USS George H.W. Bush Aircraft Carrier Commissioned

    ghwb“What do you give a guy who has been blessed and has just about everything he has ever needed?” asked President George W. Bush from aboard the Navy’s newest ship. “Well, an aircraft carrier.”

    The USS George H.W. Bush, a steel-gray vessel longer than three football fields and built at a cost of $6.2 billion, was commissioned Saturday with its namesake, the 41st president, and other members of the Bush family on hand for the ceremonies at Naval Station Norfolk…

    Bush, who took his last scheduled flight aboard Air Force One to get to Norfolk, added: “Laura and I are thrilled to be here to help commission an awesome ship and to honor an awesome man.”

    It was the ultimate honor for former President George H.W. Bush, a decorated World War II pilot…

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    Sunday, January 11th, 2009, by The Ocean State Republican and is filed under "History, Military, President Bush ". Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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