Hahn AFB Housing Unit on the inside

[@jbe9724]

What memories this brings back. We speak of Hahn AFB often and this video is perfect... thank you

[@nomadjeff1922]

Best 3 years of my 26 year career. I was in the 496th from 86-89 and lived in Bullay on the Mosel. I was the only American in town at one time. I used to drive up to a married friends housing on base to watch football. In those days all you had was the phone and that was expensive. AFN reached about a quarter mile off base if you were lucky. I'm glad now I was there without all the TV and Internet options. It forced you to immerse into the culture. We thought it was great to have a VCR and rent movies or have friends in the states record TV for you and leave the commercials in them because we missed them. :)

[@27yearcoach]

I recall watching the coal being dumped into the bin as a kid. My father was stationed at Hahn from late '59 to early '63. I was 7 y/o when we left. Loved my time there. Lots of young memories. Thanks for this. First time seeing the inside since we left in March of '63!!!

[@mikevars8979]

My father was stationed there twice. I grew up in building 1333 B1 closer to the High school during my elementary days. 1976-1980. On my dad's second tour (1984-1988) they added an addition to the outsides corners of the housing to have laundry rooms (I think they were). Laundry was in basement when I lived there. Tenemts on the top floor hated life. We lived in off post housing when my dads second tour in Rhaunen. Thanks for the video! It brought back fond memories.

[@pclayton5063]

I remember leaving our housing apartment and sliding down the stairway banisters every day. 1964-66 19-B-4. Also remember taking the trash out and walking the dog was a real chore. LOL Still a wonderful couple of years as a teenager.

[@jayjackson1855]

I am Msgt Jackson I was station at Hahn air Base two times I was in civil engineering my job was waste water treatment I had a real good time on Germany and met some real nice people's there I will never forget my tours of duties over there.👍✌

[@HopkinsChannel]

Thanks folks. Yes. I filmed it in 2015. And the Hahn Air Force base - tarmac and base is now a public airport. The town by the front gate is still very small and cute. -Randy.

[@remy3014]

Great than German architecte and authority let some ex us base for public airport such good ideas

[@marenmarcochris]

Hello, so interesting to see from the inside. It is in okay condition inside compared to the outward appearance, (floors look very nice still) . I worked at the commissary in 2016 for civil reasons. Nice to read the comments from all the people who used to live here. Iam German and live close to the airport. Place still has the magic of the past. 👌👏👏

[@sec1720]

Thanks for adding this. I grew up on Bitburg from the mid 80's to mid 90's and the layout is nearly identical to our 4th floor unit in Bitburg. It's depressing when you see those overgrown back yards and can just envision how vibrant they once were. We would go stairwell to stairwell and offer to mow the yards for money.

[@finleyfaw]

Thanks for sharing. I lived there in the 60s. It looks so much like what I remember. We were in a different building.

[@cheapcraftygirlsweepstakes2338]

We were there 64-67.

[@nihilistjohn2551]

Thank you so much for the memories! I lived in Leutzbeuren, but I use to stay the night at a friend's house on base housing for all-night D&D sessions.

[@richardlong3745]

Sad to see the condition of the place that was a part of my young years. Was stationed there in 1969, every base other than Lackland AFB I was stationed at is now closed.

[@Chedderfish]

Whoa! That is exactly as I remember it. We moved away in December 1992. We were in 1319 B8

[@lindamaastricht177]

We lived in the fi rst building on the left as you came into the ho using area from the base. I left Germany and when we came back, we lived in the b uilding across from it at the opposite end. Our tour lasted in totality from 79 - 85. We really hated to leave. Hahn was my second time in Germany. I lived at Furstenfeldbruck AB in the 50s with my folks. . In 87 we returned ot Europe and lived at Soesterberg AB , Netherlands. We used to visit Hahn now and th en. Going to old haunts was a lot of fun. The First G was one of them, and driving down to Bernkastel. sigh, "Them was the good old days". lol What a waste of of housing. After the renovations, anyone would have been happy to have a unit like those. I worked at the Bowling center and later at the AYA down the street from our unit, and the kids went to elementary school and high school.

