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05-01-2009, 04:33 PM | #1 |
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A subject close to my heart
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' http://www.ussnewyork.com/
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05-01-2009, 05:44 PM | #2 |
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That's an interesting history for the ship. I hadn't heard of it before; nor the story. Thanks for sharing.
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Amen brother.
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Did you notice the two stacks look like the twin towers
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The ship is a very fitting tribute to the towers it was built from. USS Phoenix would also have been a fitting name.
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05-06-2009, 04:49 PM | #6 |
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A friend of mine is going to be the first Training Officer onboard of her starting in January of next year. That is one beautiful ship.
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Brings back humbling memories of the trade center site.
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awesome story,thanks for the post.
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Wow, very cool! It was humbling to read that story.
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Great News!!
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Great story.
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05-17-2009, 05:12 PM | #12 |
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Very moving. A sining example of America's fortitude. Glad you shared it.
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