This segment of the Philippines Experience videos offers more of the community view of life overseas for many of us who shared years at Clark Air Base, in Pampanga Province, Republic of the Philippines.
Annual 4th of July celebrations are as varied as the people who express them anywhere you find yourself in a given year. But the last July 4th celebration in 1990 at Clark Air Base somehow seems extra special. How I ended up capturing these images on tape, instead of sweating over a Bar‘B’Que pit and a beer is purely by chance. When we consider the events that unfolded in the eleven months following our 1990 celebration of America’s 214th birthday, we might realize just how special that last year in paradise really was to us all.
Along the 4th of July parade with fireworks, I’ve included scenes of the various DOD schools that served countless youngsters and staff over the years. The clubs are pictured once again, with scenes of Clark’s popular golf course. I hope to include shots of the new 36-hole course, and the transformed Chambers Hall to formal 5-Star hotel status in your next video treasure.
Rounding out this feature, you'll view scenes of Clark’s ill-fated ZOO of the delightful creatures that kept so many family members entertained during our tour of duty.
I close with few aerial scenes of the massive airfield, recorded high above the once-breathtaking 13th Air Force Medical Center.
That facility and its staff saved so many of us over the years,theater conflicts not withstanding...
Hope this installment brings back a few memories.
Enjoy and STAY TUNED!!!
Virgil W. Hopper, Sr.
Videographer & Producer: Virgil W. Hopper, Sr.
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