Feb 02 2008
USS New York - World Trade Centers Lives On
I was excited to see the news about the USS New York so I thought I would share it with everyone. The content is from an email I received
The USS New York (LPD 21), made from the World Trade Center !
It was built with 24 tons of scrap steel from the WorldTrade 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.”
Great photo! I’d like to read the story behind the picture! CheriB
Wow!! What a great idea!! Very touching!