Fort Bragg Stories: Cuba missile crisis raised tensions for local troops
Jean Wilson was a college freshman on Oct. 22, 1962, when she heard President John F. Kennedy’s speech announcing the presence of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba.“It sounded like an emergency, like a national emergency,” Wilson said.Kennedy ordered a naval blockade, with the threat of further military action if the missiles remained.For 13 days, the world waited to see how the U.S. and U.S.S.R. would resolve the standoff. In November, Soviet leader […]
