Santo Domingo. - Former guerrilla Claudio Caamaño Grullon denied Tuesday that his commander, colonel Francisco Caamaño’s body was thrown to the sea, calling his comrade-in-arms Hamlet Hermann’s affirmation a "vulgar lie."
He said Caamaño was buried next to two other companions of the expeditionary group near where they fell in San José de Ocoa, in the Dominican Central Mountains, on February 16, 1973.
He said Hermann’s statements weaken the truth on the historical event.
Interviewed on the ColorVision program Hoy Mismo, Caamaño Grullón said three soldiers executed Caamaño, his cousin, allegedly on orders by the then colonel Héctor Garcia Tejada.
Many casualties
He said the guerillas inflicted many casualties on the Dominican troops, as well as on the U.S. troops he said aided them, but didn’t provide figures.
Montes Arache and Lachapelle Diaz
Caamaño Grullon said the late admiral Ramon Montes Arache and retired general Héctor Lachapelle Diaz betrayed the expeditionary movement by leaking information on the disembarkation to the U.S. Government.
He added that Leonel Fernandez’s government has been the only one with a historical sense with Caamaño’s failed effort to lead an uprising.
Written by: DannyVC, 15 Feb 2011 3:04 PM
From: United States, New Jersey
@anthonyC F you, you're garbage.
From: United States, New York City
"Who cares?"
The Dominican people. of which you are not one, care. Worry about the old buzzard running the ghulag your progeny stem from and let us worry about what historical figures are relevant to us.
Written by: danny00, 15 Feb 2011 3:55 PM
From: United States, syosset, key west, santo domingo AND NOW THE GLOBE TROTTER
egyptian president mubarak is out!
no countery as of today has offered yet to take him and his family, almost all of the world's dictators are shying away from mubarak, and want nothing to do with him.
president leo should imvite him to the palace in santo domingo he would fit nicely with the other crooks and thieves in the dr government
ali baba and the forty thieves
then it would be ali baba and the 41 thieves
From: Dominican Republic
Written by: anthonyC, 15 Feb 2011 2:21 PM
From: United States
Who cares?
His body belongs with the rest of the Garbage.
_______________________________________________
Oye esta lacra hablando mierda!
Written by: xwill7, 15 Feb 2011 4:24 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
too many d-bags on this site
Written by: anthonyC, 15 Feb 2011 4:36 PM
From: United States
For many the truth hurts.
You want to honor a person who wanted to make the Dominican Republic his own personal gulag like Castro's Cuba!
Shame on all of you!
From: Dominican Republic
Written by: anthonyC, 15 Feb 2011 4:36 PM
From: United States
For many the truth hurts.
You want to honor a person who wanted to make the Dominican Republic his own personal gulag like Castro's Cuba!
Shame on all of you!
____________________________________________________
Please show Facts!!. Enlighten us!!
Written by: curlando, 15 Feb 2011 5:00 PM
From: United States, Bronx
If a Dominican is telling it you will never know the truth.
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago de los 30 Caballeros
One nations hero is another nations traitor. Unfortunately, AnthonyC has a one-dimensional worldview that shuns everything that is beyond his realm of understanding. What is beyond understanding for AnthonyC? What he fails to understand is that all men who stand up to fight for their country regardless of whether they're on the right wing,or left wing side of the battle - Are all heroes for their bravery on the battlefields of war for protecting the homeland they love till death took away their last breath.
From: United States, New York City
Bien dicho Elsuavecito..solamente los hombres verdaderos pueden apreciar lo que es la valentia.
Written by: Perez, 15 Feb 2011 7:03 PM
From: Dominican Republic
Anthony C, it is starting to stink around here with all the diarrhea coming from your mouth! Sadist!
From: Dominican Republic, NEVER FORGOTTEN, NEVER FORSAKEN!
AC, I used to be a fan of socialism, but History proved that this type of government does not work; however, EL CORONEL is a hero in my book. He told the gringos in 1965 "Ni los vencimos ni nos vencieron"; and this, with just a hand full of real Dominicans stopping them from taking over the National Palace. In conclusion; un mojon de Caamono has more BALLS than you.
Written by: Yucahu, 16 Feb 2011 2:46 AM
From: United States, Miami
Viva Francisco Alberto Caamano Deno!!! Francisco Alberto Caramba. He is a hero, whether he wanted to bring in communism then, At this point it is irrellevent because with el trapo PLD bringing us down with all the debt and their neo-socialist policies. Dictadura con apoyo popular? I think that was the book. However AntonioC. No digas eso de Caamano. He showed us in 65 that we could fight a superpower and do it in an honorable way. He fought and died like a man. A good Dominican, an example of which if we had more decent men like him we would have a better country, instead of all these lambones and entreguistas that exist now. How can you live with yourself saying such a horrible thing?
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago de los 30 Caballeros
Cibaeño75,
Gracias por su apoyo y sus bellas palabras.
Written by: laregla, 16 Feb 2011 10:24 AM
From: United States
Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deno is a disgrace to D.R!!!! Why even mention this Looser??
