FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Happy Independence Day From Patriots Point, So Carolina! ~ 5 July 2011

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[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 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!!

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. 

Please remember: The Canteen is a place to honor and entertain our troops. The Canteen is family friendly. Let's have fun!

We pray for your continued strength, to be strong in the face of adversity.

We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy 4th of July, who....I bet you are right.

[luvie]

Happy 4th Big Guy!!

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha to all and Happy 4th of July!


(No instructions required.)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...did you get plenty of rest to prepare you for a new week at work?

Happy Independence Day!!

[SandRat]

Enough to become bored. LOL ((HUGS))

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hope you had a wonderful "birthday", higgmeister...((HUGS))

[PERKY2004]

Actually, we don’t use air conditioning :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

LOL! I’ll bet you are getting a bit tired of “resting”.

BUT...all those broken bones need time to heal.

[BIGLOOK]

Mahalo nui loa for the Road Trip to Patriot's Point tonight.....so fitting!

Haven't seen CV 10 or an A-7 in decades, nice to know they have a home.

[BIGLOOK]

One more!

[PROCON]

Son-boy, (Zach) today; getting ready to light off fireworks.

Only legal ones, of course, hey, I'm serious, just legal ones; yeah, that's the ticket...

[luvie]

I expect you wished you did today! :) My son didn’t when he lived in San Jose.

[luvie]

What a cute happy kid! I hope y’all enjoyed the fireworks! :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Independence Day, RC2.

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy. How are the fireworks?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Safety first, Zach!!! And Dad, too!!!

[B4Ranch]

July 4, 2011

These Colors Ride To The Sound Of The Guns!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, Mooch and Happy Independence Day!!

Whoa...a big BOOM just sounded. Smaller ones have been sounding all day. All fireworks are illegal here, but there will be a big display after the traditional baseball double header. The fireworks will be closer to midnight. It’s just about 8p now and sundown isn’t until 11:36pm tonight. New Years is the best time to be able to see them.

Did you get to watch some fireworks?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Independence Day, Stonewall....thank you for the interesting history of the USS Laffey.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Happy Independence Day, B4.

And we thank you for your service to our country.