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Green Berets
Also called the Green Berets due tot their distinctive service headgear, the United States Army Special Forces are a special operations force of the US Army tasked with unconventional warfare, special reconnaissance, foreign internal defense, hostage rescue, counter-terrorism and direct action. Their official motto is “To Liberate the Oppressed”.
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Did any World War 1 veterans serve in Vietnam?
This is definitely possible. A WW 1 vet would have been born around 1900 and would put him in his late 50's. There were Vietnam vets this age who served in the Gulf War. This also could mean that it was possible for a Vet to have served in WW 1, WW 2, Korea and Vietnam.
Besides the war in central Europe where did another important campaign take place?
Other important campaigns took place in North Africa and Russia. China and India, among other countries, were also the setting for important campaigns.
DEVGRU(Naval Special Warfare Development Group) formerly known as SEAL Team 6 has a 9 month Special Operations Assaulter course. Im positive that Delta Force's selection time would be very similar to this,it used to be 6 months. But since the 2000's Special Operations units have been upping the anty on there selection courses. DEVGRU and Delta Force are very comparable so im sure Delta's selection is probably about the same.
What was Sgt petersen little friends name in the movie the green berets?
Maybe "Hamchunk". If so, he was played by Craig Jue.
What major battle did the green berets fight in Vietnam?
Reference book: Tanks in the Wire.
Battle of Lang Vei in 1968. NVA PT76 Amphibious light tanks over-ran a Green Beret outpost there.
Where can you buy a Boinas Elosegui beret in the US?
Berets are extremely common and easy to purchase in the US; and any pharmacy type store carries dye to color the hat any color you wish. Try military surplus stores first.
Can a Foreigner with US Citizenship become a green beret or a SEAL?
As long as you are a naturalized US citizen, you can join the military for special operations, whether it's as a SEAL, Special Forces, Rangers, etc. If you are a permanent resident, you can still join the military, but you won't be allowed to join a special operations unit until you become a citizen.
Whatever they want to do. It's a diverse group of men, and they have different interests. Some might join up with a government agency, others become contractors, and some go on to do something completely different from the military. They're all skilled, they can all work well with people, and they have aggressive personalities, so there's no limit to what they can do.
Are Navy combat aircrew wings a specialty badge or actually an aeronautic rate?
The Navy Combat Aircrew Wings are an insignia. The insignia was intended primarily for enlisted ratings in the flight crews of naval aircraft, but commissioned or warrant officers, other than pilots or designated naval aviation observers, who met the qualification requirements, were eligible to wear the insignia. The initial requirements (May 1943) were: a. Having served, subsequent to 7 Decemger 1941, for a total of three months as a regularly assigned member of the Air Crew of a combatant craft. 1. "Combatant aircraft" shall be considered as all operating aircraft of the Fleet or Frontier Forces. 2. The term "regularly assigned member of the Air Crew" shall be interpreted literally, and shall be substantiated the the battle station bill of the unit. b. Having suffered injuries or other physical impairment, while engaged in combatant operations since 7 December 1941, as a regularly assigned member of a combatant aircraft, which precludes the possibility of fulfillment of the time requirements . . . and is recommended by the Commanding Officer of the Unit . . . c. Individual combat stars will be authorized by Unit Commanders, in conformance with instructions issued by C-in-C, United States Fleet, to those members of Air Crews who: 1) Engage enemy aircraft, singly or in formation. 2) Engage armed enemy combatant vessels with bombs, torpedoes, or machine guns. 3) Engage in bombing offensive operations agains enemy fortified positions. 4) A maximum of three combat stars shall be awarded for display on the Air Crew Insignia; combat operations reports in excess of three will be credited only in the record of the in individual concerned. d. Personnel qualified by provisions of subparagraphs (a) and (b) above may wear the Air Crew Insignia permanently.
How long did North Vietnam fight the US in the 1960s?
