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Missiles on 24 hour alert in Everglades defense
In Florida’s Everglades National Park area, Nike Hercules and Hawk missiles remain on 24 hour alert as deterrence after the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. About 2,700 soldiers man 12 sites from Key West to Coral City, defending against potential enemy air attack.
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Everglades. National Park
Fla. UK
South Florida
Key West
Cuba
Coral City
Miami
Army
Dist Air Defense Artillery
David Ti. Sudderth
52Nd Air Defense Artillery
Everglades National Park
Sudderth
John F. Kennedy
South Morida
United States
Soviet Union
James D’artenay
Everglades National Pack