Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Navy to Commission Aircraft Carrier George H.W. Bush

The Navy’s newest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George H. W. Bush will be commissioned Saturday, Jan. 10, 2009, during an 11 a.m. EST ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, Va.

President George W. Bush will deliver the principal address. Dorothy “Doro” Bush Koch, daughter of the ship’s namesake, is the ship’s sponsor.

In the time-honored Navy tradition, she will give the order to "man our ship and bring her to life!"

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