BLOWN COVER

The Navy and the CIA desperately needed unique, critical intelligence about hints of Soviet anti-ship and ballistic missile threats being brought to Cuba. Putting a radio-intercept operator into Cuba was one way to gain insights, otherwise unavailable, into Soviet activities there. U.S. Navy Communications Technician First Class Salvador Conte had the long list of skills to pull it off, and he volunteered without hesitation. Salvador quickly learned that it was an arduous mission and became exhaustively challenging, especially when his future in Cuba teetered on the worst outcomes. The risks to his life became all too real! Come along on this mission and share his experience. It remains to be seen whether he will survive.