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Podcast: Veterans Chronicles
Episode: Felix Rodriguez, U.S. Army, Vietnam, Capture of Che Guevara
Description: Born in Cuba, Felix Rodriguez was a student in the U.S. when the Castro revolution unfolded in Cuba. Determined to do whatever he could to oust the Castro regime, Rodriguez joined the Bay of Pigs operation that launched and failed 59 years ago this week.In this extensive interview, Rodriguez details what went wrong in the Bay of Pigs campaign and takes us step by step through his role in capturing and interrogating murderous Cuban revolutionary Che Guevara in 1967. He also shares his harrowing service in Vietnam.Don't miss this front-row seat to history with U...