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Army Special Forces
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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Army Special Forces founded at
Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in June 1952 as the
Special Forces Group, the U.S. Army organization recruited, trained, and equipped to carry out special warfare operations. Also called the
Green Berets.
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FORT BRAGG LEADERSHIP SIGNS ARMY FAMILY COVENANT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/30/2007; 700+ words
; ...Army issued the following news release: A Fort Bragg Army Family covenant signing ceremony, was...know, taking care of Families is not new to Fort Bragg..." said Austin. "Fort Bragg has a long and proud history of providing the...
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USASOC memorializes 50 fallen Soldiers during Fort Bragg ceremony
Magazine article from: Special Warfare; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...ceremony, held on Fort Bragg's Meadows Memorial...75th Ranger Regt., Fort Benning, Ga. Staff...Battalion, 7th SFG, Fort Bragg, N.C. Sgt. 1st...3rd Bn., 7th SFG, Fort Bragg, N.C...7th SFG, Fort Bragg, N.C. Sgt. 1st...
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USASOC MEMORIALIZES 50 FALLEN SOLDIERS DURING FORT BRAGG CEREMONY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/25/2006; 700+ words
; ...2nd Battalion, 3rd SFG, Fort Bragg, N.C. whose nameplate...Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, N.C. Staff Sgt...Cornett, USASOC, Fort Bragg, N.C. Sgt. 1st Class...Diesing, USASOC, Fort Bragg, N.C. Maj. Gregory...
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FORT BRAGG OFFICIALS BRING AWARENESS IN WAKE OF FORT HOOD TRAGEDY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 11/21/2009; 700+ words
; FORT BRAGG, N.C., Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Army...A lot of people will consider that Fort Bragg is a gated community. But you also have...is the individual." McCollum said that Fort Bragg places the safety of its Soldiers, Families...
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Environmental Restoration Returns 675 Acres of 'Developable Real Estate' to Fort Bragg's Inventory.
PR Newswire; 3/31/2009; 700+ words
; ...in new construction scheduled for Fort Bragg over the next three years, due to...and Army organizations recommended Fort Bragg for the Secretary of the Army environmental award. "Fort Bragg demonstrates how an installation...
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FORT BRAGG'S NEW USO OFFERS 'A TOUCH OF HOME'
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 1/24/2009; 694 words
; ...Soldier shoots pool at Fort Bragg\'s USO More than 67...funded USO building at Fort Bragg. Since then, through...relations volunteer for the Fort Bragg USO. Besides the recreation center, the Fort Bragg USO is also involved in...
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Pup PJ Parties, Canine Artists, a Dog Park Mayor: Who Says Fort Bragg Isn't the World's Pet-Friendliest Place?
PR Newswire; 10/24/2009; 700+ words
; FORT BRAGG, Calif., Oct. 24 /PRNewswire...Cats and Dogs Food & Supplies -- Fort Bragg Feed & Pet -- Highway 20 Feed Dog Parks -- Fort Bragg Dog Park -- Maple & Lincoln Streets...
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Woodpeckers find a home at Fort Bragg.
Magazine article from: Endangered Species Bulletin; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] Fort Bragg and Camp Mackall occupy over 160...addition to the 347 groups estimated on Fort Bragg. The overall estimate for the Sandhills...continue these management programs on Fort Bragg and surrounding properties in order...
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Fort Bragg, CA - A City That's Gone to the Dogs.
PR Newswire; 10/30/2009; 700+ words
; FORT BRAGG, Calif., Oct. 30...amp; Supplies -- Fort Bragg Feed & Pet...Feed Dog Parks -- Fort Bragg Dog Park - Maple &...more information about Fort Bragg, visit http...Bruce Lewis, Fort Bragg Promotion Committee...
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The Vascular Flora of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem of Fort Bragg and Weymouth Woods, North Carolina
Magazine article from: Castanea; 6/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...findings from 1965 through 2003 of Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Weymouth...checklist of the vascular flora of Fort Bragg and Weymouth Woods had been developed...the biological diversity of Fort Bragg and Weymouth Woods by compiling all...
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Fort Bragg
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Fort Bragg a U.S. Army fort 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Raleigh, North Carolina. It...soldiers. Established in 1918, the fort was named for Gen. Braxton Bragg , a Confederate artillery officer from North Carolina.
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Fort Sumter, Capture of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Fort Sumter, Capture of (1861).After...major posts within the Confederacy: Fort Pickens, on Pensacola Bay, Florida; and Fort Sumter, in the harbor of Charleston...Carolina. Brig. Gen. Braxton Bragg appeared unenthusiastic about his...
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Bases, Military: Development of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...Infantry School was established, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas (1827...quartered in wooden and adobe forts dotting the West and Southwest. Among the most famous were Fort Bliss, Texas (established...of 1917–18 were Fort Benning, Georgia (1918...army's Infantry School; Fort Bragg, ...
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Museums, Military History
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
...frequently at battlefields, seaports, forts, or military bases that provide...Harpers Ferry, Rock Island, Fort McHenry, Fort Monroe, Fort Adams, and Fort Point. The Quartermaster...Special Warfare Museum at Fort Bragg North Carolina; the Cavalry Museum...
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Clemmons, Reginal G. 19(?)(?)–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...Infantry battalion headquartered in Fort Collins, Colorado. He continued...x2013;69; 5th Battalion, Fort Carson, CO, commander, 1969...70; 4th Infantry Battalion, Fort Carson, CO, commander, 1970...82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC, executive officer and...
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