US Navy (USN) Sailors and members of the New York City Police Department and New York City Fire Department take part in a formal ceremony held aboard the Aircraft Carrier USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN 71) to return flag flown above the World Trade Centers back to the City of New York. The Flags were the first to be raised above "ground zero" at the site of the attack on the New Yorks World Trade Centers and were flown aboard CVN 71 during combat missions in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM
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Base: Uss Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)
Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Amy Delatorres, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
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On September 11, 2001, two of the planes were flown into the towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane hit the Pentagon just outside Washington, D.C., and the fourth plane crashed in a field in Pennsylvania. Often referred to as 9/11, the attacks resulted in extensive death and destruction, triggering major U.S. initiatives to combat terrorism and defining the presidency of George W. Bush. Over 3,000 people were killed during the attacks in New York City and Washington, D.C., including more than 400 police officers and firefighters
Aircraft carriers are warships that act as airbases for carrier-based aircraft. In the United States Navy, these consist of ships commissioned with hull classification symbols CV (aircraft carrier), CVA (attack aircraft carrier), CVB (large aircraft carrier), CVL (light aircraft carrier), CVN (aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion) and CVAN (attack aircraft carrier (nuclear propulsion). The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the United States Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922.
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