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  • Aaron Bank
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  • Colonel Aaron Bank (November 23, 1902 – April 1, 2004) was an officer of the United States Army, and the founder of the US Army Special Forces, commonly called "Green Berets". He is also famous for his exploits as an OSS officer during World War II, parachuting into France to coordinate and activate the French Resistance and organizing an operation intended to capture Adolf Hitler. During his retirement years, Colonel Bank played a quiet but critical role in warning the nation about the risks of terrorism [citation needed] and modern technology and he is largely responsible for the high level of security at U.S. nuclear power plants since the early 1970s.
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  • 1939
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  • 1902-11-23
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  • 10
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  • Aaron Bank
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  • New York City
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  • 2004-04-01
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  • Colonel Aaron Bank (November 23, 1902 – April 1, 2004) was an officer of the United States Army, and the founder of the US Army Special Forces, commonly called "Green Berets". He is also famous for his exploits as an OSS officer during World War II, parachuting into France to coordinate and activate the French Resistance and organizing an operation intended to capture Adolf Hitler. During his retirement years, Colonel Bank played a quiet but critical role in warning the nation about the risks of terrorism [citation needed] and modern technology and he is largely responsible for the high level of security at U.S. nuclear power plants since the early 1970s.
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