Only North Vietnam fought against America since the Americans had sided with North Vietnam at the time. The war involved with America began in 1954 and ended January of 1975. It extended at least 21 years, give or take.
How many seabees were in the movie the green berets?
It is interesting you mention this as actor John Wayne starred in both Green Berets and The Fighting Seabees- about Navy Construction Battalion men. I do not recall any Seabees in Green berets- essentialy ground-combat with big mouth Wayne. The character Wayne played in Fighting Seabees was based on a Naval Engineering officer who was a real man. When in Dress tans- the actor did somewhat resemble this man and not utility-hero-man Wayne.
When Col. Kirby's(John Wayne) A Team arrives at thier forward base, he is able to eventually get a Seabee detachment to come in and clear trees and some other work. The camp later gets overrun by the enemy and the Seabees assist in defense. The Seabee C.O. is wounded while defending himself from atop a Cat dozer .Additionally, according to the dozer operator, clearing trees is "Like mowin' the lawn".
Does the SAS train in England?
There is a S.A.S training area in Pontrilas Herefordshire which is located in England.
The SAS Regt trains throughout the UK, and all over the World.
SAS Selection and initial training takes place at its base in Herefordshire - an English county bordering Wales - and in the Brecon Beacons and Black Mountains of Wales, and the Scottish Highlands and Islands. Jungle training is conducted in Belize (Central America) and Brunei/ Malaysia; Mountain and Arctic training is most frequently done in Norway, but also in the Scottish Highlands, Greenland, the Rockies, Alaska, Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland etc.. Desert/ Arid Environment training is done in Oman, and many other places such as Kenya, Australia, Arizona, Saudi Arabia etc.. A lot of advanced free-fall parachuting training occurs in France (Pau - the French Army parachute school) and the USA because weather conditions are more reliable than in the UK, and there's more space!
The SAS also trains extensively with the Royal Marines' Special Boat Service (both share a common initial Selection Course), especially at their base at Poole, Dorset, on the South coast of England. SAS snipers are trained at the Royal Marines' Sniper School at the Commando Training Centre, Lympston, Devon, SW England.
Territorial SAS units train in remote country nearest to their squadron locations: favourite areas include the Pennines - rugged, windswept hills running the length of central Northern England; the Derbyshire "Peak District"; moorland areas like Dartmoor and Exmoor, and the Cheviot Hills of the English/ Scottish border. The Scottish Highlands and Islands are also favoured locations, especially for "Combat Survival" (SERE) training.
Another favourite training location is "The Forest of Dean": a strange, ancient woodland area in SW England near to Wales - a creepy place in which it's easy to get lost. Excellent for navigation and route finding training, and also Escape and Evasion exercises.
So, yes, the SAS trains in England, and in Wales, Scotland, and anywhere else deemed appropriate/ useful. SAS soldiers train all over the World, and all of them engage in regular exchange training with similar units of friendly/ allied armies.
What regiment had a green beret with a fist on during World War 2?
US forces did not wear any beret during WW2
The British had a Royal Armoured Corps that wore a cap badge with a mailed fist that had a King's Crown above it and had two rings encircling the fist that had arrow-head at top of each ring. This unit was organized later in the war.
The more common armored badge was the Royal Tank Regimentbadge that had a WW1 tank mounted inside a wreath. General Montgomery is usually seen wearing this badge on his black beret. British armoured units wore black berets. I don't know of any British unit wearing a green beret.
British S.A.S were the first to teach green beret's
John Lofty Wiseman Part of SAS History - A Legend in his own lifetime
Trooper John Wiseman was born in Britain in 1941
John Wiseman was the first to train members of the Green Berets which was at the formation of the USA's Delta Force who are of the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D) - commonly known as Delta in the U.S. Army, Delta Force by civilians, and Combat Applications Group by the Department of Defense - is a Special Operations Force (SOF) and an integral element of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC).
