For the first time in his life, he was sending Americans out to be killed. His experiences in World War II were far from similar. While he'd been in combat, the orders were somebody else's, not his. He just obeyed them, didn't initiate them. His role in the Bay of Pigs didn't count. He was following someone else’s plans and, besides, they weren't Americans. They were Cubans out to liberate their own country, while now he was sending Americans to invade another land, Cuba. General Maxwell Taylor stood by the large map of Cuba and commenced. "We finally do have some news and I must admit that not all of it is good. As always, plans fall apart the instant they begin to be implemented and this is no different." Kennedy nodded impatiently and Taylor continued. "During the night, elements of the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions landed at sites inland. The goal was to seize the small airfields and use them to land the rest of the divisions by plane; thus eliminating the need for additional jumps. Sadly, it hasn't worked out that way.
