Colonel beckwith biography

Operation eagle claw

Charlie Alvin Beckwith (22 January – 13 June ) was a career United States Army Special Forces officer best remembered for creating Delta Force, the premier counterterrorism and asymmetric warfare unit of the United States Army, based on his experience serving with the British Special Air Service.

colonel beckwith biography

Founder of green berets

commander, Col. Beckwith led Delta on its first mission to Iran to rescue 54 American hostages.

Founder of special forces

Military service: U.S. Army, , retired as a lieutenant colonel; served in Korea and Vietnam; member of Special Forces (Green Berets); battalion commander of st Airborne Division; .
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