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Somebody would think I was trying to get favored treatment because my ancestors had the name Moon. And that's a joke.

Buzz Aldrin

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Buzz Aldrin
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: January 20
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Montclair Township
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.
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