 PM
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He’s a heck of a nice man and as unassuming as they come.
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I met him at event once. He gave a keynote speech, and did Q&A.
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Mar 27, 2024, 6:10 PM
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He was a fine gentleman and had excellent tales to tell.
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Re: Charles Duke, 10th American to walk on moon
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Mar 27, 2024, 6:47 PM
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He spoke at our church. Truly an amazing man!
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Re: Charles Duke, 10th American to walk on moon
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Mar 27, 2024, 6:48 PM
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Charlie & Bill Duke are both from my home town. Bill his late brother, was my doctor and was a super guy, also unassuming. Charlie came to my junior high school shortly after he came back from the moon and stayed all day. What a thrill that was. I have an autograph somewhere! Basically shut down the school the entire day. Great Family.
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Re: Charles Duke, 10th American to walk on moon
Mar 27, 2024, 10:57 PM
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He stood around your school longer than he stood on the moon.
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Know his son well, I met him once.***
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Re: Charles Duke, 10th American to walk on moon
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Mar 27, 2024, 9:02 PM
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I hosted him at Clemson in 1985 as a speaker. I was a senior in AFROTC and he came with an invite to Officer's Christian Fellowship. I introduced him but had NO IDEA how important he was to US history. What a great speaker and I made a commitment to myself that I would never underestimate a person again.
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Re: Charles Duke, 10th American to walk on moon
Mar 27, 2024, 10:59 PM
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How can you introduce someone without knowing what their accomplishments are?
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Re: Charles Duke, 10th American to walk on moon
Mar 27, 2024, 11:10 PM
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Strange that you say 10th American to walk on the moon. Have there been any other people than Americans to walk on the moon?
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Re: Charles Duke, 10th American to walk on moon
Mar 28, 2024, 6:18 AM
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May should modify that to Earthling. Who knows who else may have visited!
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Re: Charles Duke, 10th American to walk on moon
Mar 27, 2024, 11:57 PM
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Met him at a speaking engagement several years ago. Fascinating man.
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Re: Charles Duke, 10th American to walk on moon
Mar 28, 2024, 6:17 AM
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He spoke at Clemson after his trip to the Moon. Bill was my aunt's Dr in Lancaster. He was a hoot in his commentary while on the Moon!
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Charlie and his twin Billy are/were great people. Billy was a Dr. in Lancaster
Mar 28, 2024, 8:45 AM
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and died a while back. They've sent quite a few kids/grandkids through Clemson.
I was at the blast-off (6 years old) and can remember how the ground shook and my grandmother fell out of her chair. We stayed at a big house in CoCo Beach with a ton of cousins. Charlie (and I believe Mattingly & Young also) came by the night before the launch but could only stop and wave from the car due to Quarantine. I remember driving to the observation site and seeing all of the cars lined up and down the roads for miles; it was a big deal back then.
After Charlie got back from the moon they had a big parade in Lancaster (the Charlie Duke Day Parade).
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