Laffey comes back home

Bob Wallace passes away

Yorktown christening as witnessed by Macie Vance

One on One with heroes of the USS Yorktown

Laffey comes back home By Bruce Smith/AP MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) — With the blare of air horns, cheers and a champagne toast, "The Ship That Would Not Die" returned Wednesday to its home at a maritime museum on Charleston Harbor on the South Carolina coast. Just after sunrise, the World War II destroyer USS Laffey was towed slowly down the Cooper River to the Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum. It was moved more than two years ago to a dry dock so its hull could be repaired at a cost of about $9 million. Read the Full Story

Bob Wallace passes away Bob Wallace passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2012. Bob was past Chairman and a Director Emeritus of the USS Yorktown Association. For many years he was also the Editor and Publisher of the quarterly Sea V Ten Newsletter. We will surely miss Bob as a leader, friend and dear shipmate. Below is a Memoriam provided by Bob's daughter, Paula Aloi. Our sincere condolences to Nancy and Bob's entire family. Click on Read the Full Story... Read the Full Story

Yorktown christening as witnessed by Macie Vance An article titled The Last Jump: Twenty Six by John E. Nevola a feature writer for Guns and Patriots 12/27/2011 Article is on website www.humanevents.com It was a cold January day in Virginia and the multitude that gathered to view the ceremony pressed politely against each other to share their body heat and block the biting sea breeze. decided the ship under construction would be named the Yorktown. The huge ship’s crew would be larger than the population of Bedford. Read the Full Story

One on One with heroes of the USS Yorktown MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. -- "I love America, and I am proud to be a part of this family," said U.S.S. Yorktown Veteran Ben Couillard. On Saturday, people visiting the U.S.S. Yorktown had the opportunity of a lifetime. That's because they had the chance to meet some of the brave crew members who served on the retired aircraft carrier. The event was the Yorktown's 63rd annual reunion, and it gave veterans a chance to retell their stories of bravery and sign autographs. Read the Full Story

Reunion News

2011 Reunion photos
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Sea V Ten

Sea V Ten
The winter edition of Sea V Ten is now available on the website. You can print off a hard copy of this PDF if you want one. Read More...

News from Patriots Point

Yorktown to stay put for repairs
MOUNT PLEASANT -- The centerpiece attraction of Patriots Point won't go anywhere for repairs. The naval and maritime museum's board of directors voted unanimously Wednesday to repair the World War II-era...
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Patriots Point looks into cofferdam for Yorktown
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers presented a study to save the ailing USS Yorktown to the Patriots Point Development Authority Board today. The year-long, $274,000 concept study, which was funded...
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Patriots Point votes no on high density development
The Patriots Point Development Authority will still focus on developing land at Patriots Point, but isn’t ready to take a high-density...
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Education

Yorktown Education Booth
The Yorktown Association Contributes to the Patriot’s Point July...
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Museum Brings Lessons to Life
MOUNT PLEASANT -- Lowcountry students seem to be benefiting from...
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Yorktown Association Partners with Patriot's Point for Education
History comes to life when students visit the USS Yorktown!...
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In Memoriam

Harold Syfrett's beloved Evelyn passes away
November 3, 2011 It is with great sadness that we heard this morning Evelyn Syfrett has passed away. Our prayers go out to Harold Syfrett, who is Evelyn's husband, as well as being...
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Bill Thurston takes final flight into the west
William R. “Bill” Thurston, 90, a committed community philanthropist and arts lover, died Monday at his home south of Durango. Thurston married Tina Peck in 1946. The marriage ended in divorce...
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CV5 Aviator visits Yorktown for last farewell
MOUNT PLEASANT -- World War II aviator Harold Lohman, who is now mostly blind, ventured onto the aircraft carrier Yorktown, took a breath of air and let his senses take him back in time. "It...
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Gift Giving

The USS Yorktown CV-10 Association Legacy
THE USS YORKTOWN CV-10 ASSOCIATION LEGACY Our Goal: to memorialize the history in a manner that educates and inspires future generations, insuring the future...
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Endowments, Wills and Trusts
One of the most significant ways to assure the longivity of our ship and the association is your consideration of gifts through endowments, wills and trusts.
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Past articles

43 years later, a daughter waits
She was only 10, a young girl who looked at her Navy pilot father and saw perfection. She saw handsome and brave. A man strong enough to chase the dark clouds away. A man's man who could fly her heart...
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The Right Man for the job
In observance of this day we will never forget, December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor Day, the following article was submitted to the website by Ed Hewitt, one of our Yorktown Board Directors.
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The Rescue of Roger Locher
You Tube link provided to website by Bob Dorsey Click on the following You Tube link to hear from Brig. Gen. Steve Richie about the fascinating account of the rescue of Roger Locher...
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