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Lodge Bill funded 20th Special Forces Group book_quoted
“passed in the 81st Congress in June of 1950 on the eve of the Korean War. How timely. It led the army to provide for the creation of special forces regiments. It would consist of three battalions with a total of 2,500 men. Of that 2,500 wer…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 8 @ 14:04

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The Colonel’s Corner- Presidents Secret Wars Chap 7a
▶ 49:33 Eastern European areas using the Army 10th Special Forces, whose entry had been facilitated by the 1950 Lodge Bill, an amendment to the 1951 Mutual Security Act, which set aside specific funds for Army units in Eastern Europe. It might have…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 8
▶ 13:34 was a congressional action in 1950. Building on America's traditional commitment to quote unquote freedom and Washington's interest in quote unquote captive nations, a proposed bill would set aside funds for a legion of Eastern European imm…
The Colonel’s Corner Safe for Democracy Part 8
▶ 14:38 enlistments in the U.S. Army. Let me say that again. The Lodge bill also envisioned an equal number of foreign enlistments into the U.S. Army. This is how the A-teams were formed. This is exactly how we had former Nazis working alongside U.…