Today we honor and remember SSG Patrick H. Quinn April 21, 1987 – October 11, 2013 SSG Patrick H. Quinn died 13 October 2013, of wounds sustained from enemy small arms fire while his unit was conducting combat operations in Paktika Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. SSG Quinn was assigned as a Special Forces Engineer Sergeant to 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colorado, where he served until his death. De Oppresso Liber #SFF #rememberthem #spe

Today we honor and remember SFC Ryan A. Gloyer April 6, 1982 – November 3, 2016 SFC Ryan A. Gloyer was killed in action on 3 November 2016, while his unit was conducting operations with Afghan allies in support of Operation FREEDOM’S SENTINEL. SFC Gloyer was serving in an Operational Detachment – Alpha in Company B, 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group in Afghanistan when he was killed by small arms fire in Kunduz Province. We raise our glasses to honor our fallen brother, as he would do for

Today we honor and remember MAJ Jeffrey P. Toczylowski August 26, 1975 – November 3, 2005 MAJ Jeffrey P. Toczylowski died 3 November 2005, when he fell from a helicopter during a combat infiltration in Al Anbar Province, Iraq, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. MAJ Toczylowski was assigned as a Detachment Commander to 1st Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Stuttgart, Germany. He was posthumously promoted to Major. We raise our glasses to honor our fallen brother, as he would do for us. De Oppres

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Did you know, the 10th Special Forces Group - Airborne is known as the tip of the spear? | U.S. Army

"Fighting Soldiers from the Sky!" On June 11th 1952, the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) was established. The Green Beret was authorized for wear by Col. William E. Ekman, the group commander, in 1954, and it became group policy. By 1955, every soldier in the unit wore a green beret as part of the uniform. However, the Department of the Army did not recognize the beret as headgear, and it was banned. The Green Beret was restored by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. Here is a tribute to the