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I don't believe any pair of people had been more removed physically from the rest of the world than we were.

Buzz Aldrin

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Buzz Aldrin
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: January 20
Air Force Officer
Astronaut
Autobiographer
Businessperson
Engineer
Fighter Pilot
Science Fiction Writer
Montclair Township
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.
Edwin Aldrin Jr.
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My Sunday mornings are spent in a recovery meeting in Pacific Palisades.
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