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Posts Tagged ‘uss yorktown’
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It’s Education Week at Patriots Point!
Posted: Aug 26, 2019It’s back to school week across the country which means it’s the start of a new educational year here at Patriots Point! Our goal is to be in the classrooms […]
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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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FREE Showing of “Life in A Jar” Play on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Posted: Mar 14, 2019On May 2nd, Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum will be hosting a FREE showing of “Life in A Jar” play on Holocaust Remembrance Day. The play is centered around […]
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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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400 Nuke School Sailors Volunteer During Day of Caring
Posted: Nov 30, 2018On Friday, Nov. 16, more than 400 sailors from the Naval Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) at Joint Base Charleston will volunteered at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum as […]
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Bestselling Author Patrick O’Donnell To Discuss Untold Story Behind The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier During Free Patriots Point Event Commemorating WWI
Posted: Oct 25, 2018Combat historian and bestselling author Patrick O’Donnell will discuss his latest book “The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America’s Unknown Soldier and WWI’s Most Decorated Soldiers Who Brought Him Home,” […]
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Unharmed By Florence, Patriots Point To Reopen Tuesday, Sept 18
Posted: Sep 17, 2018Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum was unharmed by Hurricane Florence and will reopen to visitors Tuesday, Sept 18. All overnight camping, education and event rentals will also resume on […]
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AT&T Donates $5K To Bring Underserved Students To Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum
Posted: Aug 23, 2018Patriots Point Naval & Maritime museum announces a $5,000 donation from AT&T to the USS Yorktown Foundation for scholarships to provide underserved students with opportunities to experience STEM-based educational programs […]
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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 […]