query: which u.s. president authorized the wearing of green berets by u.s. army special forces soldiers

pos: Berets of the United States Army on 25 September 1961 by "Department of the Army Message 578636," which designated the green beret as the exclusive headgear of the Army Special Forces. When visiting the Special Forces at Fort Bragg on 12 October 1961, President John F. Kennedy asked Brig. Gen. William P. Yarborough to make sure that the men under his command wore green berets for the visit. Later that day, Kennedy sent a memorandum that included the line: '"I am sure that the green beret will be a mark of distinction in the trying times ahead". By America's entry into the Vietnam War, the green

pos: Special Forces (United States Army) the green beret as the exclusive headdress of the Army Special Forces. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy authorized them for use exclusively by the U.S. Special Forces. Preparing for a 12 October visit to the Special Warfare Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the President sent word to the Center's commander, Colonel William P. Yarborough, for all Special Forces soldiers to wear green berets as part of the event. The President felt that since they had a special mission, Special Forces should have something to set them apart from the rest. In 1962, he called the green beret "a

pos: Berets of the United States Army on 25 September 1961 by "Department of the Army Message 578636," which designated the green beret as the exclusive headgear of the Army Special Forces. When visiting the Special Forces at Fort Bragg on 12 October 1961, President John F. Kennedy asked Brig. Gen. William P. Yarborough to make sure that the men under his command wore green berets for the visit. Later that day, Kennedy sent a memorandum that included the line: '"I am sure that the green beret will be a mark of distinction in the trying times ahead". By America's entry into the Vietnam War, the green

pos: Green beret Special Forces. When visiting the Special Forces at Fort Bragg on 12 October 1961, President John F. Kennedy asked Brigadier General William P. Yarborough to make sure that the men under his command wore green berets for the visit. Later that day, Kennedy sent a memorandum which included the line: "I am sure that the green beret will be a mark of distinction in the trying times ahead". By America's entry into the Vietnam War, the green beret had become a symbol of excellence throughout the US Army. On April 11, 1962 in a White House memorandum to the United

pos: Operation Momentum At about the same time, President John F. Kennedy, acting as Commander in Chief, directed the transfer of Momentum's training programs over to the U.S. Special Forces. The Operation White Star teams moved into five Momentum training camps. The Green Berets also tried to raise their own guerrilla forces west of Route 13, which ran from Vientiane to Luang Prabang, with limited success. Also in August 1961, 120 picked candidates began training as 12 man Special Operating Teams in Hua Hin, Thailand. Chosen for educational achievement, ethnic background, and clan affiliation, they were destined to begin supplanting the Green Berets

neg: United States Army Special Forces in popular culture decolonized Third World, and bolster pro-American regimes with the U.S. Army's own special forces and counter-guerrilla fighters. On 12 October 1961, Kennedy visited the U.S. Special Warfare Center, where his aide, Major General Chester V. Clifton (and friend of the SWC Commander, BG William P. Yarborough) informed Yarborough that the President was keen on the Special Forces — but would not visit the SF base unless they were wearing their green berets. The Army, having previously forbidden the green beret, allowed the soldiers to wear them, lest JFK not visit. The Special Forces displayed their capabilities, impressing the President; so

neg: Special Forces (United States Army) symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for freedom". Forrest Lindley, a writer for the newspaper "Stars and Stripes" who served with Special Forces in Vietnam said of Kennedy's authorization: "It was President Kennedy who was responsible for the rebuilding of the Special Forces and giving us back our Green Beret. People were sneaking around wearing [them] when conventional forces weren't in the area and it was sort of a cat and mouse game. Then Kennedy authorized the Green Beret as a mark of distinction, everybody had to scramble around to find berets

neg: Uniforms of the United States Army United States centered on the front of the hat on a gold disc. Several berets in alternate colors to the Army standard black beret are also used. Personnel assigned to units trained and equipped for parachute infiltration, known as airborne forces—such as the 82nd Airborne Division—are authorized to wear the maroon beret while paratroopers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment wear tan berets. Soldiers who graduate from the Special Forces Qualification Course are authorized to wear the green beret. The Army's newest units, the Security Force Assistance Brigades (SFABs), are authorized to wear a dark-brown beret. The U.S. Army has

neg: History of the United States Army Special Forces engaged in special operational tasks. From 1957 to 1973, 882 Special Forces Soldiers died, killed in action or missing in Southeast Asia (including 121 in Laos and 32 in Cambodia). The "Green Beret Affair": U. S. Special Forces received a severe damage to its reputation when in July 1969 Colonel Robert Rheault, Commander of 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), six subordinate Green Beret officers, including his headquarters staff intelligence officer, and a sergeant first class (SFC) were arrested for the murder of Thai Khac Chuyen, a suspected North Vietnamese double agent. It was suspected that Chuyen was providing the North

neg: Fort Howard (Maryland) are on display at Fort Howard. In the 1960s it was used as an auxiliary training area for the U. S. Army Intelligence School at Fort Holabird in Dundalk. A typical Vietnamese village was built there to train Special Forces ("green Berets") for counterinsurgency operations. The village had realistic tunnels. Instructors acted the part of insurgents who were captured and subjected to training interrogation and often to harsh treatment. Also in the 1960s and until the mid-1970s, other students were trained there in water and land infiltration and instructors were the opposition. When students were caught they were interrogated in

neg: The Green Berets (book) The Green Berets (book) The Green Berets is a book () written by Robin Moore about the Green Berets during the Vietnam War. First published in 1965, it became a best-selling paperback in 1966. The latest edition was published in 2016. Moore, a Harvard classmate of Robert Kennedy, wanted to write about the United States Army Special Forces. It was Special Forces founder General William P. Yarborough who insisted that Moore go through the "Q Course" in order to better understand what made Special Forces "special." Moore trained with the soldiers at Fort Benning and Fort Bragg for nearly a

neg: United States military beret flash cap with Airborne Insignia continued to be authorized for wear until the black beret became the standard US Army headgear in the early 2000s. It is not clear when beret flashes began to be used by the US Army. However, US Army films between 1956 and 1962 suggest beret flashes may have been introduced around 1961, when the green beret was officially authorized for wear by members of the US Army Special Forces. Other beret flashes began to appear in the 1970s when the US Army's armored cavalry regiments in Germany began wearing black berets with maroon and white cloth

neg: Marvin Glenn Shields to assist in repair and construction of the compound which included an adjacent compound with the district headquarters building. An 11-man Army Special Forces ("Green Berets") team ("A" Team 542) was in charge of the northern compound of Green Berets, Seabees, and 200 Montagnards. The adjacent compound was occupied by over 200 South Vietnamese Army soldiers. On the night of June 9, 1965, the unfinished Army Special Forces Camp at Dong Xoai was mortared and attacked by the 272nd Vietcong Regiment (estimated over 2,000 uniformed Vietcong), and the Special Forces compound was captured the next morning. After being wounded by

