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Author: lazytcrochet Original source:http://www.flickr.com/photos/lazytcrochet/2833027564/ Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0

German Special Forces (KSK or Kommando StreitKrafte) beret with a Eickhorn KM2000 Tanto Bayonet (discontinued model) Author: Rande Archer Original source:http://www.flickr.com/photos/randearcher/3583340193/ Licence: Creative Commons Attribution 2.0

The beret has ancient Greek or Roman origin [1] and use of berets as a military headdress dates back to the French Chasseurs alpins in World War 1 [2].

The “Green Beret”

The “Green Beret” is a symbol for the United States Army Special Forces or SF, is an elite special operations force trained for guerrilla warfare. They were informally known as "the Green Berets", because of the unit's distinctive green beret headgear. The Green Berets became popular thanks to the 1968 film about the American involvement in the Vietnam War featuring John Wayne titled "The Green Berets" [3].

First World War 1914-1918

Death toll: 15 million [4]

A patrol of the famous Alpine Chasseurs {{#ev:youtube|r1v_lBEQd3Q|240}}

Vietnam War 1965-73

Death toll: 1 700 000 [5]

Green berets in Vietnam {{#ev:youtube|Hfi9xEzQlf4|240}}

Famouse movie about the Green berets in Vietnam {{#ev:youtube|VBKTxe51NMc|240}}

External links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chasseurs_Alpins

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Berets