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I wrote 'Reaching for the Moon' because I wanted to tell kids that all of us have a moon, a dream, that we can strive for. Even if you don't attain it, you can at least reach for it.

Buzz Aldrin

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Buzz Aldrin
Age: 94
Born: 1930
Born: January 20
Air Force Officer
Astronaut
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Fighter Pilot
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Montclair Township
Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.
Edwin Aldrin Jr.
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