This man arived at Playa Caracoles to invade the D.R with help from his cuban friends and found no help from the patriotic dominican people to start his marxist revolution!!!! THATS A FACT!!!!
He hid like the coward that he is in the mountains unitl he was finaly killed by EMILO JOSE JR, JAVIER and the rest of the Mega Star Generals and Police Chiefs that the GREAT JOAQUIN BALAGUER HAD......
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago de los 30 Caballeros
AnthonyC,
By having an open mind, I find myself open to other's opinons, so that may influence me to have my own opinion with the knowledge of others which leads to a superior understanding. In addition, It helps me to understand people from their respective point of veiw, or "follow in their shoes" as a sense of empathy. So again, I am pretty glad to have an open mind.
Hopefully with the track record of ignorance you have displayed, I can only hope that you are embarrassed enough to educate yourself on what are the qualifications for being a courageous man of honor with integrity because Colonel Francisco Caamaño the great patriotic Dominican you accuse of being a spineless coward understood that when a person has integrity, nothing else matters.
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago de los 30 Caballeros
Laregla,
I would not call Francisco Alberto Caamano Deno a Communist, he was just a military man who was looking for a common allied, like so many others before him when war landed on the doorsteps of his beloved homeland.
By the way, do you remember the days when Ronald Reagan praised mujahideen in Afghanistan as the "freedom fighters" of humanity?
Written by: laregla, 16 Feb 2011 10:53 AM
From: United States
Finally the principal opposition leader JUAN BOSCH didnt even help him in on the beach!!!
I wonder why that is??? If the country wanted changed why didn't anybody join this Vermin in the beach ??? Why when he was caught there was bunch of cuban propaganda with him like Che letters and the rest of communist junk????? Why when he was caught and sent to jail he only asked for cigarettes to smoke and refused to eat and complained the Juan Bosh lied to him and wanted to go back to CUBA???
From: United States, New York City
"If you look at history it is very rare that democracy emerges out of armed rebel movements "
Really? I suggest you study an episode of history called the American Revolution.
From: United States, New York City
"Poor CIBAENO 75 wants to compare The American Revolution to a Communist Revolutionary Movement ploted in Cuba that had close to zero support in D.R!!! Thats why it failed, the country didn't want Communist Revolution!!!! "
I wasn't comparing one thing to another. I was merely pointing out the fallacy of your statement, which is the following:
"If you look at history it is very rare that democracy emerges out of armed rebel movements "
The greatest democracy on Earth stemmed from an armed rebellious movement.
Written by: anthonyC, 16 Feb 2011 4:59 PM
From: United States
For many the truth hurts.
You want to honor a person who wanted to make the Dominican Republic his own personal gulag like Castro's Cuba!
Shame on all of you!
Written by: anthonyC, 16 Feb 2011 4:59 PM
From: United States
Oye, Rico-Suave.
If you think his lame attempt at revolution was for the Dominican people then there is no use continuing this discussion.
Written by: anthonyC, 16 Feb 2011 5:00 PM
From: United States
Caamano was captured and died like a coward by a 3rd rate military after selling out his small, rag tag bunch.
Hardly the stuff of standing up to the evil Satan
Written by: anthonyC, 16 Feb 2011 5:00 PM
From: United States
Written by: laregla, 15 Feb 2011 5:12 PM
From: United States
AnthonyC
Right on the money!!!!! Excellent comments, Yo are exactly right!!!!!
Who ever likes the cuban system better then the D.R should just leave and go to CUBA!!!!!
What is stopping you?
Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deno Is a marxist who belongs in the same category with Fidel, Che, Raul......Thank God this Vermin failed in his attempts
Written by: anthonyC, 16 Feb 2011 5:01 PM
From: United States
Written by: laregla, 16 Feb 2011 10:36 AM
From: United States
Oh I almost most forgot I got a video of this Vermin being interviewed by a French news reporter where he openly admits to HAVE COMMUNIST INSIDE HIS REBEL MOVEMENT!!!!! I mean not even water is more clear then that?
He also is a traitor which shows you this vermin has no character!!! He abandoned his post In London England M.I.A didnt even inform his President and flew to see his Dady in cuba Fidel to Start a Revolution!!!!
From: United States
You peopLe critical of Caamano just look at his actions in the late 60's , early 70's. Coronel Francisco Caamano Deno was recruited by Coronel Fernandez Dominguez to give back to the Dominican people the democracy that was usurped with the 1963 coup' d' etat by the military.
When Cor. Caamano asked Cor. Fernandez why he came to him, Cor. Fernandez said " Francis, because you are an honest man". .
After leading portions of the military in revolt he fought the gov't forces and 20,000 US Marines to a standstill for
6 months. He was living quite well, the son of a general, he did not have to risk his family name and well being. HE sacrificed as a soldier for the people, the nation.
That he was disillusioned with his comrades in arms being murdered one by one by the military under the "Great Joaquin Balaguer", no doubt drove him to Castro's refuge. But he did not start out as a Communist. He was a Dominican Officer and a patriot.
