cuban revolutionary armed forces won the battle of the bay of pigs.
cuban revolutionary armed forces won the battle of the bay of pigs.
who won the battle of the bay of pigs?
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grayston lynch (june 14, 1923 – august 10, 2008) was one of the cia/special activities division (sad) paramilitary operations officers who commanded the cuban rebel army during the bay of pigs invasion. he was the first to land on the beach and fired the initial shots of the battle. he is revered among cuban americans for his heroics during the failed invasion, which included several rescue missions to save stranded members of brigade 2506. the other cia paramilitary officer at the bay of pigs was william "rip" robertson, who had an extraordinary history of valor in service to his country. lynch was wounded at normandy, fought in the battle of the bulge, heartbreak ridge in korea, served with the special forces in laos, and received three purple hearts, two silver stars and one bronze star with a "v" for valor in combat. he was selected to become a paramilitary operations officer in the cia's special activities division in 1960. for his extraordinary heroism during the bay of pigs invasion, lynch was awarded the intelligence star, the "cia's most coveted award". in the six years after the bay of pigs invasion, he ran commando raids into cuba. lynch retired from the cia in 1971. he wrote a book, "decision for disaster: betrayal at the bay of pigs", based on his experience leading brigade 2506.
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