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Originally Posted by tsweeney
Point taken. In my learning about the special forces, I read that JFK said that the official headgear was a "symbol of excellence" a "badge of courage". Is it correct in saying that not everyone agrees? I appreciate your thoughts.
--tim
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Tim:
It is. We just don't call ourselves that, and as the TS noted,
"Some of us don't mind being called "The Green Berets" and some do. None of us mind being called "Special Forces" soldiers."
We have already given you our opinion, and we ARE SF soldiers.
Do you argue this much about everything? 
TR
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