Episode 150 Epilogue of Pepe San Roman And The Alabama National Guard

Episode 150 is an epilogue  related to  Pepe San Roman  who was the commander of Brigade 2506,  and this episode includes an equally stunning epilogue related to  the four United States airmen who died at the Bay of Pigs. There were eight Americans  from the Alabama National Guard who flew missions over Cuba as part of the invasion on April 19th, 1961 In the final hours of  the mission, four of those  men  were killed in the last major air battle of the campaign.   These men were among sixty volunteers who belonged to the  Alabama National Guard, and who went to Guatemala to help train the exiles in their use of the B26 bombers deployed in the mission.

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This concludes our series on Cuba and also on the Bay of Pigs. 

In the next episode we head to New Orleans and begin our journey following the Garrison investigation. Things continue to get more intriguing as  enter the unknown with evidence that is complex, incomplete and sometimes conflicting. 

Even as early as 1964, rumors and serious concerns over  the lone gunman theory and the evidence that might contravene it,  were becoming a major concern for the government and the commission. Conspiracy theories were contrary to the government's stated narrative from the very beginning. Stay tuned as there are many more episodes to come!

This series comprehensively explores the major facts,  themes, and  events leading up to the assassination in Dealey Plaza and the equally gripping stories surrounding the subsequent investigation. We  review  key elements of the Warren Commission Report , and the role of the CIA and FBI. We explore the  possible involvement of the Mafia in the murder and the review of that topic by the government's House Select Committee on Assassinations in the 1970's. We explore the Jim Garrison investigation and the work of other key figures such as Mark Lane and others. Learn more about Lee Harvey Oswald the suspected killer and Jack Ruby the distraught Dallas night club owner with underworld ties and the man that killed Oswald as a national TV audience was watching.  Stay with us as we take you through the facts and theories in bite sized discussions that are designed to educate, and inform as well as entertain the audience. This  real life story is more fascinating than fiction. No matter whether you are a serious researcher or a casual student, you will enjoy the fact filled narrative and story as  we relive one of the most shocking moments in American History. An event that changed the nation and changed the world forever.