A hero’s welcome home
The exhibit is set in a “Brown Water Navy” support base and a U.S. Marine Corps artillery fire base during the Tet Offensive and the Battle of Khe Sanh in 1968.
It features more than a dozen components that simulate life during wartime:
- Quonset Hut
- M35A2 – 2 ½ Ton Truck "Deuce and a Half"
- Fire Control Bunker
- Mess Hall
- 105 Howitzer Gun
- Willys M725 Ambulance
- 5 Vietnam-era Helicopters:
- CH-46 Sea Knight
- UH-1 Huey
- UH-1M Huey Medevac
- UH-34 Sea Horse
- AH-1J Sea Cobra
- MK1 River Patrol Boat (PBR): dedicated to Medal of Honor recipient James Elliot Williams (see Medal of Honor Museum)
- Observation tower: Climb to the top and hear the sounds of jets and helicopters flying overhead
The Vietnam Experience Exhibit also serves as a place for the two million Vietnam veterans in the United States to reflect and reconnect with their experiences during their years of service.
Phase II Complete
Exciting new additions have been added to the Quonset Hut. Experience the mini-theater located inside a replica of a Saigon street corner, view the M151 Jeep, and see an authentic 17 ft. Viet Cong Sampan.
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Tour
Learn what life was like for sailors during World War II, Vietnam, and the recovery of the Apollo 8 space capsule while touring areas of the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown that are off-limits to the...
Additional $18 ticket purchase required.
Experience
Experience radio transmissions that recreate one of the many tense moments aboard a ship, and understand how the USS Laffey served the US Navy during the Cold War.
Included with admission.
Activity
Pick up your Scavenger Hunt at the Information Desk on the USS Yorktown. Happy hunting!
Additional $3.00 ticket purchase required.
From The Collections
A Hero’s Welcome Home This patrol boat is on loan from Naval History and Heritage Command. MK1 River Patrol Boat (PBR) dedicated to Medal of Honor recipient James Elliot Williams (see Medal of Honor...
Included with admission.