Greetings:
How about including the Armed Forces Retirement Home in your list of bases?
This is NOT a state veterans home or a Department of Veterans Affairs nursing home.
Located in Washington, D.C., and formerly known as the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home, the historic Armed Forces Retirement Home is operated by the Department of Defense.
Each enlisted soldier and airmen (and now, sailors and marines) contributed either twenty-five cents or fifty cents of their monthly pay to support the "Old Soldiers' Home".
Also, all military fines and forfeitures went to support the Home.
It is not supported by taxpayer funds, but was established after the Mexican War with a trust fund created from a ransom paid by Mexico City.
A second Armed Forces Retirement Home is currently under construction in Gulfport, Mississippi.
It was formerly the Naval Home, but was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
Here is the URL for the official web site of the Armed Forces Retirement Home:
http://afrh.gov/
Thank you. 
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