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In the 1990s, I took this photo of my father and grandmother standing on the front porch here in Sweetwater. At that time, more than 30 years had passed since they had left Cuba.
My father arrived first at the age of 20 in September 1962, and in October of that same year he joined the US Army.
6 years later, on March 27, 1968, my grandparents, Eloy and Ramona, arrived on the Freedom flights.
Being here for several years prior, my father had already rented an apartment for them where he lived, in Little Havana, located in front of the Victoria hospital. My father was always proud to mention, that his parents never had to sleep on someone else's couch.
In the 1990s, I took this photo of my father and grandmother standing on the front porch here in Sweetwater. At that time, more than 30 years had passed since they had left Cuba.
My father arrived first at the age of 20 in September 1962, and in October of that same year he joined the US Army.
6 years later, on March 27, 1968, my grandparents, Eloy and Ramona, arrived on the Freedom flights.
Being here for several years prior, my father had already rented an apartment for them where he lived, in Little Havana, located in front of the Victoria hospital. My father was always proud to mention, that his parents never had to sleep on someone else's couch.
