Green Berets
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Finnish Costal Ranger Green Beret
A green beret is a type of headgear. Green Berets can refer to:
Military
- Special Forces (United States Army), colloquial term
- Royal Marines of the UK. Awarded the Green Beret on successful completion of Commando Tests.
- Naval commandos (France) (Bérets Verts), colloquial term
- Parachute Troops School (Boinas Verdes), colloquial term for the Portuguese Escola de Tropas Páraquedistas (ETP)
- 1st Raider/Paratrooper Brigade (Greece) (Prasinoskoufides), colloquial term for the Greek Dynameis Katadromon.
- Zelene beretke Bosnian, initially paramilitary, force during the Bosnian War from 1992–1995.
- Army Ranger Wing, the special forces unit of the Irish Army.
- Finnish Costal Rangers, the elite costal unit of the Finnish Navy.
- Korps Commandotroepen (Netherlands). Awarded the Green Beret on successful completion of the Elementary Commando Course.
Literature
- The Green Berets (book), Robin Moore, 1965
- Tales of the Green Beret daily comic strip and American comic book
Music
- "Ballad of the Green Berets", 1966 hit written by Robin Moore and Sgt. Barry Sadler
Film
- The Green Berets (film), a 1968 movie about the American involvement in the Vietnam War starring John Wayne
Computer & Video Games
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