News & Events
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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 Development Authority’s Executive Director To Retire June 30
Posted: Jan 16, 2019Patriots Point Development Authority (PPDA) announced today that executive director Mac Burdette will retire effective June 30, 2019. The state agency’s Board of Directors has formed a committee to immediately […]
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Hundreds Attend Pearl Harbor Memorial Service Aboard Yorktown
Posted: Dec 10, 2018More than 400 people attended the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum Pearl Harbor Day Memorial Service on Friday, Dec. 7 aboard the USS Yorktown. The service, organized together with […]
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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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Veterans and Friends of the USS Laffey Attend Memorial Service
Posted: Oct 05, 2018On 1 October 2018, veterans and friends of the USS Laffey gathered aboard the fantail of their beloved ship for a service to remember the 32 sailors who were killed […]
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Vietnam Veterans Tell of the Brown Water Navy
Posted: Oct 02, 2018Vietnam veterans who served in the Brown Water Navy joined the panel in the latest Patriots Point symposium to share the stories of their service during the Vietnam War along […]
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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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Marines of Echo Company Tell of Ramadi Battle
Posted: Sep 10, 2018The most recent in an ongoing series of educational symposiums focused on the use of modern urban warfare by the Marines of Echo Company during a fierce battle in Ramadi, […]
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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 […]