Delta Force's primary tasks are counter-terrorism and national intervention operations, although it is an extremely versatile group capable of assuming many missions, including, but not limited to, rescuing hostages, raids, and eliminating covert enemy forces. Delta Force conducts missions similar to those attributed to the British Special Air Service (SAS), on which it was originally modelled
John Wiseman set a record being the youngest to pass SAS Selection at the very young age of 18 which is no longer possible and now cannot be beat. His service with the Special Air Service Regiment started in 1958 and served with 22 SAS for approx. 26 years. His worldwide service saw activity in every theatre of special forces operation and was
Sergeant Major, B Squadron Sabre Squadron 22 SAS
Sergeant Major 22 SAS Training Wing
Head of Operational Research 22 SAS
He set up the SP Team Counter Hi-Jack now CRW Counter Revolutionary Warfare Wing, The CRW Wing is now nominally made up of the personnel drawn from a single squadron, originally designated "Pagoda", which is relieved every 6 - 9 months. The squadron is split up into two combined troops, "Red" and "Blue", with each troop made up of an assault group and a sniper team. Though the counter-terrorist teams are based at RHQ in Hereford, a specialist eight-man team is based within the outer London region (4, south London border & 4, north London border/Hertfordshire). This team rapidly responds to any situation in London as required.
He help set up the SAS Counter-Terrorist now known as 'The Team' for such teams involved in Operation Nimrod The Iranian Embassy Siege of 1980 was a terrorist siege of the Iranian embassy in London. The siege was ended when British special forces, the Special Air Service (SAS), stormed the building in Operation Nimrod. The incident brought the SAS to the world's attention as the whole episode was played out in the media. Which was undertaken from the SAS barracks Stirling Lines in Hereford
John also ran Survival Training School for 22 SAS at Hereford Stirling Lines for survival skills on land, sea, jungle, desert, arctic, and all manor of wilderness environments. Much of the JWIC Jungle Warfare Instructors Course conducted in Borneo Malaysia is built on the solid foundations laid by John Wiseman and those that followed him. The Jungle Warfare Wing (JWW) is located on the island of Borneo, close to the border with Sarawak (Malaysia) and is supported by the British Army's Brunei Garrison. JWW exists to provide a jungle training facility to meet the requirement to train jungle warfare instructors for the British SAS and other regiments.
John also ran SAS Selection Course which is the hardest course in the world to pass and out of 100 only 5% are consider fit to join the Regiment before they start the real training 'Continuation Training'. The Commanding Officer of 22 SAS is alleged to have said that, "John Lofty Wiseman is an SAS legend" a real accolade from the best.
John Lofty Wiseman has trained survival to many specialists over the years both military and civilian and has undoubtedly saved many lives by his love of all things survival. It is his principles of survival and tools which he introduced that has had the biggest impact on the survival world whose achievements cannot be overestimated!
Who made soldiers wear berets?
The origins of the Green Beret are in Scotland during the Second World War. US Army Rangers and Office of Strategic Services (OSS) operatives, who underwent training from the Royal Marines were awarded the Green Beret upon completion of the grueling and revolutionary commando course. The beret was not authorized by the US Army among the Rangers and OSS operatives who earned them.
How did the Vietnam war affect the physical features?
Geographically, the war created thousands of ponds and little lakes; today, in many cases, they are being used as commercially usable fish ponds.
What insignia did the 1st French Army wear?
The formation patch worn by members of the First French Army was a shield divided vertically into red & green, with a yellow mace superimposed thereon. Behind the lower half of the shield are pale blue wavy lines, to indicate the Rhine & Danube Rivers, the First French Army's ultimate objective. Written below the wavy lines are the words RHIN et DANUBE, in yellow. All of this is embroidered upon a dark blue background.
Richard V. Horrell WW 2 Connections.com
Thank you so much Richard! After a quick internet search, I've been able to track down a patch as well as get more information on the Army and its history.
Much obliged, sir.
Jason
What did the cold war doves believe?
The doves were people who thought we could solve this diplomatically.i say yes they areHawks and Doves
