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Yahoo
26-05-2025
- General
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Patriots Point will honor heroes in Taps Across America event
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum will pay tribute Monday to those who gave and reflect on their enduring legacy. The museum, which is home to the USS Yorktown, USS Laffey, Vietnam Experience, and Cold War Memorial, will participate in an annual national moment of remembrance this Memorial Day. The event invites people to pause for one minute in silent tribute as musicians perform Taps to honor fallen service members and their sacrifice. Patriots Point will welcome guests on Memorial Day, and the Taps Across America moment of remembrance is planned for 3 p.m. You can learn more by clicking here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
30-03-2025
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Patriots Point marks Vietnam Veterans Day
MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCBD) – Saturday marked the 52nd anniversary of U.S. troops withdrawing from the Vietnam War, and Patriots Point in Mount Pleasant honored those who served during a commemoration event. The museum welcomed veterans to the Vietnam Experience exhibit, now in its 10th year. The day began with a ceremony recognizing the service of over three million Americans, followed by a commemoration with the University of South Carolina Libraries, who presented visitors with archival films of marine combat footage and news broadcasts aboard the USS Yorktown. 'Today is Vietnam Veterans Day, this is an incredibly important day for us on Patriots Point. So, we're standing right now in Vietnam Experience which is recreation of a brown water navy site. We have the sounds down right now, but typically you can hear the sounds of helicopters and the experience of what people would've had in Vietnam,' said Allison Hunt, Patriots Point's executive director. The ceremony also included remarks from a Vietnam Veteran. 'It was an interesting time period for us because things picked up dramatically. The war had picked up dramatically, and so a lot more fire fights. We unfortunately lost five sailors, that doesn't sound like a lot but when you have 60 sailors – a lot of them are maintenance. We had probably 30% wounded in some way shape or form,' said John Smock, a Brown Water Navy Commander. The exhibit is open year-round from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
