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Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States, is the
ship's sponsor for the Virginia-class submarine
Texas. She participated in the keel laying
ceremony for the ship on July 12, 2002 at Northrop Grumman
Newport News. Mrs. Bush authenticated the keel by
chalking her initials onto a metal plate. Her initials
were then permanently welded onto the plate.
L-R: Secretary of the Navy Gordon England, Laura Bush,
Northrop Grumman Newport News President Tom Schievelbein
and Senator John Warner.
Photo
by Chris Oxley, Northrop Grumman Newport News
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Northrop
Grumman Newport News welder John C. Fremont welds First
Lady Laura Bush's initials on the authentication plate
during the July 12th Keel Laying Ceremony for the Virginia-class
submarine Texas.
L-R Welder Fremont, Laura Bush, Northrop Grumman Newport
News President Tom Schievelbein, Senator John Warner
(Virginia).
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by: John Whalen, Northrop Grumman Newport News
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Secretary of the Navy Gordon England, Northrop Grumman
Newport News welder John Fremont, First Lady Laura Bush,
Northrop Grumman Newport News President Tom Schievelbein,
and Senator John Warner show the authentication plate
to the audience after Fremont welded Mrs. Bush's initials
into the steel. The plate will be permanently affixed
to the submarine before it's delivered to the Navy.
Photo
by Chris Oxley, Northrop Grumman Newport News
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Grumman Newport News President Tom Schievelbein shakes
hands with Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States,
at the keel laying ceremony for the Virginia-class
submarine Texas. A section of Texas
is pictured in the background. Also pictured: Admiral
Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations and Congressman
Joe Barton of Texas.
Photo
by Chris Oxley, Northrop Grumman Newport News
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