SPECIAL FORCES ? the United States military only has ONE branch and it’s in the United States ARMY (the other services have special “operations” units!)
If there was one man that had a major influence in promoting the Special Forces and telling their story it would have to be Robin Lowell Moore.
The Special Forces Story
During his years on earth, he was able to write and publish eighty books among that number was “The French Connection” but the most key among that assortment was “The Green Berets” which came as the result of his interactions with LTG Ret. William P. Yarborough, his successful completion of the Special Forces “Q course” and embedding with the 5th Group in Vietnam. This was complemented by turning the Green Berets into a movie starring John Wayne (Robin wrote the screenplay) and Robin also was the “wordsmith on SGT Barry Sadler‘s “Ballad of the Green Berets“. The song was propelled to the top of the listening charts soon after its release.
The Green Berets.
Hardcover – October 1, 1965
by Robin Moore (Author)
ABOUT THE BOOK:
In 1965, writer Robin Moore wanted to understand more about the little-known activities of the U.S. Army Special Forces, known amongst themselves as the Green Berets. With presidential approval by John F. Kennedy himself, Moore went to a place called Vietnam–and was never the same again. This monumental, bestselling work–the inspiration for the classic movie starring John Wayne and one of the first wake-up calls given to the American public about Vietnam–plunges us into the chaos that was our nation’s first experience with unconventional warfare. From fighting the Viet Cong to fighting alongside Montagnard tribesmen, The Green Berets captures the terror of firefights and iambuses, the constant confusion between friend and foe, and the amazing can-do spirit of U.S. Special Forces “advisors” who changed the shape of war even as it changed them. Filled with unforgettable characters- a woman spy, a daredevil pilot, and heroic soldiers on both sides of the battle–and u
Immersed Among the Green Berets
He retired near Fort Campbell Kentucky to be near to where the 5th Group was headquartered and it was near there he breathed his last among the soldiers.
It’s not often that someone receives “military honors” twice, but Robin did… once in Hopkinsville, KY, and the second in Concord, MA at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery where he is at rest among many other noted authors.
John Michael attended both events as did the men of the 5th Group;
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