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MadMunky5B5 t1_j575olt wrote

Reply to comment by NetDork in Killeen [TX] teacher fired for assigning students worksheets filled with racial slurs by FenrirIII

Name a major (US) military base that isn't in a rural area.

It's too expensive to put bases in urban or even suburban areas.

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NetDork t1_j575tjx wrote

Fort Sam Houston, smack in the middle of San Antonio, TX.

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MadMunky5B5 t1_j57613o wrote

I stand corrected, I stand by Kileen being rural though.

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texanfan20 t1_j588fcf wrote

Killeen isn’t “rural”. Livingston Texas is rural. Killeen is the 19th largest city in Texas. It’s about the same size as Pasadena and larger than Midland.

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MadMunky5B5 t1_j58ju77 wrote

Dallas has 7 suburbs that are larger than Killeen.

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texanfan20 t1_j5c8dhh wrote

I said 19th largest didn’t I. Do you consider those Dallas suburbs “rural”?

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Stravven t1_j59jxcx wrote

But I'd say that Pasadena is just a part of Los Angeles, just like Versailles is a part of Paris or Newark is part of New York City.

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NetDork t1_j576x51 wrote

I have to admit to cheating a little. When Fort Sam was built it was on the outskirts of SA. A building on base where I used to work was originally a barracks built for the troops heading to the Spanish-American war.

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beihei87 t1_j5834eh wrote

Nellis AFB in Las Vegas, Luke AFB in Glendale AZ, Los Angeles Air Force Base in Los Angeles……

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bbatwork t1_j57gxav wrote

Many naval bases are in or near large cities such as San Diego, CA or Bangor, WA

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5DsOfDodgeball t1_j59h3pn wrote

There a several major military bases in San Diego, CA that are not in rural areas. Nearly all of these are in the heart of the city.

Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton.

Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego.

Naval Base Coronado.

Naval Base Point Loma.

Naval Base San Diego.

US Coast Guard Station San Diego.

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