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Article: Famous green beret gets a home

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May 27, 1997
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During those grief-filled days following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, several poignant and indelible memories linger from the moment America buried its fallen leader.

The riderless horse striding down Pennsylvania Avenue. Kennedy's young son, John Jr., saluting his father's casket.

And one that was remembered yesterday: Command Sergeant Major Francis Ruddy removing his green beret and placing it near the eternal flame on Kennedy's gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery. Yesterday, in a solemn ceremony, that green beret was dedicated as part of the permanent collection of the John F. Kennedy Library. Army Special Forces were born in 1952, and their primary mission was ...

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