Old ww2 bases,relics ,stories

[jasonc]

Many more.I shall share mine.I used to clean the Holman stadium.it did also watch many a games .I met a few dodgers there.Daryl strawberry, Tommy Lasorda. And a few others.

 

[AirDancer]

Many more.I shall share mine.I used to clean the Holman stadium.it did also watch many a games .I met a few dodgers there.Daryl strawberry, Tommy Lasorda. And a few others.

How much fun was that to meet such legends as Daryl Strawberry...Tommy Lasorda! I hope you got their autographs?

 

[jasonc]

How much fun was that to meet such legends as Daryl Strawberry...Tommy Lasorda! I hope you got their autographs?

No,I wish I did.LA sorda,was a but then.I still remember him scolding kids .30 years ago and I still clearly hear him.strawberry ,both of them were minor league under the vero beach dodgers.I did have their autographs.

 

[AirDancer]

There are some people who are rude but change their ways. Some never change.

 

[jasonc]

Enjoy this.I was able to make out the locations at camp blanding.the entrance. And a few other places.the tourist attractions at st augustine still are here.one spanish edifice is shown.

 

[AirDancer]

Enjoy this.I was able to make out the locations at camp blanding.the entrance. And a few other places.the tourist attractions at st augustine still are here.one spanish edifice is shown.

Talk about a newsreel! Thanks for sharing that ... it was great!

 

[jasonc]

Talk about a newsreel! Thanks for sharing that ... it was great!

I have more to come.oddly as that pine trees at Blanding and vero were open like that in the 40s. It's not now.they didn't clear land in some of those images.

 

[AirDancer]

It was good they didn't clear the land in some of those images.

Here in the Midwest, many of the old hedge rows have been cleared out ...they were used to separate farm acreage between neighbors. They also provided a haven of sorts for birds, rabbits, etc. We need more trees!

 

[jasonc]

It was good they didn't clear the land in some of those images.

Here in the Midwest, many of the old hedge rows have been cleared out ...they were used to separate farm acreage between neighbors. They also provided a haven of sorts for birds, rabbits, etc. We need more trees!

It's thicker now then.I bet many of those foundations still are there with pines growing up thrown them

 

[AirDancer]

It's thicker now then.I bet many of those foundations still are there with pines growing up thrown them

I would imagine traces of foundations can still be found there

 

[jasonc]

I would imagine traces of foundations can still be found there

Oh I have found a few,ft pickett has that too.

 

[jasonc]

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[AirDancer]

Seeing the remains of foundations is rather bittersweet.

 

[jasonc]

Seeing the remains of foundations is rather bittersweet.

I'm not sure what that was.I also pointed our one as Diaz was looking at pile of bricks on the driving waiting area.I told him that was a boiler stack.he isn't familiar with each army barracks having a boiler for heat and hot water

 

[AirDancer]

I'm not sure what that was.I also pointed our one as Diaz was looking at pile of bricks on the driving waiting area.I told him that was a boiler stack.he isn't familiar with each army barracks having a boiler for heat and hot water

Sharing that information with him just might tweak his interest to learn more!

 

[jasonc]

Sharing that information with him just might tweak his interest to learn more!

He wasn't aware of the use of centralized boilers .the navy in ww2 used those as the base contonement was centrally located and dense.so they used above ground piping.the army had some of that.ft Knox had that,ft polk,ft Lewis, ft Stewart and I think ft Chafee

 

[AirDancer]

He wasn't aware of the use of centralized boilers .the navy in ww2 used those as the base contonement was centrally located and dense.so they used above ground piping.the army had some of that.ft Knox had that,ft polk,ft Lewis, ft Stewart and I think ft Chafee

That aspect of history isn't always known, if the new bases aren't designed in the same fashion.

It's kind of like the way homes are built today, with plenty of closet space. Regular homes built a hundred or more years ago just didn't allow much closet space - after all, there wasn't quite the need for it as it is today.

 

[jasonc]

That aspect of history isn't always known, if the new bases aren't designed in the same fashion.

It's kind of like the way homes are built today, with plenty of closet space. Regular homes built a hundred or more years ago just didn't allow much closet space - after all, there wasn't quite the need for it as it is today.

I'm a bit younger then any ww2 vet.I know what they were.I have been on the navy bases and knew the one near blanding were both ww2 era.soldiers do pass stories. It's how I'm able to know this.museums,and afficinados aside.I joined the army 91 and stayed in alot of ww2 barracks.all the buildings here are used and are from that era

 

[AirDancer]

I'm a bit younger then any ww2 vet.I know what they were.I have been on the navy bases and knew the one near blanding were both ww2 era.soldiers do pass stories. It's how I'm able to know this.museums,and afficinados aside.I joined the army 91 and stayed in alot of ww2 barracks.all the buildings here are used and are from that era

What? You're in your 40s, but are younger than WW2 vets ?????

Only kidding!

I like to listen when people talk about the past, whether it is their past or perhaps the past they've heard about from older and now gone generations. There is so much history that can be shared...sometimes what can be learned are the tidbits that one cannot find in history books or articles.

 

[jasonc]

What? You're in your 40s, but are younger than WW2 vets ?????

Only kidding!

I like to listen when people talk about the past, whether it is their past or perhaps the past they've heard about from older and now gone generations. There is so much history that can be shared...sometimes what can be learned are the tidbits that one cannot find in history books or articles.