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U.S Navy Adm. Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, participates in the commissioning ceremony of the of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York in New York City, Nov. 7, 2009. The New York Has 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in her bow.

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U.S Navy Adm. Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, participates in the commissioning ceremony of the of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York in New York City, Nov. 7, 2009. The New York Has 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center in her bow.

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