Letters: Jan. 10, 1969

The Men from the Moon

Sir: What a strange and wonderful day for the human soul. Our Men of the Year, Frank Borman, James Lovell and William Anders are home safe [Jan. 3]. Home from the moon and space, home from the perils that never happened, home to their families and friends and to something rare in the world that sent them. Home to the miracle of men feeling something together, men strangely undivided in a time of fierce dissension, men all over the earth feeling wonder and warmth and pride. And we suddenly wondered if somehow we could capture and...

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