Former CSM of Detachment “A” Jeff Raker gave a powerful speech at the Detachment “A” get together on 17 September 2016. Here is Part I.
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Detachment “A” Teams & Groups Part I
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Detachment “A” Teams and Groups Part II
Detachment “A” Teams & Groups Part III
Music: Scott Buckley – Legionnaire Link: https://youtu.be/NwW0vFUCzEM
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USASOC Recognition of Special Forces Berlin
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Bob Charest Interview
This interview was conducted by The Team House hosts Jack Murphy and Dave Parke.
Bob Charest served in Vietnam and with Special Forces Detachment A conducting the urban unconventional warfare missions in Berlin in the event that the Soviets ever invaded. In this episode we discuss Bob’s career bouncing between Vietnam, Thailand, and Berlin where he served in Project Sigma (which became MACV-SOG) where he did cross border ops into Cambodia, working for the CIA in Thailand, and doing clandestine sabotage ops in Berlin with Det A.
Detachment “A” Intro 1956-1984
From 1956 to 1984, Detachment “A”, a clandestine unit of about 90 Green Berets based in Berlin Germany, were involved in some of the most sensitive operations of the Cold War. At that time Berlin was part of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany), located behind the Iron Curtain. They wore civilian clothes, spoke fluent German and stayed on high alert 24 hours a day. For nearly 30 years during the Cold War, some of America’s most elite soldiers worked in secret. Their missions, always classified, are still largely unknown and absent from the history books.