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

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!!

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]

From Xerox ~ Let's Say Thanks to our Troops

Simple. Easy. Involve your kids.
We can each send thanks every single day.

[oldteen]

Evenin’ Kathy. Day going well? *hugs*

[laurenmarlowe]

Thank you so much LUV, missed you all too!

Did not have an internet connection for very long at all for two weeks, so keeping in touch was just not going to happen, LOL!

Have lots of stories and pics, but first and foremost, I want to thank you all for the wonderful birthday wishes. Spent birthday with the babies and the boys, so it could not have been more perfect. Thanks to ALL! *HUGS*

[oldteen]

Uhhhhh...I think you need to get busy and do a little straightening up if that’s the case! (But, yer kidding, right?) It’s not like she’s been gone for a month!

[BIGLOOK]

Aloha Lauren!

What a beautiful spot to visit that I never knew about before! Thanks!

[oldteen]

Vacation was just fantastic!

That's exactly what vacations are supposed to be :).

[Tucker39]

To Whomever is in charge of the Road Trip: I have been a “dues-paying” Freeper for some years now. Always wanted to attend a rally somewhere and get to know some other Freepers. Now I am finally retired and free to do some of that kind of stuff. This one in SC has come up at rather short notice and I can’t make it. But if I had some advance notice about some rallies, I would hit the road and join in some of them....and maybe bring a warm body or two along, as well.

[PROCON]

Yeah, just kidding..:=)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Thanks, lauren, for today's Road Trip: Patriots Point, South Carolina

[left that other site]

Monday, Monday!

Good Evening Everyone!

El Kabong




ML/LTOS

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Lauren, Hugs.

[TASMANIANRED]

Happy Belated Birthday, Hugs.

[oldteen]

Aloha, BIG!! Howz things with the ‘puter goin’? Better? Worse? Same? *hugs*

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Teeny, Hugs.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Kathy, Hugs.

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening Luvvy, Hugs.

[oldteen]

WooHoo! El Kabong has arrived and brought the dancin’ kittahs with her!! :) How are ya ML? *hugs*

[PROCON]

Hiya Taz, thanks for the B-Day greeting!! (((HUGS)))

Hope to be as old as you one of these days!

[TASMANIANRED]

Evening BigLook

[oldteen]

Evenin’ TAZ! Did ya have a good weekend? Git yer maters canned? Do anything fun? *hugs*