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Families, our military, our country. strengthen us in faith and renew us in spirit and send us forth with your peace. amen. >> amen. >> jim, thank you. god bless you. god bless your family. god bless the united states of america. thank you, jim. [applause] >> shepard: a moving ceremony for an american hero. john roberts at the white house. to you. >> quite a citation, i think, too, shep. those days in may 1969, 48 harrowing hours when james mccloughan went above and beyond

>> each one bringing the astronauts closer to the goal. apollo 9 was the first to test the lunar module in space. apollo 10 launched in may 1969 had young and cernan flying within 50,000 feet of the lunar surface. that would be a dress rehearsal for the lunar landing of apollo 11, commanded by neil armstrong. >> what will your plans be in the extremely unlikely event that the lunar module does not come up off the lunar surface? >> that's an unpleasant thing to think about. we've chosen not to think about that at the present time. >> the other two crew members were command module pilots michael...

>> each one bringing the astronauts closer to the goal. apollo 9 was the first to test the lunar module in space. apollo 10 launched in may 1969 had young and cernan flying within 50,000 feet of the lunar surface. that would be a dress rehearsal for the lunar landing of apollo 11, commanded by neil armstrong. >> what will your plans be in the extremely unlikely event that the lunar module does not come up off the lunar surface? >> that's an unpleasant thing to think about. we've chosen not to think about that at the present time. >> the other two crew members were command module pilots michael...

>> each one bringing the astronauts closer to the goal. apollo 9 was the first to test the lunar module in space. apollo 10 launched in may 1969 had young and cernan flying within 50,000 feet of the lunar surface. that would be a dress rehearsal for the lunar landing of apollo 11, commanded by neil armstrong. >> what will your plans be in the extremely unlikely event that the lunar module does not come up off the lunar surface? >> that's an unpleasant thing to think about. we've chosen not to think about that at the present time. >> the other two crew members were command module pilots michael...