"N.H. namesake readied for the sea; 9/11 widow helps commission sub" by David Sharp, Associated Press | October 26, 2008
KITTERY, Maine - Navy tradition suggests that the spirit of the sponsor goes to sea with the crew of a vessel. So the USS New Hampshire, an attack submarine commissioned yesterday, carries with it a spirit of perseverance and determination to move forward.
Cheryl McGuinness, whose husband was a copilot aboard a jetliner that crashed into the World Trade Center, gave the command: "Crew of the New Hampshire, come aboard and bring our ship to life."
With those words, sailors answered "Aye, aye, ma'am!" in unison before marching down the gangway and onto the submarine, where they stood at attention. The snorkel and masts rose from the submarine's conning tower, and its horn sounded, startling some sea gulls.
Veterans organizations lobbied the Navy to appoint McGuinness, of Portsmouth, N.H., to serve as sponsor. Her husband Tom, a former Navy fighter pilot, was co-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11, which was hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center's north tower on Sept. 11, 2001. She said she learned from her devastating loss to pick herself up and to keep moving forward. She launched a ministry, Beauty Beyond the Ashes, and has since remarried.
About 3,000 invited guests were allowed onto the shipyard on an island between Maine and New Hampshire, and thousands more watched on a giant videoscreen on the mainland in Portsmouth, N.H.
The submarine was named for the Granite State after a letter-writing campaign five years ago by third-graders in Dover, N.H.
Yup, INDOCTRINATE and INCULCATE them while they are young -- so they will accept a DRAFT and FASCISM!
How sickening!! PROPAGANDIZING the CHILDREN!!!
The USS New Hampshire, which bears the state's motto, "Live Free or Die," is the fifth in the Virginia class of nuclear-powered attack submarines. --more--"
Costing over $2 BILLION dollars APIECE from what I heard, Amurka!!!
And here you are CELEBRATING IT!!!!!
Is it worth it (as you starve and suffer)?
