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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
US Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
CW4 Mike Durant
US Army Special Forces
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