A bagpipe player participates in the 1st Special Forces Command (Airborne) Wreath-Laying Ceremony to commemorate President John F Kennedy’s contributions to the Army Special Forces at the Kennedy Gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 25, 2017. Kennedy contributed greatly to the Special Forces, including authorizing the “Green Beret” as the official headgear for all Army Special Forces. Among those in attendance were Congressman Joe Kennedy III, Dr. William Kennedy Smith, and Albert Slugocki, an original cordon member for President John F. Kennedy.

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