News & Events
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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 […]
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Midway Anniversary June 1942
Posted: Jun 04, 2009The battle of Midway took place 67 years ago today. It was to be the turning of the tide against Japanese conquest of the Pacific. The Japanese brought 4 of […]
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Park Ridge Christian completes whirlwind tour of Patriots Point's education programs
Posted: Jun 03, 2009Back in May, 06-08, Park Ridge Christian school arrived at Patriots Point for a round robin tour of all our education programs (I think this was a FIRST). During their […]
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Memorial Day at Patriots Point's Vietnam Base
Posted: May 27, 2009A crowd of around 300 assembled at 0900 on Monday, 25 May, to observe the nation’s Memorial Day. Families, veterans, politicians, and newscrews gathered in our Vietnam Support Base. Vietnam […]
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A Memorial Day Remembrance
Posted: May 22, 2009More are men’s ends mark’d than their lives before: The setting sun, and music at the close, As the last taste of sweets, is sweetest last, Writ in remembrance more […]
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Memorial Day Program at Patriots Point, 25 May 0900
Posted: May 20, 2009Patriots Point and the town of Mount Pleasant will welcome veterans and visitors to our Memorial Day service at 0900 on Monday, 25 May 2009. The program will be conducted […]