Thank you, veterans 🇺🇸 In this image, Apollo 12 Commander Charles P. "Pete" Conrad, the third human to walk on the Moon, holds the American flag at the Ocean of Storms landing site on November 19, 1969. A rod is threaded through a hem sewn at the top of the flag and a latching hinge at the top of the pole was supposed to hold the flag out perpendicular to the pole. The latching mechanism failed, so Conrad is holding the flag out for the camera. Conrad was selected in the second class of NASAAstronauts in 1962 following a distinguished career as a U.S. Navy test pilot and instructor. Alan Bean and Richard Gordon joined Conrad on the Apollo 12 mission in November 1969, forming an all-Navy crew. Conrad and Bean proved that pinpoint landings could be made on the lunar surface and conducted the first significant science operations during their 31 hours on the Ocean of Storms. Credit: NASA #VeteransDay #NASA #Apollo12 #Moon #Navy #Astronauts #Apollo #Artemis #Flag #OceanOfStorms #Ame...