Erneido Oliva

Erneido Oliva (?) is a Cuban-American who was a Deputy-Commander of Grayston Lynch during the Bay of Pigs Invasion.

In 1960, Erneido A. Oliva left Cuba and then went to Guatemala where he trained for the April 1961 invasion of Cuba. He became a Deputy Commander of Brigade 2506.

On December 29th of 1962, Erneido A. Oliva was on stage next to the 35th U.S. President, John F. Kennedy, at the Orange Bowl in the City of Miami, Florida, during the 'welcome back' ceremony for captured Brigade 2506 veterans and he even addressed the veterans.

According to the CIA's Chief of Station in the City of Miami, Florida, Ted Shackley, in 1963, Erneido Oliva had the private telephone number of the 65th U.S. Attorney General, Robert F. Kennedy, and reportedly used the phone number frequently to discuss the Cuba question with him.

In August 1984, Erneido A. Oliva was promoted to Brigadier General. In July 1987, the 40th U.S. President, Ronald Reagan, appointed Erneido Oliva to the position of Deputy Commanding General of the D.C. National Guard.

In December 1992, he was promoted to Major General and served the U.S. Army Reserve before his retirement in 1993. [cite web |url=http://www.cubanet.org/CNews/y98/mar98/30e6.htm |title=Pentagon calls Cuban forces weak |accessdate=2007-04-26 |format= |work=cubanet.org ]

In January 2008, Erneido Oliva was among those to endorse John McCain for the Office of U.S. President (See: http://republicancandidates.blogspot.com/2008/01/major-general-erneido-oliva-endorses.html).

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