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Here man completed his first exploration of the Moon, December 1972 A.D |
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May the spirit of peace in which we came be reflected in the lives of all mankind |
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This valley of history has seen mankind complete its first evolutionary steps into the Universe |
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I think no more significant contribution has Apollo made to history |
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It's not often you can foretell history, but I think we can in this case and I think everybody ought to feel very proud of that fact |
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This is our commemoration that will be here until someone like |
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'Til some of you who are out there who are the promise of the future |
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Come back to read it again |
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And as I take man's lift up from the surface |
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Back home for some kind of [?] going into the future |
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I'd like to just let what I believe history will record |
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That America's challenge of today |
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Has forged man's destiny once and for all |
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And as we leave the Moon and [?] |
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We leave as we came, and God willing, as we shall return |
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With peace and hope for all mankind |
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God bless the crew of Apollo 17 |
