A Walk Through the USS Yorktown CV-10

Each year, students at Jenks High School aspire to join the military after graduating. I aspire to go into the Air Force in the future, but over spring break, I got to visit a Navy Aircraft carrier. While visiting the ship, I took pictures to capture the history and pride that the carrier shows. It’s important to learn about the past, so we can understand more of the history behind any of our future aspirations. The Aircraft carrier made in World War II by the United States Navy has been decommissioned since 1970 and in 1975 became a museum ship at Patriots Point, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina (patriots point). Originally named the Bonhomme Richard, she was renamed Yorktown while in construction. The ship earned 11 battle stars throughout WWII and the Vietnam war and remains a reminder of patriotism for the country.