LIKE THE WEEBLE WOBBLE PEOPLE

The above picture is a picture of the USS New York, a ship whose bow was hardened by 24 tons of steel salvaged from the wreckage of the World Trade Center. It is 5th in the new class of warships that were designed for missions that include special operations on terrorists. It will hold 360 sailors......a circle is 360 degrees......we have come full circle from the worse tragedy our country has ever had to deal with to a tool that will destroy that which set out to destroy us.

When it was produced, the steel was handled with total reverance and I am sure that those burly steel workers heard the cries of those who died and felt pride in knowing they were raising up an instrument that would help prevent such future incidents of terror. I wonder if those cowards who attacked us wonder now if they unleashed some kind of monster that can't be destroyed by mere worldly weapons. From the destruction of a building and the sacrifice of those killed in that building, has come forth the embodiment of the American spirit: strength, determination, power, and the indominable spirit of freedom.

We might have been knocked down and had the wind knocked out of us, but like those silly toys of years ago, the Weeble Wobbles "we may weeble and wobble, but we don't fall down." We are America and even with all our shortcomings and mistakes, we are still strong, inspired by freedom and the human spirit. It is fitting that this ship's motto is "Never Forget". We will never forget 9/11 and just the phrase "9/11" seems to be our battle cry just like "Remember the alamo!" and "Remember the Maine" were in years past.

Her commission: The commissioning of USS NEW YORK, taking place in the fall of 2009, will mark a significant milestone in the ship's career. It marks her entry into the United States Navy's fleet and provides an opportunity to show appreciation to the men and women who stand in harm's way to preserve the American way of life.

For more information on this historical ship, please check out this site: http://www.ussny.org/commissioning.html

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