The Awesome USS New York

Here SHE is, the USS New York, made from the World Trade Center




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 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"

Please keep this going so everyone can see what we are made of in this country!
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Kevin Driving

Well, it's been a week and Kevin hasn't wrecked. He got a job too! California somethingerather. He got a raise on his second day! He seems to be enjoying it and that has to be a great thing for establishing his views on work for the future.

Here's a pic of him driving off to work! ;-) Actually a pic taken by me from my gocart at Massunutten, a resort here in VA.

Seems someone else has figured it out!

I ran across this post and agree with a lot of the assertions. Freedom is taken for granted and freedom is dang expensive too!

Summer Livin

Kevin gets his drivers license

OMG - Our 16 year old, Kevin, got his drivers license today! At this very moment on one of the 2 most dangerous driving days in the U.S. (July 3rd and 4th) he's out there driving MY car.

He's the kid in the pic to the right. Just a kid. Driving.

Hopefully he'll have an angel watching over him as he navigates these crazy roads of Northern Virginia. He's a good driver and has good instincts and his friends seem to be straight too so I think all will be well.

Next... Kevin gets a job.... :-)