Project 33 Memorial Foundation honors fallen Green Beret
On November 3, 2016, Army Green Beret Maj. Andrew Byers was killed by small arms fire on a combat deployment to Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. This Memorial Day, he’ll be honored…
Gold Star spouse shares fallen Green Beret’s legacy of love
On August 8, 2012, Army Green Beret Master Sgt. Gregory Trent died from wounds sustained in a battle with the enemy in Afghanistan. But he was so much more than…
This African American Green Beret battled communists and racism in Vietnam
Colonel Paris Davis is one of the first Black officers to earn the coveted Green Beret of U.S. Special Forces. In the 1960s, America underwent the trials of the civil…
Special Forces vet and GORUCK founder introduces new fitness festival
Developed by Jason McCarthy and his team from GORUCK, Sandlot JAX is a fitness festival coming to Metropolitan Park, Jacksonville, Fla. April 22-24, 2022. Over 30 partners and sponsors have…
The shortest soldier to fight in Vietnam was a Green Beret
Many American men were trying to avoid serving the U.S. military in the 1960s and 1970s. One American man was trying anything to get in. Capt. Richard Flaherty had to…
This Veteran Green Beret is striving to lead in the cryptocurrency world
Forbes has labeled cryptocurrency the future of money. Who better to lead veterans into this wealth-building space than a former Special Forces operator? Lane Belone grew up in small-town Oklahoma,…
Height-waiver Green Beret: Captain James Flaherty was a Special Forces legend
Richard James Flaherty was born on November 28, 1945. Unbeknownst to his parents, Richard and his mother, Beatrice Rose, shared incompatible blood types (Richard, Rh-Positive; Beatrice, Rh-Negative). This is a…
Brotherhood in Combat: One Green Beret’s Thanksgiving in Iraq
Slosh, plop, slosh, plop. The noise my boots made with every step seemed deafening. 20 or so Iraqi Special Forces soldiers and I were doing our best to be sneaky…
There was a time I looked forward to Veterans Day
Coming from a retired Army Noncommissioned Officer who wore a green beret and a drill sergeant hat, it may seem weird, but I don’t look forward to Veterans Day. However, there was a time…
This Green Beret is considered one of the most decorated soldiers of all time
Enlisted in the Army in 1956 at the age of 17, Robert Howard came from a very patriotic family. His father and four uncles all served as paratroopers and he elected to follow in their footsteps.
Soon after his training, Howard would be s…