To: buffyt
Question for those who know Naval naming protocols: why not call the Somerset the USS Shanksville? The latter is the name linked in the public's mind to Flight 93. Most have no clue what county F93 went down in, but they do know that Shanksville is the town closest to the site.
5 posted on
09/09/2004 3:53:36 PM PDT by
BroncosFan
(NJ 2005: Schundler for Governor)
To: BroncosFan
The nearest town to the crash site might have been Shanksville, but Somerset is the nearest town of any real size. Shanksville has a population of about 250, while Somerset has a population of about 6500. This was probably a factor in choosing the name.
6 posted on
09/09/2004 5:36:03 PM PDT by
birdsman
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