MDC Honors Cuban Martyrs Shot Down By Fighter Jets

Miami Dade College North Campus, 11380 NW 27 Ave., presented, “Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied,” at the William and Joan Lehman Theatre on Feb. 17.

The presentation was a tribute to the four Brothers to the Rescue volunteer pilots shot down by Cuban jets in internal airspace Feb. 24, 1996.

The families of the four men were present during the presentation highlighting the event through excerpts of the documentary film Shoot Down.

The families also presented four MDC students with $1,000 scholarships in the name of the four pilots; Armando Alejandre Jr., Carlos Costa, Mario de la Peña and Pablo Morales.

Two additional scholarships of $600 each were also awarded.

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