Steve Bassett talks about service and his book, the Golden Ghetto, in a 2013 interview.
Here's a description of the book and a link to Steve's website.
GOLDEN GHETTO: HOW THE AMERICANS AND FRENCH FELL IN AND OUT OF LOVE DURING THE COLD WAR (Red Hen Press published September 1, 2013)
“Golden Ghetto” is a Cold War tale from France of birth, growth and death of a huge U.S. Air Force base as relived through the heretofore dormant memories and voices of both the occupier and the occupied.
Tens of thousands of American GIs passed through Dèols-Châteauroux Air Station during the sixteen years that it was the largest U.S. Air Force supply base in Europe. Hundreds of hours of interviews and long forgotten photos provide for the first time a unique blend of voices seldom if ever heard.
French citizens describe what it was like to have foreign troops roaming the streets of their city. The Americans recount what it was like to be viewed with initial distrust and suspicion, if not outright hatred, fueled by a local communist anti-American propaganda machine under the direct control of the Kremlin.
When the end came and the base was padlocked, it was our reluctant friend and ally Charles de Gaulle who administered the coup de grâce and NATO vanished from France. Although “Golden Ghetto” is uniquely a French and American story, this saga is also a microcosm of what was experienced by the 120 million American men and women who served in the military during the Cold War, 27 million of them overseas. Considering the suspicions, jealousies, bigotry, and crass opportunism inherent whenever one foreign power occupies another, “Golden Ghetto” pieces together an improbable love story.
To learn more, check out Steve's website at: https://stevebassettworld.com
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TOGETHER WE SERVE: Claudia Risner
BRAT TIME STORIES: How a Unified Nation Fights a Good War
TOGETHER WE SERVE: Larry Montoya
COLORBLIND: Art Harris, MAMF Operations Officer
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COLOR/BLIND? Army Brat Mark Greer
BRAT TIME STORY: Elli Menzel
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COLOR/BLIND? Herb and Donna Hall
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PORTRAITS IN A PANDEMIC-PART 2: Circe Olson Woessner
AT EASE: Author Kathleen M. Rodgers
PORTRAITS IN A PANDEMICS: Wrap up
PORTRAITS IN A PANDEMIC: Circe Olson Woessner
RADIO SHOWS: KXNM SPOTLIGHT: Circe Olson Woessner
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