Bumper Sticker Features USS NEW YORK - NEVER FORGET
Commemorating the Christening and Commission
Heavyweight vinyl bumper sticker
Super adhesive - Vibrant colors -Product size: 10in x 3in
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The Ships Crest:
* Seven rays of sunlight signify both the crown atop the Statue of Liberty and the seven seas
* Central focus placed on the Twin Towers and the bow of the ship, forged from the towers' steel
* Breastplate of the phoenix bears the colors of first responders from the New York Police Department, New York Fire Department, and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
* Blood drops represent the fallen
* Three stars for those earned by the battleship USS NEW YORK (BB34) in World War II at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and North Africa
Special features of USS NEW YORK:
* Bow stem includes seven and a half tons of steel recovered from the World Trade Center's twin towers
* Construction with World Trade Center steel was encouraged by Governor George Pataki of New York and Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City
* Name given by then Secretary of the Navy Gordon England
* Keel was laid on August 2004
* 1,200 Louisiana workers stayed to keep building the ship after Hurricane Katrina hit the shipyard in August 2005
* Ship was christened at Northrop Grumman's Avondale shipyard on March 1, 2008
* Motto: "Strength forged through sacrifice. Never forget."
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