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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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Mount Pleasant, S.C. – Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will ask visitors to name their own admission price during the first weekend of 2015, January 3 and 4. This will be the fourth year the...
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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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Mt. Pleasant, S.C. - The USS Yorktown CV-10 Association is accepting applications for their 2015 scholarship program. Two scholarships are offered; one for a descendant of a USS Yorktown Crew Member...
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – After more than 40 years of resting in the salty waters of Charleston Harbor, it has been determined that the USS Yorktown is in relatively great shape structurally. On Friday...
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will offer a 20 percent discount on all admission prices every Sunday in February. The “Super Sunday” deal will include a 10 percent...
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MOUNT 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 the estimated 60 young...
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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...
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – On Thursday, March 5 Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will commemorate the 70 th anniversary of the World War II Battle of Iwo Jima with a free symposium that will feature...
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum and the USS Yorktown Foundation welcome all Vietnam veterans, and those who wish to honor their service, to The Welcome Home Party You Never Got on April 24th...
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Hundreds attended the Heroes of Iwo Jima Symposium onboard the USS Yorktown on Thursday, March 5, 2015 to hear a first-hand account from three veterans who served in that iconic battle. Hershel “Woody...
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – Many of the men depicted in the popular 2002 Mel Gibson Vietnam War film We Were Soldiers, will share their memories of the Battle of Ia Drang Valley at an upcoming free...
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. – On Thursday, April 16 at 11 a.m. a memorial service will be held at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum to commemorate the 70 th anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa (April 1...
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On Thursday, April 16, 2015, seven World War II veterans who served in the Okinawa campaign assembled on the fantail of the USS Yorktown overlooking the USS Laffey to remember their brothers who gave...
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It has been nearly 50 years since the men of the 7 th Cavalry leaped out of their helicopters and onto the soil of the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam, but one thing remains clear. These men are brothers...
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More than 700 people--veterans, family members and thankful citizens--gathered on Friday evening April 24, 2015 to give thanks to the veterans who served our country bravely in the Vietnam War. When...
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The Medal of Honor Museum located onboard the USS Yorktown will be closed from Sunday, May 10 through Sunday, May 17, 2015. This closure is necessary to perform software and hardware upgrades to...
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum enjoys regular visits from amazing heroes and veterans, but on Monday, May 4, 2015 we hosted a champion ambassador, Hunter Taylor. In his six years, Hunter has...
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The 23 veterans of Anzio Beachhead stand to be recognized at their reunion.[/caption] On Thursday, May 14, 2015, 23 veterans who served together during the World War II Operation Shingle on the Anzio...
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MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. - On Monday, June 22, at 7:00 p.m. Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will host a special free ceremony to dedicate the museum’s Huey helicopter 66-15005 to the memory of Army...