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Visitors take the controls in the engine room just as the sailors once did[/caption] The engine room on the USS Laffey has been closed to tours since early December, but has now reopened as an...
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On the morning of Thursday, February 11 th, hundreds gathered on the USS Yorktown to hear the story of the 1955 Cannon Street YMCA All Stars from several members of that historic team. In that year...
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Looking for an exciting and fun day camp option for your children this summer? Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will host two weeks of “Camp Summer Scientist” for campers ages 7-11 and five...
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Panelists at the "Angels of the Battlefield" symposium shared their experiences as nurses in combat zones[/caption] On Thursday, March 31 st, a panel of military nurses took the stage of the Smokey...
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Veterans attend Vietnam Veterans Day ceremony at Patriots Point on March 29, 2016[/caption] In 2012, President Barack Obama proclaimed that March 29 will always be a national Vietnam Veterans Day as...
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Restoration of the F-14 Tomcat at Patriots Point is nearly complete[/caption] The curtain will soon come down, the ladders and paint sprayers will be put away, and the public will once again be able...
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Teachers experience "Space X 3D," the new science exploration program at Patriots Point[/caption] Nearly 100 teachers from across the state of South Carolina came to Patriots Point Naval & Maritime...
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All dads will be admitted for free on Father's Day June 19[/caption] Many fathers have served aboard the ships and aircraft at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Many spent months and years away...
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Vote for the USS Laffey & USS Yorktown as Best Museum Ships in USA Today competition[/caption] The USS Yorktown and the USS Laffey have joined forces in a battle among more than 188 historic vessels...
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Students journey to the "Planet X" during the new Virtual Reality Space Mission at Patriots Point[/caption] Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum has partnered with Moondog Animation Studio to build...
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Panelists for the symposium included former Vietnamese refugee Lt. Col. Lan Dalata and two veterans of the USS Ranger who rescued a 138 Vietnamese refugees on a boat in March 1981.[/caption] Lan Dalat...
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is offering a super deal to kick off SUPER SUNDAY on October 23, 2016. A family of four can purchase FOUR tickets for only $40 -- this is up to a 55% discount on...
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On the morning of Tuesday, September 27, 2016, veterans of the USS Laffey and their family members came together at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum for a memorial service to remember the 32...
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, ABC News 4 (WCIV-TV), and iHeartMedia will present a live one-hour television special on the Vietnam War Thursday, Nov...
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Pearl Harbor survivor David "Buck" Morris, Jr. prepares to cast a wreath into Charleston Harbor[/caption] Hundreds of people -- veterans, civilians, active-duty military personnel and students -- came...
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Yorktown WWII veteran and museum volunteer Bill Watkinson celebrated his 95th birthday Monday[/caption] Beloved USS Yorktown veteran and museum volunteer Bill Watkinson celebrated his 95th birthday on...
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The Patriots Point Development Authority Board of Directors voted on January 20 to name the chapel of the USS Yorktown in honor of Reverend Harold Syfrett. A WWII veteran & Yorktown plankowner, Rev...
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The Kibler family from Canandaigua, NY was the 10 millionth paid visitor to the museum[/caption] At just about noon on Wednesday, February 1, a family from Canandaigua, New York stepped up to the...
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is taking the first steps to address repairs called for in 2015 structural assessment of the USS Yorktown. Over the past two weeks, a contracted crew has worked...
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More than 500 Vietnam War veterans attended the Vietnam Veterans Day events held at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum on March 29, 2017. The event was held on the 44th anniversary of the day...