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Some of these, like Vets2Cuba, have political agendas. Founded five years ago by Vietnam veteran Jim Long, 52, the group has taken nearly 30 vets of World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam on weeklong trips over Veterans Day. "We pay homage to a Cuban hero, like Antonio Masseo or Che Guevara, and we have a joint ceremony with Cuban veterans on Nov. 11," says Long, a telecommunications engineer in San Francisco who feels the U.S. should end its "economic blockade" against the country. Manhattan's 92nd Street Y takes largely Jewish-American travelers on excursions to Jewish Havana...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Travel: Cuba In The Open | 1/29/2001 | See Source »

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