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Flags fly at half-staff to honor Astronaut Neil Armstrong

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By Martha Boehm - email

CINCINNATI (WKOW) -- Flags are flying at half-staff Friday to honor U.S. Astronaut Neil Armstrong.

Armstrong's family held a private funeral service for him Friday morning. The first man to walk on the moon died on Saturday. In a statement, his family says 82-year-old Armstrong died from complications from cardiovascular procedures.

A public memorial is expected sometime in the next two weeks.

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