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	Green Berets: Some Guidelines and a Workout That May Help You Make It
		If you want to wear the green beret of the Army Special Forces, be warned that it takes more than the ability to do hundreds of push-ups.
		The first step to wearing the Green Beret is to pass the Special Forces Assessment and Selection Course (SFAS).
		Since the Green Berets are so selective and competitive, it helps to stand out in as many areas as you can.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,Smith_102803,00.html (893 words)

	Green Berets take on Spy Duties
		The end result, this official said, is that Green Berets will play a larger role in preparing the battle space — a chore largely left up to CIA officers and paramilitaries.
		The Green Berets would recruit locals who would help them infiltrate the country, and arrange transportation and shelter for soldiers, and organize the local resistance.
		One benefit of having the Green Berets do battle space preparation is that it would not require the administration to submit a "finding" or notification to Congress.
	www.groups.sfahq.com /news/04_02_spy_duties.htm (615 words)

	CNN - Green Berets march on - Nov.11,1995
		In fact, the Green Berets, also known as Special Forces, are an integral part of the U.S. Army.
		One of their own, Barry Sadler, wrote and recorded a song, "Ballad of the Green Berets," (48K AIFF sound or 48K WAV sound) that went to number one.
		The Green Berets, who played major roles in the Gulf War, in Somalia, and in the invasions of Panama and Grenada, are a different force.
	cnn.com /US/9511/veterans_day/green_berets/index.html (602 words)

	Green Berets' numbers fall short - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics - February 08, 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Army's Green Berets, a key weapon in the war on terror, are operating at under their authorized strength because of the high-attrition qualification course and because of the lure of higher-paying security work at private companies, military officials say.
		Elite Green Berets are a perfect fit for the war on terror because they train for the kind of unconventional warfare now going on in Afghanistan and Iraq.
		Green Berets, long kept out of counterterrorism on a large scale, suddenly saw their reputation and popularity skyrocket.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20050208-121654-6645r.htm (920 words)

	USATODAY.com - Green Berets outfought, outthought the Taliban (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Michael Vickers, a former Green Beret who now is a military analyst at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, attributes the low U.S. death toll to a reliance on a limited number of Special Forces to call in airstrikes and on Afghan opposition fighters.
		Also known as Green Berets, the Special Forces teams are trained to operate behind enemy lines, work with local forces, conduct humanitarian missions and perform sensitive assignments such as working with the CIA.
		Over the years, the missions of the Green Berets, named for their distinctive headgear, have broadened to include peacetime training of foreign armies and humanitarian and peacekeeping operations.
	www.usatoday.com /news/sept11/2002/01/07/usatcov-greenberets.htm (2467 words)

	The Red Green Berets: A Real Canadian Hero \| Gamegrene.com
		This one is based on The New Red Green Show and G. Joe.
		I have carefully scouted and analyzed the capabilities of the covert operations unit “Possum Lodge”.
		Red Green: Technically not the commander of this unit, but definitely its' leader.
	www.gamegrene.com /node/666 (784 words)

	Green Berets take on spy duties - The Washington Times: Nation/Politics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The end result, this official said, is that Green Berets will play a larger role in preparing the battle space — a chore largely left up to CIA officers and paramilitaries.
		The Green Berets would recruit locals who would help them infiltrate the country, and arrange transportation and shelter for soldiers, and organize the local resistance.
		One benefit of having the Green Berets do battle space preparation is that it would not require the administration to submit a "finding" or notification to Congress.
	www.washtimes.com /national/20040219-123000-1473r.htm (652 words)

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	www.findashop.de /suche/green_berets_1.html (163 words)

	The Green Berets - Robin Moore - eBooks
		Robin Moore, a civilian, received special permission from JFK to train and fight with the U.S. Special Forces Green Berets.
		His resulting novel, now considered a classic, is a compelling insider's account of guerilla warfare from the front lines, bringing to life the spies, battles, and moral quandaries the Green Berets encountered daily.
		Robin Moore, a civilian, received special permission from JFK to train and fight with the Green Berets.
	www.ebookmall.com /alpha-titles/Green-Berets-Moore-Barnes-cr.htm (265 words)

	The Green Berets (1968) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		I well remember when The Green Berets first came out, Renata Adler wrote an absolutely hysterical review of it, cursing out the film and its producer/star every name in the book in that well known paper that only prints news fit to print.
		The Green Berets is at times more silly than bad.
		In fact Soo is part of what was the silliest part of The Green Berets, the capture of a defecting South Vietnamese General who gets entrapped by an Oriental Mata Hari.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0063035 (798 words)

	Green Berets Review
		Green Berets is more than just a few maps, or a couple new WW II scenarios, it's a total conversion for Myth II.
		Green Berets uses real weapons such as machine guns with tripods, M1 rifles, stick grenades, rocket launchers, mortar launchers, and even C4 explosives.
		Green Berets inherits Myth II's multiplayer community, by using the exact same Bungie.net rooms, and TCP/LAN protocols as non Green Beret users.
	www.giantmike.com /reviews/GreenBerets.html (784 words)

