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Charles Alvin "Charlie" Beckwith (22 January 1929 – 13 June 1994) was a career United States Army Special Forces officer best remembered for creating Delta Force, the premier counterterrorism and asymmetric warfare unit of the United States Army, based on his experience serving with the British Special Air Service.
Dec 9, 2021 · In the 1960s, Charlie Beckwith from the US military helped set up and lead an elite force of troops akin to the British SAS. Code-named Project Delta, this group of soldiers conducted long-range missions in Vietnam with great success.
COL Charles Alvin Beckwith. Creator/Commander, SFOD-Delta. (1929-1994) Bio. Colonel Charles “Chargin’ Charlie” Beckwith volunteered for Special Forces duty in 1958 and by 1959, he had already been an advisor to the Royal Laotian Army as part of the “Hotfoot” mission to Laos.
Colonel Charles Alvin Beckwith died on 13 June 1994 at his home in Austin, TX, of natural causes. He is buried at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX. Honoree ID: 2234
Colonel Charles Beckwith is known for being one of the principle advocates of an SAS-like special operations unit. He was one of the founding members of the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta (SFOD-D).
Sep 7, 2015 · In 1977, after many years of advocating for the U.S. Army to develop a capability similar to the British 22nd Special Air Service (SAS) and in response to multiple terrorist incidents worldwide, Colonel Charles A. Beckwith established the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-DELTA.
Jun 15, 2013 · Col. Charles Beckwith. Like the images of American eagles he collected, Col. Charles A. Beckwith often stood proud and alone. He had a reputation for being single-minded, which gained him...
Colonel Charles Beckwith was a Special Forces officer who founded the secretive special operations unit known as Delta Force.
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Sep 18, 1990 · Interview with Charlie Beckwith, U.S. Army Colonel and Commander of Delta Force. In the interview, Colonel Beckwith discusses his 30 years of military duty, as well as the middle east crisis.
Jun 14, 1994 · Retired Army Col. Charles Beckwith, the founding commander of the Army’s Delta Force and leader of its ill-fated mission to rescue 52 American hostages in Iran in 1980, died Monday. He was 65.
