Driving through Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Puerto Rico
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ค. 2017
- Just a short drive south of Fajardo on the east coast of Puerto Rico outside the town of Ceiba is the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station. It was the largest naval station by land mass in the world. Roosevelt Roads consists of 31,000 acres: 8,600 acres on the island of Puerto Rico and 22,400 acres on Vieques Island, seven and a half miles Southeast of the main station.
President Franklin Roosevelt ordered the construction of the facility in 1940. It was completed in 1943 and Roosevelt Roads was commissioned as a U.S. Naval Operations Base. It served as both a training facility and base for Navy ships and aircraft during Word War II.
You'll find in Roosevelt Roads an 11,000-foot runway, 9 piers, a water treatment plant, 4 sewage treatment plants, 110 miles of road, 42 miles of oceanfront, and 1,340 buildings.
For several years after the war, Roosevelt Roads languished and was closed down seven different times. Then in 1955, as Cold War tensions increased, Roosevelt Roads became the site for the establishment of the Atlantic Fleet Guided Missile Training Center, and was redesignated as Roosevelt Roads in 1957, consisting of an airfield, Surface Operations and an industrial complex.
Roosevelt Roads once supported over 17,000 people including: 3,000 active duty military, 2,500 family members, 3,850 civilian employees and over 7,990 retired military. It contributed an estimated $250 million per year to the economy of Puerto Rico.
In 1999, David Sanes, a civilian employed as a gate security guard by the US Navy, died from a stray bomb while observing a routine exercise. As a consequence of this and the high rate of cancer among residents of Vieques many Vieques citizens and Puerto Rican activists from other towns began activism against the military presence in Vieques. An agreement between the Clinton Administration and the Government of Puerto Rico agreed to cease all live bombing on Vieques by March 2003. The U.S. Navy closed down the base in 2004 and the station again became inoperative.
Currently, approximately 2,900 acres of the former Naval Station is being marketed to the public by the Los Angeles group of Colliers International, on behalf of the Navy's Base Realignment and Closure Program Management Office, and a public auction is said to commence in the near future. The remaining portion is also in the process of being conveyed to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and other Federal agencies in various stages.
The United States Armed Forces keeps some portions of the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Base for the Reserve Component of the U.S. Army. It consists of the existing Roosevelt Roads U.S. Army Reserve Center and an Armed Forces Reserve Center that can serve 600 personnel on a rotating basis 345 service members per weekend. They also maintain a vehicle maintenance shop, storage building, weapons simulator, learning center, wash bay and parking.
Efforts were made to turn the closed naval base into an international airport and make the town of Ceiba into an economic and tourist center for eastern Puerto Rico. In 2012, the former Roosevelt Roads Naval Station was under consideration as a possible location for the SpaceX private launch site, but was not selected.
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I'm a retired sailor and from 1996 to 2008. Rosie Roads was a place all sailors loved. It was beautiful and always a great place to re energize. The facilities there when ran by the Navy were top notch. As of typing this I've not watched video yet I hope it's not been all let to rot.
I got discharged here 59 years ago. I got here Jan. 18, 1963.
Discharged August 2, 1965. It was great duty. I was blessed to be here !!!!!!
I miss living in Puerto Rico. I was in 5th grade when my dad got stationed there in 1999. We left when I was in 9th grade in 2003. I was sad to hear Roosevelt Roads closed.
I will tell you what I remember most about the Roosevelt Road base. What I remember is that my parents were expropriated from those land, along with many other families who lived there, in order to put and operate the base. The goverment gave the expropriated families a piece of land called "parcelas" to compensate. In those expropriated lands, called Aguas Claras (Clear Waters), near the beach, my older siblings were born. I missed the opportunity to live, bathe and play in those beaches. Although I was born in Fajardo, I grew up in Ceiba. What I remember are the fights of the military men, when they were out of duty and used to go to town to get drunk and go after the local women to have fun. I remember the many fights that were formed with local males because of that, to the point that it was necessary to put the town off limit to most of them. I remember when I was a teenager, a young son from a military family who lived outside the base, like many other military families, used to chase me because he fell in love with me and wanted to be my boyfriend. I didn't like him at all, so I refused his approach, but even so, he followed me a few times to my house, while I walked home from school. I was terrified. And I must mention that based on studies done, the incidence of cancer, in the town of Ceiba is also higher than in other areas of the island. And as far as I know, to this day, there are still lands in both Ceiba and Vieques, which are still very much in the hands of the US, under the pretext that they are "protected areas", because "endangered species" live there.
