the makasis 2
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History in photos, groups of cubans pilots and men veterans from Bay of Pigs Invasion 1960 in Cuba, hiring for the CIA in 1963/1965 to help the Gongo Goverment to fight against the communist and support the Army Air Force in that nation.TRANSCRIPT
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CIA CONGO
OPERATION
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Breve Historia de la Operación “Makasi” en el Congo Belga
Capitanes Luis Ardois y Amado Cantillo
La Republica del Congo (Leopoldville) fue una Colonia Belga desde 1882 hasta 1960 cuando recibió su independencia. Al momento de recibir su independencia, su Primer Ministro Patricie Emery Lumumba adoptó una posición nacionalista e izquierdista extrema. El Congo posee recursos naturales que incluyen Diamantes y Uranio 264. Este último vital para la producción de armas atómicas, y esto colocó al Congo en el centro de la Guerra Fría. La Unión Soviética, los Estados Unidos y la China Comunista se involucraron en una lucha por el control del Congo y una rebelión apoyada por los Comunistas se desató a finales de 1962. El Congo produjo en 1963 la mitad de la producción mundial de Uranio. Cubanos exiliados voluntarios, en su mayor parte, veteranos de la Invasión de Bahía de Cochinos del 17 de Abril de 1961, ansiosos de continuar luchando el avance del Comunismo fueron reclutados por la Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA) bajo un plan auspiciado por el gobierno de los Estados Unidos de proveer una fuerza aérea al Armée Nationale Congolaise (Ejército del Congo) y prestarles ayuda en su lucha contra los rebeldes Comunistas. El reclutamiento de los Cubanos Exiliados comenzó en Noviembre de 1962 y continuo hasta 1965, consistió de pilotos y mecánicos, comandos, y marinos. La participación de los Cubanos Exiliados fue un marcado éxito en la Guerra Fría y trajo un sentido de orgullo para la Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA) y para ellos. Este valiente esfuerzo ha sido ignorado por todas las administraciones del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos y de la prensa en general. Después de 1965 cuando finalizó la operación, los Cubanos Exiliados Voluntarios, estos fueron enviados a sus hogares sin el reconocimiento adecuado de su efectiva contribución a la eventual victoria de la Guerra Fría y a mantener la seguridad nacional de los Estados Unidos de América. Los Estados Unidos de América jamás se han hecho eco de ellos ni le han otorgado el reconocimiento ni la apreciación como ha sido costumbre a los veteranos de sus tantas otras guerras.
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RAUL SOLIS Y JOAQUIN (PUPPY) VARELA WITH A T6
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FUERZA AEREA CONGOLESA
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Koko Morantes piloto y Juan Peron
copiloto del C-46
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Mike Hoare’s opinion, after watching them
in battle
“These Cuban-CIA men were tough,
dedicated and impetuous group of soldiers
as I’ve ever had the honor of commanding.
Their leader (Rip Robertson) was the most
extraordinary an…. d dedicated soldier I’ve
ever met. Those Cuban airmen put on an
aerial show to compete with any. They’d
swoop down, strafing and bombing, with
and aggressive spirit that was contagious
to the ground troops who then advanced in
full spirit of close-quarter combat”
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GUSTAVO PONZOA ALVAREZ (EL MIRLO)
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BARRACAS OCACIONALES DE LOS PILOTOS
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BELL 47 HELICOPTER
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THE FLYING BANANA
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H-21 FG378 went missing in Congo on 27 June 1965
during a humanitarian mission on a flight between Buta
and Stanleyville, and was recently found in the jungle
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CAPTURED ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN
Con camisas blancas Castor Cereceda y Jorge Quintero
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CAPITAN RENE GARCIA FERNANDEZ
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Sentado Antonio Salas Baro, Rafael Garcia Pujol, Gustavo Ponzoa, Mario Ginebra Groero,
Raul Solis Sariol
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ANTONIO SOTO VAZQUES, RAFAEL GARCIA PUJOL Y ERNESTO PEYNO
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SEGISBERTO FERNANDEZ, EDUARDO HERRERA, MARIO GINEBRA Y RAFAEL GARCIA PUJOL
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GASTON
RODRIGUEZ
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BOB HOUCKE, RAFAEL GARCIA PUJOL, JACQUES ROQUES
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CUBAN NAVY AVIATION MECHANIC HECTOR HERNANDEZ REYES
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PANCHITO ALVAREZ, RAFAEL GARCIA PUJOL,