	The History Of The Green Berets
		Rapidly, this little green beret would be seen on the members of the special forces units whenever these soldiers went out into the field.
		Every November 22nd, the date of the assassination of Kennedy, several of the green berets travel to his graveside and pay tribute to the man, the President that enabled this group of very special forces to earn the green beret distinction.
		Green Berets today are considered to be in a very elite group of special soldiers.
	www.articledashboard.com /Article/The-History-Of-The-Green-Berets/50815 (563 words)

	Myth 2: Green Berets review
		Green Berets, powered by the Myth II engine, is a unique Vietnam-era mod developed by devoted fans of the Myth series games.
		Green Berets is lacking a few features I would like to have seen, like the ability to go prone or to pick up enemy gear.
		There are only ten single-player missions, but multiplayer is where Green Berets is going to shine due to the easily accessible multiplayer options.
	www.specforce.net /articles/myth_2_green_berets_review.htm (389 words)

	GameSpy.com - Reviews: Green Berets
		Green Berets does a good job of portraying them.
		The premise is simple: lead a squad of Green Berets through Vietnam and kill as many Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army regulars as you can.
		In one you must find a hidden mountain pass, in another take down a radar station, still another tasks the Berets with rescuing POWs, while one more asks the gamer to defend a firebase against hordes of attacking Vietnamese.
	archive.gamespy.com /reviews/september01/GreenBerets (440 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Green Berets at Epinions.com
		The Green Berets were established in the Cold War era to fight unconventional wars, acting as cadres to train local nationals into an effective fighting force in opposition to communism exported by the Soviet Union and Red China.
		Soon after, Col. Kirby and his Green Berets are in Da Nang and who shows up but reporter George Beckworth, ashamed because he was writing about things he had no knowledge of.
		Probably the reason The Green Berets provoked so much controversy when it was released in 1968 was its unabashed pro-American viewpoint, something that did not sit well with the media elite, then or now.
	www.epinions.com /content_65871122052 (1055 words)

	buysoundtrax.com - The Green Berets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		When Miklos Rozsa was asked to score The Green Berets, he said, "I don't do westerns!" He was told, "It's not a western, it's an eastern!" and signed on to provide a traditional, stirring symphonic score.
		The result has thrilled his fans for over 30 years.....The unlikely pop hit by Barry Sadler, "Ballad of the Green Berets," is used in the film's main and end titles (arranged by Ken Darby), but not in any of the interior score.
		Rozsa's score to The Green Berets is presented here for the very first time in complete in spectacular stereo sound.
	www.buysoundtrax.com /green_berets.html (280 words)

	Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Tales of the Green Berets
		In real life, the Green Berets were an elite band of fighting men, chosen from only the most capable applicants and given special training.
		They were celebrated in song (such as Sgt. Barry Sadler's Ballad of the Green Berets), story (such as this one) and, of course, the news.
		The comic strip version of Green Berets had a spin-off of its own — Dell Comics adapted it into comic book form for five issues, January 1967 through October 1969.
	www.toonopedia.com /greenbrt.htm (487 words)

	Amazon.com: "Green Berets": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Green Berets had taken over several old French bunkers north of Khe Sanh and Route 9 for a long-range patrol base..
		Strong was the noncommissioned officer in charge of the B-Team, comprising the five A-Teams of this first expeditionary force of Green Berets to openly invade northern Iraq.
		Green Berets DVD $7.78 -- Large selection of John Wayne DVDs 40% Off.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Green-Berets (659 words)

	The Green Berets (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Ray Kellogg and John Wayne's 1968 movie The Green Berets opens with a press conference hosted by the Green Berets themselves, as they attempt to answer the snippy questions of skeptical reporters as to why we are fighting in Vietnam.
		The film, of course, is an unintentionally humorous, thin, and messy shell for anti-communist sentiments, and it was in fact overseen by top government officials proving that not everyone, if they just put his or her mind to it, can write.
		Other than that, we can only assume that The Green Berets, with all its pro-war and anti-communist sentiments and excessive violence was just what the government wanted it to be, as they undeniably had a hand in the production.
	mcel.pacificu.edu /jwasia/reviews/beretsPT.html (560 words)

	Green Berets Reviews at Shopping.com
		I'm a former member of the a cadre (training team) for the Green Berets and spent many times working with them while the trainees were undergoing their training.
		Even that loyalty, and the bond of former paratrooper and Green Berets is very deep, cannot make me highly endorse this film.
		The Green Berets were and remain an extremely well trained, disciplined and dedicated group of professionals.
	www.shopping.com /xPR-The_Green_Berets_John_Wayne~RD-1105538 (653 words)

