CLAIM-760022reported
“In his youth, my father, Luis D. Elizondo III, had fought with Fidel Castro against the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista.”
CLAIM-760023reported
“A revolutionary, he was committed to the freedom of Cuba and to Castro, until Fidel revealed his true colors.”
CLAIM-760024reported
“Once Castro aligned with the Russians and declared himself president for life, my father joined the resistance and ultimately Brigade 2506 and participated in the US-led invasion of the Bay of Pigs.”
CLAIM-760025reported
“The price for his decision was two years in Castro’s prisons, where he underwent oral surgery without anesthesia and ate the occasional boiled horse hoof to survive.”
CLAIM-760026reported
“As bad as it was, he always said others had it much worse than him.”
CLAIM-760027reported
“The ordeal transformed my father into a volatile man, always yearning for a fight with authority figures.”
CLAIM-760028reported
“For much of my childhood, he sported a paramilitary-style black beard. Ironically, it made him resemble Castro.”
CLAIM-760029reported
“Growing up in South Florida, I was an average kid.”
CLAIM-760030reported
“When I was young, I attended Hebrew school.”
CLAIM-760031reported
“My mother dressed me in corduroy shorts, turtleneck sweaters, and saddle shoes.”
CLAIM-760032reported
“To toughen me up, Dad exposed me to the other side of life.”
CLAIM-760033reported
“Dad taught me Morse code and how to use shortwave and CB radios.”
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