U.S.S. New York.. Built from WTC Steel.. - Truckers' Trucking Forum

Ken · **^ Top** #1 10.13.2009

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<H5>October 12, 2009, 5:14PM

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Under the threat of rain and a veil of security, the [LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This Truck Forum Link. will leave the New Orleans area Tuesday morning after more than three years of construction at Avondale, feted by what organizers hope will be[LINK POSTED BY MEMBER] Only Members Can View This Truck Forum Link. of people gathered along the Mississippi River to see the ship off.

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A friend of mine was there today..

Baack · **^ Top** #2 10.14.2009

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The USS New York is, in some ways, heading home, even though this is its maiden voyage.
The Navy's latest amphibious ship was built in Avondale, just outside New Orleans, by shipbuilders who continued working through Hurricane Katrina to get the job done. They knew their mission was special. The ship contains seven and a half tons of steel recovered from the World Trade Center after 9-11. It's at the leading edge of the ship.
This morning, people lined the Mississippi River here in New Orleans, hoping to get a glimpse of the USS New York. She left Avondale for New York to be commissioned November 7th. Along the way, she'll stop in Norfolk to pick up Marines. The USS New York will be in New York for ten days and they're expecting about one hundred thousand people to come aboard and visit while the ship is open to the public. More information on how to visit is at www.ussny.org
Some of the people in the crowd this morning were men who built this ship. The head of Northrop Grumman's shipbuilding operations told us he got a chill every time he stepped on board. He said while they've worked on ships before, everyone understands the importance of the USS New York. They were sad to see her go, but happy to finally see her headed out to sea

http://liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2...-in-sacrifice/

simplyred1962 · **^ Top** #3 2 Weeks Ago

I was able to watch the news this morning,as the ship came through the harbor.

I am not now, nor ever have been, in the military....but as this ship passed, I "came to attention", bowed my head, and prayed.
I then raised my head, and gave a "slow salute"... if that makes any sense.

I gave RESPECT to that ship, to the Marines, Air Force, Army, Reserves, ALL/ANY military ON that ship, and in remembrance of all those who died, in the metal that helped CREATE that ship.

Judi Kay

Baack · **^ Top** #4 2 Weeks Ago

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NEW YORK – The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, arrived in its namesake city Monday with a rifle volley salute near the site of the 2001 terrorist attack.
First responders, families of Sept. 11 victims and the public gathered Monday at a waterfront viewing area, where they could see the crew standing at attention along the deck of the battleship gray vessel.
The big ship paused. Then the shots were fired, with a cracking sound, in three bursts.
The bow of the $1 billion ship, built in Louisiana, contains about 7.5 tons of steel from the fallen towers.
"It's a transformation ... from something really twisted and ugly," said Rosaleen Tallon, who lost her firefighter brother, Sean, on 9/11. "I'm proud that our military is using that steel."
Tallon said her brother, who was a Marine, would have been proud

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091103/...s_uss_new_york

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