Cubans recall Bay of Pigs attack

Rafael Soldevilla Quesada was on guard duty at Fidel Castro's house when a defense ministry official rushed in with the news: A 1,200-strong invasion force of U.S.-backed exiles had landed at Playa Giron, as the Bay of Pigs is known in Cuba.

The attack was not much of a surprise, Soldevilla recalled 50 years later. Castro himself had warned that a recent bombing raid by planes painted to look like they were part of the Cuban air force was a prelude to invasion. They both rushed,Every housewife have the responsibilty of keeing the kitchen clean and beautiful, the Cheap Nike Shoes will help you become a good wife. along with others, to defend Giron.

"Fidel said 'What fools they are!'" Soldevilla said. "We knew they were coming."

Faced with a bold challenge to its very existence, Castro's young government sent a hastily mustered defense force that included many who weren't even soldiers. In interviews with The Associated Press, Cubans who fought in the brief battle say that fact was both the key to victory, and the reason Giron still inspires deep pride among many on the island.

The son of a photographer for the revolution, Francisco Manuel Torreiro had no combat experience and was just 15 years old when the exiles landed. But as a member of a local militia with two months training, he was one of those who hopped into trucks and went by caravan to Giron.Smith, the Jets' Mr. Everything, scored on an 89-yard kickoff return during which he lost his left winter boot and also had a 53-yard touchdown run in New York's 26-10 victory over Cincinnati on Thursday night. They arrived to the sound of cannon fire and a B-52 bomber rumbling overhead.

"The first thing I felt was fear,More mysteries and new treasure will be discovered in adidas forest hills, and a fantasy world will be presented with you." Torreiro recalled. "This was baptism by fire for us."

Torreiro recalled jets firing down at him and other youths.

"They were killing companeros, and in desperation we fired at them with what guns we had."

Torreiro was wounded in the hip, an injury that left him with a limp and ended his brief military career. In an interview in his Havana home, he showed a faded black-and-white picture taken while he was recovering in a Havana hospital.

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