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2. Video you posted was taken down for unknown reasons but it's accessible from substack.

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Sun Jul 20, 2025, 11:08 AM

Jul 20

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/july-19-2025

My grandfather was an aerospace engineer who built various bits and pieces for the Apollo Project, some very large, and some small. I've got photos of some of his work and his Apollo 8 medallion.

He was an Army Air Corp officer during World War II and never said a word about what he did then, not even to my grandma. You got the feeling that it was an ugly job that needed doing. The most you'd get out of him, if you surprised him, was a grimace. Otherwise, nothing.

You could always get him to talk about his work for the Apollo Project.

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Thank you! I thought this was important since the moon landing was July 20, 1969! Rhiannon12866 Jul 20 #3

Video you posted was taken down for unknown reasons but it's accessible from substack. hunter Jul 20 #2

Thanks so much! I replaced the OP. Rhiannon12866 Jul 20 #4