[@dietcoke66]

Lived there '54-'57, top floor, access to attic, awesome places to play in the surrounding forest, shooting pellet gun at one of the F100/F86 targets, hit an MP in the face with a snowball and got caught, Saturday matinees, short walk to elementary school, Little League baseball (still have team picture), first kiss second grade (Claudia,, where are you now?), Everest across the street, Yeager nearby, first day there the air raid siren went off at noon scaring the heck out of us (thanks for the warning, Dad). Dad was in the 69th with the Matador missles, trips for him to Libya shooting them off. Many other memories. The Capri Italian restaurant in Lautzenhausen, long gone I'm sure. Still have yearbooks from 2nd, 3rd grades, German language lessons. Radio was the entertainment, all those great shows. Didn't really see a TV until late 1957 at Vandenberg.

[@cmcer1995]

That's when I left Spangdahlem AB. Sad to see it and Bitberg close. At least Spang was upgraded and looks really great now. How things have changed.

[@slowjam4]

Thank you for sharing this video. I remember you and your family. We lived in the same building from 1973 - 1975 in unit B4. They had just built the new school and I went there for half of 9th grade when we left.

[@HopkinsChannel]

slowjam4 Awesome that you remember our family. I was the youngest. We left in 1976 after I finished the 8th grade. My brother Rod was a year or 2 ahead, and 2 older sisters were a few+ years ahead, they are Kathy and Debbie.

[@mxv2015]

I lived in 25-A-7 1966-1970 back then they had two digit no.'s. They added the 13 later. Live right across from the school. Great time and the place was so alive then. Such a ghost town now, only we know the great lives lived there. Great video,god bless

[@HopkinsChannel]

mxv 2015 - it was a fantastic 4 years! Made great friends. Had a great childhood.

[@davidbay9859]

Randy, that's the exact apartment we lived in from 68-72. You must have moved in right after us. We also lived there from 63-66 in building 27 A4. Used to jump the whole stairs and slide the rails going down. Played a lot of baseball and football practice behind our building. Thanks for sharing, and sad how it's deteriorated and been vandalized. A lot of good memories living there. We also lived off base in Sohren.

[@carollynbratcher3587]

wow! so many memories!!! thank you for the video! my family lived in an apartment that looked just like that. i especially remember the storage cages and the wash room. carrying laundry up the stares was a challenge!!! i was a toddler at the time. once my brother and i got in trouble for not keeping our room tidy. our toys were locked in the cage for a weak. i was happy when we got them back and was careful to keep my room clean! Ha!

[@donmartini6240]

Mr Hopkins...Was reminiscing the times my Dad was stationed at Hahn & stumbled across your video. It made me happy & sad. Heck, I lived there almost 3 years (1985 - 1988) & didn't know of the baseball field! Haaa...Then again, I was 15 - 18, so let's just say I spent a LOT of time in Lautzenhausen :) While watching your video @ 1709 when you panned left from your balcony & mentioned the AYA...That building you see first was the building I lived in! Top floor, very left had side! If I recall, the Elementary was further to the right & behind the AYA, correct? I wish the buildings will still be standing in a year, because I'd really like to take my Daughter there to see where her Dad lived. Thanks for posting & for the memories!! Cheers...

[@Mark-yy2py]

1341 c d was our home from 77 to 81! Next to the high school! 😊

[@notdeadyet3929]

I live there 2 years beginning in 1969, I remember walking to school 4th part of 5th..I lived in the unit near the airport tarmac with forest between; I think North of your location..I also remember the coal deliveries..The F4 squadrons were there! Good job

[@indyjones8697]

