Navy Christens Aircraft Carrier George H.W. Bush (U.S. Navy)

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  U.S. Department of Defense

  WASHINGTON (Navy NewsStand) -- President George W. Bush delivered the principal address at the christening ceremony of the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, named for his father, former President George H. W. Bush, Saturday at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard in Virginia.

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