{"product_id":"el-rojo-the-lemon-dance-9781662449413","title":"El Rojo: The Lemon Dance","description":"\u003cp\u003eSavannah is known for its Victorian-style homes, lovely squares, society balls, and colorful people. One such notable Savannahian is Robert \"Reds\" Helmey.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Super Bowl Sunday in 1969, the day Joe Namath was picking apart the Baltimore Colts' seemingly invincible secondary defense, Reds Helmey was hijacking a United Airlines flight to Havana. Acting as a lone ranger, this former Green Beret was bent on a mission to single-handedly pick through a myriad of personal security defenses to get Fidel Castro. On January 11, Reds boarded a commercial 727 from Miami and forced its pilot to fly to Cuba. As the jet approached Havana, he had the pilot send a transmission to flight control.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe actual radio transmission to air traffic control at Havana's Jose Marti Airport was, \"Tell Fidel El Rojo is coming.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Overwhelming patriotism of a citizen soldier. Reds would go the extra miles for his country; he just had his own way of doing things and I'm glad he did.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Curtis E. Harper, LTC USAR, Ret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEx-Marine, Ranger Tab, Special Forces Tab, Master Parachutist, and decorated Vietnam combat veteran\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An assassination plot [one of many, as documented by former contract agents of CIA] against Fidel Castro was spawned by CIA in 1969, using a special forces operative, Reds Helmey.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Barbara Hartwell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer CIA Psychological Operations\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Helmey kept belief in 'CIA Plot.'\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Corbett H. Thigpen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePsychiatrist and coauthor of The Three Faces of Eve\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A reader could easily conclude that the author's fascinating life and exciting reflections are fiction. Not so! Reds is a unique and patriotic American who has lived a life that many would envy. I have known him for over sixty years, and the book represents the Reds Helmey I know!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Frank W. \"Sonny\" Seiler\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrial Attorney over fifty years, former president of the State Bar of Georgia, and past president of the University of Georgia National Alumni Association\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I found the story fascinating!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-John Berendt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reds has a good sense of character and dialogue. The sexual interludes are very well done, with understated humor. A nice feel for rhythm. Never overdone. Simple, yet solid.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-William F. Nolan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prolific author of over sixty novels and books of nonfiction, including Logan's Run\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Page Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50383149629714,"sku":"9781662449413","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d36c901b-fabc-4631-be7c-6eac4b4d0f2c.jpg?v=1737076708","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/el-rojo-the-lemon-dance-9781662449413","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}