	StrategyPlanet - News, Screenshots, Previews, Reviews, Guides
		Myth II: Green Berets is a real time strategy title that uses the Myth II engine, and is due out at the end of this month.
		Tim Beggs, Green Berets Producer, took a few moments out of this hectic time to give us some details and answer some questions on the title.
		Modern day combat is not new to the Myth world, but Green Berets turned out to be an excellent opportunity to pool some of the best talent from the Myth community.
	www.strategyplanet.com /features/interviews/greenberets20010720 (563 words)

	Beret Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The beret headcover was designed to showcase your golfing achievements as well as protect your putter.
		To earn a brown beret you must have played as a blue beret for at least 4 months and won five eligible events.
		To earn a white beret you must have played as a brown beret for at least 6 months and won five eligible events.
	www.railgun.com /greenberet.htm (1619 words)

	History Of The Green Berets
		The green beret was originally designated in 1953 by Special Forces Major Herbert Brucker, a veteran of the OSS.
		Even before the presidential request, however, the Department of Army had acquiesced and teletyped a message to the Center authorizing the beret as a part of the Special Forces uniform.
		The challenge of this old but new form of operations is a real one and I know that you and the members of your command will carry on for us and the free world in a manner which is both worthy and inspiring.
	greenberets27.tripod.com /history.htm (317 words)

	Final Exam for Green Berets
		Trainers adopted new precautions to avoid confusion between soldiers and citizens after a sheriff's deputy, in a case of mistaken identity, shot and killed a student-soldier early this year.
		Robin Sage is the last phase of training before soldiers become Green Berets.
		Master Sgt. Joe Caseman, a Green Beret trainer for Robin Sage who fought for more than four months in Afghanistan, said the team must figure out what motivates Hawk and use it to build rapport.
	www.training.sfahq.com /article_final_exam_green_berets_02_10_27.htm (1893 words)

	Green Berets for Macintosh - MobyGames
		Green Berets is a total conversion for Myth II that places player in the jungles of Vietnam.
		Like the original Myth games, Green Berets is a 3-D war simulation that places great emphasis on strategy and terrain.
		In addition to single player, Green Berets has multiplayer capabilities and includes the original Myth II game and level and unit editors Fear and Loathing.
	www.mobygames.com /game/macintosh/green-berets (264 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Green Berets (Widescreen): DVD: Mervyn LeRoy,John Wayne,David Janssen,Jim Hutton,Aldo Ray,Raymond St. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		The Green Berets, again, is a solid war-film and interestingly enough, is less fancifully than Platoon.
		The Green Berets is worth the time to see.
		As a movie, "The Green Berets" has a hard ideology of anti-communism and shows the newfangled Special Forces as a sort of elite brotherhood consecrated to fight against it.
	www.amazon.ca /Green-Berets-Widescreen-Mervyn-LeRoy/dp/6304696523 (2368 words)

	eSLive.com > The Esport Generation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Green Berets, which achieved a respectable 9-12th place at the Summer CPL 2005, has just made some changes to its Counter-Strike: 1.6 team.
		"The Green Berets have recently seen a numerous amount of changes recently, and today is no different.
		Anthony "Kryminal" Grassi has left the Green Berets due to certain indifferences within the team.
	www.eslive.com /news.php?g=3564 (219 words)

	The Green Berets
		That question was most definitely on the mind of John Wayne when he starred in and co-directed The Green Berets (1968) arguably his worst war film.
		The bad taste the film leaves in the mouth of its viewers is largely due to the fact that it presents us with a Vietnam too much like World War Two; even though when the film was released the war was there for all to see on the nightly news.
		Wayne clearly believed that the conflict was wider than simply a civil war, however by 1968 public opinion was against him; largely becasue of the televised Tet Offensive which had occured six months before the opening of the film.
	mcel.pacificu.edu /jwasia/reviews/beretsRW.html (849 words)

	GreenCine \| product main - The Green Berets (1968)
		The Green Berets is an exciting war film that was lambasted by critics who at the time of its release opposed the war in Vietnam.
		Wayne's role is similar to his part in The Longest Day (1963), but it was evident to the worldwide public that the same bravado that flew well in World War II crash-landed in 1968 in the wake of a very different war and political time.
		It presented a very interesting, emotional, and heartfelt view of the Viet Nam war from the perspective of a Green Beret played by legendary action film star, John Wayne, as well as a young Vietnamese boy.
	www.greencine.com /webCatalog?id=1045 (447 words)

	The Green Berets - Widescreen AC3 - DVD
		He stars as a Green Beret colonel who takes a reporter skeptical about the war (David Janssen) with him on a mission to capture an enemy general, hoping to convince the man, and, by extension, the American population, why we should be in Vietnam.
		Historians have pointed out that in Vietnam, the kind of heroics Wayne enacted in his films proved fatal in practice, and his name became a joke among the troops, synonymous with such stupidly suicidal action.
		To put The Green Berets in context, one might see it on a double bill with Oliver Stone's Platoon (1986), a film made by a director who had fought in Vietnam.
	www.bestbuy.com /site/olspage.jsp?skuId=3268369&productCategoryId=cat02017&type=product&tab=3&id=58552 (345 words)

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