neg: Green beret in perpetuity by all those who have passed the course. In the U.S. armed forces, the green beret may be worn only by soldiers awarded the Special Forces Tab, signifying they have been qualified as Special Forces (SF) soldiers. The Special Forces beret is officially designated "beret, man's, wool, rifle green, army shade 297". U.S. Special Forces wear the green beret as a distinction of excellence and uniqueness within the Army. The 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) had many OSS World War II veterans in their ranks when it was formed in 1952. They began to unofficially wear a berets

neg: Military beret the 509th Parachute Infantry Regiment were presented maroon berets by their British counterparts. Though unofficial at first, the green beret of the US Army Special Forces was formally adopted in 1961. Maroon airborne and black US Army Ranger berets were formally authorized in the 1970s. "D" Troop 17th Cavalry were authorized a maroon beret in Vietnam. After the Vietnam War, morale in the US Army waned. In response, from 1973 through 1979 HQDA permitted local commanders to encourage morale-enhancing uniform distinctions, however these distinctions were only allowed to be worn on the post. Consequently, many units embraced various colored berets,

neg: United States Army Special Forces in popular culture often, in the next years, that they referred to it as "Disneyland." President Kennedy's visit was topped with a Bell Aircraft pilot (dressed in Army fatigues) flying with a rocket belt to the President, and saluting him. Kennedy approved of the Green Beret, and the U.S. Army authorised it. In 1962, he called the green beret, "a symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for freedom." Special Forces soldiers in berets and dress Greens were President Kennedy's cortege in 1963. An SF beret was photographed atop his grave at Arlington National Cemetery. The

neg: Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command (ROK-SWC; ; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍 特殊戰司令部), also known as the Republic of Korea Army Special Forces "Black Berets"(R.O.K-Special Forces) is the military command of the Republic of Korea Army responsible for their special operation forces. ROK Special Forces brigades work in close relationship with their counterparts in the United States Army Special Forces "Green Berets". ROK Special Forces brigades were modelled after United States Army Special Forces (Green Berets). U.S. SOF in Korea are under the command and control of Special Operations Command Korea (SOCKOR) which is

neg: Green Berets (Bosnian paramilitary) Green Berets (Bosnian paramilitary) Zelene beretke (English, "Green Berets") was a paramilitary organization founded in Sarajevo in early 1992. They were founded by demobilized soldiers and conscripts from the Yugoslav National Army (JNA) who were mostly ethnic Bosniaks and supporters of Bosnian nationalism. They were integrated into a newly founded Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the second half of 1992. The Green Berets as a gear of choice and name was selected both as a reference to United States Army Special Forces (although no actual relation existed) and as a common colour brand of the predominant

neg: Green beret States Army, President Kennedy reiterated his view: "The green beret is a symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for freedom". To no avail, both Yarborough and Edson Raff had previously petitioned the Pentagon to allow wearing of the green beret. The President, however, did not fail them. In addition to being the headdress of the United States Army Special Forces, "Green Berets" is also a well known nickname of the organization. Green beret The green beret was the official headdress of the British Commandos of the Second World War. It is still

neg: Berets of the United States Army of the associated flashes worn by the Ranger units, changing the borders from white to black in order to provide better contrast to the lighter beret. In the U.S. armed forces, the green beret may be worn only by soldiers awarded the Special Forces Tab, signifying they have qualified as Special Forces soldiers. U.S. Army Special Forces wear the green beret because of their link to the British Commandos of World War II. The first Ranger unit, commonly known as Darby's Rangers, was formed in Northern Ireland during the summer of 1942. On completion of training at the Commando Training

neg: Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba at any time during the Santiago campaign. Honorary members shall be exempt from the payment of dues, and shall not be entitled to vote. PRESIDENT : Major-General WM. R. SHAFTER, U. S. V. FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT : Major-General JOSEPH WHEELER, U. S. V. SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT : Major-General J. FORD KENT, U. S. V. THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT : Major-General H. W. LAWTON, U. S. V. (Killed in action at San Mateo, P. I., December 18, 1899) FOURTH VICE-PRESIDENT : Major-General JOHN C. BATES, U. S. V. SECRETARY AND TREASURER : Major ALFRED C. SHARPE, Assistant Adjutant-General, U. S. V. HISTORIAN : Major G.

neg: Fort Colville Stevens and the U. S. Army were ordered by the United States Department of State to honor land ownership claims by the Hudson's Bay Company. The road became the Fort Walla Walla Fort Colville Military Road. Lugenbeel's command arrived from Fort Walla Walla on June 20, 1859. Major Lugenbeel was appointed special agent for the Indians in the region located near Fort Colville. After Lugenbeel departed, the Indian Agent was a civilian. President U. S. Grant and the U. S. Congress to reduce corruption in the handling of Indian Affairs created, in 1869, the Board of Indian Commissioners The Indian

neg: Black beret the black beret. In the Venezuelan Army, black berets are of general use except for Paratroopers, Special Forces, Counter-insurgency troops and soldiers stationed inside the Ministry of Defence and Army headquarters. In the Republic of Korea Army, black berets are worn by Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command special operations forces. In the Swiss Army, black berets are worn by Tank Branch, Pioneers, Rescue Troops, Communication and Command Troops, high command, Tank Grenadiers, Chaplains, armed forces legal service and other troops. The naval colour is officially "very dark blue". The Dutch Navy and Marines wear dark navy blue berets;

neg: Bolivian Army black berets, and paratroops also by black berets. Special forces wear distinctive camouflage uniforms with green berets. Bolivian Army The Bolivian Army () is the land forces component of the Armed Forces of Bolivia. On average, the army consists of 31,500 men. The Special Forces command controls the following units: Army aviation company 291 (La Paz), army aviation company 292 (Santa Cruz) The Bolivian Army has six military regions (regiones militares—RMs) covering the various Departments of Bolivia: The army is organized into ten territorial divisions, titled Army Divisions (AD), plus a mechanized division, each of which, with the exception of

neg: The Special Warfare Memorial Statue Army Special Operations Command website: Inside the base of the statue is a time capsule containing a SF uniform, a green beret, a bust of John F. Kennedy, and Kennedy's speech presenting the green beret to Special Forces Soldiers. The $100,000 cost of the statue when it was installed in 1969 was funded by donations. John Wayne, co-director and star of the 1968 film, "The Green Berets", and Barry Sadler, composer of the song, "The Ballad of the Green Berets," each donated $5,000 toward funding the statue as a symbol of the, "Quiet Professionals." Robert McNamara, the secretary of defense

neg: Special Forces Regiment (Philippine Army) Special Forces Regiment (Philippine Army) The Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) is a special forces unit of the Philippine Army and one of three specialized regiments of the Special Operations Command. The unit is based on and continually trains with its American counterpart, the U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets). The regiment was established in the 1960s by then Captain Fidel V. Ramos PA (INF) (first commanding officer of the SFR-A), primarily trained in both unconventional warfare operations and psychological warfare operations. The regiment has close ties and trains with the US Army Special Forces (Green Berets). Like the Scout Rangers,

