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Tons of WTC steel and pinstriped heart: USS New York crew hoping (Yankees champion)ship comes in By Stephanie Gaskell Daily News Saturday, October 31, 2009U.S. Navy Photo by MC3 Cory Rose From left to right, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Nathaniel Mitchell, Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Steven Cochrane, Master at Arms 2nd Class Angel Candelaria, and Logistics Specialist 1st Class (EXW) Frank Lewis pose around a PCU New York life preserver to show support for the New York Yankees during the World Series.
ABOARD THE USS NEW YORK - They're from New York, sailing on the New York and watching the Yankees play in the World Series. "It doesn't get better than that," said Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Nathaniel Mitchell of Queens. Mitchell, 40, and several of his fellow sailors are making their way to the city from Norfolk Naval Station, Va., to commission the Navy's newest ship - an amphibious transport dock made with 7.5 tons of steel from the World Trade Center. But they're taking a break to watch the Yanks try to win their 27th World Series title. "It's nice that the ship has the game on for us," said Master at Arms 2nd Class Angel Candelaria, 42, of the Bronx. "Being on the ship is hard, but having the game on takes away from the pressure." The die-hard Yankees fans are part of a 360-member crew on the ship, along with about 250 Marines. They gathered in the mess decks and in their berths Wednesday night to tune in to their heroes - and to offer a little advice to the men in pinstripes. "Just keep up the good work," said Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Steven Cochrane, 43, of upstate Harrison. "The bats gotta come alive." They all predicted the Yankees would take the Series. "I wanted to see it in four, but we can live with six," Cochrane said. "Baseball for me is like being at home," said Logistics Specialist 1st Class (expeditionary warfare specialist) Frank Lewis, 38, of the Bronx.Wednesday, March 31, 2010
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