Bradley Earl Ayers (March 7, 1935 - February 10, 2017) was an American soldier and CIA operative who alleged that former senior JMWAVE officers played a role in the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. Biography Ayers enlisted in the United States Army following high school graduation in 1953. In 1963, Ayers worked with the CIA training anti-Castro Cuban exiles. Following that, Ayers worked as a commercial pilot, a private detective, and an undercover operative with the Drug Enforcement Administration's South Florida Task Force. Personal At the age of 62, Ayers set the record for the fastest one day ascent-descent of Mount Whitney in California (the highest peak in the continental U.S.), conquering the 14,496-foot mountain in 14 hours, 40 minutes while carrying a 25-pound daypack. He continued to maintain a vigorous athletic schedule, regularly competing in road and snow-shoe races in his community despite a full VA disability due to injuries sustained in the service of his country. Ayers lived in Frederic, Wisconsin. He died on February 10, 2017.<ref name="obit" /> Books Ayers was the author of two books: * The War That Never Was: An Insider's Account of CIA Covert Operations Against Cuba. (1976) *
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