
Veritas
Season 9 Episode 902 | 55m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
63 years after the Bay of Pigs invasion, the surviving dissidents tell the fuller story.
63 years after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the surviving Cuban-American dissidents tell the fuller story. In detailed interviews with the men who fled Cuba only to return alongside US military forces, they narrate the calamity of the US siege and the trauma they faced as prisoners. By reliving the horrors of war and the fragility of service, these men fill a gap in the military record.
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Support for Reel South is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Center for Asian American Media and by SouthArts.

Veritas
Season 9 Episode 902 | 55m 39sVideo has Closed Captions
63 years after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion, the surviving Cuban-American dissidents tell the fuller story. In detailed interviews with the men who fled Cuba only to return alongside US military forces, they narrate the calamity of the US siege and the trauma they faced as prisoners. By reliving the horrors of war and the fragility of service, these men fill a gap in the military record.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[ambient music] [cheering] [applause] - I can assure you that this flag will be returned to this Brigade in a free Havana.
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These pilots and certain other crew members have apparently defected from Castro's tyranny.
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Yes or no?
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The Bay of Pigs: a Change of Plans
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Clip: S9 Ep902 | 1m 52s | Survivors recall early plans for the Bay of Pigs invasion. (1m 52s)
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Clip: S9 Ep902 | 2m 24s | Survivors describe the harrowing battles of the Bay of Pigs invasion. (2m 24s)
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Preview: S9 Ep902 | 30s | 63 years after the Bay of Pigs invasion, the surviving dissidents tell the fuller story. (30s)
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