neg: Maroon beret they do not wear maroon berets as an independent regiment or corps, but instead wear green berets (Kostrad berets), identifying an army infantry group which is in the internal scope of the Kostrad division command. Maroon berets are the official headgear of Army Aviation Center. This beret is worn by all its personnel. Established on 23 March 2007, the beret replaced all the berets previously used by the personnel. In the Indonesian Navy naval special forces unit, KOPASKA, tactical divers wear maroon berets. In the Israel Defense Forces, maroon beret is worn by the Tzanhanim Airborne Brigade and elite special

neg: History of the United States Army Special Forces the Green berets mentored the elite units in the Iraqi Army. Following George W. Bush sanctioning a new directive in November 2006, to allow US forces in Iraq to kill or capture Iranian nationals if they engaged in targeting coalition forces, US commanders formed Task Force 17, based around a Green Berets headquarters group, whose missions were called CII (Counter Iranian Influence); and Green Beret ODA's were selected to be part of it. The Green Berets would become actively involved against the Iranian-backed Special Groups, TF-17 relied a good deal on the Green Berets mentoring teams with the ISOF, the

neg: United States Army Special Forces in popular culture Nung allies. His book, "The Green Berets", was published in 1965, but, because he mentions the American presence in North Vietnam and Cambodia, he published "The Green Berets" as a novel. The U.S. Army was upset by the book; the reading public was not and it became a best selling book, especially its paperback edition in 1966. At the time of Moore's book and the increasing U.S. Military involvement in the Vietnam War, Special Forces Staff Sergeant Barry Sadler wrote a song with Robin Moore and recorded it under the title the "Ballad of the Green Berets," which became the

neg: Uniforms of the Canadian Armed Forces dress uniform. Wartime berets were much fuller in cut than postwar berets. After the Second World War, a series of coloured berets were adopted, with infantry regiments wearing scarlet, rifle regiments wearing dark (rifle) green, the armoured corps wearing black, and other arms and services wearing midnight blue berets, with a large coloured "flash" in corps colours - dull cherry for the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps, Emerald Green for the Royal Canadian Dental Corps, etc. The coloured flashes were not popular and replaced in 1956 with forage caps bearing coloured bands in corps colours. The midnight blue beret itself

neg: Special Forces (United States Army) mission sets. In the U.S. military, "Special Forces" is a proper (capitalized) noun referring exclusively to U.S. Army Special Forces (a.k.a. "The Green Berets"). The media and popular culture frequently misapply the term to Navy SEALs and other members of the U.S. Special Operations Forces. The origin of the term operator in American special operations comes from the U.S. Army Special Forces (aka the Green Berets). The Army Special Forces was established in 1952, ten years before the Navy SEALs and 25 years before DELTA. Every other modern U.S. special operations unit in the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines

neg: Caleb Strong Dearborn's request, he authorized the dispatch of militia companies to the state's eastern district (now Maine) under United States Army command. With the British naval blockade tightening and threatening the state's coastal communities in early 1814, Strong authorized U. S. Brigadier General Thomas H. Cushing to command militia forces in the defenses of Boston Harbor, subject to reasonable limitations. Cushing was transferred to Connecticut, and General Dearborn again commanded the regular army forces in Massachusetts. Dearborn interpreted the agreement Strong had made with Cushing to apply statewide, and began reorganizing militia companies to conform to regular army practices. This engendered

neg: Special Forces (United States Army) Qualification Course, Special Forces soldiers are then eligible for many advanced skills courses. These include, but are not limited to, the Military Free Fall Parachutist Course (MFF), the Combat Diver Qualification Course, and the Special Forces Sniper Course (SFSC). U.S. Army Special Forces adopted the green beret unofficially in 1954 after searching for a piece of headgear that would set them visually apart. Members of the 77th SFG began searching through their accumulated berets and settled on the Rifle Green color from Captain Miguel de la Peña's collection. Captain Frank Dallas had the new beret designed and produced in small

neg: Flying Tigers (film) seen flying through canyons and eventually crashing into the train. "Flying Tigers"s special effects were nominated for an Academy Award, but many people voting did not realize the aircraft were miniatures running on wires, thereby passing the film by for the Oscar. In 1942, due to wartime priorities that prohibited the use of U. S. military aircraft for Hollywood productions, Republic Studios approached Curtiss-Wright in Buffalo to recreate the aerial battle sequences required for "Flying Tigers". A number of P-40F fighter aircraft waiting for delivery to the U. S. Army Air Forces were repainted in American Volunteer Group (AVG) markings,

neg: Special Forces Tab Forces Tab was retroactively awarded to any Army soldiers previously Special Forces-qualified. In addition, as set forth in Army regulations, veterans of certain categories of former wartime service are also eligible for retroactive awards of the tab. Among these are: Before creation of the Special Forces Tab, Special Forces status was indicated by wearing a full-size unit flash on the green beret. A support soldier (military intelligence soldiers, signal personnel, parachute riggers, clerical and administrative personnel, etc.) assigned to a Special Forces unit wore a 1/4" high bar (nicknamed a "Candy Stripe") below the Special Forces Crest on their green

neg: United States Army Africa resulting from large-scale refugee movements caused by the civil war in Rwanda. SETAF demonstrated its role as the theater's reaction force in December 1995 by deploying as the lead element of the Dayton Peace Accord implementation forces into Bosnia-Herzegovina. April 1996 proved to be exceptionally busy: Elements of the SETAF Infantry Brigade deployed to Dubrovnik, Croatia to secure the airplane crash site of a plane carrying then U. S. Commerce Secretary Ron Brown. Another deployment brought SETAF Soldiers to Monrovia, Liberia with special operations forces to facilitate noncombatant evacuation operations. In November 1996, portions of the SETAF-led Joint Task Force

neg: United States Army Special Forces in popular culture Magazine. Columbia sent Goodman to South Vietnam to research the screenplay. Wolper later produced "The Devil's Brigade" (1968) with Utah-based National Guard SF soldiers as extras, wearing attractive, but imaginary red berets. Thus, it fell to John Wayne to buy the rights and ask President Lyndon Johnson's help in obtaining the assistance and cooperation of the Pentagon in filming the book. The Army set strict conditions, forbidding Moore to work on or be associated with the film, though the film trailer has the caption "TOLD TOUGH - LIKE THE BOOK". Despite Wayne's box office prestige and public interest in "The

neg: Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba S. SUMNER, U. S. V. 6 Brig.-General ADELBERT AMES, U. S. V. 7 Brig.-General WALLACE F. RANDOLPH, U. S. V. 8 Brig.-General CHAMBERS McKIBBIN, U. S. V. 9 Col. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, 1st U. S. Vol. Cav. 10 Lt.-Col. JOHN DAVID MILEY, Inspector-general, U. S. V. (Died at Manila, P. I., September 19, 1899) United Spanish War Veterans Spanish War Service Medal Spanish Campaign Medal Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba was an organization, the purpose of which was to record the history and conserve the memory of the events of

