It’s not every day that your next-door neighbor takes a trip around the moon, so it only makes sense to celebrate their safe return home from an incredible journey. Astronaut Victor Glover certainly got his well-deserved welcome back to his Texas suburb last night and even had some kind words for his community.
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As we previously told you, Victor Glover and the rest of the Artemis II pilots returned home from their voyage on Saturday (April 11). The pilot gave a heartwarming interview with his daughter, Corinne, when he touched back down, which folks on social media loved. Now, videos of the warm welcome Glover got from his neighbors are going viral on social media, leaving viewers smiling from ear to ear.
Escorted by a police car, Glover is chauffeured in a tinted-out van, greeting his neighbors as they wave American flags, hold up signs and clap for the Howard alum.
Once he reached his home, Glover was gifted with balloons, a welcome sign and drawings from kids in the suburb. The moment touched the astronaut so much that he decided to say a few words to his neighbors, creating a loving atmosphere in his local community.
“Some of us have never met before, and you know whose fault that is? Ours,” Glover said. “So let’s choose to do this. Let’s be like this more. Let’s be neighbors. I don’t know if you heard me say it, but God told us to love him with all that we are and love our neighbors as ourselves.”
As he finished his speech, Glover told his neighbors he loved them to a touched and clapping crowd. In the comments of the video, folks wrote that it made them happy to hear the wise words from Glover.
“The current state of EVERYTHING has been so heavy on me. THIS has really brought me so much joy and enlightenment. I’m truly moved by his astonishing accomplishment and character,” commented one user.
Another social media commentator added, “What a great man & a lucky neighborhood.”
Then came a comment that captured what everyone seemed to be thinking: “THIS IS COMMUNITY. We’ve all been starved for it. Let’s build it together.”
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