Aug 11th, 2008 · In Afghanistan, U.S. Special Forces are undertaking an ambitious program — training thousands of Afghan soldiers to be commandos. The U.S. military says their Afghan counterparts are a long way from standing up on their own. But American commandos feeling the strain of so many tours of duty since late 2001 say they see the Afghans as their ticket out of the country. This is the first of two reports from NPR's Jackie Northam, who is embedded with the Special Forces unit.
Keywords: Afghanistan · country · Americans · Afghan · 2001 · military · Soldiers · Jackie Northam · Special Forces · commando · emThis
May 26th, 2008 · Memorial Day is a time for civilians and military alike to remember the fallen. United States Army Maj. Robert Schaefer remembers a fellow soldier from the Special Forces.
Keywords: civil · military · Soldiers · friends · Memorial Day · Special Forces · States Army Maj · Robert Schaefer
Sep 25th, 2007 · The soldiers of the secret 23rd Special Forces played a unique role in World War II: to deceive the enemy and draw their attention away from real combat troops. The unit was made up of artists, designers, architects and sound engineers.
Keywords: artists · enemy · Secret · Soldiers · engines · Battlefield · World War II · deceived · architects · Deception · Special Forces
Aug 7th, 2005 · Jason Palmerton from Auburn, Neb., died in a firefight in Afghanistan last month -- the second soldier from Nebraska to die there. Palmerton joined the Special Forces in 2002. He will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday. Nebraska Public Radio's Fred Knapp has his story.
Keywords: Afghanistan · 2002 · Soldiers · Nebraska · Arlington National Cemetery · Jason · Firefighters · Special Forces · Neb · Auburn · Palmerton · Jason Palmerton
Oct 13th, 2004 · In the second part of his interview with Linda Robinson, NPR's Steve Inskeep discusses the role of U.S. military Special Forces in the global war on terror. Robinson is the author of Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces. Robinson says Special Forces have a tenuous relationship with Pakistani soldiers in the mountainous border region with Afghanistan where Osama bin Laden is believed to be hiding.
Keywords: Afghanistan · U.S · Osama · terrorizing · global · Pakistan · region · military · mountains · Steve Inskeep · Soldiers · interviews
Oct 12th, 2004 · Linda Robinson talks about her new book Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces. Robinson has analyzed the increased use of Special Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq and the war on terror. Hear Robinson and NPR's Steve Inskeep.
Keywords: Afghanistan · Iraq · terrorizing · Steve Inskeep · Chaos · Masters · Secret History · Robinson · Linda Robinson · Special Forces · Masters of Chaos
