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FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Happy Independence Day From Patriots Point, So Carolina! ~ 5 July 2011
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| laurenmarlowe
Posted on 07/04/2011 6:14:17 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Happy Independence Day From Patriots Point, South Carolina! Mount Pleasant is a suburban town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, within the CharlestonNorth CharlestonSummerville 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!! FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT~Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and our allies military and the family members of the above. Honoring those who have served before.
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To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe
Supporting our Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airmen, and Coast Guardsmen at more than 1,000 places across the U. S. and around the world.
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To: Kathy in Alaska
Aloha Night Owl!
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posted on
07/04/2011 6:17:54 PM PDT
by
BIGLOOK
(Keelhaul Congress!)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
07/04/2011 6:20:02 PM PDT
by
DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
(Want to make $$$? It's easy! Use FR as a platform to pimp your blog for hits!!!)
To: laurenmarlowe; MoJo2001; 007; 1 FELLOW FREEPER; 11B3; 1FreeAmerican; 1stbn27; 2111USMC; ...
Please note that tonights thread was authored by laurenmarlowe. Please thank her.
She is right now watching the fireworks on the USS Yorktown with her kids.
Thanks, unique, for the road trippers!
~ Road Trip: Happy Independence Day from
Patriots Point, South Carolina! ~
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posted on
07/04/2011 6:20:31 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe
Thank you ladies for this evenings road trip! *hugs*
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe
Happy 4th of July 2011 Thank you Troops for your Sacrifice and your Families TOO! God Bless The USA! Kathy have a Great one..
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07/04/2011 6:22:35 PM PDT
by
philly-d-kidder
(AB-Sheen"The truth is the truth if nobody believes it,a lie is still a lie, everybody believes it")
To: AZamericonnie; l8pilot; 2A Patriot; 2nd amendment mama; 4everontheRight; 77Jimmy; ...
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07/04/2011 6:22:45 PM PDT
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upchuck
(Think you know hardship? Ha! Wait till the dollar is no longer the world's reserve currency.)
To: txradioguy; tongue-tied; SoldierDad; mike1sg; Milo828; mystery-ak; CMS; The Sailor; Jet Jaguar; ...
Honoring Our Heroes 1LT Carol USA, Nurse Corp (Vineyard) 2LT Rebecca USA (Daughter of U S Army EOD) 3 sons (armymarinemom and amdad) 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron "Combat Hammer" (saminfl) AbnSarge USA Adam USAF (Grumpybutt) Allegra Anoreth USCG (daughter of Tax-chick) aviator USAF BIGLOOK USN Brett USN (CindyDawg) Brother and Son-in-Law (kalee) Cannoneer No. 4 CAPT Bryan USA (Diver Dave) CAPT Future Snake Eater USA (RightOnline) CAPT Jason Clendenin (friend of Frou) Chris USA (amom) Chuck USA (RightOnline) COL Mike (gpapa) CMS USA ConorMacNessa USN USMC David USAF (LUV W) Defender2 Deven USA (Shimmer) Diver Dave USN Drumbo USN Ethan USMC (georgiabelle) forgotenknight13 USA (grandson of Monkey Face) Fred (DocRock) GulfWar1Vet USA HiJinx USA IS2 Brianne USN (My Hearts in London - Everett) IS2 Heather USN (My Hearts in London - Everett) Jade Falcon USN James USA (Grumpybutt) JemiansTerror USA (Jemian) Jet Jaguar USAF Joel (NEMDF) Jonathan USMC (AZbushgal) Josh USN (doug from upland) Karen USA (fatima's granddaughter) Kenneth (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim) Kevin USMC (skimask) Kevin and David USA (vigilante2) Laurita USA LCpl Carter USMC LCpl Joe USMC (DontMessWithTexas) Lindsay (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim) LT David (Coldwater Creek) LTjg Gerald USN (Vineyard) M1911A1 USMC (M0sby) M1Tanker Major Jennifer USA (Diver Dave) Major joma89 USAF MEG33's Navy Grandson Michael USAR (RightOnline) Mike1Sg USA (mystery-ak) Milo828 USA (mystery-ak) MSgt Eddie USAF ( Son of ThomasPaine2000, CMSgt USAF, Ret) MSGT Glen Ignasiak USAF (nephew of AirForceMom) Nate USN (sneakers) Old Sarge USA OneLoyalAmerican USCG PFC Jake USMC (son of Enough_Deceit) Philetus USA PROCON USA Pvt Alex USA (son of Enough_Deceit) Rick USAF (Doogle) Robert, Jeremy, Daynnis USA (SoldierDad) SandRat USA Sat-Com Chris USA (son of KC Burke) SGT Chris USA (son of Vineyard) SGT Ev USA (Mozie) SGT Gray USA (colorcountrys son) SGT Robert USMC (MarineMom613) SGT Sean Reed (preed) Son USCG (GodBlessUSA) SPC