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Collection Object
A US Navy peacoat with the name 'Robert K. Lamb' embroidered inside with Chinese characters and colorful dragon design. The plastic navy blue buttons have an anchor design.
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A thin, yellow sheet metal sign with red lettering which has been mounted to a wooden placard by a secondary party. The yellow and red painted sign has chipped and faded down to the silver metallic...
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A long, olive-drab piece of fabric with a black metal cinch on one end with an instruction label sewn near it.
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Camouflaged sterile field dressing in the original brown, cardboard packaging. The package gives both manufacturing specifications of the field dressing and instructions on how to use it.
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A thin, circular badge with a side-profile of Ho Chi Minh and the word 'chủ tịch hồ chí minh' in gold foil. 'Chủ tịch hồ chí minh' translates as 'President Ho Chi Minh.'
Event
The Congressional Medal of Honor Society will celebrate National Medal of Honor Day at its headquarters onboard the USS Yorktown at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum, and you are invited to take...
Experience / Activity / Tour
Become part of the crew, as Patriots Point brings the history of the Vietnam War to life in this fully immersive two and a half acre exhibit that brings Marine officers to life through holograms in an...
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A certificate of membership in the Domain of the Flying Dragon issued to Machinists Mate 2/c Roger Baker for crossing the both the Equator and the International Date Line (180th meridian) aboard the...
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A long, streamer-like strip of fabric, the commissioning pennant is blue at the hoist point, with seven white stars. The remainder of the pennant is made up of a pair of long red and white stripes...
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A 48-star US flag flown aboard USS Laffey (DD-724) on D-Day. The fly end is damaged from wear and time.
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A Korean War-era, ceramic red and white commemorative circular ashtray with 'USS Laffey 1952 World Cruise' present in red lettering.
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A rusted, jagged piece of metal shrapnel from a shore battery in Wonsan, South Korea.
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A framed display created by the family of Arthur Doty, Jr., the following medals and service bars are seen in order: Second Nicaraguan Campaign; Good Conduct Medal World War II; National Defense...
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"We are sorry to see your big blue team leave our midst. But as long as you remain somewhere in the Pacific we will always know where to look for some punch in a pinch. And we shall always remember...
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A collection of photographs from the March 9, 1975, final decommissioning of the USS Laffey (DD-724) at the Franklin Street Pier in Alexandria, VA.
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An ashtray made from 5 in. shell casing fired from USS Laffey (DD-724) during the D-Day attack on June 6, 1944. On one side are the words "Invasion of France; June 6, 1944" between two crossed anchors...
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A black and white photograph of Beatrice Laffey launching of the USS Laffey (DD-724) on November 21, 1943. The ship's sponsor is Beatice Laffey, daughter of Medal of Honor receipt Bartlett Laffey for...
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A black and white photograph of the launching of the USS Laffey (DD-724) on November 21, 1943.