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Sailors of the USS Abraham Lincoln respond to Bush's "Be Ready" call
Sydney Morning Herald ^ | 9/12/02

Posted on 09/12/2002 9:27:46 AM PDT by dead

Primed... A navy-issue handout photo shows the sailors of the USS Abraham Lincoln
spelling out their response to President Bush's urging to 'be ready'.
Photo: AFP


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1 posted on 09/12/2002 9:27:46 AM PDT by dead
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To: dead
I'd also like to see "Let's Roll"...
2 posted on 09/12/2002 9:31:13 AM PDT by ErnBatavia
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To: dead
Awesome. What did they spell it with? Those look like actual letters...
3 posted on 09/12/2002 9:34:41 AM PDT by KayEyeDoubleDee
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To: ErnBatavia
Go here and look at post 944

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/749317/posts?q=1&&page=901

4 posted on 09/12/2002 9:37:02 AM PDT by Axeslinger
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To: KayEyeDoubleDee
What did they spell it with?

"Primed... A navy-issue handout photo shows the sailors of the USS Abraham Lincoln spelling out their response to President Bush's urging to 'be ready'.
Photo: AFP

5 posted on 09/12/2002 9:39:41 AM PDT by SMEDLEYBUTLER
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To: ErnBatavia
How's this?

More than 500 Sailors and Marines assemble on the flight deck of the USS Belleau Wood Friday Sept. 6, 2002 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States by spelling out the now famous quote from Mr. Todd Beamer, Lets Roll. Beamer was one of the heroic passengers on United Flight 93, which crashed in a western Pennsylvania field after he and several other passengers attempted to regain control of the plane from terrorist hijackers. Many believe theterrorists were heading for Washington, D.C.  Currently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the 40,000-ton amphibious assault ship is the lead element of a three-ship Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG).  The ship carries a crew of 1,000 Sailors and more than 1,300 Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) based at Camp Pendleton, Calif.  (AP Photo/ U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographers Mate Steven L. Cooke.)

More than 500 Sailors and Marines assemble on the flight deck of the USS Belleau Wood Friday Sept. 6, 2002 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States by spelling out the now famous quote from Mr. Todd Beamer, Lets Roll. Beamer was one of the heroic passengers on United Flight 93, which crashed in a western Pennsylvania field after he and several other passengers attempted to regain control of the plane from terrorist hijackers. Many believe theterrorists were heading for Washington, D.C. Currently deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the 40,000-ton amphibious assault ship is the lead element of a three-ship Amphibious Readiness Group (ARG). The ship carries a crew of 1,000 Sailors and more than 1,300 Marines of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) based at Camp Pendleton, Calif. (AP Photo/ U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographers Mate Steven L. Cooke.)

6 posted on 09/12/2002 9:39:52 AM PDT by Darth Reagan
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To: ErnBatavia
'd also like to see "Let's Roll"...

How's this


7 posted on 09/12/2002 9:42:00 AM PDT by mc5cents
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To: Darth Reagan
bump
8 posted on 09/12/2002 10:32:39 AM PDT by Chi-townChief
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To: dead
YEAH!!!!!
9 posted on 09/12/2002 12:26:41 PM PDT by LiteKeeper
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To: KayEyeDoubleDee
That's the tops of their heads, with their sailor hats on...
10 posted on 09/12/2002 12:27:48 PM PDT by Poohbah
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To: dead
Thing is (total nitpick), the planes aren't spotted for action ... no ready alert birds sitting on the cats.

Not quite the "READY NOW" that the ship's company suggests, but a nice sentiment nonetheless.
11 posted on 09/12/2002 12:31:09 PM PDT by tanknetter
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To: ErnBatavia
Here's one ... ;)
12 posted on 09/12/2002 12:32:11 PM PDT by Let's Roll
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