George Washington (CVN 73) - Naval Cruise Book

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 SLR ?p; George memory day dun Hay 2. Car pride aii Seventh “Ev none i Washing morning year after the September 11 , nst attacks on America. USS Islington Sailors honored the ihose who lost their lives that a memorial service in Hangar Martin J. Erdossy, spoke with GW’s and Carrier Air Wing efforts on this deployment. merican has a 9 11 story, but rite as special as George n’s,” Erdossy said. “On the Sept. 12. GW had arrived and placed a Combat Air Patrol over New York City. One year to the day. the ship that responded to America’s distress call, is the same one that does our country's bidding as the tip of the spear.” Erdossy said Sept. 11 is not only about the victims of the dastardly attacks, but it is also about victory; doing our part to end years of terrorism that has plagued the world. Erdossy recalled the 1983 truck bombing at the Marine barracks in Beirut, the embassy bombings in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar es Salaam. Tanzania, and the bombing of the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia. Erdossy said, “The good times of our foes are over. Their bad times started on Sept. 12. 2001. And thanks to people like the great Americans in this crew, the terrorists haven’t even seen the end of the George Washington Battle Group. Capt. Erdossy then praised GVVSailors for their actions on this deployment. I am so proud of the Sailors who are here in the Indian Ocean and the Arabian Gulf today ... having watched your heroic actions these past months over the skies,, of Afghanistan and Iraq, and on the waters of the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, that you will always be the ones who will answer our nation when it most asks...‘Whoshall I send?’”