Category Archives: USS NEW YORK & Sister Ships

By Tom Jackman Washington Post The USS Arlington honors the 184 victims who died when American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon September 11, 2001, as well as the first responders from the county. It will be commissioned on Saturday in Norfolk. The USS Arlington, one of three new Navy ships named for the locations [...]

By Jason Spencer Arlington Patch Supporters hope to raise $500,000 for the ship’s 9/11 tribute room aboard the USS Arlington. The USS Arlington will be commissioned this weekend at Naval Station Norfolk, but fundraising for this county’s contribution to the ship will continue past that. Supporters hope to raise $500,000, with the bulk of that [...]

Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric Brown,  USS Arlington (LPD 24) NORFOLK, Va. – USS Arlington’s (LPD 24) color guard detail made its first public appearance on March 30, 2013, at a Norfolk Admirals hockey game at the Norfolk Scope Arena. As hockey players on the ice and more than 6,550 fans stood to pay [...]