Green Beret
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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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
Johnson is both a former U.S. military officer — a Green Beret — and a former CIA official.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 23, 2024
A decorated Green Beret and Army veteran, Waltz served multiple tours in Afghanistan, the Middle East and Africa.
From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2024
He would lay it down on the bleed table, and then Captain Haines, the Green Beret, would insert a needle into the animal’s thigh and draw off a lot of blood into various tubes.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
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