Arlington County Government, VA Newsmakers, 26 May 2008

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From YouTube: USS Arlington Sponsor's Reception

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Arlington is proud of its namesake, the Navy's new ship "USS Arlington." The ship will be commissioned at Naval Station Norfolk in early April. Supporters attended a reception at the Army-Navy Country Club, where they heard from the ship's commander and others about the planned Commissioning in April . A Tribute Room on board the ship will recognize and honor first responders and those who lost their lives at the Pentagon on 9/11.

USS Arlington (LPD-24), a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, is planned to be the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Arlington, Virginia, the location of the Pentagon. Like her sister ships, USS New York and Somerset, she is named in commemoration of the September 11, 2001 attacks. Steel taken from the Pentagon after the September 11 attacks will be displayed aboard.

Arlington's keel was laid down on 26 May 2008, at Northrop Grumman's Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. She was launched on November 23, 2010, with her christening on March 26, 2011. Mrs. Joyce Rumsfeld, wife of former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, is the ship's sponsor.

The commissioning date has not been officially announced but tentatively set for April 6, 2013 at Naval Station Norfolk.

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On this edition of newsmakers supporters of the uss arlington attended a reception at the army navy country club, where they heard from the ship's commander and others about the planned commissioning in april a tribute room on board. The ship will recognize and honor first responders and those who lost their lives at the pentagon on 9 11.

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Well, the uss arlington is one of three tribute ships that the u.s navy is building and commissioning that commemorate the tax of 9 11, the loss of all those victims, the heroics of the first responders, and it recognizes the locations of those attacks and and the communities that supported the response. This ship, with the name arlington, is going to go all over the world. It's going to be in hundreds of ports over 30 40 50 years that it's in service, and this tribute room will have a display of some girders from the pentagon.

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Some steel parts, it's going to have a star for every one of the victims along the walls. It's going to have video displays and other other things in there that tell the story of of the attack the response and about the resilience of arlington and how we're tied to this ship.

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We are excited to begin the process of establishing a lifelong relationship with the ship and her crew and to serving and supporting you as you carry all into this name throughout the globe in service to our nation.

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So this is a unique opportunity for us in the arlington community, the commonwealth of virginia and across the nation, to honor those who tragically lost their lives on september. 11Th pay tribute to the countless number of individuals who display the courage, strength and resolve of the american people in our great hour of need and support those men and women who serve our nation aboard the uss arlington.

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I look forward to seeing all of you each and every one of you down in norfolk for the commissioning later this year on behalf of the arlington community and the government. Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in the norfolk later this year.

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