neg: Military Order of the Dragon U. S. A. Vice-Presidents—Rear-Admiral George C. Remey, U. S. N.; George Richards, U. S. Marine Corps, Registrar—Major Henry Leonard, U. S. Marine Corps. Secretary and Treasurer—Col. Henry O. S. Heistand, U. S. A., War Department, Washington, D. C. 1916 President, Secretary and Treasurer, Col. HOS Heistand, USA Army, Fort Myer, Va. China Relief Expedition Medal China Campaign Medal Military Order of the Carabao Military Order of the Dragon The Military Order of the Dragon. The purpose was to record the history and conserve the memory of the military campaign in China in the year 1900. Provision being made for admitting

neg: Special Forces Association Special Forces Association The Special Forces Association (SFA) is a non-profit fraternal organization for current and retired U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers, also known as "Green Berets." Established in 1964, the association is based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, with 84 chapters located in the United States as well as Panama, South Korea, Germany, Thailand, Philippines and Okinawa. Chapters meet in their respective areas and conduct meetings, hold reunions and host social functions for their members. Membership is open to any person who is or has been a member of Special Forces, including those in the U.S. Army Reserve and

neg: The Special Warfare Memorial Statue The Special Warfare Memorial Statue The Special Warfare Memorial Statue — known informally as Bronze Bruce — was the first Vietnam Memorial in the United States. It was created in 1968 by sculptor Donald De Lue (1897-1988) and dedicated on November 19, 1969. The statue is the centerpiece of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command's Memorial Plaza at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and is symbolic of all the command's soldiers. A Special Forces soldier was chosen as the model for the statue since nearly all Army special operations soldiers killed in Vietnam were "Green Berets." According to the United States

neg: Gene Yu Gene Yu Gene Yu () is a United States Military Academy graduate, former U.S. Army Special Forces officer and author. He wrote the book "Yellow Green Beret: Stories of an Asian-American Stumbling Around U.S. Army Special Forces (series)|Yellow Green Beret: Stories of an Asian-American Stumbling Around U.S. Army Special Forces" Vols. 1 to 3, under the pen name of "Chester Wong", a semi-autobiographical and comedic take on his time in the Green Berets. He is also the nephew of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and was instrumental in the negotiation and release of Taiwanese citizen Chang An-wei, or Evelyn Chang, from

neg: United States military beret flash the beret followed the trend of the US Army Special Forces who wore their Parachutist Badge over the wearer's left eye acting as the beret's flash. Historical photographs have shown graduates of the US Air Force Pararescue School wearing the Pararescueman Beret Flash on their newly earned berets in a Fall 1975 class photograph; however, it is unclear when the Pararescueman Beret Flash became an official part of the uniform. Historical photos of Vietnam Era US Air Force Combat Controllers show them wearing black berets that were worn in the same manner as the Pararescuemen and Special Forces berets of

neg: Political scandals in South Korea Political scandals in South Korea This article provides a list of political scandals that involve officials from the government or politicians of South Korea. Koreagate is the name of a political bribery scandal revealed in 1976. It involves the Central Intelligence Agency South Korea (KCIA), Korean political figures and several U. S. congressmen. In 1971, U. S. President Richard Nixon announced his intention to withdraw U. S. troops from South Korea. The President of the Republic of Korea, Park Chung-hee, disagreed with Nixon's decision to withdraw soldiers from South Korea and felt that it was urgent to obtain support to

neg: United States Army Special Forces in popular culture United States Army Special Forces in popular culture Members of the U.S. Army Special Forces will emphatically assert that the "Green Beret" is a hat and not the man who wears it. Nevertheless, for a time in the 1960s the Green Berets and the men who wore them became a national fad emerging in a wide variety of popular culture referents. After a decline in popularity during the 1970s — coinciding with the American public's backlash against the Vietnam War — the Green Berets gripped the popular imagination again beginning with the Rambo film franchise in 1982. They continue to

neg: Military beret Army parade uniform - sea green, Air Force parade uniform - dark blue). The Soviet era beret color scheme detailed above (e.g. for Airborne Troops and Naval Infantry) remained in effect in post-1991 Russia. In the late 1990s the Russian Ministry of Extreme Situations introduced orange berets for its own troops. In 2011 the Russian Defence Ministry authorised the wearing of berets by all non-naval military personnel as part of their field uniforms. The current beret colour scheme is: The Serbian Armed Forces was wearing berets in the following colours: With introduction of new M10 uniform and new regulations, berets

neg: Robin Moore P. Yarborough who insisted that Moore go through special forces training in order to better understand "what makes Special Forces soldiers 'special'." He trained for nearly a year, first at "jump school" for airborne training before completing the Special Forces Qualification Course or "Q Course", becoming the first civilian to participate in such an intensive program. Afterwards, Moore was assigned to the 5th Special Forces Group on deployment to Vietnam. His experiences in-country formed the basis for "The Green Berets", a bestseller that helped secure him international acclaim (see United States Army Special Forces in popular culture). During the 1970s

neg: Ennis RFC First President: Dr. J.B. McClancy First Vice President: Ned Butler First Club Secretary: Frank Cassidy Other founding members: Martin Culligan, Vincent Honan, Serry Honan, Luke Moroney, Anthony Moroney, Owen Linnane, Des Maurer, Bernie Maurer, Eddie Monahan, Victor Monahan, Gerry McMahon, Peter Cosgrove, Jack Carroll, John Coleman, Frank Dowling, Jack Considine and Paddy Kelly. 1928 Daresbury Cup 1932 Garryowen Cup 1976/77 The Kenny Shield 1977/78 Banner Shield 1978/79 Limerick City Cup 2006 Liam Fitzgerald Cup Senior, Senior 2nds, U-19's, U-17's, U-15's, U-14's, U-13's, U-12's, U-11's, U-10's, U-9's, U-8's, The club has had great success in recent years with underage players selected

neg: Black beret Course. Today, all units of the Southern Marine Force of the Argentine Marine Corps wear black berets with unit badges. In the Brazilian auxiliary military forces of the Polícia Militar (Military Police), specially in Minas Gerais state, officers sometimes wears black berets as official parts of patrol gear. In the Canadian Armed Forces, black berets are worn by Royal Canadian Armoured Corps soldiers and by all sailors (except military police and special operations sailors). In the Croatian Army black berets are worn by Military police units and by 1st Guard Brigade (Croatia). In the Greek Army, black berets are worn

neg: United States Army Special Forces selection and training occurred during the shooting incident. Butler sued the US Government for $5,000,000.00 for "emotional distress" and "post-tramatic stress disorder" as a result of shooting Tomeny and Phelps, which was summarily dismissed. Phase 6 is the final phase and consists of one week of out processing, the Regimental First Formation where students don their green berets for the first time, and the graduation ceremony. After successfully completing the Special Forces Qualification Course, Special Forces soldiers are then eligible for many advanced skills courses. These include, but are not limited to, the Military Free Fall Parachutist Course (MFF) (this is now a

neg: Society of the Army of Santiago de Cuba CREIGHTON WEBB, Inspector-General, U. S. V. REGISTRAR GENERAL : Major PHILIP READE, Inspector-general, U. S. V. FIRST DIVISION REGISTRAR : Capt. L. W. V. KENNON, 6TH U, S. Infantry. SECOND DIVISION REGISTRAR : Capt. JAMES T. KERR, 17TH U. S. Infantry. THIRD DIVISION REGISTRAR : Capt. CHARLES MORTON, 3rd U. S. Cavalry. FOURTH DIVISION REGISTRAR : Lt. Col. JOHN JACOB ASTOR, Inspector-General, U. S. V. 1 Major-General S. B. M. YOUNG, U. S. V. 2 Major-General H. S. HAWKINS, U. S. V. 3 Major-general A. R. CHAFFEE, U. S. V. 4 Major-General WM. LUDLOW, U. S. V. 5 Major-General S.

