The Bay of Pigs (also known as The Bay of Pigs Fiasco) has a
fascinating history. The Bay was where mighty America tried to
invade tiny Cuba in 1961. One thousand four hundred CIA-trained
men, financed by a US$13 million military budget, landed in Playa
Giron intending to wipe out the Cuban Air Force. Castro had been
forewarned and had moved his Air Force the previous week. To make
matters worse, the Cubans sunk the two US supply ships leaving
1,400 men stranded on the beach. The US government didn’t rescue
the poor stranded soldiers: 114 were killed. Later, the remaining
soldiers were captured and traded at US53$ million worth of food and
medicine. A genuine David and Goliath tale, if you ask me.
leana
(Leana)
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