I'm sorry about your teenhood there are bad military men and good military ones too also i use lived there back in 1986-1989 on roosevelt roads back when i was 6 and 8 i was born in pensacola,florida.
My first grade music teacher use to work at roosevelt roads for specail ed people and she still liveds there in PR and i had got her through hurricane marie i was hurricane andrew survivor when lived in homestead,florida back 1992 when i was 12 we had worst cat5 in florida back in 1992 there alot coverup this storm they lied about wind factors and they lied death counts our president didn't care about people in the aftermath they let our people starve our people for week back then.
Mostly my father was in navy he only work in raders room to protect areas on navy ship
all most see screens all he did in the navy even navy ship he protect ships and navy bases.
What year this happen to you Nadja Mont the young son from a military family chase you?
Are you like 80 years old??
My family was stationed there from 84-88,it was great experience. Anyone ever stationed there would say it was one of the best times of their life.
I was there from 83 to 85 and again in 90 to 92 at PSD then again in 98 on deployment just before George hit. My oldest was born there, heck I grew up became a real person there instead of a country bumpkin. lol
I know I would, its a rotten shame it was closed!
84-87 BEQ Dept (MS3). My daughter was also born at the Naval hosp. Best shore duty I'd had in 20 yrs. service.
I was stationed there 67-69.
A marine corp detachment.
Watching gate # 1 and gate #3. And patrolling the perimeter. Had plenty of dealings with these people.
The Puerto Ricans got just what they wanted.
They bitched and moaned when I was a there about wanting independence giving us trouble every year.
Than they started with the guy who got killed on Vieques island and wanted the bombing runs to stop and Americans off the island.
Well now your like a third world shit hole country, No economy.
You wanted it, now deal with it. I'm loving it.
My first duty station 1983 - 1985. I was the CO' Yeoman the entire time and I windsurfed and chased girls and worked out at the base gym. Life was perfect and wonderful - I was in heaven. Best time of my life. If there is a heaven then when I die I will relive those years in Puerto Rico over and over . . . sigh . . .
Thank you for sharing. I was stationed there '79-81. Was such a beautiful base...such awesome memories from there. So sad to see how run down it is ☹️ I was at AIMD
My dad worked as a civilian at RR until he retired about 1975. We used to attend Christmas parties there and go to air shows. Occasionally we went to the beach. Gorgeous beaches!
Thank you so much for posting this!! My family and I lived there when I was young. I believe from 1997 - 2003. I honestly had the best child hood because of this base. If only it was as beautiful as it was back then. If I could go back to my past Puerto Rico would be the best place to go!
Thank you for sharing. We lived there from 1960 until 1963 and I have wanted to return to my first home. So sad to see the place not being utilized.
From 76-79 were the best years of my life. Growing up In Rosie Roads afforded me a rare blend of the best of Navy brat life, wildlife, beautiful weather, and top-notch friendships that has lasted. I lived at 12 Hornet Road and loved every minute. Thank you for this!
My dad was a Navy man. We lived there for three years, and I loved it so much except that he was gone on the ship for a year of it. I have amazing memories. We could see the ocean from our living room window and once my mother turned on the water in the tub to prepare for a hurricane and we all left the house to the grocery store😀. OOOOOPS! It was flooded when we got back! We had so much fun cleaning up that water. My dad was not happy. He got over it though. I believe I was 4 years old when we moved there. About 1963. Thank you for the video and the walk down memory lane!!!!
