News & Events
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December Volunteer Profile – STSCS (SS) Sid Busch
Posted: Dec 16, 2009Our December volunteer profile is on Senior Chief Sid Busch. Sid grew up in Brooklyn, New York and joined the Navy in February 1965. He did his basic training at […]
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Carriers from heaven or how much did they cost?
Posted: Dec 04, 2009A long time ago A million years BC The best things in life Were absolutely free… – Arthur Johnson and Johnny Burke 1936 Six days prior to the “Date of […]
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Hollywood and the USS Yorktown
Posted: Nov 20, 2009As we approach the holiday season many in our nation and the world will be escaping with their friends or loved ones to the movies. We escape into adventure, romance […]
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Remembrances of things past…for today and tomorrow
Posted: Nov 18, 2009One day recently as I was completing a program on the flight deck of Yorktown, I noticed a lady standing off to the side of the A-6 Intruder aircraft with […]
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Sea Cadets and Sea Scouts at Patriots Point
Posted: Nov 13, 2009Patriots Point’s overnight stay program is very well known, our programs for elementary through high school are becoming better known, but two youth programs at Patriots Point are poorly known…even […]
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Happy Birthday to the United States Marine Corps , 10 November 1775 – 10 November 2009
Posted: Nov 10, 2009The Marine Corps today celebrates its two hundred and thirty fourth year of existence! Happy birthday and many more to an organization which has defended our freedom and woven a […]
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November Volunteer Profile – John "Jack" Bretherton
Posted: Oct 27, 2009Our volunteer profile for November is on Jack Bretherton. Jack was born and raised in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. His parents signed papers for him his junior year in high school […]
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Veteran’s Day Week at Patriots Point 2009
Posted: Oct 27, 2009From 07 November to 14 November there will be a plethora of events to celebrate and commemorate Veteran’s Day at Patriots Point, below is the schedule for Veteran’s Day week. […]
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Laffey visited by South Carolina State Senator Glenn McConnell
Posted: Oct 23, 2009The Laffey was visited by State Senator Glenn McConnell, Patriots Point Chairman John Hagerty, boardmember Susan Marlowe and executive director Dick Trammel this week. They observed progress on the restoration […]
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Cub Scouts learn flag raising skills on the flightdeck!
Posted: Oct 23, 2009Over twenty Cub Scouts and their parents assembled on the aft flightdeck of Yorktown on 21 October to learn about the United States national flag, what the colors, stripes and […]