Nike Missile Site HM-69 at Everglades National Park - Traveling Robert

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[@xersis31]

Lived here for 21 years and just now discovering the 69

[@6605eric]

Awesome video of the sight - Thanks

[@bbt305]

Awesome! Thanks! I too am a local and I will go soon to visit!

[@royshores972]

Thank you Robert. I'm a HAWK radar repairman from the Vietnam era. Wonderful to see stuff like this again.

[@richardcollins2223]

During the cold war, for three years, I was a Team Commander for a German Nike Hercules battery, Your video reminded me of those times. We gave the Germans the missiles, but we couldn't give them the nuclear warheads, so the US sent Nuclear Warhead Teams to Germany to assemble the warheads, mount them on the missiles, and provide security for them. We also had to unlock the warheads before the Germans could fire them.

[@TravelingRobert]

Must have been quite an experience, being there right across from the "iron curtain"

[@Gpacharlie]

I was a 24P in Dallau West Germany in 79-81. and also did nuclear surety. Got to go to Crete once, very cool. It’s great to find videos like this.

[@aubreyblair7864]

I was stationed there for almost 4 years. Brings back old memories of some tense days and old friends

[@bennybenitez2461]

Cosmetically restored by the George T. Baker Aviation Technical College of Miami Dade.

[@ricksukulele2752]

Nice vid!

[@sherrymeyer598]

Thank you Robert for the tour of the Nike Base. FYI, My son worked for the NPS and was the one responsible for locating, acquiring and having the Nike Missile delivered to the HM -69 Site for the public to enjoy. There was quite a lot of publicity about the missile arrival, as it was transported through Miami and Homestead. Life Magazine even came out and did a photo shoot of my son and the missile base. I believe to goal was to have the missile base set up in time for the Oct 2012 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crises.

[@Gpacharlie]

Thank your son for us old Army guys who worked at these missile defense sites. I was stationed at the last working US site near Key Key Largo and helped to turn it off and dismantle it before transfer to Germany where these missiles were armed with nuclear warheads.

[@Soladaddy]

The mosquitos are legendary....lol.

[@TravelingRobert]

They are :D

[@Soladaddy]

We tried a visit one August. Didn't make it to the building as we had to abort and run back to the car. Definitely a winter activity.

[@royshores972]

Worked for NASA from 1982-1992.

[@gccooley]

These sites were all over our country in the early sixties to defend against aircraft attack. Today we have no real defense.

[@calicojunctionisclosed]

Camped several times in the Everglades in that time frame and never knew it was there. Must have been a hush hush thing then

[@TheDefenderSisu]

I live in South Florida and I didn’t know this was there wow thanks

[@leorasmoot6422]

We're moving to Florida at the end of the month and I have learned of so many great places to visit from your videos! Thank you for another fun place to tour!!!

[@TravelingRobert]

+Leora Smoot You're welcome, and welcome to Florida

[@CarlosGunX]

You took me back, Robertico. Dad used to take me out to East Everglades back in the late 60s and early 70s during deer season. I remember an Army station nicknamed the "Hole in the Wall" , after the Army abandoned it and was subsequently used for target practice by the public.. Thumbs up!

[@TravelingRobert]

+CarlosGunX Thanks, cool

[@nepalesenomad1195]

beautiful national park. thanks for sharing.

[@dannywhitlock8309]

Hi,Robert 👍🏻 Wow that was cool I never knew we had missiles located in the Everglades. I’m surprised there were no underground bunkers. Thanks for sharing and have an amazing week !!! Danny

[@aubreyblair7864]

Water table in the glades was too high. Missile launchers had to be on the surface. The fire control panel was located in a bunker inside the berm surrounding the launchers. I was stationed there in the seventies

@@aubreyblair7864 There is a bunker,. He just missed it, lol.

[@rudypintado4267]

They have a abandon rocket facility out there with an actual Saturn V rocket 150 feet in the ground silo. It’s called Aerojet facility

[@robertomartinez6520]

Keep doing Robert, your videos son muy Buenos, keep doing.

[@LarryJohnson7]

I missed that when we were there

[@MeesterVegas]

Yet another cool video Robert. Thanks for sharing!

[@EatSleepRVRepeat]

I would say mosquitos are a huge issue in 'all' parts of the everglades, especially in the summer. That swampy water is notorious for breeding them.

[@ianjustiz8968]

Hell, all parts of Florida

[@EatSleepRVRepeat]

Lol so true!

[@randomkiddo329]

Indeed

[@almamorales4158]

Very interesting.

[@michaelrains2268]

Interesting and very cool . Love all your videos!😊

[@esj4373]

Talk about off the beaten path !

[@skpjoecoursegold366]

the mosquitos were horrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrible last Feb.

[@TravelingRobert]

Unless it is cols and windy, you're going to have them, and last year we didn't really have a winter in South Florida

[@garycampbell8663]

Thats pretty cool Robert i didnt know they had missiles in Florida.

[@TravelingRobert]

I found out recently, thanks

[@susanstrickland6774]

Pretty neat! 👍

[@sevecost4253]

Es con entradas como es.el proceso.para poder ir a ver ese misil?

[@TravelingRobert]

+Seve Cost Es gratis despues que entras al parque nacional

[@ValD...]

It says on the website that it is Free with Park Entrance Fee, how much is the Park Entrance Fee ?

[@TravelingRobert]

It is a National Park. I think is $20 per car, but I don't recall exactly. If you have the National Park Pass it is free.

[@21Luker]

Do you know if the missle site is open in April?

[@TravelingRobert]

+Luke Stine It says it on the website, but I think it os o oh through March