President Bush takes last scheduled Air Force One flight to attend ceremony . Ex - president , a former Navy pilot , tells sailors : I wish I was still out there with you . An aircraft carrier named after the first President Bush was commissioned Saturday in Norfolk , Virginia . Also at ceremony : Bush , Cheney , Gates George W Bush , Laura Bush . Current listing : ' ` ` an awesome ship '' named after ` ` an awesome man ''
President Bush takes last scheduled Air Force One flight to attend ceremony . Ex - president , a former Navy pilot , tells sailors : I wish I was still out there with you . Also at ceremony : Bush , Cheney , Gates George W Bush , Laura Bush . Current listing : ' ` ` an awesome ship '' named after ` ` an awesome man ''