Memorial set for 81st anniversary of USS Laffey kamikaze attack

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — Patriots Point will host a memorial Thursday to honor the 32 sailors killed aboard the USS Laffey during the battle of Okinawa in 1945.

The ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. aboard the USS Yorktown, overlooking the USS Laffey, which is currently closed as repairs to the detached access walkway continue.

The memorial will include a reading of the names of the sailors who died, a moment of silence and remarks from Patriots Point historian Colby Causey…

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