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  • The Sierra Maestra
  • Opposite the North East Gate
  • Those big binoculars show this
  • Also at the North East Gate . . .
  • The North East Gate
  • Solitude is possible at GTMO
  • Across the minefield
  • Across the bay . . .
  • A ship at dock in GTMO
  • The U.S.S. Iowa, BB-61
  • What makes GTMO useful
  • Unlike other towns
  • . . . and tank traps
  • Surrounded by minefields . . .
  • No, it's not a jail
  • The base water supply
  • The post office
  • There is only one stoplight
  • But there are differences
  • The selection isn't bad
  • The only American grocery store in Cuba
  • Families discover natural wonders
  • Careful surfing
  • There is a horseback-riding club
  • But if you can play here . . .
  • Golfers will always find a way
  • Flags flying
  • The ferry ride to Windward Point
  • Aviation maintenance
  • Aircraft are maintained
  • Among the base's protections
  • Fighter planes
  • The airport is on the Leeward Point
  • Drugs are a concern
  • Arrival is exciting
  • Overhead, VC-10 flies cover
  • Underway
  • The plan is laid out
  • Adjustments are made
  • The tank is prepared
  • There is tank training, too
  • The day begins early
  • Talk about a smile!
  • High-schoolers at Guantanamo
  • A life spent on the base
  • . . . and cross into communist Cuba
  • At day's end they come down the hill . . .
  • Some skills are exclusive to the base
  • A Cuban worker
  • Fortunately, it was a drill -- real mines are green
  • Safely out of the minefield
  • Carrying him to the field ambulance
  • He's gotten ready to be moved
  • First-aid is rendered
  • The wounded Marine is dragged back
  • The situation is assessed
  • But first, remaining mines must be marked
  • Medics respond
  • When one goes off
  • Looking for explosives
  • Getting ready to enter the minefield
  • A familiar sign at GTMO
  • Navigational difficulty
  • Just hatched
  • In its native habitat
  • The fearsome Cuban iguana
  • A friendly specimen
  • Cuban deer
  • Darwin in action
  • The famous "banana rat"