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The Tin Can Sailors, a national organization for destroyer veterans, visited Patriots Point today as part of their annual reunion. While onboard the USS YORKTOWN, the group held their annual memorial...
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A new exhibit at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum teaches visitors how World War II airplanes work. The Radial Engine Exhibit opened in April and features a working model of an internal...
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Multiple artifacts from the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum collection will play a role in the upcoming feature film Devotion. More than a dozen Ready Room chairs, a Captain’s chair and sinks...
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The USS Yorktown Foundation was awarded a grant from Tin Can Sailors Inc. The $10,000 grant will be used for restoration and preservation projects on the USS Laffey (DD-724). The work includes fantail...
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Today a film crew shot a commercial for the Georgia Lottery aboard the USS YORKTOWN. The commercial revolves around the lottery mascot "Kevin" and his mission to be a Top Gun pilot. For the morning's...
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Four years after he first served on the USS Hyman DD-732 in 1944, Bob Moldenhauer met up with a former ship mate, Frank Brophy, for dinner in New York. They enjoyed the time they spent reminiscing and...
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The Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum hosted a memorial service this morning to remember the day that forever changed our country, September 11, 2001. The brief ceremony began at 8:45 a.m...
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Every year, former shipmates of the USS Laffey gather together for a reunion. While a reunion provides a happy occasion for former shipmates to reconnect and reminisce while sharing memories of their...
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Efforts to create a more inclusive and interactive Vietnam Experience exhibit are well underway at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. The new exhibit is on schedule to open in November. It will...
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The 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, civilians and people...
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More than 100 former shipmates of the USS Yorktown will gather at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum this weekend for the 66th Annual USS Yorktown CV-10 Association reunion. One of the highlights...
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A highlight of the 66th Annual Yorktown CV-10 Association Reunion this past weekend was the "Meet & Greet" held Saturday onboard the 71-year old ship. The table of former shipmates available to talk...
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More than 150 former shipmates of the USS Yorktown CV-10, family members and friends gathered onboard The Fighting Lady from October 16-18, 2014 for their 66th annual reunion. There were many smiles...
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Capt. Joe Caruso, USMC in 1972[/caption] When 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...
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On Friday, November 14, nearly 500 sailors from the Navy Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) came to Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum ready to roll up their sleeves and get to work as part of the...
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On Sunday, Dec. 7 th a memorial service for the 73 rd anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor will be held onboard the USS Yorktown. The service, organized together with Mt. Pleasant VFW...
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On Saturday, November 8 the Vietnam Experience exhibit opened at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Vietnam veterans were offered free admission on both Saturday and Sunday and hundreds came to...
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will close early on Christmas Eve (Wednesday, December 24, 2014). The museum will close at 3:30 p.m., but the ticket booth will close at 2 p.m. The museum will...
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum kicked off the new year with a “Pay What You Can” Weekend January 3-4, 2015. On those days, visitors were asked to pay whatever amount they could afford for...
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Over 400 people attended the Boys of Liberty Hill Symposium hosted at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum on Friday, February 6, 2015 as part of Black History Month. The insightful panelists shared...