Drew USA (brother-in-law Stonewall Jackson) SPC Mike USA (AbnSarge) SPC William Akin USA (Step-son of BlueLancer) SPC4 Adam USA (nephew of Repeal The 17th) SPC4 Dan USA (son of swmobuffalo) SSG Brian USA (repubmom) SSG Dustin USA (SIL of U S Army EOD) SSG Dusty USA (MountainDad) SSG Mitchel USA (tina07) SSG Spencer USA (grame) SSGT Adam USA (Diver Dave) SSGT Don May Jr USMC (debm29palms) SSGT John Linde USA (JFoxbear) SSGT The Black Knight USAF Stevan USA (Grumpybutt) Terrence USN (Sweetbaby/LadyPilgrim) The Sailor TMSuchman USMC tongue-tied USN/USA Tonkin USN/USCG TSGT Jason M Kibler USAF (son of AirForceMom) SFC txradioguy USA USAFSecurityForces (son of visualops & TheStickman) Valerie USAF (Shimmer) Victor and Tony D USMC (weldgophardline) Vineyard USN William USA (jackv) WOs Bob and Michelle USA (nephew, and his wife, of BnBlFlag)
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posted on
07/04/2011 6:28:31 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
Glorious Day.
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posted on
07/04/2011 6:30:56 PM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: Kathy in Alaska; All
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posted on
07/04/2011 6:31:32 PM PDT
by
higgmeister
( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
To: All
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posted on
07/04/2011 6:33:19 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: AZamericonnie
And in first....Connie grabs the gold!!
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posted on
07/04/2011 6:38:46 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: SoldierDad; arbee4bush; vigilante2; Jemian; Old_Professor; mystery-ak; freema; kalee; ...
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posted on
07/04/2011 6:40:55 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
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posted on
07/04/2011 6:43:04 PM PDT
by
RC2
To: BIGLOOK
And right behind in second....Hawaii snags the silver!!
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posted on
07/04/2011 6:44:58 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: Kathy in Alaska
The
USS Laffey is one of the most storied destroyers in US history. Named in honor of an earlier vessel that had been sunk off Guadalcanal after going toe-to-toe with a battleship ten times her size (both ships were named in honor of a Union seaman who earned the Medal of Honor during the Battle of Yazoo City during the Civil War), the
Laffey saw service in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters of fighting.
On D-Day, Laffey was part of the Allied invasion fleet, providing artillery support for the troops ashore and anti-submarine protection for the ships bringing in the men and supplies. During an attack on a German artillery position near Cherbourg on June 25, Laffey was hit by a German 11-inch shell, but fortunately the shell had been sabotaged by Czech slave laborers and did not explode.
Transferred to the Pacific after repairs, Laffey took part in the fighting off the Philippines and Iwo Jima, but her greatest moment was off Okinawa on April 16. Fifty Japanese aircraft launched the largest kamikaze attack on a single ship with their target being the Laffey. Twenty-seven aircraft managed to get through the CAP, hitting the Laffey with four bombs, six kamikaze strikes, another kamikaze that bounced off and exploded alongside, and numerous straffings, but she survived. Of the 336 men onboard, 32 were killed and another 71 were wounded, but they managed to bring their ship home.
Repaired and returned to service, Laffey served in the Korean War before being assigned to the Sixth Fleet in the Med for the remainder of her career before being retired in 1968.
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posted on
07/04/2011 6:52:01 PM PDT
by
Stonewall Jackson
(Democrats: "You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.")
To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
And rounding out the top three....Deo bags the bronze!!
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posted on
07/04/2011 6:58:49 PM PDT
by
Kathy in Alaska
(~ RIP Brian...heaven's gain...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~)
To: Kathy in Alaska; laurenmarlowe
Happy Independence Day Ladies and thanks for tonight's Canteen!
Zach and I are just hanging here tonight and doing our own fireworks, just too many late hours this weekend and I have to work tomorrow..:=(
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posted on
07/04/2011 7:02:53 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Don't even get me started on man-made globalwarming!)
To: upchuck
I once had someone ask me what part of South Carolina I was from....told them it was the Oklahoma part. Must be an accent similarity?!:)
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