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Posts Tagged ‘patriots point’
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Spring tide at Patriots Point
Posted: Apr 24, 2009Today is a very busy one at Patriots Point with over 1000 school and adult visitors scheduled to arrive for educational programs and tours of our ships and aircraft. The […]
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Japanese bomb and Ghost bomb strike Yorktown!!!
Posted: Mar 18, 2009Sixty four years ago on 18 March while conducting operations off Okinawa, the USS Yorktown (CV-10) was struck by a Japanese bomb at 1507 (3:07 PM) when a Judy dive […]
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January 2009 Volunteer Profile
Posted: Jan 08, 2009Our volunteers are key in helping bring the ships and aircraft of Patriots Point to life. Our first volunteer profile is on former World War 2, Marine Corps Dauntless and […]
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Post Wright Brothers Day
Posted: Dec 18, 2008Yesterday one hundred and five years ago, Wilbur and Orville Wright, showed the world what dreams were made of when they flew four flights at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Today, […]
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Veteran's Day on the YORKTOWN
Posted: Nov 11, 2008Today marks the 90th anniversary of the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month. My wife’s grandfather, D. K. McGill was on his way to the front […]