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04-17-2009, 02:31 PM
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Here she is
She will be arriving in NY harbor on Nov 1, 2009 and commissioned to the US Navy Nov. 7.
If you are planning a trip to NY, you will be able to tour the ship during that week. USS New York It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center. It is the fifth in a new class of warship - designed for missions that include special operations against terrorists. It will carry a crew of 360 sailors and 700 combat-ready Marines to be delivered ashore by helicopters and assault craft. Steel from the World Trade Center was melted down in a foundry in Amite, LA to cast the ship's bow section. When it was poured into the molds on Sept 9, 2003, 'those big rough steelworkers treated it with total reverence,' recalled Navy Capt. Kevin Wensing, who was there. 'It was a spiritual moment for everybody there.' Junior Chavers, foundry operations manager, said that when the trade center steel first arrived, he touched it with his hand and the 'hair on my neck stood up.' 'It had a big meaning to it for all of us,' he said 'They knocked us down. They can't keep us down.We're going to be back.' The ship's motto? 'Never Forget' Please keep this going so everyone can see what we are made of in this country!     
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04-17-2009, 02:38 PM
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Beautiful!
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04-17-2009, 02:39 PM
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04-17-2009, 02:40 PM
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Thanks for posting this! That is awesome!
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04-17-2009, 03:02 PM
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If that doesnt put a lump in your throat, youre not human. That is the most "awesomest" thing I have seen/read in quite some time. THANKS for posting!
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04-17-2009, 03:04 PM
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I agree. that thing is freakin awesome!! Its huge!! Great thing to post!!
That should lift some American's spirits!
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04-17-2009, 03:07 PM
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04-17-2009, 03:11 PM
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04-17-2009, 03:44 PM
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very cool how they incorporated the world trade center into something that can fight back at terrorists
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04-17-2009, 03:48 PM
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yes... someone was actually thinking for once
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