9 6 9 . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁C IA ▁he ▁also ▁went ▁by ▁the ▁name ▁M á ximo ▁Gó mez . ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Int elligence ▁Star ▁for ▁Val or ▁by ▁the ▁C IA ▁and ▁nine ▁Cross es ▁for ▁Gall antry ▁by ▁the ▁South ▁Vietnam ese ▁government . ▁He ▁was ▁c oden amed ▁Laz arus ▁after ▁his ▁surv ival ▁of ▁the ▁Bay ▁of ▁P igs ▁invasion ▁operation . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁Rodríguez ▁fle w ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁hel ic opter ▁miss ions , ▁and ▁was ▁shot ▁down ▁five ▁times . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁Rodríguez ▁trained ▁Provin cial ▁Re con na issance ▁Units ▁( PR Us ). ▁PR Us ▁were ▁C IA - sp ons ored ▁units ▁that ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Program . ▁The ▁Wal sh ▁Report ▁states ▁( Ch apter ▁ 2 9 ): ▁" D uring ▁the ▁Vietnam ▁War , ▁[ Donald ] ▁Gre gg ▁super vised ▁C IA ▁officer ▁Felix ▁Rod rig uez ▁and ▁they ▁kept ▁in ▁contact ▁following ▁the ▁war ." ▁Rodríguez ▁also ▁reported ▁to ▁Ted ▁Sh ack ley ▁during ▁the ▁Phoenix ▁Program ▁– ▁Sh ack ley ▁became ▁Bush ' s ▁top ▁a ide ▁for ▁operations ▁when ▁he ▁directed ▁the ▁C IA ; ▁Gre gg ▁later ▁became ▁National ▁Security ▁Ad visor ▁for ▁Vice ▁President ▁Bush . ▁Rodríguez ▁was ▁in ▁frequent ▁contact ▁with ▁him ▁regarding ▁arms ▁for ▁the ▁Con tras . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁after ▁the ▁Camb od ian ▁Inc urs ion ,