The new Navy assault ship, the U.S.S. New York, arrived in New York today to be commissioned. Why is this newsworthy? Because the ship contains about 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center.
First responders and families of 9/11/victims gathered this morning at a waterfront viewing area where they could see the crew standing at attention along the decks and watch the ship arrive in the harbor with a 21-gun salute.
"It's a transformation ... from something really twisted and ugly," said Rosaleen Tallon, who lost her firefighter brother, Sean, on 9/11. "I'm proud that our military is using that steel."
JoAnn Atlas, of Howells, N.Y., who lost her husband, fire Lt. Gregg Atlas, draped a flag-themed banner along the fence. The names of emergency workers who died were written on the red stripes.
"We have to remember. It's a way to honor them," she said.
You may watch of newsclip of the ship's arrival below.
