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    "title": "Bay of Piggyback",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-22 16:08:26",
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    "subtitle": "American Pilot Rescued from Cuban Swamp by Castro Rebels sees Bay of Pigs Repeat on Horizon",
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    "body": "<p>In the late 1950s, after crash-landing in a Cuban swamp during a covert operation, <strong>Robert &ldquo;Tosh&rdquo; Plumlee was rescued by Castro rebels themselves. During the rescue, he lost a shoe in the swamp, earning the nickname &ldquo;Zapata&rdquo; from Vilma Esp&iacute;n, the wife of Ra&uacute;l Castro, who was recently indicted.</strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https://specialguests.com/bay-of-pigs-veteran-befriended-raul-castro-wife/\"><strong>TO LEARN MORE, CLICK HERE</strong></a></p><p> </p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>TO BOOK AN INTERVIEW, CALL OR TEXT 512-966-0983 OR EMAIL </strong><a href=\"mailto:BOOKINGS@SPECIALGUESTS.COM\"><strong>BOOKINGS@SPECIALGUESTS.COM</strong></a></p><p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;</p><p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;</p><p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;</p><p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;</p>\n    <figure\n        class=\"release-content-image release-content-image--contained release-content-image--align-center\"\n    >\n        <a class=\"release-content-image__link\"\n           id=\"image-8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c\"\n           href=\"https://specialguests.com/guests-topics/\"\n           data-id=\"8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c\"\n           data-track=\"Story Image View\"\n           data-placement=\"content\"\n                            target=\"_blank\"\n                rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\n                       style=\"width: 13.89%\"\n        >\n            <img\n                class=\"release-content-image__image\"\n                src=\"https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/8272aef3-903b-430f-bc7d-c23078a2130c/-/format/auto/\"\n                alt=\"\"\n                            >\n        </a>\n        <figcaption class=\"release-content-image__caption\"></figcaption>\n    </figure>\n<p>&nbsp;</p><p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;</p><p> </p><p style=\"text-align: center\">&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>",
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