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 The new Navy assault ship USS New York, built with World Trade Center steel, passes Statue of... Saturday, November 7, 2009 6:13 AM EST The Associated Press By VERENA DOBNIK Associated Press Writer 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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