One I missed over the weekend, the USS New York, an amphibious assault ship was christened Saturday. Thousands of spectators, including friends and families of those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, gathered near the hulking gray ship, trimmed in red, white and blue banners. The bow stem, which contains 7.5 tons of steel from the site, bore a shield with two gray bars to symbolize the twin towers and a banner over that declaring “Never Forget,”. The New York will be able to deliver a Marine MEU to distant shores around the world.
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