Santiago Fitness Center on Sand Hill

Building 3350
23rd Infantry Regiment Road
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706-544-9486

Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday 5:30am-9:00pm
Saturday and Sunday 9:00am-5:00pm
Holidays 5:30am-5:00pm

Santiago Fitness Center opened in 1977, nearly a decade after the death of its namesake, Spec. 4 Hector Santiago-Colon, who earned the Medal of Honor in Vietnam.

The 23,728-square foot facility was renovated in 2008 and has since become a favorite among the Sand Hill cadre and military retirees, who find the center more quiet and convenient than the facilities on Main Post.

Santiago Fitness Center has basketball and racquetball courts; plate loaded, free and selectorized weight equipment; cardio equipment; locker rooms and a co-ed sauna.

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Spec.4 Hector Santiago-Colon (1942-1968) was born in Puerto Rico and moved to New York City in 1960. He wanted to be a policeman, but the NYPD required recruits to be military veterans. Santiago enlisted in the Army and was sent to Vietnam with B Company, 7th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division. On June 28, 1968, his unit engaged the Vietcong, and an enemy soldier lobbed a hand grenade into Santiago's foxhole. Realizing there was no time to throw it, Santiago tucked it into his stomach and turned away from his comrades to absorb the full impact of the blast. Santiago, who left behind a fiance and 11 siblings, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 1970. He is buried in the city of Salinas, Puerto Rico.

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