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PRESERVING
THE HISTORIC
FLEET
An important
part
of the
mission of
Tin
Can Sailors
is
supporting
the
Historic Fleet.
Since 1992,
Tin Can
Sailors has
provided
almost $2M
in grants to
US destroyer
museum
ships.
In order to
continue to
support
these ships,
we have
launched a
charitable
giving
campaign.
Watch the
video
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Campaign
Goals: This
Year and
Future Years
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Ernest
Borgnine
Honorary
Chairman
2010 |
Tin Can
Sailors is
raising
money to
make grants
this year, and
also to
establish an
investment
fund which
will be
designed to be a
perpetual
funding
source for
the ships.
We want to
make a
substantial
award of
grants this
year, and at
the same
time contribute
to this fund.
Money raised
and not
distributed
to the ships
this year
will become
part of this
investment. Our
long-term
goal is to
reach over $2,000,000
in
this fund,
which would
generate
money to
make annual
awards to
the ships
for years to
come.
We dream of
leaving this
legacy to America’s destroyer museum ships, so
that they
know they
will always
have our
support to
keep their
stories --
our memories
-- alive.
Please join
us by
becoming a
donor to our
Destroyer
Museum Grant
Program
today. |
Click here
to donate |
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Our Historic
Ships
To
remember
these ships
is to never
forget the
cost of
freedom.
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USS THE SULLIVANS
(DD-537)
Fletcher
Class, moored in Buffalo, New York
This ship is
named for
five
brothers who
insisted on
serving
together and
died
together.
She carries
a name that
evokes the
stunning
sacrifices
made by the
sailors,
their
families and
their
communities.
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USS
KIDD
(DD-661)
Fletcher
Class,
moored in
Baton Rouge,
Louisiana
Flying the
Jolly Roger
and called
“the Pirate
of the
Pacific” as
a tribute to
her
namesake,
Rear Admiral
Isaac
(“Cap”)
Kidd, she
withstood
terrifying
air and sea
attacks to
earn eight
Battle Stars
in WWII and
four more in
Korea.
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USS
LAFFEY
(DD-724)
Sumner
Class, is
moored at
Patriot’s
Point,
South
Carolina
She is
nicknamed
“the ship
that would
not die”
for taking
down half
the 22
aircraft
attacking
it,
despite
losing a
third of
their
crew.
The Laffey
earned
five
Battle
Stars in
WWII and
two more
in Korea.
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USS
JOSEPH P.
KENNEDY, JR.
(DD-850)
Gearing
Class, is
moored at
Battleship
Cove,
Massachusetts
The ship
was
launched
as World
War II was
ending and
earned two
Battle
Stars in
Korea,
screening
attack
carriers
during a
critical
juncture
in the
conflict.
In
addition
to
protecting
lives and
shores in
the Far
and Middle
East,
Europe and
the US,
she served
extensively
as a
training
ship until
her last
cruise in
1972.
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USS
TURNER JOY
(DD-951)
Forrest
Sherman
Class, is
moored in
Bremerton,
Washington
The ship
is known
for its
protective
role in
the Gulf
of Tonkin
incident
that
escalated
US
involvement
in
Vietnam.
The Turner
Joy’s
service as
gunfire
support
vessel in
Southeast
Asia
earned her
nine
Battle
Stars as
the
conflict
in Vietnam
wore on
throughout
the 1960s.
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