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THE BOEING COMPANY
NEW ORLEANS. LOUISIANA 70129
ROBERT C. DUNIQAN LAUNCH VEHICLE BRANCH
GENERAL MANAOER	July	20,	1969
Mr. William Walden:
The envelope containing this letter commemorates your contribution to the historic achievement of Man's First Lunar Landing. The stamp, which depicts the presence of an American Astronaut on the Moon, was printed from a die actually carried to the Moon on the first flight. The "July 20, 1969, Moon Landing" cancellation has been added to the "First Day of Issue" cancellation to further attest to this historic unprecedented event, and makes it a collector's item. It is appropriate that the actual launch site, Kennedy Space Center, was used as the mailing address.
Dr. Thomas O. Paine, NASA Administrator, stated, "Apollo 11 marks a historic point in our national space program, but we think of it as only a milestone in manned spaceflight; not a final destination. It is very much a beginning rather than an end."
We, The Boeing Company, will be called upon to assist in a number of future lunar exploratory missions. Present plans call for Apollo 12 to land south of the crater Lansberg near Surveyor 3. Apollo 13 is scheduled for Fra Mauro, Apollo 14 to Rima Bode II, and Apollo 15 to the northwest of Censorinus. The north rim of Tycho will be visited by Apollo 16 (S-IC-11). Several other missions are planned including Apollo 20 (S-IC-16), which is destined for Mt. Hadley/Apennines. We still have a big job to do.
Your individual pride and sense of dedication and purpose in your work have contributed significantly to the successful launching of the first men to the Moon in the Apollo Program. You have done a magnificent job. For this,
I thank you, and urge you to continue to exercise the utmost care and attention to detail in future lunar missions.