Here SHE is, the USS New York, made from the World Trade Center!

Here SHE is, the USS New York, made from the World Trade Center!



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'

Please keep this going so everyone
can see what we are made
of in this country!
SPECIAL THANKS TO BILL MACCORMICK FOR FORWARDING THIS EMAIL TO ME!