Base residents describe their communities as idyllic small American towns

Evidence

At many bases I visited, people often invoked Mayberry, the mythical small town in the Andy Griffith Show, to describe base life. Beyond the comfortable living arrangements and the numerous amenities, they meant the comparison to capture feelings of security, community, and connection on base. George Reeves, a civilian working at Naval Station Guantánamo Bay told me that living on base was like being in “any small town in America.” “You know everyone or you know of those you don’t know,” he said. — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 433

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 433
• XREF: connects to: Small American towns read religious and ethnic difference as constant curiosity.; Base residents enjoy crime-free communities they compare to American cities — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 434; Overseas bases operate as insulated self-contained American towns — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 112 (+2 more)
• yield-rescued: below the book’s yield-target cutoff, included anyway for connecting to: Small American towns read religious and ethnic difference as constant curiosity.; Base residents enjoy crime-free communities they compare to American cities — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 434; Overseas bases operate as insulated self-contained American towns — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 112 (+2 more)