Wow, this takes me back! My Dad was stationed at Hahn from 1985-1988, and we lived in the nearby town of Bärenbach, about 1/2 mile from the base front gate. I attended Hahn Elementary for 2nd and 3rd grade, during which time they added a new wing to the school; an impressive 2-story building with glass hallway parallel with the front, like walking inside of a glass tunnel which overlooked the playground tarmac. We often visited friends in base housing, and I remember very well those railed balconies with the rounded corners, and the fenced storage areas in the basement. Except in their building, each individual unit was partitioned only by a chain link fence, so the hallway resembled a dog kennel. I believe there was a stairway exit to ground level at either end of the building, in addition to the central staircase which emerged in the front. I'd forgotten about the 'attic' landing above the 4th floor until I saw you continue all the way to the top of the staircase, then it suddenly came back! We used to explore the building and play hide & seek in that area. Looking at old photos, I see that Pam and Mark's apartment had a carpeted main living room, whereas the ones in your building had wooden floors. The bathroom, however, looks exactly like I remember! All of the green tile and that deep bath tub, and the square frosted windows that opened with the turn handle. We had such good times there back in the 80's, despite the miserable rain and snow, which I grew to love! We would walk down the farmer's access road to a steep hill above the road to Sohren, and sled down the slope on giant inner tubes that my Dad got from Vehicle Maintenance. We also had one of those plastic snow discs. Man, I wish I could return to those days... It's kinda sad to see the base in ruins decades later, but it doesn't spoil all the great memories of Hahn. Thank you so much for posting this video for military brats like me, and USAFE veterans who served in that wonderful country of Germany.

[@Bebe.B.]

My husband and I were stationed at Hahn from 1990 to 1992 and lived in that base housing until that time. The base fully closed in 1993. Hahn was both his and my first duty stations. We met there and got married and are still married.

[@remy3014]

Thanks you for show the tour of thé base abandonned building l think german used for traffic travellers around européans cities l meet one Guy took off from hahn to Ireland co Kerry . My father was at Wiesbaden for few days . Good souvenir thanks for the documents regards remy

[@eagle6754]

I was there... 1982-1984. 50 CRS and 496 TFS. Miss those HR tails, and Walthers just outside the gate.

[@thompson63]

I remember those housing units. We lived in one from 1962 till 65.

[@thompson63]

@Cheryl Lynne we came back to the States in the summer of 65. I went to kindergarten there. A lot of good memories

[@thompson63]

@Cheryl Lynne we might of went to kindergarten together. I remember it being in a building all by itself. We lived off base in a town when we first got to Germany. Not sure of the name.

[@cheapcraftygirlsweepstakes2338]

My dad was stationed at Hahn 1964-67. Second building on the left as you enter the housing area. We visited in 2018 and tried to break in but were unsuccessful (have to improve my burglar skills for next time).

[@HopkinsChannel]

I "broke in" via the coal room window in the basement. It was actually open already. Try it again.

[@DAYHOMEONE]

I lived there from '64-'68 then wen home to Andrews AF Base. This is heartbreaking to see.

[@peaches911]

I lived there from 62 till 66. I don't remember what building but I remember it was near the teen club and there was a snack bar. It is very sad to see it in such a bad state. My father was stationed here and then went to Keesler AFB.

[@donwenger2616]

I lived there as a kid from 66-69, as my father was stationed there. I went there in 2008 to show my kids. It was overgrown with weeds, but I didn't notice any signs of vandalism.

[@cheshire-yu4nz]

OMG that looks very much like the building I lived in at Sembach I sure wish I could ever revisit that base so many good and bad memories when we lived there in the 60s wow.

[@lilliankruger9650]

Almost identical to Bitburg AFB housing. Loved seeing it but what a shame! Thanks for uploading this....

[@sec1720]

Thought the same thing. Identical layout to our 4th floor unit in Bitburg, but the master bath was added to the backs of the building instead of the sides.

[@lorinosborne7115]

Jumping the stairs, playing with barbies in the stairwell.. and spooked out by the dark attic but making runs through it to visit friends on other side. Lived in B8 ( cant recall building number) from '73 -'76. My oldest brother had his own room in the basement. I distinctly recall it was referred to as the "maid's quarters" but have no idea why since the housing was constructed for military families. Also there wasn't a high school yet and my brother had to go to Wiesbaden every week for school. I've seen other videos over the years and wondered why the city never used the buildings in some way?

[@HopkinsChannel]

Many of the buildings are being used now. Various police departments, training, etc. Also - I was there 72-76 too. My 2 older sisters went to Wiesbaden for high school too. I walked to school to the base...thru the woods. Played on Murder hill snow hill in the winter, etc. Hung out at the AYA - the place with pool tables. I was aged 10,11,12,13 and finished up grade 7 or 8 the summer we went back to the USA which was July 1976. Oh...My brother had his room in the maids quarters too.

