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Army recruiting command as it goes about the mission of providing the strength for americas army. The green berets whose berets can be colours other than green came into being in 1952. On a continent three times the size of the united states, with one billion people, 54 countries, 400 ethnic groups and 2000 languages, u. The united states army by michael green scholastic. In the next section, well learn about what makes a person a green beret. Long before the green berets, there were men stalking the enemy using guerilla tactics in the woods and swamps of america during the french and indian war. Until then, you should download the contents of each folder to view the documents. Global unrest and the necessary renewed attention to greatpower adversaries result in. Exploration and survey of the valley of the great salt lake of utah.
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