US launches 'Twin Towers' warship

A warship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center has been put into service in New York.Hundreds of US Navy officers and sailors, and also families of 9/11 victims attended the commissioning of the USS New York in Manhattan.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton spoke at the launch and paid tribute to the men and women who died in the terrorist attack.

BBC | November 8, 2009

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