Cool words, huh? Spoken by the daughter of George H. W. Bush at the dedication of an aircraft carrier bearing her dad's name and being commissioned. The ceremony was broadcast on all of the newsies and it was actually pretty cool. The pomp and circumstance, the speeches, the flyovers & presentation of flags put a little lump in my throat. Sometimes, I'm such a sap. Then 41's daughter spoke the works "man our ship and bring her to life" and to the sounds of 'Anchors Aweigh' something like 1400 sailors run up the gangplank to start the ship on a journey that will last 50 years until she's de-commissioned. I Googled the words and they are standard at every ship's commissioning ceremony, which is cool.
They even have a website: George H W Bush Battleship Website
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