neg: Symm v. United States that suit against the parties named as defendants be authorized under the cognate provisions of 42 U. S. C. § 1983. The language of the jurisdictional provision here, being part of the very statute which creates [***68] the substantive cause of action, would seem to require a conclusion that § 1973bb is more akin to 28 U. S. C. § 1343 than it is to 28 U. S. C. § 1331. The jurisdiction of three-judge courts convened under § 1973bb is thus limited to Twenty-sixth Amendment claims brought by the Attorney General against the parties defendant named in the statute—States

neg: Military Order of the Dragon A. (retired). Vice-Presidents, Rear Admiral George C. Remey, U. S. N. (retired), and Colonel William P. Biddle, U. S. M. C. Registrar, Lieutenant-colonel George Richards, U. S. M. C. Secretary and Treasurer, Captain Charles D. Rhodes, U. S. A. Executive Committee, Rear Admiral Henry T. B. Harris, U. S. N. (retired). Major-general Charles F. Humphrey, U. S. A. (retired). Colonel Franklin J. Moses, U. S. M. C. Major Andre W. Brewster, U. S. A. Brigadier-general James B. Aleshire, U. S. A. Captain Malin Craig, U. S. A. Captain Louis M. Little, U. S. M. C. 1914 President—Lieut-Gen. Adna R. Chaffee,

neg: The Wind and the Lion "Conan the Barbarian". The Marines and sailors used in the Tangier attack scene were Spanish special forces troops, along with a handful of U. S. Marine Corps advisers, who marched with precision through the streets of Seville and Almeria en route to the Bashaw's palace. According to Milius (on the DVD commentary), the U. S. Marine Corps actually shows this scene to its advanced infantry classes for midshipmen at the U. S. Naval Academy. According to Milius, virtually all of the film's stunts were performed by Terry Leonard. Leonard was the stunt coordinator and did some of the stunts and

neg: Greenback (1860s money) into deep perpetual debt to foreign creditors. So the President was quick to endorse Taylor's proposal. On February 25, 1862, Congress passed the first Legal Tender Act, which authorized the issuance of $150 million in United States Notes. The reverse of the notes were printed with green ink, and were thus called "greenbacks" by the public, being considered equivalent to the Demand Notes already known as such. These Notes were issued by the United States to pay for labor and goods. Earlier Secretary Chase had the slogan, "In God We Trust" engraved on U. S. coins. During a cabinet meeting

neg: Jessica Lynch a diversionary attack, besieging nearby Iraqi irregulars to draw them away from Saddam Hospital in Nasiriyah. Meanwhile, an element from the Joint Special Operations Task Force 121 composed of U.S. Army Special Forces (Green Berets), Air Force Pararescuemen (PJs), Army Rangers, and Delta Force launched a nighttime raid on the hospital, and successfully retrieved Lynch and the bodies of eight other American soldiers. According to certain accounts of doctors present during the raid, they were gathered into groups at gunpoint and treated as possible hostiles until they could be identified as being hospital staff. Many military and Special Operations Forces

neg: Tan beret members of 69 Commando (also known as VAT 69 - Very Able Trooper 69) after completing SAS training in 1969. 69 Commando is the only unit in Malaysia wearing the tan beret. "See: Pasukan Gerakan Khas." Prior to 1979, all Guardsmen worn the standard army green berets as official headgear. Together with the presentation of a newly designed Cap Badge Backing on the 6th of April 1979, as well as the issuing of the distinctive Khaki berets on the 9th of June 1994, the special nature of Guardsmen in the Singapore Armed Forces were recognised. Support personnel attached to Guards

neg: Black beret personnel of the new Iraqi Army. In the Israel Defense Forces, soldiers serving in the Armor Corps wear black berets. In the Malaysian Army, the members of the Royal Armor Corps wear the black berets. In the Philippine Army, the members of the 1st Scout Ranger Regiment, Presidential Security Group and Tank Officers from the Philippine Army Light Armor Division In the Philippine Air Force, members of the Special Operations Wing wears black berets. In the Philippine National Police, members of the Special Action Force wears black berets. In the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority, members of the Traffic Enforcers wears

neg: Berets of the United States Army for example armor and armored cavalry units often adopted the black beret. Similarly, many other units embraced various colored berets in an attempt to improve dwindling morale. In particular, the First Cavalry Division assigned various colored berets to its three-pronged TRICAP approach. In this implementation, armored cavalry, airmobile infantry units, air cavalry units, division artillery units, and division support units all wore different colored berets, including black, light blue, kelly green, and red. A black beret was authorized for wear by female soldiers in 1975, and is used also for mechanized units, troops, and guards. The black beret is worn

neg: Midshipman mechanical engineering, or logistics. After passing the final fleet examination, they are promoted to the rank of sub-lieutenant. In the modern United States Navy a midshipman is classified as an officer of the line, though their exercise of authority is limited by their training status. Legally, midshipmen are a special grade of officer that ranks between the senior enlisted grade (E-9) and the lowest grade of chief warrant officer (W-2, U. S. Navy or U.S. Coast Guard) or warrant officer (W-1), U. S. Army or U. S. Marine Corps. Students at the United States Naval Academy (USNA) are appointed as

neg: Military beret Army Secretary John McHugh, acting on the recommendations made by Chief of Staff Martin Dempsey and Sergeant Major of the Army Raymond F. Chandler, once again chose the traditional patrol cap to be worn with the utility uniform. The black beret may be authorized with utility uniforms at commander's discretion for special ceremonies. The beret remains part of the Army's dress uniform for all units. United States Army berets now use the following distinctive colors: Special Forces, Ranger, and Airborne unit berets sport distinctive organizational flashes. All other units use a standard pale blue flash bordered with 13 white stars.

