Wonderful Spam

So much of it I don't read... but this came from my cousin who hardly ever sends me spam. I figure it must be worth looking at if she felt it was worth sending on.... and it is... interesting time for this to be coming around, but I guess it has to be somewhere...

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"

You can learn more about the ship and see the artists renderings here: http://tinyurl.com/285ub4

for those who don't know, on September 12, 2001, I put up a memorial website. Many times since I have thought now that I have the time, I should put up a really nice site.... and then I go to my site and read through it.... and decide... this is my original, this is my raw emotion flowing.. I can't replace that.. so if you will excuse the simple mechanics, you are welcome to take a peek. I had to disable the guest book because of hackers.. but I do belong to a couple of 911 rings you might be interested in looking at...
http://jleist.com/911 Right now I just don't know how we can be so short sighted!