FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Patriots Point, South Carolina ~ 27 JULY 2010

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~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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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

 

 

[TASMANIANRED]

Lava with seeds.

[TASMANIANRED]

So happy to have amused you.

[oldteen]

Never quite thought of it that way...lol.

[HiJinx]

Not that I'm lazy or anything..lol

No, you're smart!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good night and rest well, Mac. Thanks for helping honor our troops, past and present. Thank you for your service to our country.

[oldteen]

Well, thank you! :) I suppose I could freeze what isn’t eaten but I don’t always buy the same kind and the bakery makes some real different flavors. They always look good but there’s something about that cream cheese, I suppose it’s the texture, that I just can’t handle.

[oldteen]

So, do you have a report for us?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Back from visiting Teresa...she has gone a whole day without insulin now. She feels great. AND....there is a possiblity of going home this weekend. The doctor said they will be discussing her tomorrow. Managing the daily bandaging of her legs seems to be the issue. She can go to the wound center Monday thru Friday, but not the weekends. She thinks they will be looking for another place for weekends.

And I forgot the other news.....*sigh*.....later if I remember.

[oldteen]

Sounds like progress to me!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Just posted.....I’m trying to remember the other news.

[oldteen]

You’ll think of it eventually. It’s been a long busy day :).

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, unique, for the motorcycle.

teen.....#50, #100, #200!!
Sand.....#150!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

I think it is very good progress and she is encouraged about the insulin issue.

[oldteen]

she is encouraged about the insulin issue.

As she should be. She may have been right all along. Doctors do make mistakes!

Unless they got a reading that was very high and re-did it and it showed the same, I don't understand why they didn't start her on an oral med instead of insulin in the beginning.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Don’t know and that is from a year ago’s hospital stay.

She said her numbers today were 106 and 93. I think she has told me before that anything between 70 and 150 was ok. Sound familiar?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Aloha, Hawaii...((HUGS))...how’s fishing? Catch a meal lately?

[oldteen]

Different doctors may have different opinions. My doc wants to see mine no lower than 70 but no higher than 110 but my older brothers doc told him no higher than 130. He’s on insulin and a lot of times is much higher than that so he adjusts his insulin to whatever his reading is. My younger brother doesn’t take care of himself so I have no idea what his is these days. Last time I saw him, (2004) he came to my house. He looked terrible. I took his blood sugar and it was 520. I told him to get himself to a doctor immediately. Haven’t seen him since and have no idea where he is or if he is..very sad!

[oldteen]

Forgot to say...106 and 93 are very good with her not on insulin!

[oldteen]

I need to scoot. Sleep in your bed tonight and may it be peaceful! Have a great Tuesday (I know you’ll be busy) and hope to see ya tomorrow! G’night! *hugs*

[Kathy in Alaska]

It’s the dancing Monday kitties! Hope you had a wonderful Monday, ML...did you jam with the dancing kitties?