A Cuban Refugee's Life on Guantanamo Bay
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- Fleeing the Castro regime, Carmen Gonzalez went to the U.S. Naval base on Guantanamo Bay in 1964. She married, had a daughter, became a widow and has grown old there. Photo: Brandon Thibodeaux for The Wall Street Journal
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I lived at Guantanamo Bay from 12/29/87 until 3/24/92. Best place ever! My daughter was born there in 1989.
Lovely lady. These residents are wonderful people.
Oh, and the customer in the NEX and one of the waiter-staff at the Bayview ... so nice to see them also!
It is better living there than in the other side of Cuba.
Not exactly
@@harrisn3693 Well, don't think so, pensions in Cuba are about 10$ and retired people looks in trash bins for food
I remember Carmen, who always joked with my mom every time we went in to the old Exchange by the Lyceum. I last was in Gtmo in 1981, when I went there in the USN for sea trials. I saw her again, and talked to her, asking if she remembered mom, but sadly she couldn't recollect her. My mom was a Cuban National, who was taken to the base by my dad (American), after Castro declared himself a communist. She last saw her family at the NE Gate in 1961, and that was the last time, sadly. Since then, all my Aunts/Uncles have passed on. Ironic that we lived in paradise while on Guantanamo Bay, but my relatives were living in hell, under a despotic regime on the mainland. Life on base was so good. Gas was 11 cents a gallon, movies & bus rides were free. The only expense we had was our family wants. Carmen, I wished I could still be there, and if I had a choice I would! Sigue bailando mi hija, mi Hermana Cubana! Gosa la vida mas maravillosa en todo el mundo, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba!
is her daughter Priscilla? lol
It's so uplifting to see that there are some free Cubans living in Free Cuba 🇨🇺
nice life for her, she has no regrets.
Beautiful video. Thanks.
Mrs Carmen!!! Love her! Beautiful soul
Great, 🇵🇷Iove it
Cuando estaba refugiado en la base naval militar de guantanamo en cuba usa en el exodo de los balseros cubanos 1995 / 95 fui a la iglesia donde la Comunidad cubana que vive alli la visitaban el campamento (kilo india y el golf )
To bad we couldn't go back in forth. Politics suck! At least she's content.
Muy bella❤️
fun life there
Momma G!!! My love 😍
If you wonder why these people speak English, they kinda' had to no matter what age group. Everyone at that base is a military officer or enlistee and so learning the language is a must.
Her accent sounds Jamaican. So interesting.😀
There was a good Jamaican descends population migrating to Oriente ( Guantanamo and Santiago de Cuba) prior to 1959
Whoa! Is that a picture of Bertica at :46 ?
Can she leave GTMO and go to the US or she has to stay there? Do she has US citizen by now?
28 de agosto del 1994 (15 meses ) al 12 octubre 1995 a miami
🇨🇺👑💟💗💔💕💙🖤❣💝💞🤲💘💛💜💚❤🧡 yo llegué ala base militar de Guantánamo cuando el éxodo de los balseros el 28 agosto 1994 viví 1 año y 2 meses y 15 días en los campos mikey 01 y 06 el kilo la india y final el golf hasta el 12 octubre 1995 a miami Florida 🇨🇺👑
We were stagioned there 1973-1976. The Cubans who resided on the base were exceptional people, enjoyed their freedom, and loved us. Precious moments
I loved my assignment to JTF-160, it was very nice. I remember her, she is a very nice lady.
Can someone guide me how I could get a job on the base as a jamaican
It's possible to apply online but in most cases you have to know someone there
Hows her now? Is she ok?
Yup she's still okay
It'd be awesome if you could somehow get a special civilian exemption and rent or buy a modest bungalow there, and visit at will. The Cuban terrain and climate, minus the communism, with always plenty to do. Life there would be so cool, I'm sure.
You are typing on a communist built device
Well, you can be in FL and have same feeling
Hola a todas las personas que aunque vivan en EE.UU o dentro de la base se sientan verdaderos cubanos, en primer lugar debo aclarar que no soy comunista ni socialista , al contrario creo el las libertades que merecen los paises y la democracia, y creo en el sistema capitalista, siempre que los politicos no sea ladrones y le roben al pueblo. Despues de aclarada mi posicion ideologica empiezo por decir que los Norteamericanos despues de intervenir en la guerra contra España hacia 1898 , ocuparon militarmente la isla y la condicion que impusieron para retirar las tropas fue que a la primera constitucion de la republica se le añadiera una enmienda Platt que entre otras cosas obligaba al gobierno de Cuba a venderle o arrendarle territorios para estaciones navales, y siempre fue en contra de la voluntad de los Cubanos hasta que el Señor Tomas Estrada y Palma firmo el fatidico tratado, la base naval es tan cubana como la habana o Santiago de cuba dios quiera y algun dia la gran nacion delos estados unidos nos devuelvan nuestro territorio ocupado. ABAJO EL COMUNISMO QUE EL SEÑOR JESUCRISTO BENDIGA LA REPUBLICA DE CUBA
Pena que el "señor Jesucristo" NO EXISTE!!!!