We watched a film on PR history last night.
I didn’t know there was a fatality that drove the Navy off the island.
Interesting piece on the telescope, karst territory, etc.
It wasn’t terrorism that drove the Navy out of Puerto Rico. Rather, the decision of the Puerto Ricans to close Vieques Island to use as a gunnery range removed any reason for the Navy to maintain a base at Roosevelt Roads. Major loss to the P.R. Economy.
My dad (Pedro Guadalupe Guadalupe) and his brother(s) / sister(s) and mother sold there farm to the U.S. Government for the Navy to use for artillery practice. I don't know, if theirs was the only sale, but my father would tell me about having to go get the cows, when it was raining. Also got in trouble for riding the cows. So I'm guessing a large farm.
the dumb sh!ts whined till Vieques was closed then stunned when the Navy closed the AFWTF and pulled out... their goobanator said we don't want the Navy to leave, just not bomb!
the Navy said without bombing we have no reason to stay
the law of unintended consequences bit the RATS in the azz, again...
now all they want is to get the US to bail them out, screw that