USS New York, built from scrap steel from the World Trade Center

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USS New York USS New York...built from scrap steel from the World Trade CenterWith a year to go before it even touches the water, the Navy's amphibious assault ship USS New York has already made history. It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the World Trade Center.USS New York is about 45 percent complete and should be ready for launch in mid-2007. Katrina disrupted construction when it pounded the Gulf Coast last summer, but the 684-foot vessel escaped serious damage, and workers were back at the yard near New Orleans two weeks after the storm.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."It would be fitting if the first mission this ship would go on is to make sure that bin Laden is taken out, his terrorist organization is taken out," said Glenn Clement, a paint foreman. "He came in through the back door and knocked our towers down and the New York is coming right through the front door, and we want them to know that."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 tradecenter 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'. For the full story of the ship: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1800575 & page=1 "Anchors Aweigh" added by ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Graphic Humor & Inspiration is sent as available each weekday.This list includes items such as photographs, Internet Links,forwarded e-mails, etc. – items for slower internet connections.Graphics are provided by rs.Send Graphics to: richardw?subject=GHIEditor: Richard G Wimer SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT via THE INTERNET:http://witandwisdom.org/subscriptions.htm ORhttp://lists.tagnet.org/mailman/listinfo/witandwisdom SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT VIA E-MAILTo Subscribe Send an e-mail to: ghi-To Un-Subscribe Send an e-mail to: ghi-To Change Address 1) From your old address send an e-mail to: ghi- If you are unable to do this step, skip it and do the second step. The old address will automatically be removed from the list when it stops working. 2) From your new address send an e-mail to: ghi- SUBSCRIPTION MANAGEMENT VIA MAIL:Write: Richard G Wimer 511 West Summer Breeze Lane Sequim, WA 98382-3705 RICHARD’S OTHER E-MAIL LISTS:(1)Animated Humor & Inspiration:Movie clips, Power Point Shows, etc.Send an e-mail to: ahi-(2)WITandWISDOM ISSN 1538-8794Wisdom, Inspiration, Humor and TriviaSend an e-mail to: witandwisdom-Archive at: http://witandwisdom.org/archive.htm DONATIONS: WITandWISDOM.org is a free service that has no income. I volunteer mytime for creating and producing WITandWISDOM, Graphic Humor & Inspiration and Animated Humor & Inspiration. I invite you to make adonation. Donations help to facilitate and expand WITandWISDOM.org'sministries. There is an ongoing need. Donations are not tax deductible. For those who make a donation of $25 US, I am offering a gift book whichis a biography of Jesus' life. This offer is good outside of the United Statesif you are able receive Global Priority Mail. The book is titled, Messiah.I continue to re-read this book because I like it so much. You can readthe first chapter of the book at the following web page. Some WITandWISDOM.org donors have donated funds so thatothers may have the book, “Messiah,” who may not be able to donatethe full $25. Therefore if you would like this biography of Jesus, you maydonate what you can and your donation will be supplemented with thesefunds as they are available. I thank all of you for you support ofWITandWISDOM.org by subscribing, prayers, kind notes and donations. Donation web page: http://witandwisdom.org/donate.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No virus found in this incoming message.Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.13.28/518 - Release 11/4/2006