I looked this up on chat gdp. It said it is true.
Short answer:
Yes — the U.S. Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (often called GTMO or Gitmo) was established on the site of an early YMCA facility that served American sailors and military personnel in the early 20th century.
What this means historically:
• The base itself was first leased by the United States from Cuba in 1903 and developed as a coaling station and naval facility, long before it became widely known for its detention operations.
• During the early years of U.S. presence at Guantánamo Bay, especially around World War I and into the early 1900s, the YMCA had an active presence at what became the Naval Station. It operated recreational and support services (like social halls, sports, YMCA-style programming) for U.S. sailors and military personnel stationed there.
• In that sense, parts of what would become GTMO included or were developed around facilities that previously housed the YMCA role on the base, rather tha