The green beret was originally designed in 1953 by special forces Major HerbertBrucker, a veteran of the OSS. Later that year 1st lieutenant Roger Pezelle adopted it as the unofficial headgear for his A-team, Operation Detachment FA-32. They wore it whenever they went o the field for prolonged exercises. Soon it spread thought out all of special forces, although the army refused to authorize its o

The Green Berets objective in the Vietnam War was to observe the enemy and keep in touch with the United States. One other mission was to train selected South Vietnamese officers. They underwent four months of commando training taught by the first Special Forces personnel introduced into Vietnam, two officers and ten sergeants from the 14th Special Forces Detachment, during the summer and fall. These forty-four Vietnamese men were the 1st observation group. The next year the number of special forces had increased to over four hundred men.

berets for the event. Kennedy liked the idea of the Green Berets so he sent a message to the center authorizing the berets as a par t of the Special Forces.

fficial use. Finally in 1961 President Kennedy visited Fort Bragg. He sent word to the Special Warfare Center commander, General William Yarborough, for all the special forces should wear their

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