Stationed from 1978 to 1980 VC-8
I was stationed at Roosevelt Roads from 1978 to 1980 mainly as a line crew member then in the OPs office. Being in the Navy was the best time of my life. The lovely weather. The great people. The awesome weekend trips and scenery. But, one unfortunate thing that happened was the horrific crash of our VC-8 H3 helicopter that contained 8 of our coworkers and crew members as they were on their way to St. Croix. It crashed not long after take off due to rotor failure. Pieces of the aircraft and…
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During the 18 months of 1994>95 my wife and I both worked on the construction of the new commissary. she was the office pay clerk and I was maintenance manager for all construction equipment. it was only about 4 years old at the time of the base closing.
Hope some of the people we knew back then find their way to this site for some memory stimulation's.