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10. The bay of pigs

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Tue Jan 6, 2026, 11:42 PM

Jan 2026

Later I learned that GHWB was involved in it

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Anyone here remember the Cuban Missile Crisis? [View all] DURHAM D Jan 2026 OP

Yup... 2naSalit Jan 2026 #1

Oh dear .... DURHAM D Jan 2026 #3

It was... 2naSalit Jan 2026 #7

Very clearly. It was really frightening. Ocelot II Jan 2026 #2

Yup Mossfern Jan 2026 #4

Yes..I was in jr high school and scared to death because we were having drills in school and heard all kinds of stories Deuxcents Jan 2026 #5

And a smart Attorney General in RFK. John1956PA Jan 2026 #6

The movie ''Thirteen Days'' highlighted that decision ... aggiesal Jan 2026 #20

We need someone to play a president BaronChocula Jan 2026 #35

Greenwood played the President in this movie (Thirteen Days) ... aggiesal Jan 2026 #53

I saw that in the theater. electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #41

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I was a freshman in high school. I wasn't afraid because I was still naive enough to believe ... Jim__ Jan 2026 #8

Clearly remember. sinkingfeeling Jan 2026 #9

The bay of pigs UpInArms Jan 2026 #10

The one ship turned around and left. It was a CIA operation. Blue Full Moon Jan 2026 #11

We watched the whole damm thing on TV. ananda Jan 2026 #12

Ohhh, yeah. The TV footage ... electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #13

I was10 years old. Delmette2.0 Jan 2026 #83

Ohhh, boy. "Thanks", bro. electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #84

I was 'in utero' at the time of the 'missile crisis', that happened two months before my birth in December 1962.... Jack Valentino Jan 2026 #14

I was in the 8th grade, in a heavily military town. Most of my classmates, and I, niyad Jan 2026 #15

Oh, yeah. Like NYC, too. electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #31

I was in Kindergarten Omaha Steve Jan 2026 #16

Duck and cover BeneteauBum Jan 2026 #17

Like it was yesterday. moniss Jan 2026 #18

I was in Kindergarten. My mom told me and my sister that we might not be around much longer. Fil1957 Jan 2026 #19

Goodness.... DURHAM D Jan 2026 #21

Nope, California... Fil1957 Jan 2026 #64

Remember it vividly. Only later did we learn the brave submariner who stopped at the blockade... FailureToCommunicate Jan 2026 #22

Oh, I remember hearing about that later! electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #43

Thankfully for me, I was four and totally oblivious. chicoescuela Jan 2026 #23

I was in elementary school and lived in Port Lyautey, Morocco on a Naval base the US shared with the French. mommymarine2003 Jan 2026 #24

Thank you for sharing. DURHAM D Jan 2026 #27

I remember the tv docudrama in 1974 BootinUp Jan 2026 #25

I remember Pototan Jan 2026 #26

3rd grade Lulu KC Jan 2026 #28

I was only 11 but I remember it very well. CanonRay Jan 2026 #29

I lived in Miami at the time and I remember anti-aircraft missle batteries set up around the edge of the city. flashman13 Jan 2026 #30

My first historic moment was Apollo 11 and the first moonwalk. nt Gore1FL Jan 2026 #32

I was 13, and we had just moved to Northern Virgina within a few miles of D.C. William Seger Jan 2026 #33

That's why I said NYC was probably target #2. electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #44

I was in the 8th grade and have a clear memory of it. My whole family was watching KitFox Jan 2026 #34

Did you have the Fallout Shelter signs anywhere? Yellow and Black? electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #46

Yes, there was one on the door of the courthouse and one in the lobby KitFox Jan 2026 #54

Hadn't thought of them in years! Maybe decades! electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #55

I Was Wrapping Up Basic Training At Fort Leonard Wood, MO DallasNE Jan 2026 #36

Yes bluestateboomer Jan 2026 #37

I will never forget that. ShazzieB Jan 2026 #38

We faced off for WWIII on 3 continents. ChicagoTeamster Jan 2026 #39

Yes, it was quite scary.. whathehell Jan 2026 #40

Trump May Finally Succeed In Killing Us All 2na fisherman Jan 2026 #42

Yes, I remember! pazzyanne Jan 2026 #45

I was fourteen. murielm99 Jan 2026 #47

Have wondered moondust Jan 2026 #48

Oh my goodness I Just Remembered an Incident 34 years Later that tied in! electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #49

How many of you had Air raid sirens go off in your city, or town?! electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #50

My town still uses the Air Raid Sirens. DURHAM D Jan 2026 #62

Oh! Ok. Do you get a lot of (yikes) tornados? Even a few is scary enough!! electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #71

Yes - in grade school KT2000 Jan 2026 #51

Yes. We had regular bombing drills in school. Bread and Circuses Jan 2026 #52

Goofing around at the dinner table during Kennedy's speech, my mom said, "You should pay attention, because this is NBachers Jan 2026 #56

I was in first grade at Tachikawa AFB in Japan. I didn't know anything about it until years later. LeftInTX Jan 2026 #58

Great memories of Tachikawa shanti Jan 2026 #75

No personally, I was only 1. But have learned a fair amount about it. LymphocyteLover Jan 2026 #59

I remember the neighbors putting in a bomb shelter right after it was resolved. Vinca Jan 2026 #60

Vividly. I was in the marines and we were locked in our barracks in case anybody Ping Tung Jan 2026 #61

I Was In The Army DallasNE Jan 2026 #72

I was 10 and remember it very well. Talitha Jan 2026 #63

Yep. Every day for weeks squadrons of aircraft flew over our Fla. high school football field allegorical oracle Jan 2026 #65

yes mike_c Jan 2026 #66

Same here ... I was maybe 10 or 11 FakeNoose Jan 2026 #68

I remember it well but I see it differently than many here. NNadir Jan 2026 #67

In retrospect I think Kennedy was given bad intel from the CIA FakeNoose Jan 2026 #69

I don't believe they were bluffing. They had a substantial nuclear arsenal, not as large... NNadir Jan 2026 #70

JFK was a great President who worked to prevent World War III. Kid Berwyn Jan 2026 #78

I disagree. He was his father's son. His father assured anyone who would listen... NNadir Jan 2026 #79

You might enjoy David Talbot's ''The Devil's Chessboard'' Kid Berwyn Jan 2026 #80

On the other hand, not being into conspiracy theories about JFK, I might be... NNadir Jan 2026 #87

CIA SUCCESSFULLY CONCEALS BAY OF PIGS HISTORY Kid Berwyn Jan 2026 #73

I was 16 at the time PCB66 Jan 2026 #74

I had just snowybirdie Jan 2026 #76

I was in 2nd grade mgardener Jan 2026 #77

Drove me to practice bomb shelter drills at age 9 PikaBlue Jan 2026 #81

Woah! electric_blue68 Jan 2026 #86

I was in high school mountain grammy Jan 2026 #82

Yes. I was in 8th grade and scared shitless! n/t Greybnk48 Jan 2026 #85