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Saturday, November 07, 2009
Navy ship built with WTC steel to go into service
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NEW YORK (AP) — A military band played and sailors fired off cannons as the Navy began a ceremony to commission its newest assault ship forged with tons of steel from the World Trade Center.Hundreds of sailors and officers stood at attention on a chilly Saturday 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 warship was built near New Orleans by workers who survived Hurricane Katrina.Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was on hand for the ceremony.
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