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The 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...
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From 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. Saturday, November 7...
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Our 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 allowing him to join...
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The 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 everlasting tapestry...
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Patriots 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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One 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 her hands resting on the aircraft as if to...
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As 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 and other emotions of the human...
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A 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 Infamy," shipyard workers at Newport News...
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[/caption] Our 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 San Diego, California and...
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[/caption] The SBD (scout bomber Douglas) was the most significant aircraft of the Pacific War as it was responsible for the sinking of six Japanese aircraft carriers and 60% of the Japanese ships...
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[/caption] The Laffey was moved from Detyen's Shipyard yesterday at 1300 to Pier November on the old Naval Base, now South Carolina Ports Authority property in North Charleston, SC. Studies are...
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[/caption] From 12 January to 11 March over 3367 students plus associated teachers and parents will be attending the History/Science Program at Patriots Point. This is the entire 5th grade student...
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[/caption] I don't think this will happen again for a long time, but today a bridge floated by the Yorktown at Patriots Point. It is the replacement bridge for the old Ben Sawyer bridge linking...
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Nobody knew it at the time, but when American businessman William Boyce lost his way in the London fog in 1909 and was guided to his destination by a boy explaining he was a Scout that this would lead...
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[/caption] On Tuesday, the USS Laffey celebrated its 66th year since commissioning at Bath, Maine in 1944. The ship was opened Tuesday for a special media tour while at the South Carolina Ports...
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[/caption] Rudy Toldrain is our longest serving volunteer at Patriots Point. He grew up in Nutley, New Jersey and graduated from high school in 1944. Rudy was accepted into the Merchant Marine radio...
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HBO invites you to thank our Veterans and Active Military The Pacific, a 10-part miniseries event, executive produced by Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg and Gary Goetzman, the producers of Band of...
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Click here to see episode one of The Pacific...(Registration with HBO is required for viewing online)
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The new high technology Patriots Point Education Center was officially opened last night ( see Post and Courier article here). The new center was built with donations from the Patriots Point...
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The world famous Blue Angels, the United States Navy Flight Demonstration Team, will be performing over Charleston Harbor next to the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point on 17 and 18 April from 2 to 3 PM...