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JUMPED ABOUT $0.30 IN THE LAST WEEK. THE USS OMAHA IS NOW IN ITS FINAL RESTING PLACE AT LEVI CARTER PARK. TODAY, CREWS ASSEMBLED THE UPPER SAIL OF THE SUBMARINE, MARKING THE FINAL TOUCH. IT WAS FLOWN IN BY CRANE. OFFICIALS SAY IT MARKED THE FINAL MILESTONE OF A 30 YEAR OLD PROJECT. IT FEELS VERY GOOD TO HAVE IT ASSEMBLED. I WAS A SUBMARINE OFFICER A YEARS AGO WHEN THE SUBMARINE CAME HERE. SOME OF MY FRIENDS WERE LIKE, I’VE NEVER SEEN YOU GET THAT EXCITED, JEFF, YOU KNOW? BUT IT’S GOOD TO SEE IT. COME, COME BACK TOGETHER AGAIN. THE MEMORIAL WAS PUT BACK TOGETHER LIKE A PUZZLE. THE U. S OMAHA USS OMA
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USS Omaha memorial gets final touch at Levi Carter Park after 30-year project
The USS Omaha is now in its final resting place at Levi Carter Park.On Friday, crews assembled the upper sail of the submarine, marking the final touch.It was flown in by crane.Officials said it marked the final milestone of the 30-year-old project.”It feels very good to have it assembled. I was a submarine officer years ago. When the submarine came here, some of my friends were like, ‘I’ve never seen you get that excited, Jeff,’ but it’s good to see it come back together again,” Jeff Green, volunteer engineer, said.The memorial was put back together like a puzzle.The USS Omaha was a submarine used in the Cold War for 17 years of active service.Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
The USS Omaha is now in its final resting place at Levi Carter Park.
On Friday, crews assembled the upper sail of the submarine, marking the final touch.
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It was flown in by crane.
Officials said it marked the final milestone of the 30-year-old project.
“It feels very good to have it assembled. I was a submarine officer years ago. When the submarine came here, some of my friends were like, ‘I’ve never seen you get that excited, Jeff,’ but it’s good to see it come back together again,” Jeff Green, volunteer engineer, said.
The memorial was put back together like a puzzle.
The USS Omaha was a submarine used in the Cold War for 17 years of active service.
Make sure you can always see the latest news, weather, sports and more from KETV NewsWatch 7 on Google search.
NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |
