Navy Commissions George HW Bush Aircraft Carrier(Barbara Bush)

Former president George H.W. Bush (L) waves aboard the Navy's newest aircraft carrier the George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), named after him, after its commissioning ceremony as his wife former First Lady Barbara Bush (R) looks on at Naval Station Norfolk January 10, 2009 in Norfolk, Virginia. The George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) is a 97,000-ton aircraft carrier built for $6.2 billion and is the first aircraft carrier since the USS Ronald Regan was commission in 2003. (Photo by Jason Hirschfeld/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Barbara Bush;George H.W. Bush

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