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Veritas

Season 9 Episode 902 | 55m 39s

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.

Aired: 04/14/24 | Expires: 07/31/24
Support for Reel South is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Center for Asian American Media and by SouthArts.
Extras
A member of Bluegrass 45 jams with Kobe University’s Bluegrass club.
Bluegrass 45 reunites with the tour van from their first US Tour.
When the NSF proposes a funding cut to an Observatory, residents passionately defend the project.
Ellie White visits an elementary school to lead students in an astronomy project.
Dr. Albert “Doc” Jones leads the charge to preserve history through scuba diving.
The founder of the National Association of Black Scuba Divers recalls a childhood memory.
After encountering discrimination in the Scuba diving world, Dr. Jones forms his own club.
A bamboo farmer explains the unique aspects of the plant that brings him peace and spirituality.
An animation tells the story of the Ishak people.
A bamboo farmer recalls his dangerous past and his migration to the United States.
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