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Posts Tagged ‘Korean War’
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Patriots Point Celebrates USS Yorktown’s 75th Anniversary
Posted: Apr 18, 2018It took former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt two tries to break the champagne bottle against the hull of the USS Yorktown CV-10 when she christened the ship she sponsored in […]
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Wartime Nurses to Share Personal Memories of Caring for Injured Battlefront Troops
Posted: Mar 03, 2016On March 31, at 7 p.m. Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will honor the invaluable role of wartime nurses with Angels of the Battlefield: The Unsung Heroes – a […]
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Patriots Point to Host Symposium on the Korean War Battle of Chosin Reservoir
Posted: Nov 10, 2015The Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will commemorate the 65th anniversary of the most well-known battle in the Korean War, the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, with a free 90-minute […]
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Bringing history to life: 1st Marine Division Meet and Greet
Posted: Aug 14, 2014Wednesday, the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum hosted a Meet and Greet event with six 1st Marine Division veterans. Three of the Marines fought in Vietnam, two fought in […]
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Taking a walk down memory lane, a former sailor retraces his steps after 60 years
Posted: Aug 07, 2014The sailors have been replaced by tourists, the bomb elevator replaced by one that now carries only families, but for Allan Eisenecker much of the USS YORKTOWN remains as it […]
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Korean War – 60 years ago
Posted: Jul 23, 2010On 23 June 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea. This “surprise” war led to the United States rebuilding our military, which had been pared down rapidly at the end of […]