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Posts Tagged ‘medal of honor’
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Tickets Now on Sale for Special Medal of Honor Storytelling Tours
Posted: Mar 09, 2022A limited supply of tickets are now on sale for special one-day-only Medal of Honor Storytelling Tours on National Medal of Honor Day, March 25, at Patriots Point Naval & […]
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Mount Pleasant’s Medal of Honor Museum adds War on Terrorism Feature
Posted: Oct 13, 2021The Congressional Medal of Honor Society today announced the addition of new exhibits to its Recipients’ Museum to bring to life stories of valor and sacrifice in the War on […]
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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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SC Gold Star Families Monument Unveiled at Patriots Point
Posted: Jan 29, 2018A monument honoring the families who have lost a loved one in service to our country was unveiled on the grounds of Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum on January […]
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5 Reasons to Visit Patriots Point this Fall
Posted: Oct 06, 2015Whether you’re a first-time visitor or an annual member, there are so many reasons to visit Patriots Point. Here are our top five for fall: 1. More History Bang for […]
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Medal of Honor Museum to close a week for upgrades
Posted: May 06, 2015The Medal of Honor Museum located onboard the USS Yorktown will be closed from Sunday, May 10 through Sunday, May 17, 2015. This closure is necessary to perform software and […]
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Large audience comes to see Heroes of Iwo Jima: 70 Years Later
Posted: Mar 10, 2015Hundreds attended the Heroes of Iwo Jima Symposium onboard the USS Yorktown on Thursday, March 5, 2015 to hear a first-hand account from three veterans who served in that iconic […]
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Video Thursday: New Medal Of Honor Recipient Marine Corps Sergeant Dakota Meyer
Posted: Sep 15, 2011At 2 PM EST today at the White House, President Obama will present the Medal of Honor to Marine Sergeant Dakota Meyer for his actions in Afghanistan in 2009.
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Part II: Colonel Charles "Chuck" Murray's Story Of His Hero
Posted: Aug 15, 2011Here is the rest of Colonel Murray’s story…read here if you missed the first part… He knew that this bridge like the first would be mined. Lt. Murray considered using […]
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The Passing Of An American Hero
Posted: Aug 12, 2011Today I was saddened to learn of the death of Colonel Charles Murray, United States Army (Retired). Here is a reposting of a story I did about him and scouting […]