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Aviation Summer Camp Takes Flight Aboard the USS YORKTOWN
Posted: May 15, 2014Your students are out of school, and you are both looking for something cool to do in the off months. The Patriots Point’s Flight Academy Summer Camp will help them […]
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Patriots Point adds 1967 CH-46D Helicopter
Posted: May 01, 2014This past weekend, Patriots Point received a Vietnam-era 1967 Marine Corps CH-46D helicopter as is the newest addition to Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum’s Vietnam Naval Support Base exhibit. […]
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DOD Partnership Announced; Vietnam Exhibit Expansion Underway
Posted: May 01, 2014Starting this month, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum is honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War by kicking off its major expansion of the Vietnam Naval Support Base […]
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Chas Food Film Festival Kicks off on YORKTOWN Flight Deck
Posted: Apr 21, 2014This Thursday, April 24th, the Charleston Food Film Festival kicks off the Charleston Food Film Festival at Patriots Point on the USS YORKTOWN’s flight deck. The three-day Festival’s special opening […]
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Patriots Point Launches Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign, Lights Yorktown Pink
Posted: Sep 27, 2013Patriots Point will dedicate the month of October to promote breast cancer awareness through their campaign, “The Fighting Lady is in The Fight.” Starting October 1st, the USS Yorktown will […]
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Flight 93 Co-pilot’s Wife to Speak at 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony
Posted: Sep 03, 2013Melodie Homer, wife of United Airlines Flight 93 co-pilot LeRoy Homer, will be the guest speaker at Patriots Point’s 9-11 remembrance ceremony September 6th. Flight 93 had 33 passengers and […]
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The First Air Admiral
Posted: Oct 31, 2011Rear Admiral William Adger Moffett, The Father of Naval Aviation Today is the birthday of the naval officer who was able to foresee a powerful air arm of the United […]
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Great Egret Tangos With Spottail Bass At Patriots Point
Posted: Oct 18, 2011Everyday as our guests walk down the pier to the ships at Patriots Point, they often are able to take in the wonders of nature living here, on and in […]
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Patriots Point Volunteer Profile: Ned Montgomery
Posted: Sep 26, 2011Our volunteer profile for September is on Ned Montgomery. Ned grew up in Mount Pleasant, SC…so he is one of our few natives on Yorktown. His father, Lieutenant Colonel Hampden Eugene Montgomery Jr., was a career Army officer.
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CrossFit Garage Games On Yorktown’s Flightdeck Saturday
Posted: Sep 20, 2011This weekend will see the first South Carolina Garage Games series event hosted by CrossFit Integrity. This CrossFit event will be a two-day competition held in Charleston, South Carolina on September 24-25, 2011.