News & Events
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F-6F Hellcat Podcast
Posted: Aug 12, 2009The Grumman F-6F Hellcat was the United States Navy’s primary fighter aircraft from mid 1943 till the end of the war. It achieved a combat kill ratio of 19-1. The […]
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August Volunteer Profile – Jim Morrow at Tarawa and his Okinawa monkey story
Posted: Aug 06, 2009Our August volunteer profile is on Jim Morrow. Jim grew up in Spartanburg, SC, and joined the United States Marines after high school in 1942. He got on his bus […]
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F-4F-3A Wildcat Podcast
Posted: Aug 05, 2009We will begin offering podcasts on various aircraft and tours at Patriots Point. This should prove especially valuable to visiting guests as they will be able to download these podcasts […]
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Happy 100th Birthday, John Finn, Pearl Harbor MOH recipient!
Posted: Jul 24, 2009Today marks the 100th birthday of our oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, John Finn. His actions at Pearl Harbor on 07 December 1941 showed the spirit of the fighting […]
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Major Everett Pope, USMC, 16 July 1919 – 16 July 2009
Posted: Jul 22, 2009During my short tenure with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society (CMOHS headquarters are located onboard the YORKTOWN), I had the privilege of working with Medal of Honor recipient Everett […]
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Preparations for Laffey departure!
Posted: Jul 17, 2009Preparations have been under way to get Laffey ready for her short trip to Detyens Shipyard drydock at the old Charleston Navy Base. In the picture above, you can see […]
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Naval aviators in space!
Posted: Jul 16, 2009Forty years ago today at 9:32 AM (EST) Apollo 11 launched from Pad 39A on its way to the moon. The mission commander was former naval aviator Neil Armstrong. Neil […]
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Summertime and the living is easy!!!
Posted: Jul 10, 2009Our flight deck and parking lot continues to be filled with families vacationing from all over the United States and the world. Just this week I have talked to visitors […]
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July Volunteer Profile
Posted: Jul 01, 2009This month we profile our volunteer with the most longevity at Patriots Point…Lloyd Conard has been greeting visitors and conducting tours for our guests since January 1995. A native of […]
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Countdown to July 4th!!!
Posted: Jun 30, 2009Another amazing, wonderful, beautiful 4th of July approaches Patriots Point…We were rated as one of the TOP 5 Independence Day celebrations by the New York Times…this year we celebrate the […]