110909MH885-014 YOKOSUKA, Japan (Sept. 9, 2011) Capt. David A. Lausman, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), stands next to a enclosed, glass case containing a piece of the World Trade Center towers as he addresses Sailors during the PatriotХs Day ceremony in recognition of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. George Washington is the Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier and is the flagship of Commander Task Force 70. Navy

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