1. Pigs
On the front page of The New York Times the next day, a picture of a B-26 was shown along with a picture of one of the pilots wearing a baseball hat and hiding behind dark sunglasses. ... The area around the Bay of Pigs is a swampy marshland area, which would be hard on the troops. ... The invaders' weapons were no match for Castro's 122mm Howitzers, 22mm cannons, and tank fire. ... One hundred fourteen men were killed in the slaughter while thirty-six died as prisoners in Cuban cells. ... In competition with the Soviet Union, backing out would make the Americans appear as wimps on t...
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