Bush takes trip to send off ship named after his father

An aircraft carrier named after the first President Bush was commissioned Saturday in Norfolk, Virginia. “Those who are sitting out there, where I was, 65 years ago, preparing to serve aboard your new ship, I wish I was sitting right out there with you,” the carrier’s 84-year-old namesake told sailors at the commissioning ceremony. “As you prepare to man this ship, I do know that you take with you the hopes and dreams of every American who cherishes freedom and peace, and you take with you the undying respect and admiration of the entire Bush family,” he said. The 1,092-foot, 20-story USS George H.W. Bush was decorated with red, white and blue banners for Saturday’s ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk. – From CNN