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The Dominican people. of which you are not one, care. Worry about the old buzzard running the ghulag your progeny stem from and let us worry about what historical figures are relevant to us.
no countery as of today has offered yet to take him and his family, almost all of the world's dictators are shying away from mubarak, and want nothing to do with him.
president leo should imvite him to the palace in santo domingo he would fit nicely with the other crooks and thieves in the dr government
ali baba and the forty thieves
then it would be ali baba and the 41 thieves
From: United States
Who cares?
His body belongs with the rest of the Garbage.
_______________________________________________
Oye esta lacra hablando mierda!
You want to honor a person who wanted to make the Dominican Republic his own personal gulag like Castro's Cuba!
Shame on all of you!
From: United States
For many the truth hurts.
You want to honor a person who wanted to make the Dominican Republic his own personal gulag like Castro's Cuba!
Shame on all of you!
____________________________________________________
Please show Facts!!. Enlighten us!!
http://www.realonlinedegrees.com/....on-spending-gdp-around-the-world/
One nations hero is another nations traitor. Unfortunately, AnthonyC has a one-dimensional worldview that shuns everything that is beyond his realm of understanding. What is beyond understanding for AnthonyC? What he fails to understand is that all men who stand up to fight for their country regardless of whether they're on the right wing,or left wing side of the battle - Are all heroes for their bravery on the battlefields of war for protecting the homeland they love till death took away their last breath.
Cibaeño75,
Gracias por su apoyo y sus bellas palabras.
This man arived at Playa Caracoles to invade the D.R with help from his cuban friends and found no help from the patriotic dominican people to start his marxist revolution!!!! THATS A FACT!!!!
He hid like the coward that he is in the mountains unitl he was finaly killed by EMILO JOSE JR, JAVIER and the rest of the Mega Star Generals and Police Chiefs that the GREAT JOAQUIN BALAGUER HAD......
AnthonyC,
By having an open mind, I find myself open to other's opinons, so that may influence me to have my own opinion with the knowledge of others which leads to a superior understanding. In addition, It helps me to understand people from their respective point of veiw, or "follow in their shoes" as a sense of empathy. So again, I am pretty glad to have an open mind.
Hopefully with the track record of ignorance you have displayed, I can only hope that you are embarrassed enough to educate yourself on what are the qualifications for being a courageous man of honor with integrity because Colonel Francisco Caamaño the great patriotic Dominican you accuse of being a spineless coward understood that when a person has integrity, nothing else matters.
Laregla,
I would not call Francisco Alberto Caamano Deno a Communist, he was just a military man who was looking for a common allied, like so many others before him when war landed on the doorsteps of his beloved homeland.
By the way, do you remember the days when Ronald Reagan praised mujahideen in Afghanistan as the "freedom fighters" of humanity?
I wonder why that is??? If the country wanted changed why didn't anybody join this Vermin in the beach ??? Why when he was caught there was bunch of cuban propaganda with him like Che letters and the rest of communist junk????? Why when he was caught and sent to jail he only asked for cigarettes to smoke and refused to eat and complained the Juan Bosh lied to him and wanted to go back to CUBA???
Really? I suggest you study an episode of history called the American Revolution.
I wasn't comparing one thing to another. I was merely pointing out the fallacy of your statement, which is the following:
"If you look at history it is very rare that democracy emerges out of armed rebel movements "
The greatest democracy on Earth stemmed from an armed rebellious movement.
You want to honor a person who wanted to make the Dominican Republic his own personal gulag like Castro's Cuba!
Shame on all of you!
If you think his lame attempt at revolution was for the Dominican people then there is no use continuing this discussion.
Hardly the stuff of standing up to the evil Satan
From: United States
AnthonyC
Right on the money!!!!! Excellent comments, Yo are exactly right!!!!!
Who ever likes the cuban system better then the D.R should just leave and go to CUBA!!!!!
What is stopping you?
Francisco Alberto Caamaño Deno Is a marxist who belongs in the same category with Fidel, Che, Raul......Thank God this Vermin failed in his attempts
From: United States
Oh I almost most forgot I got a video of this Vermin being interviewed by a French news reporter where he openly admits to HAVE COMMUNIST INSIDE HIS REBEL MOVEMENT!!!!! I mean not even water is more clear then that?
He also is a traitor which shows you this vermin has no character!!! He abandoned his post In London England M.I.A didnt even inform his President and flew to see his Dady in cuba Fidel to Start a Revolution!!!!
When Cor. Caamano asked Cor. Fernandez why he came to him, Cor. Fernandez said " Francis, because you are an honest man". .
After leading portions of the military in revolt he fought the gov't forces and 20,000 US Marines to a standstill for
6 months. He was living quite well, the son of a general, he did not have to risk his family name and well being. HE sacrificed as a soldier for the people, the nation.
That he was disillusioned with his comrades in arms being murdered one by one by the military under the "Great Joaquin Balaguer", no doubt drove him to Castro's refuge. But he did not start out as a Communist. He was a Dominican Officer and a patriot.