I'm glad you enjoyed it.
LA POLITICAS MAÑOSAS HICIERON QUE ESTA BASE SALGA HOY EL NARCOTRAFICO TIENE LIBRE ALBEDRIO
Thank you for posting this video. My husband was an Airman stationed here and we raised our 2 children at this wonderful paradise from 1979-1983. We made many friends and enjoyed the base very much. It brought back many fond memories.
I remember Ayala. Was there at same time. I love the place and the beautiful people
My Dad had this duty station from 79=82. Awesome place to grow up. If I could back in time this place where I would go. Great memories.
Did a seven month deployment there in '85 with NMCB-3. I was on the crew the crew that built the "beach bandstand" at 11:00 in this video. Also did a short field exercise on Vieques..two nights I think. Drank alot of beer on that deployment...but of course that's what Seabees do.....drink beer and build things. Thanks for the video Vic.
Crazy seeing this, I’m EA5 Nilsen I did the Architectural Drawings and the survey work on it 🤙. Nice job CE3 Moore
Thanks for posting, Rosie Roads was my first foreign run ashore coming back from the Falkland Islands( British Merchant Navy) back in 85, great memories of the place and of a certain Navy bird :-)
Haven't been inside Rosie's since 2003. I miss chicken Jose's, telling at officers on the golf course, all hands beach and of course Roosevelt roads elementary school # pinkpanthers
Thanks for posting this. I lived there in 1988-1989. Brings back many happy memories!
Was there 75 and 76.Great place and time to be in the navy.Remember Charly the baracuda under the dock eat fish out your hand.he was a 100 pound pet.Also running into tiger sharks out there by the little island where you were standing on the beach.thanks for the video. Vic Bilson steve chester
My happiest days ever were in Roosey. Thank you so much for sharing!
Xiomara Barreto-Lopez? '
I really miss it...even today..
After many years is was good to see this video. My father was a veteran and visit Roosevelt Road in many occasions. Good memories which I will cherished for many years.
Was stationed here from Apr 1980 until Nov 1984. I absolutely LOVED it; extended TWICE!!!! Was attached to Navcommsta!!! AWESOME!!!
Gorgeous island my mother was born in Utuado, Puerto Rico (Boriken) beautiful highest mountains place with cascadas river's the Cayon blanco and much more you can still see the Puerto Rico (Boriken) american Arawak Tainos ancestors new generations in this USA territory since 1898 island country side awesome video bro. 🇵🇷❤🇺🇸
Thanks for the memories ❤😢❤❤
Thanks for the video and Thank you to all who helped contaminate our people and beaches.
I drove this every day. I miss it so much
OMG Dad was stationed here 1969-72 wow it was the best place for kids to grow up i was 9-12 yrs old. so sorry to see it in this video cause it was so pretty, and we lived on Ranger Rd. Will never forget the lizards/landcrabs/toads and occasional mongoose;s, fishing was excellent,
so was my dad I was born there in 72 and my birth certificate is in Spanish lol
Omg those land craps freaked me out so bad. I hated walk the path to school every day cause I thought they would come up from the mud and eat me. I was a 1st grader then.
I lived on Ranger Road as well lol. In 1968-69.
Wow! Just beautiful! Great video, Puerto Rico is so beautiful!👌🥰👉🏝❤🇵🇷
I was stationed there 1977 to 1980 as a sar wet crewman Great times....
Search and rescue?
Dude - I think I remember you. I was there 78-80, right after AT "A" school in Millington, but spent my whole time on the A-4 flight line. You were H-3 crew... and an AT, right? I remember an A-6 tanker went down one day, and I think you were SAR on that.
