11 rugsėjo, 2008

USS New York


...Tai buvo pastatyta iš 24 tonų plieno konstrukcijų, išlikusių po Niujorko Pasaulio Prekybos Centro katastrofos 2001 m. rugsėjo 11 d.


...USS New York (LPD 21) yra penktasis naujos klasės karo laivas, specialiai suprojektuotas karinėms misijoms ir ypatingoms antiteroristinėms operacijoms. Laivo įgula - 360 jūreivių ir specialiai parengtų 700 jūrų pėstininkų komanda, apmokyta rengti sraigtasparnių pagalba staigias kovos atakas krante.


...Plienas, likęs nuo Pasaulio Prekybos Centro pastatų, buvo ištirpdytas Luizianoje, Amite miesto liejykloje.
...Karo laivo devizas: 'Never Forget' (Niekada neužmirškite).


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 th at 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!

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