Back to the galleryAugust 23, 1994
A woman and a small boy walk down the gangway of a warship, followed by other people, while a sailor watches from the pier.

Cuban migrants disembark from the cruiser USS Vicksburg at the Guantanamo Bay naval base safe haven, August 23, 1994. They were the first Cubans to arrive there aboard a Navy vessel.

Photo: Sgt. Timothy E. Lemaster / U.S. Department of Defense. Public domain (U.S. federal government work).

Related chapter: The Rafter Crisis (1994)

Date
August 23, 1994
Place
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba
License
Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
Original
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