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The amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) will be in New York City for this year’s America’s Parade and other Veterans Day activities (U.S. Navy photo) (USS) NEW YORK, NEW YORK! Our city’s namesake ship joins the Secretary of Navy and other special guests for America’s Parade and Veterans Week 2015 COURTESY U.S. NAVY M ore than 400 U.S. Navy Sailors will participate in Veterans Week NYC 2015, from Nov. 8-13, to honor the service and sacrifice of all American veterans. Sailors from local commands in Manhattan, the Bronx, Long Island and New Jersey will be joined by Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus; Rear Adm. Cynthia Thebaud, Commander, Expeditionary Strike Group TWO; Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike D. Stevens, and the captain and crew of USS New York (LPD 21), who recently returned from deployment in the Middle East. The San Antoni