LAREDO, Tex.

(KGNS) - People in Laredo still refer to it all the time: "It's at the base." "The church at the base." "The base swimming pool." For generations, the name has stuck around - but for many, the story behind it is slowly fading away.

Long before quiet neighborhoods and baseball fields, Laredo was home to one of America's busiest military installations: Laredo Air Force Base.