I’ve seen and heard a good handful of different versions of this track and this is by far my fave courtesy of OMA.
Tag: new york
USS New York Is The World Trade Center
What ever happened to all that scrap metal from the World Trade Center? Ever wonder about that? Sort of like I used to wonder what ever happened to all the homeless folks that were hanging around Manhattan before Giuliani became Mayor back then?
Here’s the 411 on the 911 as it was explained to me…
The USS New York 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’.