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Ode to the Sixth Battalion: The Last Stand of Girón
This is the last installment of my series of blog posts in honor of my late father, Francisco Guerra, a veteran of Brigade 2506, Sixth Battalion. “The last battle had an epic quality all the more tragic because it was … Continue reading
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Ode to the Sixth Battalion: The Road with No Name
This is the penultimate or next-to-last installment of my series of blog posts in honor of my late father, Francisco Guerra, a veteran of Brigade 2506, Sixth Battalion. Tuesday, 18 April (D-Day +1) The brave men of the Brigade were … Continue reading
Ode to the Sixth Battalion: The Battle of the Rotunda
This is part 3 of my series of blog posts in honor of my late father, Francisco Guerra, a veteran of Brigade 2506, Sixth Battalion. End of Invasion Day (Night of 17 April) and Start of Invasion Day Two (Late … Continue reading
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Ode to the Sixth Battalion: The Beachhead
This is part 2 of my series of blog posts in honor of my late father, Francisco Guerra, a veteran of Brigade 2506, Sixth Battalion. Invasion Day, Afternoon of 17 April As I mentioned in my previous post, the Sixth … Continue reading
Ode to the Sixth Battalion: Pre-invasion Preparations and Landing at Playa Girón
As I have mentioned previously, I recently discovered that my late father, Francisco Guerra, was a veteran of the legendary Brigada de Asalto 2506. He joined the Brigade in early 1961 at the age of 18, was assigned serial number … Continue reading
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