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Photos of USS Arlington

For a slideshow of photos from the USS Arlington, please click here.

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USS Somerset to be commissioned in Philadelphia

By Jonathan Tamari Philly.com WASHINGTON – The USS Somerset, named to honor the passengers and crew of United Flight 93, will be commissioned in Philadelphia, Sens. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) and Bob Casey (D., Pa.) said today. “Pennsylvanians will be privileged to have the ship begin her service to the country in the Port of [...]

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Projects converge: 219 sugar maples to be used in Flight 93 museum on USS Somerset

By Vicki Rock Daily American Wood from some of the sugar maple trees cut down for construction of the new four-lane segment of Route 219 from Meyersdale to Somerset will go to another project: the USS Somerset. Somerset County Commissioner John Vatavuk has been working on the ship project since 2008. Shortly after he took [...]

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