A group of dedicated military veterans is asking for help in their quest to provide financial assistance to Green Berets injured in the line of duty.
The Green Beret Foundation cares for wounded army special forces and strives to transition them back into society, says Scott Neil, the group's director of strategic development.
"If you think about it, a Green Beret is highly trained, they've been employed like no other unit has . . . and they're missing a bit of the American culture they've been defending, Neil said Friday on "The Steve Malzberg Show" on
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"What we're trying to do is just help them understand the business culture, the job culture, even re-establish their family harmony that they have at home."
There are several ways of supporting returning Green Berets, Neil said.
"Donations always support the effort, and the more that you support us, the more we're able to help our Green Berets transition," he said.
"We have a tremendous network of business mentors and . . . different segments that these Green Berets are perfectly suited for, from oil and gas industry to construction to hi-tech industry and cyber-security.
"That network actually provides that mentoring that these Green Berets need on their path to entering civil society."
Neil also said the duties of the Green Berets are often misunderstood.
"Everybody thinks of a Green Beret like Rambo, and unfortunately, we get compared to the modern Navy SEALS, and we're much more dimensional than that," Neil said. "We are taught different languages, we understand diplomacy, we're sent in very small teams. There are Green Berets in 55 countries at any one time."
The elite squad was the subject of a G-rated John Wayne movie, "The Green Berets," as well as a No. 1 hit record, "The Ballad of the Green Berets," performed by Sgt. Barry Sadler.
More information about the foundation is available at www.greenberetfoundation.org.
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