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    Buzz Aldrin's Son Tells His Side of the Story

    “I think people are taking advantage of him.”
    by Marina Koren Jul 06, 2018 4 minutes
    Source: Richard Shotwell / AP

    In 2010, Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, celebrated his 80th birthday by swimming with sharks in the Galápagos Islands. Aldrin has loved scuba diving for years.

    “I’ve never really had a hobby, but when I am not working, scuba diving is one of my favorite things to do, and under the sea is my favorite place to be—on this planet,” Aldrin wrote in a memoir published in 2016.

    Aldrin went with his son Andy. As they prepared to plunge into the water, their guide warned them not to touch any marine life, including whale sharks—slow-moving, plankton-feeding creatures that can grow to be 40 feet long. Andy shot his father a look, Buzz recalls in his book. “And that

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