News & Events
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FBI returns stolen Medals of Honor to museum!
Posted: Aug 25, 2009Last Friday the FBI returned two stolen Civil War Medals of Honor to the Medal of Honor museum here at Patriots Point. Since there is still an ongoing investigation into […]
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Laffey at Detyen's shipyard!
Posted: Aug 20, 2009Below are several pictures of the Laffey’s arrival at Detyen’s Shipyard. Read the Charleston News and Courier story here. Read the Moultrie News coverage here. See video here…
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Laffey departs on schedule!
Posted: Aug 19, 2009Former crew members, Patriots Point staff and the news media were on hand earlier this morning to watch the departure of USS Laffey to Detyen’s Shipyard. Exactly at 0715, Laffey […]
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USS Laffey to depart at 0715, 19 August!
Posted: Aug 18, 2009The USS Laffey is scheduled to depart the Patriots Point complex at 0715 tomorrow morning. Look for pictures and video of her departure in future posts this week.
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Final preps to get Laffey and Ingham underway!
Posted: Aug 14, 2009Final preps are now underway to prepare Laffey and Ingham for towing. Laffey departs next Wednesday for the Detyen’s shipyard drydock at the old Charleston Navy Base . Her future […]
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F-6F Hellcat Podcast
Posted: Aug 12, 2009The Grumman F-6F Hellcat was the United States Navy’s primary fighter aircraft from mid 1943 till the end of the war. It achieved a combat kill ratio of 19-1. The […]
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August Volunteer Profile – Jim Morrow at Tarawa and his Okinawa monkey story
Posted: Aug 06, 2009Our August volunteer profile is on Jim Morrow. Jim grew up in Spartanburg, SC, and joined the United States Marines after high school in 1942. He got on his bus […]
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F-4F-3A Wildcat Podcast
Posted: Aug 05, 2009We will begin offering podcasts on various aircraft and tours at Patriots Point. This should prove especially valuable to visiting guests as they will be able to download these podcasts […]
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Happy 100th Birthday, John Finn, Pearl Harbor MOH recipient!
Posted: Jul 24, 2009Today marks the 100th birthday of our oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, John Finn. His actions at Pearl Harbor on 07 December 1941 showed the spirit of the fighting […]
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Major Everett Pope, USMC, 16 July 1919 – 16 July 2009
Posted: Jul 22, 2009During my short tenure with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society (CMOHS headquarters are located onboard the YORKTOWN), I had the privilege of working with Medal of Honor recipient Everett […]