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Posts Tagged ‘Mount Pleasant’
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Scrappy’s Back in Town
Posted: Jan 11, 2023Scrappy’s Return There’s a familiar face appearing around town again. Scrappy, the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum mascot, is attending Cool Ray’s 30th birthday bash at Mascot Mania on […]
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Events This Week: April 15-19, 2019
Posted: Apr 19, 2019This week in April is home to historical dates that we must never forget here at Patriots Point. Important dates this week: On April 15th, the USS Yorktown (CV-10) was […]
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Vietnam Veterans Day 2019
Posted: Apr 08, 2019On Vietnam Veterans Day, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum honored all Vietnam veterans as well as two men who lost their lives in the last marine helicopter crash of […]
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USS Yorktown Foundation Awarded $25,000 in Second Cycle of American Airlines Grants to Train A Diverse Group of Future Aviators at Patriots Point
Posted: Feb 26, 2019The USS Yorktown Foundation is proud to receive a $25,000 grant from American Airlines to continue funding Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum’s newest Flight Academy program called “Take Flight […]
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Patriots Point to Celebrate the Museum’s 10 Millionth Paid Visitor
Posted: Jan 27, 2017Sometime in early February, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum’s 10 millionth paid visitor will walk down the museum’s pier on Charleston Harbor to board the historic aircraft carrier USS […]
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WWII Vets to Share Memories of Fighting While Sinking in the Iconic Battle of Midway
Posted: Apr 12, 2016Five veterans who fought aboard the USS YORKTOWN CV-5 during the iconic World War II Battle of Midway will share their memories of the attack and the sinking of their […]
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Patriots Point Development Authority Announces Addition to Board of Directors
Posted: Jan 25, 2016South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has approved a recommendation from the state’s head of military operations, Major General Robert E. Livingston, Jr., to appoint Richard Wilkerson, former chairman and president […]
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Patriots Point’s 40th Anniversary Recognized by Town of Mt. Pleasant
Posted: Jan 13, 2016The Mount Pleasant Town Council took time at their regular meeting on Monday, January 12, 2016 to congratulate Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum on 40 years of successful operation and involvement […]
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Patriots Point Invites Visitors To Pay What They Can Jan. 3 & 4
Posted: Dec 29, 2014Mount 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 […]
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Blue Angels over Charleston Harbor & USS Yorktown (CV-10)
Posted: Apr 17, 2010The Blue Angels put on a dazzling display of airmanship today over Charleston Harbor and the USS Yorktown. The weather was beautiful, sunny, warm with a slight sea breeze out […]