For the 2nd year in a row , the vice president delivered the annual address . ` We are not applying patches or improvising , but looking for permanent solutions to old problems , '' 80-year-old Vice President Jose Ramon Machado Ventura told crowds in the eastern Cuban city of Ciego de Avila . The event marks the Castro 's first attack on an American base . That attack failed but marked the start of the revolution .
For the 2nd year in a row , the vice president delivered the annual address . The event marks the Castro 's first attack on an American base . That attack failed but marked the start of the revolution .