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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will host a ceremony at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, May 27 to honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice on behalf of our nation’s freedom and freedom of millions...
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In the next two weeks, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will welcome its nine millionth paid visitor since the museum’s inception in 1976. A series of surprises are in store for the lucky...
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The Matney is pictured with (from left) Patriots Point Executive Director Mac Burdette, Patriots Point Development Authority Board Member Susan Marlowe and former Governor James B. Edwards (far right)...
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On Friday, June 14, Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum will host a ceremony to commemorate Flag Day featuring participants of the Knights of Columbus and Boy Scouts. It is free and open to the...
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum was pleased to welcome 170 fifth grade students from Rock Hill District III for a special overnight camping visit this week. The Rock Hill Police Department...
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They’re the hottest tickets in town and Patriots Point wants to give everyone a chance to win. Every week from now through July 4, the museum will give away two tickets to celebrate the Fourth of July...
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The Patriots Point Institute of History, Science and Technology will host the second annual Teacher Recertification Professional Development Program aboard the USS Yorktown August 7-8, 2013. This year...
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A big "thank you" to all who came out and made our Fourth of July Blast at Patriots Point such a hit. Here are some photos for you to enjoy. If you captured an awesome shot, we'd love to see it! Just...
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Our March volunteer profile is on PFC (Private First Class) Dick Whitaker. Upon his graduation from high school in Saugerites, New York, in 1944, the United States Marine Corp gave him an amazing...
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Dick Trammel has published a Facebook page for "the Fighting Lady." Become a Fan of the Yorktown... you can find her page here.
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Sixty 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 bomber came out of the clouds dead...
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Troop 646 from Guilford, Indiana, spent two days and nights of adventure on USS Yorktown, Monday and Tuesday this week. They had a great time in the aviation class and here we see them in front of the...
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Sixty four years ago, the Yorktown (CV-10) was engaged in softening up Okinawa for the Army/Marine invasion on 01 April. On the morning of 26 March, VBF-9 and VT-9 off the "Fighting Lady" were busy...
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Every year (at least for the last 3 if not more) in March/April E. L. Wright middle school from Columbia, SC, comes to the USS Yorktown to learn about technology from World War II. This year around 95...
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Our April volunteer profile features our only aeronautical engineer, George Lodge,who worked for the Glenn L. Martin aircraft company from 1939 to 1947. He grew up in Camden, New Jersey and attended...
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Here are a couple of images from our maintenance supply guy, William "Billy" Weatherford. My post on the ghost bomb hit from 18 March inspired him to forward these images in an email and here are his...
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Boy Scout Troop 245 from Cumming, Georgia, attended the aviation merit badge class onboard Yorktown this weekend at Patriots Point. The troop did a pretty good job in the combat portion, and a few...
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Just as the Navy selected Pensacola, Florida, for the site of naval air training due to good weather conditions, Troop 9 out of Worcester, Massachusetts elected to come south to the USS Yorktown for...
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Today 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 weather is sunny and the...
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The VA-72 "Blue Hawks" entered the break today at 800 feet and 250 knots...all received an OK-3 as they arrived onboard YORKTOWN. I had the privilege and pleasure of leading their reunion around the...