A big thanks to Mike Young, U.S. Navy Vet, J.F.K. Plank Owner, who sent us this poem! I can’t give much, I’m not a wealthy man… But I will try to give what I can … a little here A little there…. to bring My Ship back to where … I can once again, walk… Continue reading A Plank Owner’s Poem
Author: USS JFK Project
2014 Project Update & Year-end Appeal; Congress Extends Charitable IRA Rule
Dear friends of the USS John F. Kennedy project, Our volunteers and staff wish you and your family a very happy holiday season and all the best for the New Year! Our Annual Appeal comes late in the year, but it is a heartfelt appeal nonetheless. Thanks to people like you, we made major progress… Continue reading 2014 Project Update & Year-end Appeal; Congress Extends Charitable IRA Rule
Why the USS JFK is Good for RI: Op-ed by Frank Lennon
Read project president Frank Lennon’s op-ed about why bringing the USS JFK to life in Newport is a bonus to both the country and the local economy!
The USS Saratoga Farewell Ceremony
The USS John F. Kennedy Project could not be where we are today without the years put into trying to acquire the USS Saratoga, and the dedicated men and women who helped try to make that happen. For that reason, we hosted a farewell ceremony at the ship on August 8, 2014, at the Officer’s Club and directly at Pier One, Naval Station Newport.
Remembering D-Day: Landing craft and Normandy veteran to be featured in Bristol 4th of July Parade
On June 6, 1944, 19-year-old Richard Fazzio of Woonsocket served as the coxswain, or “captain” of a landing craft that went ashore in the first wave of the Normandy invasion. According to Fazzio, the 36 soldiers aboard took high casualties as they left the boat. Fazzio himself was also wounded when the ramp went down… Continue reading Remembering D-Day: Landing craft and Normandy veteran to be featured in Bristol 4th of July Parade
Project Update & Recap, June 2014
We get a lot of questions about the process of getting the ship, and what the next step is. In an effort to make sure everyone understands the sequencing of the steps we must take in order to successfully bring the former USS John F Kennedy to Narragansett Bay, here’s a recap. Our application for… Continue reading Project Update & Recap, June 2014
CCRI Community Service Day @ JFK Project HQ
We are honored to be chosen, for the second year in a row, as a host site for Community College of Rhode Island’s annual Community Service Day! Students and staffed volunteered their time to help us clean, sort, organize, move, sand, paint and more. We couldn’t have done it without them! A big thank you… Continue reading CCRI Community Service Day @ JFK Project HQ