Is NEW YORK (WABC) — The official commissioning is set for today for the USS New?”
A military band played and sailors fired off cannons as the Navy began a ceremony to commission an amphibious assault ship forged with tons of steel from the World Trade Center. Hundreds of sailors and officers stood at attention on a chilly morning as the Navy put the USS New York into service at a pier in New York City. Military jets will also fly over around noon – a sight that should be visible from the Verrazano Bridge to the George Washington Bridge. The new vessel was decked in red, white and blue bunting for the ceremony, which started with a moment of silence for those whose lives were lost on Sept. 11. 2001. The $1 billion warship was built near New Orleans by workers who survived Hurricane Katrina. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was on hand for the ceremony.
NEW YORK — A military band played and sailors fired off cannons as the Navy began a ceremony to commission an amphibious assault ship forged with tons of steel from the World Trade Center. Hundreds of sailors and officers stood at attention on a chilly morning as the Navy put the USS New York into service at a pier in New York City. The new vessel was decked in red, white and blue bunting for the ceremony, which started with a moment of silence for those whose lives were lost on Sept. 11. 2001. The $1 billion ship was built near New Orleans by workers who survived Hurricane Katrina. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was on hand for the ceremony http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=7105697 The official commissioning is set for today for the USS New York The bow of the $1 billion ship, built in Louisiana, contains about 7.5 tons of steel from the towers destroyed by hijacked