I was a station pilot there from 1969 through 1972 and enjoyed that duty station very much, sorry that it is now closed
Wow. My family was stationed here from 92-95. I loved growing up here. It was the perfect place to be a 10 year old boy. My friends and I used to ride our bikes to the arcade at the Exchange and catch baby Iguanas in the spring. We had a small sailboat and took day trips to Vieques almost every week. The base movie theater only showed one movie a month, and always opened with Whitney Houston singing the National Anthem from the '92 summer Olympics and it's burned into my brain forever. My dad and his buddy had a "cover band" acoustic guitar duo that allegedly got insanely rowdy (Can't confirm as I was too young and fighter pilots are notorious for stretching truths). Now 37, I'm going back in a month for the first time since we moved. It's gonna be so weird to see it like this.
childhood memoris flow just seeing this my dad was stationed there with Seal team 4 so many memoris and the school 6th grade was my last year there while they closed i rember the school geting ready for the close down lots of memoris and friends crazy
My father was the Commanding Officer of the Hurricane Hunters while we were stationed in Puerto Rico. I believe it was from 1958-1961 or thereabouts. It was a great place to grow up and take some horses back to the mainland after that.
63 to 65, 2 years & 8 months, Legal Office on the hill !!!!!
Great duty !!!! Captain H.C. Bridges, Jr. was our CO.
that was so cool seeing that place again .....we were staitioned at guantanamo and i went there around 78 for allstar baseball as a kid really awsome times
Lived there 1962 - '64. Wonderful. Good kids. My 5th grade teacher was Mr. Peters.
In '63 I found a teenage Puerto Rican girl's body left on a remote seashore not far from Teahouse Beach.
Lived there from about 1976-78 when my dad was stationed there. Lots of memories and nostalgia. Lived in an area called Rainbow Hills off of Langley drive and Nimitz road. Satellite images only show rooftops and overgrown vegetation now where Nimitz rd used to be. I remember an ice cream parlor outside the housing development and base facilities, exchange, etc down Franklin Roosevelt drive. Beaches, the NAS airport and trips to San Juan. Sorry to see much of it gone.
I still watch this video and...you never know what you've got until it's gone. I worked in a Paradise and look at it now...;( ouch!
thanks to the a holes that wanted the navy out where are all them jobs and all the money that these place added to the benefit of all puertoricans
Yeap, and also helped spread cancer to many of our people. Thank you.
@Robbie López wolf You're an unintelligible imbecile. Your level of education is obviously well below average. There was never ANY PROOF that the military exercises caused cancer. That was just hyperbolic rhetoric by left-wing opponents of the US Navy. Even the local government's own Health Secretary at the time the base was closed had to admit it. So shut your mouth and educate yourself a little better. The truth is that Ceiba, Fajardo and the whole eastern part of the island is worse off than when the Navy was in charge of running that base. It's like walking into a ghost town.
I worked there from 1992 to 1998.
It was a gorgeous base.
My family had 2 tours there. 64-67 and 70-73. I was in Kindergarten with Mrs Walker and 4th grade with Mrs Roonry, 5th grade with Mr Peters and 6th grade with Mr Jenkins. What an amazing childhood my brother and I had! We used to go to Vieques all the time on our boat. Played with baby barracudas and baby sharks in the tidal pools at the salt flats behind the school.
Mr Peters, my 5th grade teacher in 1964 - '65!
Went to Antilles High in Ft. Buchanan, but I miss all the band trips to Rosie Roads, hitting the beach, or just getting lucky and being there during flight ops... good times
My folks are used to bring me to the airshows here in the 70s!
Lived on base back in 1968 as navy brat. Huge place had many adventures. Hope they do something with it.
Very sad i was born on this base n lived there n outside of It during hugo in las vegas n villa de pilar so many beautiful memories .remember my dad stationed there.
Great video! Lived here 1998-2001.
I left in december 98. I didnt want to leave.
Me 2 1999-01
Mannnn the NOSTALGIA of it all, lol. I moved to PR in the 5th grade - 9th grade, left in 94. My pops was an Air Traffic controller and we lived in Enlisted housing (the step children, lol). Those were the best 4 years of my life - people who've never experienced living on the base, will NEVER understand. Would give anything to ride the bus to the Exchange again for a piece of pizza or hang out at the Teen center, lol. I still remember when it opened up. If anyone was there from 89 - 94, let me know.
