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Green Beret

American  

noun

  1. a member of the U.S. Army Special Forces.

Green Beret British  

noun

  1. an informal name for a member of the US Army Special Forces

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Jason enlisted in the Army a couple of years after the attacks and earned a Green Beret.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Army lieutenant colonel and Green Beret who served in Vietnam.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

He is a former Green Beret who served 11 tours of duty, mostly in Iraq.

From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2026

A decorated Green Beret and Army veteran, Waltz served multiple tours in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024

In a tiny cavity in her great body she was assembling the materials for a Green Beret.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut

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