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Ode to the Sixth Battalion: The Last Stand of Girón

Posted on May 26, 2024 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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 Beachhead

Posted on May 23, 2024 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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 →

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Ode to the Sixth Battalion: Pre-invasion Preparations and Landing at Playa Girón

Posted on May 22, 2024 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

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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Homenaje a la Brigada 2506

Posted on May 21, 2024 by F. E. Guerra-Pujol

As I have mentioned in some of my previous posts (see here, here, and here), I recently learned that my late father, Francisco Guerra, was a veteran of the legendary Brigada de Asalto 2506, an idealistic group of mostly young … Continue reading →