Radio Cadena Agramonte emisiora de Camagüey
Havana, Jan 9. - Thirty-four years ago, in the early morning of January 9, 1992, four young Cubans lost their lives in an ambush at the Tarará Nautical Base, east of the capital, when an armed group attempted to steal a vessel to flee to the United States, recalled the profile of the Revolutionary National Police (PNR) on social media, Héroes de Azul (Blue Heroes).
The attack, carried out by seven individuals with bladed and firearms, caused the immediate deaths of border guard OrosmánDueñas Santana, 20 years old; custodian Rafael Guevara, 30; and PNR sergeant Yuri Gómez Reinoso, 19.
A fourth young man, PNR sergeant Rolando Pérez Quintosa, was seriously injured with four gunshot wounds to the abdomen, after coming to the aid of his comrades upon hearing the first shots.
Pérez Quintosa was transferred to the Naval Hospital where he remained for 37 days under specialized medical care. Complications from his injuries required a vital medication that Cuba could not acquire due to the restrictions of the economic, commercial, and financial blockade imposed by the United States.
On February 16, 1992, he died as a result of a widespread infection, an event that demonstrated the direct impact of the US policy of hostility against the island on the medical care of its citizens.
At the funeral honors, the historic leader, Commander in Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, stated that Rolando's story represented that of Cuban youth and of the Revolution, highlighting his example as a symbol of resistance.
The four young men, identified as Orosmán, Rafael, Yuri, and Rolando, became references for new generations, embodying the defense of sovereignty against external aggression. (Source: ACN)
