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| category | summary | start | location |
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| Paramilitary | 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. | 1952 | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
The United States 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 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 and an ex-Central Intelligence Agency operative.1
Allan Boyak, an attorney who represented Michael Riconosciuto, had a background in the United States Army Special Forces and reportedly did some contract work for the Central Intelligence Agency during the 1960s and early 1970s.1
Footnotes
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Seymour, Cheri. The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. ↩︎