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Tommy’s girlfriend’s brother, an active-duty Green Beret himself, had been hunting with two friends that day in the expansive public land around Eglin — but their truck got stuck.
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Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 8 Feb. 2025
Despite having a successful career as a Green Beret and being the father of a baby born just last year, Livelsberger reportedly suffered from severe post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
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Kara Margolis, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
The former Green Beret publicly broke with Trump in the wake of the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd's murder at the hands of Minneapolis police officers.
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Davis Winkie, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
The Las Vegas bomber was an active-duty Green Beret.
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Will Carless, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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Etymology
from the beret worn by Special Forces soldiers
First Known Use
1949, in the meaning defined above
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“Green Beret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Green%20Beret. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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