Stories
Actually, I was very lucky not to be there. But I remember our family
was stationed at Hickam AFB and some of the families from Clark were all
in the MAC terminal just waiting I guess to be relocated. It was soo sad
to see how tired and uncomfortable these families were. I also remember
when I was 4 years old living in 39th place on Clark and waking up to
"vibration" in my room. Only to come outside where all of our neighbors
were and we were looking off into the distance to see what looked like an
eruption. I don't know if this was also Mt. Pinatubo then or what, but I
remember how scared I was.
Ahhhh.....nothing will ever come close to Clark Air Force Base. I
really miss how it used to be and what a big part of my life it was. My
parents went there in 2005 and surprisingly, some of the buildings like
the old hospital are still standing there. If only it could be rebuilt the
same way we remember it, and reowned by the U.S. Air Force again.
Angi-Martin Sheets - Overseas Student
I was only little and can't remember lots, only being very
scared and my mother panicking. It was dark and it was hard to breath with
all the ash smothering us.
John Titsburg
The eruption of Mt. Pinatubo coincided with the last day
of school. I went to Binicticaan elementary school, I was in the 5th grade
at the time. On the last day of school there were a group of us, I think
it was most of the school that were going to the beach to have a party to
celebrate the last day of school. Before we left the school it was a nice
sunny day, but by the time we had gotten to the beach the volcano had
already erupted and we could see the large cloud of ash looming overhead.
The buses then turned around before we got out and returned to school. As
soon as we got there they sent everyone home. I rode my bike for what
seemed like a mile looking up at the sky the whole time. At first the ash
started to rain from the sky, kind of like rain, then like a typhoon and
then it became completely dark at four in the afternoon. I remember
putting my hand in front of my face, first at one foot then placing it at
different increments towards my eyes, even at 2 inches from my face I
couldn't see it, the ash had blanketed out the sun and left us in total
blackness.
Ryan Molter-Overseas Student
Where to start? I now know why kids shut themselves
in closets when their house is on fire. I went to sleep feeling safe
in my home and woke up to know that there was no safe place.
-Overseas Educator
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