News & Events
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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 […]
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Preparations for Laffey departure!
Posted: Jul 17, 2009Preparations have been under way to get Laffey ready for her short trip to Detyens Shipyard drydock at the old Charleston Navy Base. In the picture above, you can see […]
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Naval aviators in space!
Posted: Jul 16, 2009Forty years ago today at 9:32 AM (EST) Apollo 11 launched from Pad 39A on its way to the moon. The mission commander was former naval aviator Neil Armstrong. Neil […]
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Summertime and the living is easy!!!
Posted: Jul 10, 2009Our flight deck and parking lot continues to be filled with families vacationing from all over the United States and the world. Just this week I have talked to visitors […]
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July Volunteer Profile
Posted: Jul 01, 2009This month we profile our volunteer with the most longevity at Patriots Point…Lloyd Conard has been greeting visitors and conducting tours for our guests since January 1995. A native of […]
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Countdown to July 4th!!!
Posted: Jun 30, 2009Another amazing, wonderful, beautiful 4th of July approaches Patriots Point…We were rated as one of the TOP 5 Independence Day celebrations by the New York Times…this year we celebrate the […]
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Special Operations Parachutists Land on Yorktown!
Posted: Jun 26, 2009At 3 PM this afternoon four members of the Army Special Operations Command parachute team made perfect landings on the windy flight deck of Yorktown. See pictures below. The team […]
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Day Three YLC (Youth Leadership Conference)
Posted: Jun 25, 2009Here is the class picture of this year’s YLCers, a good looking group of America’s young men and women, future leaders of our country. This morning TV weatherman and Air […]
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Patriots Point's 10th Youth Leadership Conference
Posted: Jun 23, 2009Today begins the 10th Youth Leadership Conference to be held onboard the USS Yorktown (CV-10) at Patriots Point. The conference on Yorktown began in 1999 and is sponsored by Patriots […]