FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Patriots Point, South Carolina ~ 08 JULY 2014

Serving The Best Troops And Veterans In The World!! | The Canteen Crew

[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: Patriots Point, South Carolina!

Mount Pleasant is a suburban town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, within the Charleston–North Charleston–Summerville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

At the foot of the Arthur Ravenel Bridge is Patriot's Point, a naval and maritime museum, home to the World War II aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, which is now a museum ship. The Ravenel Bridge, an eight lane highway that was completed in 2006, spans the Cooper River and links Mount Pleasant with downtown Charleston.

The history of Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum began in the summer of 1975 when the legendary aircraft carrier USS Yorktown appeared on the horizon of Charleston Harbor. A few months later, the USS Yorktown was dedicated as the first ship of the Naval & Maritime Museum on the 200th birthday of the United States Navy. Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum was officially opened to the public on January 3, 1976.

Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum would become one of the largest museums of its kind in the world with the addition of other Historic Landmark ships like the destroyer USS Laffey, known as “The Ship That Would Not Die”, the Balao class submarine Clamagore and the Treasury class Coast Guard cutter Ingham (the Ingham would later move to the Miami Dade Historical Maritime Museum in 2009).

Priceless war planes used during wars and conflicts spanning from WWII to Desert Storm are featured aboard the Yorktown's 40,000 square foot hangar bay and atop the 888 foot flight deck. Patriots Point is also the home of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and their official Medal of Honor Museum with tons of interactive exhibits.

Located landside is the only replica of a Vietnam Support Base in the country as well as a Cold War Submarine Memorial paying tribute to the sacrifices and triumphs made by the men and women during the Cold War.

Visit Patriots Point HERE!!

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[E.G.C.]

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[beachn4fun]

Good morning night owl ((HUGS))

We’re in for a hot one today too.

Are you working today? In a/c?

[beachn4fun]

My husband’s ship. I’m old enough to be everyone’s mother on FR I think..LOL

Guess Ma has to give up that mantle now. LOL

[Arrowhead1952]

Good morning LUV and (((HUGS))). We are headed for the mid 90s again and possible triple digits by the weekend.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning Ma ((HUGS))
I hear you had a calm Monday;
sounds kind of like mine...busy but not chaotic.
Hope it continues into today and rest of week.
What's the weather doing up north?

[MEG33]

Kathy does such a great job as Ma ..My older age could not replace.

[MEG33]

Sounds like fun outing for Bo and you. Mid 90s forecast here for today

[luvie]

I am working...on my way now....and we do have AC. Sometimes it gets too cold for this cold-natured gal. :)

[Soaring Feather]

Good Morning, MEG!

Thanks for the ping very interesting history of your hubby's service.

My Uncle was on a destroyer in WW11, it was torpedoed and the hit was very near my Uncle's office. He was not injured Thanks be to GOD.

[MEG33]

Happy Tuesday, SF, my pleasure..Thanking God with you.

[Lady Jag]

(((HUGS!!!)))

Sounds like a perfect day!

[MEG33]

Look who’s here! Like old times, Lady J
(((HUGS)))

[upchuck]

Thanks for highlighting Patriots Point.

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[StoneWall Brigade]

Thanks for the ping how are you?

[upchuck]

Doing fine thank you. Enjoying our “mild” SC summer :)

[Lady Jag]

There you are!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Race....what a great piece of additional info. Thanks for sharing.

[Kathy in Alaska]

What a wonderful piece of history, Meg. Thanks for sharing. ((HUGS))

And our thanks to your husband for his service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

w h !!

Thanks, unique, for the woohoo!

beachy.....#50!!

[MEG33]

My guy...Thank you, (((Kathy))).