US News Army probes Special Forces soldier appearing to wear Nazi symbol in social media post: ‘Clear violation of our values’ By Richard Pollina Published March 29, 2024, 2:44 a.m. ET ...

A Fort Liberty Special Forces unit's prior inadvertent use of a Nazi symbol has caused a stir again. Here's what happened.

Eventually, however, it became standard. “The Green Beret was originally designated in 1953 by Special Forces Major Herbert Brucker, a veteran of the OSS,” records note.

Before USASOC said they were looking into the patch, the 20th Special Force’s Instagram page responded to a comment asking if the group is allowing troops to wear swastikas. “There was not one.