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Posts Tagged ‘Vietnam War’
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5 Reasons to Visit Patriots Point this Fall
Posted: Oct 06, 2015Whether you’re a first-time visitor or an annual member, there are so many reasons to visit Patriots Point. Here are our top five for fall: 1. More History Bang for […]
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USS Frank Evans veterans come to Patriots Point to remember “Lost 74”
Posted: Sep 25, 2015On Friday, September 18, a small group of veterans who served on the USS Frank Evans DD-754, stepped on board the USS Laffey. Many of them were survivors of a […]
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Patriots Point Panel to Discuss Green Berets’ Secret Use of Tribesmen During War
Posted: Jul 29, 2015On Friday, August 14th, at 7 p.m. the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will host a symposium in which Vietnam War veterans who served as Green Berets in the […]
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Battle of Ia Drang Valley Symposium recalls intense Vietnam War fight
Posted: Apr 27, 2015It has been nearly 50 years since the men of the 7th Cavalry leaped out of their helicopters and onto the soil of the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam, but […]
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Patriots Point To Hold Symposium on the Effects of Vietnam on North Charleston’s Liberty Hill Community
Posted: Feb 02, 2015MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – On Friday, Feb. 6 Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will host a symposium to delve into the history of North Charleston’s Liberty Hill Community and […]
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Vietnam Veterans Featured in “We Gotta Get Out of This Place” Music Video
Posted: Nov 10, 2014Friday, November 7th Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum released a music video that features Vietnam veterans performing The Animals’ “We Gotta Get Out of This Place”. The song was […]
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Former CH-46 Sea Knight pilot lends expertise to Vietnam Experience Exhibit
Posted: Nov 03, 2014When Joe Caruso joined the Marines in 1968 on an aviation contract, he had never even seen an airplane. Three years later, he was piloting a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter […]
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Vietnam Experience Exhibit to Open November 8
Posted: Oct 28, 2014The Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is using state-of-the-art technology to bring the history of the Vietnam War to life in a new two and one-half acre Vietnam Experience […]
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Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall Leaves Lasting Impression at Patriots Point
Posted: Oct 14, 2014The American Veterans Traveling Tribute (AVTT) Vietnam Wall memorial packed up and left town on Sunday afternoon, but its impact will linger for all who came to see it. Veterans, […]
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The Whale in Vietnam
Posted: Sep 16, 2010Our newest aircraft the Douglas A-3D, Skywarrior aka Whale, served during the Vietnam War. Its primary mission in the EA-3 variant was to warn Navy, Marine Corps and Air Force […]