James #Donovan spent months in one-on-one negotiations w Fidel Castro over fate of the 1,113 Brigade 2506 prisoners:
http://1.usa.gov/1Sr6frq
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Christmas Eve 1962: prisoners were freed & 4 days later, Kennedy greeted Brigade 2506 at
@CityofMiami@OrangeBowl.pic.twitter.com/2io8NM7GjX
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Cuban Missile Crisis motivated
#Donovan to pursue the release of others & by July 1963, he secured release of 10,000 Cuban prisoners. -
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#Donovan went on to become president of Board of Education of NYC, president of@PrattInstitute, & write 2 books. He died at age 53. -
A few Brigade 2506 members stayed with CIA & continued to serve in the shadows, participating in many successful covert operations.
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he is a hero, he fights the Black Plagues of humanity
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@CIA MARILYN M RED DIARY THAT HAD CONVERSATION BETWEEN HER AN JFK HIS PLAN TO KILL CASTRO SHE THREATENED TO HOLD A PRESS CON U KILLED HERThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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