Green Beret, U. S. Army
date: label: date made
content: ca 1962
name: label: maker
content: Dorothea Knitting Mills, Ltd.
notes: label: Description
content: U.S. Special Forces, named the Green Berets in 1962, were among the first American soldiers sent to Vietnam. Their mission was to train and lead American allies against communist forces.
place: label: place made
content: Canada: Ontarian, Toronto
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, Military
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content: Clothing & Accessories
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content: Military
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2013.0313.01
label: accession number
content: 2013.0313
label: catalog number
content: 2013.0313.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: beret
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 80 mm x 240 mm; 3 5/32 in x 9 7/16 in