US Special Forces – Green Beret – DUI Embroidered Patch (Velcro Backing) – Quiet Professional – ODA – SFG – USA – SIZE  2 1/2″  X   2 1/2″ 

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US Special Forces – Green Beret – DUI Embroidered Patch (Velcro Backing) – Quiet Professional – ODA – SFG – USA – SIZE  2 1/2″  X   2 1/2″ 

The Green Beret was originally designated in 1953 by Special Forces Major Herbert Brucker, a veteran of the OSS. Later that year, 1st Lt. Roger Pezelle adopted it as the unofficial headgear for his A-team, Operational Detachment FA32. They wore it whenever they went to the field for prolonged exercises. Soon it spread throughout all of Special Forces, although the Army refused to authorize its official use.