Easter Sunday will mark the 61st anniversary of the Cuban and American fighters of Brigade 2506 landing at Bay of Pigs, a fitting day for an organization that emphasizes its Christian core values and bears a cross on its logo.
Brigade 2506 is the formal name of the organization that stormed Bay of Pigs on April 17, 1961, and, largely due to leftist President John F. Kennedy lying to them about providing air support, failed in that mission, subjecting them to imprisonment and torture in Fidel Castro’s Cuba. It currently exists in America as the Bay of Pigs Veterans Association and operates a museum in Miami, Florida, that passes on the history of the movement to new generations of Cuban-Americans.
The brigade’s Christian roots – its slogan is “God, Fatherland, and
Liberty” – and the active participation of members of the Catholic
clergy in the attempt to liberate the island particularly resonate today
as the enduring Castro regime attempts to subdue a powerful protest
movement intricately tied to Church leaders........To Read More....
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