BOSTON (AP) _ The partial federal government shutdown isn't knocking ``Old Ironsides'' out of commission.
Officials say The USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship, will remain open to tourists during the shutdown at the Charlestown Navy Yard in Boston...
No bigger can be bestowed upon somebody or an organization than having the Navy's oldest warship honor you with a 21 gun salute. That's exactly what happened this morning in Boston Harbor.