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Legends
of SOF
Following
is a list of international special operations personnel,
officer and enlisted, who have made a significant,
lasting contribution to the development, history,
or mythology of special operations warfare. Note:
This list includes numerous (but not all)
Medal of Honor winners. A complete list
of SOF MOH recipients can be found here.
Suggestions welcome.
U.S.
Special Operations - General
William
"Wild Bill" Donovan - Office of Special
Services (OSS)
U.S.
Navy SEALs
CDR
Richard Marcinko - Founder, SEAL Team Six, Red Cell
U.S.
Navy Special Boat Units
John
D. Bulkeley
James
E. Williams
U.S.
Army Delta Force
COL
Charles "Chargin' Charlie" Beckwith - Founder,
Delta Force
MAJ
Richard "Dick" Meadows
MSG
Gary Gordon
SFC
Randy Shughart
SFC
Matt Reirson
SFC
Earl Fillmore
US
Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
CW4
Mike Durant
CW4
Raymond A. Frank
CW4
Clifton P. Wolcott
US
Army Special Forces
SFC
Jerry "Mad Dog" Shriver
Roy
Benividez
U.S.
Army Rangers
All
U.S. Army Ranger selections can be found here.
US
Air Force Special Tactics
US
Air Force Special Operations Aviation
Germany
COL
Ulrich Wegener - Founder, Germany's GSG-9
Great
Britain
David
Stirling - Founder, Great Britain's 22 Special Air
Service
Israel
Ehud
Barak
Yoni Netanyahu
Moshe "Muki" Betser