Man, I was stationed there at the AIMD in 83 or 84 ( can't remember ) but while I was there the Construction Battalion ( the Sea Bees ) rebuilt the base theater at Borinque and they ( not the CBU) built a brand new Navy Exchange ( NEX ) just down the road from AFWTF. I had a great time, I toured the entire island on a Honda CB-125S I got used from one of our Division CPO's who was being transferred to a new duty station. There was a lot of that place that was abandoned when I was their including a huge dry dock down by the beach that the SEAL's used to park their swift boats in. I really miss that place.
Brian Allen I sold a Honda CB-125S to someone on base when I ETS’d in Dec 1979. Maybe the same one? LOL! Also sold my red 1973 Pontiac Ventura, always wondered what became of her.
Good video
I was stationed there, assigned to the Air Terminal, back in 1977 - 1978. I lived at 9C American Circle.
I was RCN spent a lot of hours on the EMs beach tropical routine everyday while we painted ship great times
Was stationed here in 1992-1993 at Surface Operations building which can be seen at minute 4:25
Caribbean Lanes bowling ally @ 15:28
Navy Exchange, Commissary and McDonald's @ 16:00
Air Base @ 19:15
We lived there from '59 - '63. I have many happy memories playing in the surf, climbing coconut palms, etc. Looking at my old address, it LOOKS as though there is nothing left but the concrete pads under the houses. Were the military housing units demolished?
WOW! What a beautiful island. I was stationed on board the USS Josephus Daniels (CG-27) in the late 70s. We sailed to Roosevelt Roads and had port a call only for one day. Had to be in uniform and was restricted to the base only. When I was there, it seem to be run by the WAVES. Was this video taken before the last hurricane ? What a shame this Naval base is deserted . Thanks for posting this! John
I know this whole stretch. It's a shame the Rosie roads has been left to disintegrate all these years. But that beach is awesome and there are still some awesome things to see and do some naval urban exploration
Worked at the base Military Personnel office as a Pereonelman, May ‘62 until November ‘63.
Lee walah was one of the first grade teachers. My son went to preschool, kindergarten and part of his 1st grade at rosie
Any pictures of the old barracks, chow hall,etc ???????
I was enlisted in the U.S. Navy, in an aviation squadron based at N.A.S., Norfolk, Va., 71-75. I went to Roosy Roads maybe 5 times for exercises. I stayed my entire time on the base and at the airfield doing 24/7 exercises, except for one time when a group of us went to San Juan and I toured the old fort, El Morro. I remember the terrible biting gnats; they were awful. I remember the Enlisted Man's beach but do not remember the actual name. I learned to snorkel there and loved it. We had old WWII, two story barracks...very hot in the Summer...no air conditioning...I would strip down to my underwear and lay on top of my sheets...what fun..!!
I live in Puerto Rico I will try to enter the base (I don't know if they have security guards now) and make a update video so you can see how the base is right now.
Good memories
Stationed at the Naval Hosp 83 -86...Is the Hospital still standing?
I was stationed in RR with VC-8 from '84-'87. In December of '87, I fell from the balcony of a house, off base, and injured my back. There was a female sailor there who held my hand pretty much the entire time I was laying on the ground with what turned out to be a crushed vertebrae. If you are that sailor, I'd love to hear from you.
Alberto Ortiz is a sailor buddy of mine , told me it was great place and now i know. Too bad half of the Iland lives in the USA now! lol
It was a great place to grow up 😢. It's a shame that it's all overgrown 😢😢
Can you enter the residential areas?
Nostalgia
Wasn't one of the main uses to dock British Ships if they Surrendered in WW2?
I will be visiting Roosevelt Roads in March 2019. Does anyone know where the old Roosevelt Roads Elementary School is located? A link to Google Maps would be great.
I know where is at it's called:CROEC now i seen videos on it back 2years on youtube they saved the school.
Alana Stuart here's the roosy roads elementary school:facebook.com/croecpaginaoficial/
On Roosevelt, between where it intersects Saratoga and Midway. That's where it was in 1962 -1964.
