News & Events
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Veterans gather for USS Laffey Memorial Service
Posted: Sep 29, 2016On 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 […]
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Former Vietnamese Refugee To Share Personal Escape Story and Rescue with Greenville County Students
Posted: Sep 22, 2016Lan Dalat was 13 years old and living in war-torn, communist, Vietnam when his parents decided to risk everything and flee the country in 1981. Facing a possible capture by […]
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USS Laffey Association to Hold Annual Memorial Service Aboard Beloved Navy Destroyer
Posted: Sep 22, 2016On Tuesday, September 27th at 10:30 a.m., veterans of the USS Laffey Association will host a memorial service onboard the USS LAFFEY to remember the 32 sailors who died while […]
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Patriots Point To Offer Free Admission to First Responders and Their Families on 9/11
Posted: Sep 09, 2016On the 15th anniversary of the tragic terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Patriots Point will offer free admission to all first responders and their families. The museum will also […]
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Patriots Point Launches New Shared Virtual Reality Space Program for Campers and Day Groups
Posted: Aug 29, 2016Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum has partnered with Moondog Animation Studio to build a first-of-its-kind shared virtual reality space program that will be offered to campers and day groups […]
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Patriots Point Celebrates 40 Years with Special $2 Anniversary Party and Launch of Animation Series
Posted: Jul 26, 2016Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will celebrate their 40th anniversary on Saturday, August 27 by offering a special $2 admission fee – the cost of a ticket in 1976. […]
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Vote for the USS Yorktown & USS Laffey as Best Museum Ship
Posted: Jul 07, 2016The USS Yorktown and the USS Laffey have joined forces in a battle among more than 188 historic vessels to be named the best museum ship in the world by […]
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New USS Laffey Combat Information Center (CIC) Exhibit Opening
Posted: Jun 22, 2016Starting Saturday, June 25, a new high-tech exhibit aboard the USS Laffey at Patriots Point will takes visitors behind the curtain of the Cold War for a tension-filled portrayal of […]
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Free Admission for Dads on Father’s Day
Posted: Jun 14, 2016Many fathers have served aboard the ships and aircraft at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Many spent months and years away from their children and missed births and birthdays. […]
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“Education Beyond the Classroom 2016” a success with teachers
Posted: Jun 08, 2016Nearly 100 teachers from across the state of South Carolina came to Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum this week for “Education Beyond the Classroom” – the fifth annual teacher’s […]