Carrier that buried bin Laden likely to host UNC-Michigan State game Posted Jun 17, 2011 Organizers say it's all but certain that the Michigan State-North Carolina basketball game on Veterans Day will be played aboard the USS Carl Vinson, the aircraft carrier that carried Osama bin Laden's body to a burial at sea. The Carl Vinson returned from its deployment Wednesday to Coronado, across the bay from downtown San Diego. (CBS Sports)