Killing Che Guevara

[Team Sergeant]

You know every time I read or hear something about the coward and murderer Che Guevara in the news, internet etc I keep hearing the same (BS) thing, the Bolivians killed him. That might and might not be true. What we do know is the Army Green Beret's were sent to Bolivia to assist in the capture/ killing of Che Guevara. And soon after their arrival Che was killed. And what I also heard was when Che Guevara was captured he cried like a bitch and begged for his life...... that's how cowards die.

Well done and hats off to the 8th Special Forces Group on a mission well done.


How did Che Guevara die?

How Che Guevara was killed

Killing Che Guevara


From the NYT's article:

"According to these accounts, a team of 10 to 12 Green Berets from the Eighth Special Forces Group based in Panama was sent to Bolivia in late 1967 as part of a C.I.A.-sponsored plan to train Bolivian forces in counterinsurgency techniques and to help the Bolivians stalk Guevara. In a camp located at the outskirts of La Paz, the Americans worked with 100 to 150 Bolivian special-forces troops. During the training program, Bolivian intelligence agents reported that Guevara was in the mountains east of La Paz. The Green Berets, according to a participant, conducted their own intelligence check and confirmed Guevara's presence.

The next step was to formulate a plan to capture him. The bulk of this preparation was handled by the Americans, and over the course of several weeks a small team of Bolivians was specially selected and trained for the operation. In the end, the action was relatively straightforward, with the Bolivians and their American advisers tracking down Guevara in a remote mountain village where he was training guerrillas. ''He was caught and executed on the spot,'' said a former Green Beret who was there. ''The Bolivians pulled the trigger. They needed to get the credit.'' Guevara's body was brought back to the camp, where it was identified by two American intelligence agents who had flown in from Panama. "

http://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/04/ma...pagewanted=all


A thread dedicated to the NYT's article:

http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/...ad.php?t=48814

[SF_BHT]

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

You know every time I read or hear something about the coward and murderer Che Guevara in the news, internet etc I keep hearing the same (BS) thing, the Bolivians killed him. That might and might not be true. What we do know is the Army Green Beret's were sent to Bolivia to assist in the capture/ killing of Che Guevara. And soon after their arrival Che was killed. And what I also heard was when Che Guevara was captured he cried like a bitch and begged for his life...... that's how cowards die.

Well done and hats off to the 8th Special Forces Group on a mission well done.


How did Che Guevara die?

How Che Guevara was killed

Killing Che Guevara


From the NYT's article:

"According to these accounts, a team of 10 to 12 Green Berets from the Eighth Special Forces Group based in Panama was sent to Bolivia in late 1967 as part of a C.I.A.-sponsored plan to train Bolivian forces in counterinsurgency techniques and to help the Bolivians stalk Guevara. In a camp located at the outskirts of La Paz, the Americans worked with 100 to 150 Bolivian special-forces troops. During the training program, Bolivian intelligence agents reported that Guevara was in the mountains east of La Paz. The Green Berets, according to a participant, conducted their own intelligence check and confirmed Guevara's presence.

The next step was to formulate a plan to capture him. The bulk of this preparation was handled by the Americans, and over the course of several weeks a small team of Bolivians was specially selected and trained for the operation. In the end, the action was relatively straightforward, with the Bolivians and their American advisers tracking down Guevara in a remote mountain village where he was training guerrillas. ''He was caught and executed on the spot,'' said a former Green Beret who was there. ''The Bolivians pulled the trigger. They needed to get the credit.'' Guevara's body was brought back to the camp, where it was identified by two American intelligence agents who had flown in from Panama. "

http://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/04/ma...pagewanted=all


A thread dedicated to the NYT's article:

http://www.professionalsoldiers.com/...ad.php?t=48814

The team from they 8th SFG did what SF does .... Get the job done. I had the pleasure on one of my many trips to Bolivia to go to the small village where he was killed and where the SF team trained up the unit that conducted the operation.

Thank you very much for your work!!!!

[UWOA (RIP)]

While I wasn't on that MTT (It was before my time with 8th Group), I'm pretty sure there were 13 QPs (counting Shelton) on Pappy Shelton's team. The reason I say that is from what I've learned there were 2 XO's on that mission (two captains) doing different support tasks. One of them, then Captain Leroy Mitchell, was my Company commander when I was assigned to 8th Special Forces. Illustrative of how 'quiet' QPs are he never talked about that MTT while I was in the unit and only after I left Panama did I learn of his involvement.

He was an excellent commander and I enjoyed working for him. I see pictures of that scumbag Che still plastered all over Havana and I smile about how he met his end. Definitely no loss there.

Last I heard about four years ago was the Mitchell (retired as a Major in the late 70's) was living in the Tampa area and still pursuing a follow-on career as a stage actor ....

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[Team Sergeant]

Just makes one wonder why Special Forces was not tasked to kill the bottom-feeding castro and his rat faced brother.

[Last hard class]

Originally Posted by Team Sergeant

Just makes one wonder why Special Forces was not tasked to kill the bottom-feeding castro and his rat faced brother.

Because we promised Russia we wouldn't use the military against Castro as part of the deal to remove the missiles.


Of course that didn't stop the others from trying.





LHC

[Team Sergeant]

Originally Posted by Last hard class

Because we promised Russia we wouldn't use the military against Castro as part of the deal to remove the missiles.


Of course that didn't stop the others from trying.

LHC

The United States had lots of time before the Cuban missile talks went down to kill castro and his rat faced brother.