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Article: A day in the life of a Green Beret: In the war on terror, special operations have become a 'force du jour.'.(World)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- June 14, 2002
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Byline: John Diedrich Special to The Christian Science Monitor
TBILISI, GEORGIA -- Sgt. 1st Class Lynn Davis laughs at the way most civilians view his job as a Green Beret.
"People think it's like James Bond or MacGyver stuff where you can make an explosive out of two chocolate bars, a spoon and a little (duct) tape," he says.
The reality is less glamorous, say Mr. Davis, a 10-year veteran of the US Special Forces, and his colleagues, interviewed in Tbilisi, Georgia, their current posting.
Chief Warrant Officer Jim Sissons recalls delivering a baby in Northern Iraq, pulling rotten teeth in Mauritania, and patrolling war-ravaged ...