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Obama urged to give Neil Armstrong state funeral

US President Barack Obama is under pressure to hold a state funeral for Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon, who died on Saturday.

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Armstrong, the commander of the Apollo 11 mission that saw him become the first human to set foot on the moon, should be granted a state funeral in Washington DC, US Congressman Bill Johnson said.


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