What had been the elementary school in 1962, '63, and '64 is shown at 6:05 - 6:59 in TH-cam video "Army / Abandoned Naval Roosevelt Roads."
What year was this filmed?
When did you make the video? What year?
Jan. 2014
I was a teacher at RRES and when the base closed I opened a group for teachers and students who went to that school. If you don't mind I'd love to share your video with my group.
You're very welcome to share the video with your group.
Xiomara Lopez
I was HM2@ Naval Hospital..there Aug 1975-Feb1982...
My daughter born there,son conceived there at transfer
Fond Memories...
Can you send me a link on Google Maps showing where RRES was located? I was a child, so I don't have any idea where it was located.
Alan Stuart: In the 1960s it was on Roosevelt Drive, between the intersections with Saratoga and Midway.
I went to RRES, Kindergarten and I think, 1st grade. I truly don't remember the school much, but I remember walking to and from school every day. Back then, kindergarten was a half day, so I'd get home in time for lunch. No one thought anything about a child my age walking alone to and from school back in those days.
As a dependent...I never wanted to leave...1978 till 1982
Recuerdo recorrer Roosevelt Rose para el año 2000 y era hermoso y estaba súper bien cuidado.
Después que el tribunal federal ordenará cerrar la Base en Vieques en represalia W. Bush ordenó cerrar Roosevelt Rose, como también eliminar el sistema de guarda bosques del Yunke y el mantenimiento de el
Radar de Arecibo. En fin la salida de la marina de Vieques provocó la quiebra en Puerto Rico.
You idiots should not bite the hand that feeds you.
No, corrupt politicians caused bankruptcy in PR.
@@DesignsbyLadyFaire el FBI es el cargado de invertigar y arrestar los políticos corruptos en Puerto Rico
¿Pero y dónde están los políticos presos? ¿ Acaso me quieres decir que el FBI a sido corrompido por los políticos de Puerto Rico por décadas ?
@@videojuegoscl9606 Si desea creer que no hay corrupción, está bien. Estoy seguro de que piensa que TODOS los problemas en Puerto Rico son culpa de los Estados Unidos. Entonces, ¿por qué Puerto Rico quiere tanto alcanzar la estadidad?
Bendiciones sobre ti y los tuyos.
@@DesignsbyLadyFaire en ningún momento e dicho que en PR no existe la corrupción y menos le estoy echando la culpa a USA, solo es muy extraño que en países super corruptos como Brazil, Chile, México, su economía a crecido exponencialmente en los últimos 20 años, pero en PR un país bajo la lupa del FBI y con menos del 9% de la corrupción de Brazil aún así PR no crece.
I ran the base from 2005 till 2012, sad to see it in that condition.
What month and year did it close down. I was in security dept dec1995 to december 1998.
@@roylivingston9085 Not sure who she is. I was a 9545/MA there from 2002 to 2005. The base "closed" in 2004. Most major commands moved out. We moved Security from Camp Moscrip to the base main HQ/Quarterdeck. It was only about 20 of us Security types left and we were training civilians to take over security. I left in April of 2005 and there was still an O-5 in charge of about 150 on base with probably 100 of them being civilians. By that time it was no real "police" work to do. Mainly keeping crabbers/poachers off base and standing the main gate. Gate 3 on the other side had been closed and blocked.
entrance to the seabee base was at 4:48
my dad was a seabee there I was born there too
The ceiba beach are cool,but it has Many seaweed
I live in Fajardo, this video is before it was left to nature. The only thing that is there is the ferry and National Guard! After Maria it closed off the road out toward the beach and officers club! I did get to go out there before Maria, but it was nothing like the video! Everything is run down and overgrown!
That is so sad to hear because it's a beautiful part of the island. I was living in Fajardo at the time I made this video.
Where at? I live in Chalets de San Pedro right off 976!