[@staceypettibone7778]

The Bathrooms in the master bedrooms were added later. About 1989.

[@mikethomas6767]

+Stacey Pettibone Yes, you are correct. My dad was stationed 86-90 and they were added around that time.

[@staceypettibone7778]

I was stationed at Hahn also during that time, that is how I know.

[@marcusmcgill4423]

When we were there, we stayed not too far off base and our housing overlooked a football stadium. Of course I spent my 4th grade year at the school on the base.

[@E57andrelb1]

Nice Video:) I have play 43 Years Soccer in the US ARMY from 1976-2019:)

[@bastos2702]

was born at Hahn AFB in 66 dad was security on flight line

[@sheilalovesrockett]

Good job sir...Mckee Barracks had the same kind of basement...I hope they do something with all the buildings. It is sad to see these bases and posts close down. Mckee closed down in 1994 .

[@HopkinsChannel]

Hi Sheila, at Hahn, many of the buildings are now apartments, and people are living in them. There is a large police training facility in the new school that was built by the football field area.

[@denniseskridge7470]

Randy - just stumbled across this so, thank you for posting. We lived there the same time 72 - 76 in bldg 34-B-4. I'm guessing you are brother of Rodney? He and I are same age & therefore were classmates. We were also bowling buddies. Would like to get in touch with him, if possible.

[@HopkinsChannel]

Dennis. I remember you. Yes Rodney/Rod was 2 years ahead of me in school, and lived in the basement room. What is your email address or LinkedIn? I’ll send you an email, and connect with contact info for me and Rod, and get you connected with each other. By the way. He works at Fresno Truck Center now in Fresno, CA. You can find that and ask to talk with him this way too

[@denniseskridge7470]

@@HopkinsChannel No linkedin. Find me on FB here: facebook.com/dennis.eskridge.1/ or [e-mail]

[@jspeed]

I lived in this apartment. I bet you moved in right after we left. Was ‘86. I was 11 when we moved out.

[@HopkinsChannel]

I moved out in June 1976.

[@HopkinsChannel]

Yes. The coal bin areas are still there. Did you slide down the stair railings too? I did.

[@cheshire-yu4nz]

Randy Hopkins I did on the Semach base.

[@thompson63]

Lives on the base from 1962 to 1965

[@offshorequest]

Also lived there from 62-65. Lived in 27-A1 and my brother and I went to the Jr. High school

[@thompson63]

Maybe you know my sister. Kim Clough.

[@cheapcraftygirlsweepstakes2338]

I was there 64-67. Started kindergarten in fall of 64. Miss Carbone.

[@terryhouston7911]

Base housing at Hahn 40-A-C. You were cool if your room was the 'maids'room downstairs. Still think hotdog at bowling alley was best ever.

[@HopkinsChannel]

Totally agree Terry! I bowled a lot. Was in 5,6,7,8th grade, so about 14 years old in 1976 when we left Hawn. The hotdogs and food in the bowling alley was magical! I also loved the bratwurst at that carnival that had the bumper cars, etc. My older brother got dibs and had the maids room, he was the cool one. I think he got a lot of kisses down there with the girls.

[@ericcarney3121]

I missed out on the bowling alley, it burned down before I got there.

[@neudatschino]

Nice video, i think it was filmed in 2015 :-) I'm from Büchenbeuren.

[@tamerabroadaway524]

We lived there 63-66

[@tamerabroadaway524]

not that building, but the base

[@ericcarney3121]

The two bedrooms didn't have a bathroom in the master bedroom.

[@HopkinsChannel]

Hi Eric. My unit that I showed in the video had 3 bedrooms + 1 bathroom in 1976. Today it has 2 bathrooms. The new bathroom was added attached to the master bedroom sometime after 1976.

[@ericcarney3121]

@@HopkinsChannel My dad was stationed there 1989-1991 I believe. I was in Kindergarten, first grade. The ones I lived in were across the street from the elementary school.