Live-Stream: Laffey Association Memorial Service

On Monday, Oct. 5, at 10 a.m., veterans of the historic Navy destroyer USS Laffey will stream their annual memorial service live on the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum Facebook page. The service will honor former crewmembers who have died in the past year, and the 32 sailors who were killed while serving aboard the Laffey during a fierce World War III attack Apr. 16, 1945, off the coast of Okinawa, Japan.

Click here for a link to the Patriots Point Facebook page.

The memorial service is usually open to the public, but this year will be limited to just Laffey veterans and their families because of COVID-19 safety measures.

A Sumner-class destroyer, the USS Laffey DD-724 served in the U.S. Navy from 1944-1975 and has been a part of Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum since 1981.