▁in ▁Cuba . ▁ ▁The ▁invasion ▁of ▁Cuba ▁was ▁a ▁failure ▁and ▁Rodríguez ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁Per ki omen . ▁He ▁graduated ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁and ▁went ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁his ▁parents ▁in ▁Miami , ▁where ▁thousands ▁of ▁Cub an ▁ex iles ▁had ▁moved . ▁ ▁In ▁September , ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁he ▁joined ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Cub an ▁ex iles ▁in ▁Gu atem ala , ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Central ▁Int elligence ▁Agency ▁( CI A ), ▁to ▁receive ▁military ▁training . ▁They ▁were ▁called ▁Brigade ▁ 2 5 0 6 . ▁ ▁Bay ▁of ▁P igs ▁In vas ion ▁Rod rig uez ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁P igs ▁invasion ▁as ▁a ▁Par amil it ary ▁Oper ations ▁Officer ▁with ▁the ▁C IA ' s ▁Special ▁Activ ities ▁Division ▁( ren amed ▁Special ▁Activ ities ▁Center ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁). ▁He ▁c land est in ely ▁entered ▁Cuba ▁a ▁few ▁weeks ▁before ▁the ▁failed ▁Bay ▁of ▁P igs ▁In vas ion . ▁Util izing ▁his ▁familiar ity ▁with ▁the ▁country , ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁gather ▁critical ▁intelligence ▁that ▁was ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁planning ▁and ▁prepar ation ▁of ▁the ▁invasion . ▁ ▁His ▁colle agues ▁in ▁the ▁C IA ▁included ▁David ▁At lee ▁Phill ips , ▁David ▁Mor ales , ▁Ted ▁Sh ack ley , ▁E . ▁Howard ▁H unt , ▁Frank ▁St urg is , ▁and ▁Por ter ▁G oss ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁Boliv ia ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9