A Plank Owner’s Poem

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

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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

The USS Saratoga Farewell Ceremony

People arrive to say see her again

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