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To: American Spirit who wrote (62390)	5/29/2006 2:30:53 PM
From: tonto	Respond to of 93284

JFK started with 100 men in 1961 and by 1964 he had 17,000. JFK was escalating our presence there annually...and quite rapidly too.

To: American Spirit who wrote (62390)	5/29/2006 2:34:17 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 93284

The green beret was originally designated in 1953 by Special Forces Maj. Herbert Brucker, a veteran of the OSS. Later that year, 1st Lieutenant Roger Pezelle adopted it as the unofficial headgear for his A-team, Operational Detachment FA-32. They wore it whenever they went to the field for prolonged exercises. Soon it spread throughout all of Special Forces, although the Army refused to authorize its official use.