OSCAR A CAROL, JUAN PERON, CECILIO PADRON
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a
ARTURO PIQUE, TONY BLAZQUEZ, UNKNOWN,
ENTRIAGO TELLEDO
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MARIO RAMOS, PANCHITO ALVAREZ, RENE TRAVIESO, DESCONOCIDO,
SANTIAGO MENDEZ ACOSTA Y REGINALDO BLANCO
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ALBERTVILLE AIRPORT
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ARTURO
PIQUE
JUAN
PERON
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JOSE BALBOA ALVARADO
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TOMAS AFONT, PANCHITO ALVAREZ, Coronel BOUZIN, CASTOR CERECEDA Y MAX ROJAS
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ANTONIO SOTO VAZQUEZ AND ANTONIO SALAS BARO
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JORGE BRINGUIER
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RENE TRAVIESO, TOMAS AFONT, CASTOR CERECEDA COIRA
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PANCHITO ALVAREZ, FAUSTO VALDES,
REGINALDO BLANCO, CASTOR CERECEDA
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Joaquin Varela (Puppy)
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TRISTAN GARCIA TEDDY WHITEHOUSE
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TRISTAN GARCIA
PELLON
OSCAR A CAROL
CORDOLUGO
OSCAR
ENRIQUE
CADENAS
JORGE
BRINGUIER
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ORLANDO IZQUIERDO, DR KILDARE, CASTOR CERECEDA, TONY BLAZQUEZ
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LUIS
ROQUE TRISTAN
GARCIA JUAN PERON
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TONY BLAZQUEZ WITH “WILD GESSE” SOLDIERS
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CHIQUI GINEBRA
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GUSTAVO
PONZOA
ERNESTO
PEYNO
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MARIO GINEBRA GROERO
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SENTADOS EN EL HOOD DEL JEEP, CECILIO
PADRON, “PROPELA” CASTILLO, EN EL TECHO
ANGEL PEDRIANES Y FRED FLAQUER
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ALBERTVILLE HARBOUR AFTER A VISIT OF THE MAKASIS
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TONY BLAZQUEZ WITH INFANTRY SOLDIERS
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B-26 piloted by Rafael Garcia Pujol (el Huevo), that belly landed in
Albertville airport after being damaged by ground enemy fire near
Albertville. Notice the feathered left engine
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TONY BLAZQUEZ, REGINALDO BLANCO sitting at the
driver´s seat, CASTOR CERECEDA second behind Blanco,
in the left from rear to front, TOMAS AFONT, QUINTERO
MENDEZ Y PANCHITO ALVAREZ
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CLOCKWISE, PANCHITO ALVAREZ, TOMAS AFONT, MAX ROJAS,
LUIS ARDOIS, TONY BLAZQUEZ AND RENE TRAVIESO
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PANCHITO ALVAREZ IN THE CENTER AT
STANLEYVILLE
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ANGEL PEDRIANES
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PUPY VARELA MARIO GINEBRA
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CLAUDIO FILPE, TONY BLAZQUEZ,
CHARLIE JUSTIZ AND LEONARDO SEDA
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CLAUDIO FILPE TONY BLAZQUEZ
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ED DEARBORNE CIA ADVISOR
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HECTOR HERNANDEZ, DR. KILDARE, TONY BLAZQUEZ
Y GONZALO HERRERA
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ACELO PEDROSO HECTOR HERNANDEZ
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ANGEL LOPEZ, RENE GARCIA, TONY BLAZQUEZ,
TOMAS AFONT, TRISTAN GARCIA
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GONZALO HERRERA EN LA CABINA Y RENE GARCIA
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1 QUINTERO
2 TONY BLAZQUEZ
3 LUIS ROQUE
4 RENE TRAVIESO
5 LUIS ARDOIS
6 RAFAEL GARCIA
7 CASTOR CERECEDA
8 FAUSTO VALDES
9 LUIS DE LA GUARDIA
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CECILIO PADRON
TONY SOTO HERNAN ORGANVIDEZ
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CHIQUI GINEBRA, RAFAEL GARCIA PUJOL, LEONARDO SEDA
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TONY BLAZQUEZ
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TONY BLAZQUEZ, PANCHITO ALVAREZ, FAUSTO VALDES,
JUAN PERON Y LUIS ARDOIS
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ALFREDO MAZA BARROS, PUPPY VARELA, EDUARDO HERRERA,
MARIO GINEBRA Y SEGISBERTO FERNANDEZ
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MARIO RAMOS, GASTON RODRIGUEZ Y JUAN TUÑON
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TEDDY WHITEHOUSE, MARIO RAMOS, JUAN PERON
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TEDDY WHITEHOUSE
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1.- CASTOR CERECEDA, 2.- ORLANDO BRITO, 3.- JUAN PERON,
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FEDERICO FLAQLER
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TONY BLAZQUEZ, TOMAS AFONT,
