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Updated: 7:49 AM Nov 7, 2009
Navy Ship Built With WTC Steel To Go Into Service
The Navy is commissioning its newest battleship with a bow forged from steel that once held up the World Trade Center.
Posted: 1:00 PM Nov 7, 2009 |
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NEW YORK -- The Navy is commissioning its newest battleship with a bow forged from steel that once held up the World Trade Center.
The USS New York is to be placed in active military service during a ceremony on a Manhattan pier Saturday morning.
Naval officials say the steel from the trade center attacked on 9/11 symbolizes that the United States will always persevere.
The $1 billion warship was built near New Orleans by workers who themselves survived Hurricane Katrina.
Just before the commissioning, a memorial to 9/11 heroes will be unveiled by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, New York Gov. David Paterson and Bill White, who's president of the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum.
The memorial is also made of steel from the fallen trade center.
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.
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cool, now we need to finish kicking some A-- with this ship. We are not done America.
I guess the flyover will be performed by a fleet of space shuttles since this is our nation's newest Battleship. Another fine example of what has come to be called informed journalism... God bless the USS New York, and all who sail aboard her. Even thou she's not a battleship, she will carry some of our nation's best into harm's way.
Navy Ship Built With WTC Steel To Go Into Service. Don't you get it Americans. It is a statement to the World is that Demoracy and Freedom is America.
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