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Our May volunteer is Dr. "Chip" Biernbaum, who was born on Pearl Harbor Day (07 Dec) 1946 in Woodstown, NJ, 15 miles from Wilmington, Delaware. He spent as much free time as he could investigating...
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I first met Master Chief Don Nuzum at the information desk on the Yorktown over 10 years ago. He was full of his stories and love for the Navy that he served so well for over 20 years. Later I got to...
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This past Saturday night over 20 Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and parents ventured up to the flight deck for an one hour astronomy class. We covered the following areas: Explain what light pollution is and...
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Just I was getting ready to give a program on the A-4 Skyhawk yesterday, one of our visitors boldly asked me how much I wanted to know about the A-4. I quickly took him up on his offer after I learned...
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Patriots 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 at our Vietnam Support Base...
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More 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 than things long past. William...
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A 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 veteran...
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The 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 their 10 carriers to the battle, because...
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Back 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 time here, they completed the...
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Today 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 Point and the...
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Here 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 Force reservist Bill Walsh...
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At 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 will be conducting...
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Another 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 233rd...
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This 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 Abington...
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Our flight deck and parking lot continues to be filled with families vacationing from all over the United States and the world. Just this week I have talked to visitors from Scotland, France, Germany...
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Forty years ago today at 9:32 AM (EST) Apollo 11 launched from Pad 39A on its way to the moon. The mission commander was former naval aviator Neil Armstrong. Neil had honed his pilot skills by taking...
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Preparations have been under way to get Laffey ready for her short trip to Detyens Shipyard drydock at the old Charleston Navy Base. In the picture above, you can see the equipment located on the pier...
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During my short tenure with the Congressional Medal of Honor Society ( CMOHS headquarters are located onboard the YORKTOWN), I had the privilege of working with Medal of Honor recipient Everett Pope...
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Today marks the 100th birthday of our oldest living Medal of Honor recipient, John Finn. His actions at Pearl Harbor on 07 December 1941 showed the spirit of the fighting American character. You can...
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We will begin offering podcasts on various aircraft and tours at Patriots Point. This should prove especially valuable to visiting guests as they will be able to download these podcasts for use in...