GASTON BERNAL, TRISTAN GARCIA
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ARTURO PIQUE
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LUIS COSME ERNESTO PEYNO
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RAFAEL GARCIA PUJOL RAUL SOLIS SARIOL
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JACK VARELA
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ALBERTO PEREZ SORDO, FOTINGO SILVA
Y AMADO CANTILLO
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3.- MARIO GINEBRA, 4.- ERNESTO PEYNO, 5.- JOSE PELLON
6.- FAUSTO VALDES, 7.- GUILLERMO VERDAGUER
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JOHN MERRIMAN AND JACK VARELA
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MISSION
PLANNING
Jack Varela,
Leonardo Seda,
Raul Solis,
Nildo Batista
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VARELA, HERRERA, GINEBRA, GARCIA PUJOL, MAZA
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JACK VARELA Y MARIO GINEBRA
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Alberto Perez Sordo, Antonio Gonzalez Torrecilla, Jorge Navarro,
el franchute, Cecilio Padron, Rafael Castillo, Castor Cereceda
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Rene Travieso, Quintero, Angel de la Cuesta,
Guillermo Molina, Raul Cross Quintana y Enrique Cadenas
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Rafael Castillo, Angel Pedrianes, Roberto de Cardenas, Castor Cereceda
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JOAQUIN VARELA, EDUARDO HERRERA, MARIO GINEBRA,
RAFAEL GARCIA PUJOL Y ALFREDO MAZA CON ESTUDIANTES CONGOLESES
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T-6’s ON TAKE OFF FOR A MISSION
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MAXIMO ROJAS GONZALEZ
(EL HACHA)
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ANGEL PEDRIANES
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CECILIO PADRON, ANGEL PEDRIANES, RAFAEL CASTILLO
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ANGEL PEDRIANES, RAFAEL CASTILLO, ANTONIO GONZALEZ TORRECILLA Y
TRISTAN GARCIA
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CASTILLO, PEDRIANES, BRINGUIER, SPEEDY GONZALEZ Y BATISTA
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CABINA DEL B-26
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AMADO
CANTILLO
HUGET
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GINEBRA, GARCIA PUJOL Y
SALAS BARO
GINEBRA Y EDUARDO HERRERA
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PANCHITO ALVAREZ Y MAX ROJAS
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T-28 TROJAN IN FORMATION
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BELGIAN AIR FORCE HELICOPTER SEND TO
KABALO AIR FIELD TO RECUE CUBAN PILOTS IN
CASE OF CRASH LANDINGS
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PARACAIDAS USADO POR ALBERTO PEREZ SORDO PARA SALTAR DE UN T28
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CLAUDIO FILPE, SEGISBERTO FENANDEZ,
CHARLIE JUSTIZ, FAUSTO GOMEZ (FELO BEMBA))
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QUINTERO Y FAUSTO GOMEZ
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LUIS ARDOIS
TONY BLAZQUEZ RAFAEL GARCIA PUJOL
RENE TRAVIESO
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FAUSTO GOMEZ
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SOTO PIQUE
TRAVIESO
CECILIO
ACELO
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ARMANDO PIEDRA Y ROBERTO PICHARDO
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MIKE HOARE
DIRECTING THE
RESCUE OPERATION
OF HOSTAGES
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PHOTO OF CUBAN COMMANDOS IN
THE CONGO
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SWIFT
PATROL
BOATS
MARINA MAKASI
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EL MONTY Y EL GITANA
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SWIFT BOAT
BOATS USED TO PATROL THE LAKE AGAINST
COMMUNIST INFILTRATION AND ATTACKS
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EN EL CENTRO MANOLITO RIVERO “EL GALLEGO
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CUBAN TRAILER DE LA 5ta COLUMNA MERCENARIA
DURANTE UNA EMBOSCADA EN EL CAMINO DE
LUBUTO A STANLEYVILLE ON
NOVEMBER 22, 1964
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An old bird retires
The C-130E tail number 63-7368
retired on September 11 of 2011 after
47 years of service, was one of the
first C-130s to fly out a load of 100
civilians from Stanleyville after the
massacre of the Victoria Hotel in
Stanleyville in 1965. During its
departure it was fired upon by rebels
who managed to put a hole in the left
wing fuel tank. The commander of
that aircraft was Captain Mac Secord,
who now lives in Atlanta, GA. He
managed to take off and fly 800 miles
to their base but had to shut down one
engine during flight. He and his entire
airlift unit received the U.S. Air Force
MacKay Trophy in 1964 for the most
meritorious flight of the year. All of the
crewmembers involved were
decorated with the Air Medal, and
Captain Secord received the
Distinguished Flying Cross.
