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tags:
  - Organization
  - USArmy
  - SpecialForces
  - Military
category: "Paramilitary"
summary: "The United States Army Special Forces (Green Berets) are a special operations force whose Vietnam veterans Michael Hand and Bo Gritz are central vault subjects through their respective roles in Nugan Hand Bank and CIA drug trafficking operations in the Golden Triangle."
start: 1952
location: "Fort Bragg, North Carolina"
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The [[United States Army Special Forces|U.S. Army Special Forces]], also known as the Green Berets, are a special operations force of the [[U.S. Army]]. They are mentioned in connection with several individuals involved in covert operations and intelligence activities.[^1]

[[Michael Hand]], co-founder of [[Nugan Hand Bank]], was a highly decorated Special Forces Green Beret soldier in [[Vietnam]]. He later moved to the clandestine [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] war in [[Laos]].[^1]

[[Bo Gritz]] was also a highly decorated Special Forces Green Beret in [[Vietnam]]. Both Gritz and Hand had special knowledge of intelligence operations in the [[Golden Triangle]].[^1]

An American code-named "Charlie," who allegedly helped [[Michael Hand]] escape from [[Australia]] to [[Fiji]], was identified as a former member of the [[United States Army Special Forces|U.S. Special Forces]] and an ex-[[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] operative.[^1]

[[Allan Boyak]], an attorney who represented [[Michael Riconosciuto]], had a background in the [[United States Army Special Forces|U.S. Army Special Forces]] and reportedly did some contract work for the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] during the 1960s and early 1970s.[^1]

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### Footnotes

[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.