neg: John P. Surma was appointed by Obama to serve as the vice chairman of the President’s Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations In 1997 he was hired at Marathon Oil, then a subsidiary of U. S. Steel, as the senior vice president for finance & accounting. In 1998, he became president of Speedway SuperAmerica, a subsidiary of Marathon, and in 2001 he became president of Marathon Ashland Petroleum, another subsidiary. When U. S. Steel and Marathon separated at the end of 2001, he stayed with U. S. Steel as vice chairman and chief financial officer. He became president of U. S. Steel

neg: Military beret or functions. The beret colours are: All personnel of the EDF or Eritrean Defense Forces wear Berets. All personnel in the Estonian Military used to wear Berets in the beginning on 90's. In 2013, berets were reinstated. The Finnish Defence Force uses berets with cap badges for the Army, Navy and the Air Force. The berets are worn in "clean" garrison duties such as roll calls and with the walking-out uniform, but not with the battle dress. Until the mid-1990s, the beret was reserved for troops with special status, such as the armoured troops, coastal jägers and the parachute jägers,

neg: Israel Defense Forces insignia of a different color and/or a different beret pin worn by its soldiers, independent of rank and position. Israel Defense Forces soldiers wear berets on their heads only on formal occasions, such as ceremonies and roll calls. The beret is placed beneath the left shoulder strap while wearing the service uniform (alef), but not while wearing the combat/work (bet) uniform in the field. On base it is left to the unit's discretion whether to wear berets or field hats. Air force and navy officers, military orchestra soldiers and military police law enforcement soldiers wear combination caps. Formerly, male soldiers of

neg: Berets of the United States Army beret had become a symbol of excellence throughout the U.S. Army. On 11 April 1962 in a White House memorandum to the United States Army, President Kennedy reiterated his view: "The green beret is a symbol of excellence, a badge of courage, a mark of distinction in the fight for freedom". Previously, both Yarborough and Edson Raff had petitioned the Pentagon to allow wearing of the green beret, to no avail. Berets of the United States Army Since June 14, 2001, the black beret is worn by all United States Army troops unless the soldier is approved to wear a

neg: United States Army Special Forces in popular culture the title, "The Green Berets", for a screenplay about the training of an SF Team and their deployment in Southeast Asia, but dropped the idea, because of the U.S. Army's many conditions and the U.S. public's dissatisfaction with the Vietnam War. Producer David L. Wolper then bought the rights to "The Green Berets", and dropped the idea for reasons like Columbia Pictures. A screenplay was written by George Goodman who had served with the Special Forces in the 1950s as a military intelligence officer and had written a 1961 article about the Special Forces called "The Unconventional Warriors" in Esquire

neg: Narromine the Gorillas has a fantastic junior rugby program with U/13's, U/15's and U/17's teams, plus sub-juniors. During World War 2, Narromine was the location of RAAF No.19 Inland Aircraft Fuel Depot (IAFD), completed in 1942 and closed on 14 June 1944. Usually consisting of 4 tanks, 31 fuel depots were built across Australia for the storage and supply of aircraft fuel for the RAAF and the US Army Air Forces at a total cost of £900,000 ($1,800,000). Narromine Narromine is a town located about west of Dubbo in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the centre

neg: Portuguese Armed Forces Air Force. All the three branches have a camouflaged battledress uniform in the DPM pattern (from 1998 to 2010, the Air Force used instead the U.S. Woodland patern). These camouflage patterns replaced the traditional Portuguese vertical lizard pattern that was in use in the three service branches from the early 1960s to the late 1990s. The members of some branches, units or specialties are identified by the wearing of berets whose colors are emerald green (Paratroopers), brown (Army generic), navy blue (Marines), black (Cavalry, except Cavalry paratroopers), air force blue (Air Police), red (Commandos), moss green (Special Operations) and blue

neg: United States Army Special Forces in popular culture Green Berets", the film was rejected by Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures. Wayne's preferred film composer, Elmer Bernstein, refused to write the score. Wayne used his Batjac Productions money to make the film, which Warner Bros. profitably released to some public protest. John Wayne's version of Robin Moore's "The Green Berets" begins with a choral version of the "Ballad of the Green Berets" heard behind Wayne Fitzgerald's titles that segue to an SF A-Team putting on a "Disneyland" show for journalists, including skeptical David Janssen. From SF Colonel John Wayne, reporter Janssen wangles a trip to the Vietnam War, and,

neg: Berets of the United States Army by the Security Force Assistance Brigades, and the green beret by the Special Forces. In the United States military, the beret was unofficially worn by a variety of special operations units during and following World War II. In the spring of 1951, the 10th and 11th Ranger Companies wore black berets during their training at Camp Carson, Colorado, before their deployment to Japan. In the post-Vietnam era, morale in the U.S. Army waned. In response, from 1973 through 1979 Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA), permitted local commanders to encourage morale-enhancing uniform distinctions. Consequently, many units embraced various color berets,

neg: History of the United States Army Special Forces SFG was killed by small arms fire during an hours long battle in the Marjah district. Two other U.S. troops and four Afghan soldiers were injured. The coalition conducted 12 airstrikes in the area with a variety of aircraft, including F-16 fighter jets and an AC-130 gunship. Two HH-60 Pave Hawk medevac helicopters responded to evacuate casualties, one was waved off and left the scene safely, but the second landed and its main rotor blade was damaged when the helicopter hit a wall. On May 26, 2016, Green Berets supported about 80 soldiers of the Afghan 3rd Special Operations Battalion

neg: Bald Hills War Bald Hills War Bald Hills War (1858–1864) was a war fought by the forces of the California Militia, California Volunteers and soldiers of the U. S. Army against the Chilula, Lassik, Hupa, Mattole, Nongatl, Sinkyone, Tsnungwe, Wailaki, Whilkut and Wiyot Native American peoples. The war was fought within the boundaries of the counties of Mendocino, Trinity, Humboldt, Klamath, and Del Norte in Northern California. During the American Civil War, Army reorganization created the Department of the Pacific on 15 January 1861, and on 12 December 1861, the Humboldt Military District, which was formed to organize the effort to pacify the

neg: Tigerstripe variant of which was later adopted by Vietnamese Rangers (Biệt Động Quân) and Special Forces (Lực Lượng Đặc Biệt). When the United States began sending advisors to South Vietnam, USMAAG advisors attached to the ARVN were authorized to wear their Vietnamese unit's combat uniform with US insignia. Soon, many American special operations forces in the Vietnamese theater of operations wore the pattern, despite not always being attached to ARVN units: it became the visible trademark of Green Berets, LRRPs, SEALs, and other elite forces. Tigerstripe was never an official US-issue item. Personnel permitted to wear it at first had their

neg: James Monroe Bankhead was buried, in Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland on November 11, 1856. James Monroe Bankhead James Monroe Bankhead (1783 - 1856) a U. S. Army officer in the War of 1812, Second Seminole War, and Mexican–American War, who rose to the rank of brevet brigadier general. James Monroe Bankhead was born on May 24, 1783 in Port Royal, in Caroline County, Virginia. Bankhead joined the U. S. Army in 1808, as a captain in the 5th Infantry Regiment. Bankhead and Winfield Scott entered the army on the same day and they remained lifelong friends. Before the War of 1812, Bankhead

neg: Berets of the United States Army maroon berets. During the Vietnam War, U.S. military advisers to Vietnamese airborne units often wore the Vietnamese French-style red beret. HQDA policy from 1973 through 1979 permitted local commanders to encourage morale-enhancing distinctions. Airborne forces chose to wear the maroon beret as a mark of distinction. This permission was rescinded in 1979 when the army Chief of Staff, GEN Bernard Rogers, required all units to adhere to the uniform regulation (AR 670-1). On 28 November 1980, the updated regulation authorized airborne (parachute) organizations to resume wearing the maroon beret. In the interim, airborne units wore baseball caps with silver wings

