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'''Brothers to the Rescue''' was a courageous group of pilots that would patrol waters between [[communism]] [[Cuba]] and the [[United States]], in order to help those who fled Cuba to freedom. | '''Brothers to the Rescue''' was a courageous group of pilots that would patrol waters between [[communism]] [[Cuba]] and the [[United States]], in order to help those who fled Cuba to freedom. | ||
| − | On Feb. 24, 1996, [[Fidel Castro]]'s air force murdered these defenseless human rights workers by shooting them out of the sky with [[Soviet Union]]-built | + | On Feb. 24, 1996, [[Fidel Castro]]'s air force murdered these defenseless human rights workers by shooting them out of the sky with [[Soviet Union]]-built [[MiG]]s. |
== See also == | == See also == | ||
*[http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/23/3250842/a-salute-to-the-pilots-shot-down.html A tribute to the Brothers to the Rescue published in the Miami Herald] | *[http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/23/3250842/a-salute-to-the-pilots-shot-down.html A tribute to the Brothers to the Rescue published in the Miami Herald] | ||
Revision as of 20:00, February 24, 2013
Brothers to the Rescue was a courageous group of pilots that would patrol waters between communism Cuba and the United States, in order to help those who fled Cuba to freedom.
On Feb. 24, 1996, Fidel Castro's air force murdered these defenseless human rights workers by shooting them out of the sky with Soviet Union-built MiGs.