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CUBAN SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN CELEBRATING
THE LIBERACION OF STANLEYVILLE
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CUBANOS EN EL CONGO Afont Rodriguez Tomas
Alvarez, Francisco
Balboa Alvarado, Jose
Baro, Cesar
Batista Fernandez, Nildo
Blanco, Reginaldo
Bernal Fernandez, Gaston
Blazquez del Pozo, Antonio
Bringuier, Jorge
Brito Garcia, Orlando
Cadena, Enrique
Cantillo Huget, Amado
Carol Armand, Oscar
Castellanos, Jose Manuel
Castillo Leyva, Rafael
Castrasana,
Cereceda Coira ,Castor
Cordo Lugo Oscar
Cosme Toribio, Luis
Cross Quintana, Raul
De Cardenas, Roberto
De la Guardia, Luis
De la Maza, Alfredo
Despaigne Perez, Ernesto
Entriago Telledo, Jose
Fernandez, Segisberto
Fernandez Ardois, Luis
Filpes, Claudio
Flaquer Carballar, Federico
Garcia Acosta, Tristan
Garcia Fernandez, Rene
Garcia Pujol, Rafael
Garcia Tuñon, Juan
Ginebra Groero, Perez, Mario
Ginebra Groero, Perez, Francisco
Gomez Gomez,,Fausto
Gonzalez Molina, Guillermo
Hernandez Reyes, Hector
Hernandez Rojo, Angel M
Herrera Cabrera, Gonzalo
Herrera Perez, Eduardo
Organvidez, Hernan
Izquierdo Ramirez, Orlando
Yabor Justi Carlos
Landazuri, Ramiro
Lopez Dominguez, Angel
Luaices Sotelo, Cesar
Santiago Mendez Acosta
Navarro Rodriguez, Jorge
Organvdez, Hernandez, German
Padron Sanchez, Cecilio
Pedrianes, Angel
Pichardo, Roberto
Pedroso Amores, Acelo
Pellon Blanco, Jose
Perez Menendez, Jose
Perez Sordo, Alberto
Peron Sosa, Juan
Peyno Inclan, Ernesto
Piedra, Armando
Pique Fernandez-Coca, Arturo
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CUBANOS EN EL CONGO Ponzoa Alvarez, Gustavo
Quintero, Jorge
Ramos, Mario
Rodriguez Rendueles, Gaston
Rojas Gonzalez, Ignacio M
Roque, Luis
Salas Baro, Antonio
Seda Reyes, Leonardo
Solis Sariol, Raul
Soto Vazquez, Antonio
Torrecilla Gonzalez, Antonio
Travieso Pla, Rene
Tuya, Rene
Valdes Campanerí, Fausto
Valliciergo, Francisco
Varela Vieytes, Joaquin
Verdaguer, Guillermo
Whitehouse Insua, Eduardo
PERSONAL NAVAL Y TERRESTRE
Arguelles, Santiago
Calas, Alicio
Fernandez, Alfredo “Calviño”
Fernandez, Conrado
Fuentes, Felix
Garcia, Orlando
Gonzalez Castro, Jose “El Chino”
Hernandez, Jose
Morales Navarrete, Ricardo “El Mono”
Lazo, Guillermo
Silva Cadeba, Jorge “Fotingo”
Perez, Alberto
Rivero Manuel “El Gallego”
Rodrigue,z Jorge
Tamayo Cordovi, Juan “El Negro”
Chavez, Ricardo
Arce Remigio
Cepedo, Serapio
Bringas, Generoso
Alvarez Anael
Borges, Domingo
Cao, Roberto
Sanchez Andres
Fernandez, Luis
Toledo, Felix
Arroyo, Jorge
Reyes, Eulogio
Salcedo, Justo
Ramirez, Pedro
Hernandez, Gumersindo
William (RIP) Robertson
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