Mayra E. Payette

Mayra E. Payette

I came from Cuba March 10, 1962. My Dad who turns 91 on Sunday, Dec. 21st was just telling me about the day before I came to Miami.

He took me to see San Lazaro to pray for our safety and protect me.

Today is San Lazaro and I get this forwarded to me what a coincidence.

Guess we wonÂ’t be on the list at the Ellis Island of Miami.

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JUNE 7th, 1967

Ana De Los Reyes

First of all, I would like to thank you for your great efforts in compiling the Freedom Flights date base information. It was with great emotion that I looked up my father's arrival to freedom information.
JULY 24 1968

Miriam Rodriguez

We arrive on July 24 1968, I remember as soon we were in the plane we heard a welcome from Pres. Johnson, as we arrive in Miami there were a priest & minister to welcome as I will never will forget that day.
NOVEMBER 27, 1967

Ana María Florin

It was November 27, 1967 when my mother ( now 83 years old), my father (now deceased) and I came to the United states via the Freedom Flight. We planned to come earlier, but the Bay of Pigs invasion delayed our plans since all flights were put on halt.

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