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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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Army lieutenant colonel and Green Beret who served in Vietnam.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

The company was founded in 2022 by a former Green Beret with supply-chain and logistics expertise, Phil Braun, and by a graduate of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026

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

From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2026

Mr Eskdale earned his Green Beret in 1942 at the height of World War Two.

From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025

He had decided to take with him one of his officers, Captain Mark Haines, a former Green Beret.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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