Coast Guard pays tribute to WWII veterans
Tomas Regalado delivers a speech to veterans of in WWII in Miami, May 16, 2015. American and Cuban veterans attended the event honoring their service. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Mark Barney)
MIAMI — The Coast Guard, the City of Miami and the Association for Research and Dissemination of Cuban Naval History paid tribute to WWII veterans who served in the American and...
American, Cuban WWII vets to be honored on Armed Forces Day
Original caption: 3/25/1943-Miami, FL–American and Cuban crews line the rails as ten U.S. Coast Guard submarine chasers are transferred to the Cuban Navy under lend-lease deal. As the American flags were lowered and Cuban ensigns hoisted, crewmen of both nationalities heard Captain H.J. Benson call upon Cuba for assistance in driving the Axis submarines from the Caribbean. — Image by ©...