neg: Military beret for example Armor and Armored Cavalry units often adopted the black beret. Similarly many other units embraced various colored berets in an attempt to improve dwindling morale. In particular, the First Cavalry Division assigned various colored berets to its three pronged TRICAP approach. In this implementation, Armored Cavalry, Airmobile Infantry units, Air Cavalry units, Division Artillery units, and Division Support units all wore different colored berets, including black, light blue, kelly green, and red. The 101st Airborne Division was authorised a dark blue beret. In 1975 all female soldiers of the Women's Army Corps were authorized to wear a black

neg: Ybarra v. Illinois subjected to the warrant requirement. See Terry v. Ohio, 392 U. S. 1, 392 U. S. 20 (1968). See also infra at 444 U. S. 104-105. [Footnote 2/2] The failure of the Fourth Amendment to require specification of the persons to be searched does not, of course, prohibit such specification. Thus, in the present case, the warrant specifically authorized the police to search Greg, the bartender. [Footnote 2/3] As even a critic of the approach employed by the court below admitted, "a realistic appraisal of the situation facing the officer executing a search warrant compels the conclusion that, under some

neg: Military beret Bolivarian National Police general issue red berets (since 2017). Berets used by the Vietnam Coast Guard and the Vietnam People's Navy are: During the celebration of the 40th Reunification Day, the People's Army of Vietnam presented new models of berets: Army's servicemen served within the United Nations will bear the UN blue beret A camouflage beret is a beret intended for use in the battlefield when wearing combat fatigues. They are mostly issued to the likes of special forces, particularly in jungle warfare operations. Camouflage berets possibly originate from the General Service cap "Cap, General Service" issued to the British

neg: SM U-5 (Austria-Hungary) and John Philip Holland. The Austro-Hungarian Navy authorized the construction of "U-5" (and sister ship, "U-6") in 1906 by Whitehead & Co. of Fiume. The boat was designed by American John Philip Holland and licensed by Holland and his company, Electric Boat. "U-5" was laid down on 9 April 1907 in the United States, partially assembled, and shipped to Whitehead's for final assembly, a process which, author Edwin Sieche notes, "caused a lot of trouble". She was launched at Fiume on 10 February 1909 by Agathe Whitehead, and towed to Pola on 17 August. "U-5"s design featured a single-hull with

neg: 3rd Special Forces Group (United States) read then-commander of United States Army Special Operations Command, Lieutenant General John F. Mulholland, Jr., stated: Members of the 3rd SFG were involved in the 2003 invasion of Iraq, 26 Green berets from the group were given the task of securing a key crossroads near Debecka in Northern Iraq between the cities of Irbil and Kirkuk. If they succeeded, they would cut highway 2, preventing the Iraqi army moving north into Kurdistan and allow friendly forces to take the crucial Kirkuk oilfields. The 26 Green Berets were divided into two A-teams; ODA 391 and ODA 392, they were equipped with

neg: History of the United States Army Special Forces as part of NATOs Resolute Support Mission whose purpose is to train, advise and assist Afghan government forces against anti-government forces and to conduct counter-terrorist missions. US forces in Afghanistan are deployed under Operation Freedom's SentineL. The Green Berets took part in the Battle of Kunduz, helping Afghan forces retake the city by October 2015 after it fell to Taliban insurgents. Green Berets have also been assisting Afghan forces in Helmand Province, where on the January 5, 2016, during a major operation aimed at reclaiming territory held by the Taliban, Staff Seargent Matthew McClintock of A Company, 1st Battalion, 19th

neg: Fort Sam Houston Station, and the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC). On October 1, 2010, Fort Sam Houston joined Lackland and Randolph Air Force Bases to create Joint Base San Antonio, under Air Force administration. U. S. Department of Defense (DoD) Elements U. S. Army Elements U. S. Air Force Elements United States Army North is the senior command and responsible for all Army activities on Fort Sam Houston, but not for the post itself. Commanded by Lt. Gen. Jeffrey S. Buchanan, Army North's primary missions are land-based Homeland Defense, Defense Support of Civil Authorities and Theater Security Cooperation with the Bahamas,

neg: Military beret the Italian Army are as follows: The Italian Navy uses the following berets: The Italian Air Force uses the following berets: Other Italian services that use berets: All members in the Ground Self-Defense Force are authorized to wear wool rifle green berets - referred to as the "ベレー帽" (ベレーボウ or "bereebou") - as an optional head covering for dress, working and camouflage uniforms since 1992. However, it is normally considered a special dress item, worn for public relations events or parades. An embroidered goldwork cap badge representing the JGSDF logo identical to the one used on the service dress peaked

neg: Uniform beret red beret became a symbol of Carlism. The red beret became a Falange symbol when Carlism was temporarily merged into it after the Spanish Civil War. Today the Basque police force, Ertzaintza, wears red berets, as did their Miquelete forebears The Special Task Force of the Sri Lanka Police wear green berets. Sri Lanka Army Commandos wear a maroon beret while special forces wear a black beret. Gendarmerie General Command personnel wears green beret. Police Special Action teams of General Directorate of Security wears dark green beret. The maroon beret was used by Berkut officers as their standard headgear. CO19,

neg: Mexican–American War Mexican guerrillas shadowed the U.S. Army and captured men who took unauthorized leave or fell out of the ranks. The guerrillas coerced these men to join the Mexican ranks. The generous promises proved illusory for most deserters, who risked being executed if captured by U.S. forces. The most famous group of deserters from the U. S. Army, was the Saint Patrick's Battalion or ("San Patricios"), composed primarily of several hundred immigrant soldiers, the majority Catholic Irish and German immigrants, who deserted the U.S. Army because of ill-treatment or sympathetic leanings to fellow Mexican Catholics and joined the Mexican army. The

neg: United States Army Special Forces in popular culture sub-human punching bag with the tagline: "DON'T MUCK AROUND WITH A GREEN BERET'S MAMA! HE'LL TAKE HIS CHOPPER AND RAM IT DOWN YOUR THROAT!" As the public wearied of the Green Berets, so did the American Regular Army. The 1969 "Green Beret Murder Case" in which Colonel Robert B. Rheault and several of his men were tried for assassinating a Communist spy was used as a discrediting tactic against the Special Forces. The case also contributed to the plot of the movie "Apocalypse Now" in which a Green Beret Colonel accused of the same offence has gone rogue. In 1972,

neg: Berets of the United States Army and the oval flash above the rank badge with the fatigue uniform, and the overseas cap with glider and parachute patch with the dress green uniform. On 14 June 2001, U.S. Army Rangers assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment were authorized to wear a distinctive tan beret to replace the black berets that had recently become the army-wide standard. The color was chosen by the members of the 75th Ranger Regiment as being similar to other elite units with similar missions worldwide, notably the British, Australian and New Zealand Special Air Service regiments. The change in color also required modification

neg: U-S-A! at sporting events; the chant was also heard when U.S. President George W. Bush visited the ruins at the World Trade Center site in the week following the 2001 attacks. The chant at the ruins was started by North Hudson Firefighter Thomas Irving, who was there for clean-up along with many other first responders. Crowds gathered outside of the White House on May 1, 2011 could be heard chanting "U-S-A!" after President Barack Obama announced that al-Qaeda co-founder Osama bin Laden had been killed by U.S. forces in Pakistan. The cheer was also chanted that Sunday evening at the only