I’m currently in Puerto Rico with my Mémé (grandma) and mother. We were looking for Roosevelt Roads because my mom lived there for a year (when she was six) {52yrs ago}while my pépé (grandfather) was stationed (1967-68) there as a surgeon before heading off to Vietnam. Does anyone know if we can visit or drive through? And where it is?
Why the heck they closed..why...🙉🌅
PLEASE REMOVE THE NUCLEAR WAR WASTE FROM OUR LAND PUERTO RICO DEAR NAVY
Why didn't you slow down and LOOK AROUND at the buildings so we could see what there are and where you were? How come you didn't go to the Bundy area of the base and look around there?
Did you go into housing at all?
No, I think we missed the housing area. Much of what used to be there is now gone as best I could tell.
Vic Bilson oh wow. Google maps shows my old address 15 coral sea drive. Ceiba PR 00735 but all u can see are the roofs lol. The shrubs and grass are all over grown. It’s still neat and nostalgic to look at
very sad to see the base in decay and lack of maintenance.The government of PR including political parties want the navy out and now they are paying the consequences.I retired from the military and lot times when to the base during missions and it was nice and clean,organized and of course the PX was fantastic
IF anyone knows my first love from the 6th grade (Syliva Campos), let her know Brandon Huber is looking for her, LMAO!! We had our first kiss at Bundy beach - awwhh, lol!
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billy club to the head hurt
jodi and dougs work
This place will be good turn into commercial business district for shopping malls, office buildings, commercial as well as light industrial zone. Enough with the military bullshit..... its time for Puerto Rico to decide its own future
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Puerto Rico's Independence is is coming whether Puero Ricans want it or not.
To sell to who?? Office buildings for what? Be clear. There is no market in that area for those things.
What did goberment did with the 250 millon dollar year g
For 40 year.
250,000,000 dollars per year gone! Well my friends, be careful what you wish for.
That is 0.25 % of Puerto Rico's economy. NAFTA was way worst for Puerto Rico than the closing of Roosevelt Roads.
NOT OLD NOT CLOSED SIMPLY NUCLEAR UNDERGROUNG SUBMARINE NAVAL STATION
say what?? I always thought it was creepy at times. My step father was a controller on the base. You think the Navy is still using it and polluting the island?
Recuerdo cuando fui asignado a esta base, Todo era super organizado limpio y en orden, ahora los puertrriqueños lo han destruido todo.
What they have to do is simple close the two bases in vieques east side marines west side navy but stay with rosey roads in ceiba that was giving ther government of puerto rico 250 million a year and also you have like 17 thousand puertoricans civilians employees working ther so puerto rico government was making from the base 250 million a year and people that live in the island have a job in the base all that was good for puerto rico and the people that was the biggest mistake that the us made to live and close the base my question is what ther government of puerto rico was doing with that money every year 250 million and what ther government of the island plans to do with the close base thats my question
Charles please the Puerto Rico government is broke they cant even pay the teachers police or hardly anyone that works for the government what you think its going to happen its going to fall apart im surprised you can still drive on those roads and yet there are people that complaint about the USA being there where Are all the jobs gone to ask the morons that wanted the USA out be careful what you ask for you might get it
@@danielrivera5858 his not the people of puerto rico is the corruption the government that has the island like that so what they need to do is become the 51 state of the us think about it is ther government of the island not the people
@@danielrivera5858 The government in PR is so corrupt that ANY funding that goes there never reaches the people for which it is intended. Goes straight into corrupt politicians' pockets. Sad.
thats a fact why dont someone do something about it and put some of them in jail
Puertorricans wanted the Navy out...well they left. Nothing has been done with the land as was promised and people have no money and very few opportunities. You wanted the americans gone but you have no problem begging for money...no pride.
The Navy should knock everything level with the ground and never talk about opening the place up again. PR wanted it close, now they want it back to bring in money. FPR!
PR does it worse.
I was stationed at Rosie Roads from Oct. '62 to Dec. '63. Worked as Base Police for my time there. Our encampment was high on a hill surrounded by barbed wire.Great times and great weather.