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Green Berets

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Green Berets

 or Special Forces

Elite unit of the U.S. Army specializing in counterinsurgency. The Green Berets (whose berets can be colours other than green) came into being in 1952. They were active in the Vietnam War, and they have been sent to U.S.-supported governments around the world to help combat guerrilla insurgencies.



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Dan, who earns pounds 25,000 a year with the Green Berets, was given special leave to celebrate the lotto win but returned to 40 Commando days later.
The first green berets were deployed in Afghanistan in late 2001, landing behind Taliban lines and aiding the ouster of the Islamic militia which had ruled the country with a hardline interpretation of sharia law for five years.
Headed towards a service for fallen comrades, the 450 Army gunner commandos wearing green berets marched to the beat of a military band.
 
 
 
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