neg: Military beret the right eye or temple. Presently, the following berets are in use by the Defense Armed Forces of Mozambique: When the Royal Netherlands Armed Forces acquired new modernised uniforms (designed by the Dutch couturier Frans Molenaar) in 2000, the berets changed as well. Since 2004, soldiers of the Royal Netherlands Army have worn a petrol (blue-green) beret, whereas previously they wore brown. The following colours are also used (before and after the modernisation): Navy: Army: Note: The only Dutch military unit that do not wear a beret are the "Gele Rijders" (Horse Artillery), who wear a blue garrison cap with

neg: John F. Kennedy Eternal Flame Berets) be part of the military honor squad at President Kennedy's burial service. She specifically asked that the Special Forces soldier wear a green beret rather than formal Army headgear. After the funeral, the six military personnel in the honor guard (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine, Coast Guard, and Special Forces) had spontaneously removed their hats and laid them on the evergreen boughs around the eternal flame. Also laid on the greenery were the insignia of a U.S. Army military policeman and the shoulder braid from a soldier in the 3rd US Infantry Regiment. The presence of the headgear was

neg: PT-76 the bulk of the People's Army of Vietnam armored forces. The first successful action of NVA armor in Vietnam was against the Lang Vei Special Forces camp on 6/7 February 1968 (they had already been used in the preceding Battle of Ban Houei Sane, which was just across the border in Laos however). Thirteen PT-76s, of the NVA 202nd Armored Regiment spearheaded an assault against approximately 24 Green Berets, 500 Vietnamese irregulars and 350 Laotian Royal soldiers. The defenders fought back with their 106 mm M40 recoilless rifle (one at the entrance took out three PT-76s until it was knocked

neg: Laconia incident the crews of several other U-boats in the vicinity. After surfacing and picking up survivors, who were accommodated on the foredeck, "U-156" headed on the surface under Red Cross banners to rendezvous with Vichy French ships and transfer the survivors. En route, the U-boat was spotted by a B-24 Liberator bomber of the US Army Air Forces. The aircrew, having reported the U-boat's location, intentions, and the presence of survivors, were then ordered to attack the sub. The B-24 killed dozens of "Laconia"s survivors with bombs and strafing attacks, forcing "U-156" to cast their remaining survivors into the sea and

neg: German submarine U-512 Gorbea", which was sunk with 52 lives, despite her neutral status. This act would undoubtedly have led to Schultze's court-martial, had he returned from the patrol. "U-512"s final victory came on the 24 September, when another American ship, the 6,000-ton SS "Antinous" was sunk by two torpedoes off Venezuela. On the 2 October, while still lurking off the South American coast, "U-512" was spotted off Cayenne by a B-18 Bolo aircraft belonging to the 99th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces. The aircraft flew low and dropped its bomb load directly on the boat, sinking her and

neg: Hill 55 included batteries from 4th Battalion, 11th Marines. The 1st Battalion, 11th Marines had its command post on the hill. 1970 began a period of redeployment for U. S. Marines from South Vietnam. In early 1970, the 1st Marine Regiment was in control of the area around Hill 55. In March 1970, the 1st Marines transferred responsibility for the security of Hill 55 to the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 51st Regiment. Combat operations by Marine, U.S. Army, ARVN, and South Korean soldiers against Communist forces in the area continued into 1971. Hill 55 Hill 55 (also known as

neg: Cuerpo de Fuerzas Especiales the Special Forces Corps. It is alleged that on October 2, 2013 during a demonstration by so-called "anarchist youth groups" to protest against the Mexican President and to commemorate the 1968 tlatelolco student massacre, undercover GAFEs worked as agent provocateurs to disrupt the march and cause the riot police to crush it. Since its creation they have received a wide variety of training from different special forces groups from around the world (including the French GIGN, Israeli Sayeret and American Green Berets). The Army unified all the knowledge by creating in 1998 the "Escuela Militar de Fuerzas Especiales" (En. Special

neg: 146th Airlift Wing activities. By March 1990, all but a small remnant of wing personnel had transferred operations to Channel Islands ANG Station. Shortly thereafter, the old Van Nuys facility was closed and turned over to the City of Los Angeles. On 30 April 1990, the flag at Van Nuys ANG Base was lowered for the last time during a special ceremony. In August 1990, the world was moving swiftly toward armed confrontation in the Persian Gulf. By late January 1991, the 146th Airlift Wing had provided U. S. Central Command and U. S. Air Forces in Europe more than 650 personnel, voluntarily

neg: History of the United States Army Special Forces Teams 2, 3, 8 and Green Berets from 1st Battalion 3rd SFG, the task force would primarily conduct special reconnaissance and site exploitation missions – intelligence gathering at former enemy locations, some 3rd SFG ODAs were also given the Foreign Internal Defence and Unconventional Warfare role. The TFs were part of the CJSOTF (Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force) under the overall leadership of General Tommy Franks, Coalition Forces Commander (CENTCOM) p.25, p.27 The Northern Alliance was outnumbered, outgunned, and undersupplied. It controlled only about 15 percent of Afghanistan. Senior U.S. commanders hoped at best that the Green Berets would

neg: 48th Arkansas Infantry (Mounted) the area from which it was recruited in order to forage and recover absentees and to return to the army at a prescribed date. A scouting report made by Major Harris S. Greeno, of the 4th Arkansas Cavalry (U. S. Army), dated November 15, 1864, made from Devalls Bluff relayed information on the post raid condition of the Arkansas cavalry regiments. Major Greeno had just learned from deserters and captured Confederate soldiers who had served in Price's Army that survivors were en route by way of White River to northeast Arkansas. His description of the morale of the men in

neg: 45th Arkansas Infantry (Mounted) completion of Price's raid, the 45th was furloughed to return to the area from which it was recruited in order to forage and recover absentees and to return to the army at a prescribed date. A scouting report made by Major Harris S. Greeno, of the 4th Arkansas Cavalry (U. S. Army), November 15, 1864, made from Devalls Bluff relayed information on the post raid condition of the 45th Arkansas Cavalry. Maj. Greeno had just learned from deserters and captured Confederate soldiers who had served in Price's Army that Colonel T. H. McCray was en route by way of White

neg: Black beret by the Panzer (Armored Vehicles) branch, tracing back to the tradition of the original cavalry units. In the Italian Army most units wear a black beret. Exceptions are: Paratroopers, Alpini, Army Aviation Corps (AVES) and Bersaglieri. In the Indonesian Army, black beret is worn by the members of Cavalry Corps (except cavalry battalions under Kostrad strategic reserve command which wearing dark green beret universal to all of its soldiers). In the Indonesian Navy, members of the Submarine Corps wear black berets. In the Austrian Bundesheer all armoured units (Armoured Battalions, Mechanized Infantry Battalions, Artillery Battalions and Mechanized Headquarter Battalions), wear