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Posts Tagged ‘US Navy’
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Sailors Volunteer at Patriots Point During Days of Caring
Posted: Jan 05, 2022Keeping Patriots Point in ship-shape is hard work. Current members of the U.S. Navy helped make sure our historic ships look their best while volunteering at the museum during Trident […]
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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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“Heroes Among Us” will share veterans’ stories of valor
Posted: Nov 08, 2016Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, ABC News 4 (WCIV-TV), and iHeartMedia will present a live one-hour television special on the Vietnam War […]
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Newly Restored F-14 Tomcat To Be Unveiled April 23
Posted: Apr 21, 2016The curtain will soon come down, the ladders and paint sprayers will be put away, and the public will once again be able to view the F-14 on the flight […]
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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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Engine Room Exhibit brings USS Laffey to life
Posted: Feb 08, 2016The engine room on the USS Laffey has been closed to tours since early December, but has now reopened as an exciting, new Engine Room Experience. The new exhibit is […]
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Patriots Point to Offer Free Admission to Veterans on Veterans Day
Posted: Nov 09, 2015To honor their service to our country, all veterans will be admitted free of charge to Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum on Veterans Day (November 11). Free admission is […]
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USS Frank Evans veterans come to Patriots Point to remember “Lost 74”
Posted: Sep 25, 2015On Friday, September 18, a small group of veterans who served on the USS Frank Evans DD-754, stepped on board the USS Laffey. Many of them were survivors of a […]
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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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Video Thursday 02 Dec 2010
Posted: Dec 02, 2010Welcome to Video Thursday! Have you ever wondered what it is like to pilot a Navy jet aboard a moving mass of steel at sea? Here’s your chance, watch this […]