Green beret officer jason amerine biography

U.S. Special Forces officer in Afghanistan

Jason Amerine (born 1971) is a retired lieutenant colonel in the United States Army Special Forces.^[2] He served in the Invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, in which he aided tribal leader Hamid Karzai in fighting a guerrilla war against the Taliban.

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For bravery in the invasion, he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal and the Purple Heart.^[3] He was also a "Real Hero" in the America's Army video game.^[4]

Military career

After graduating from West Point, Amerine volunteered for Ranger duty and then for Special Forces Assessment and Selection (SFAS) and thereafter headed up Texas 12, the codename for Operational Detachment Alpha 574 of the Army's 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group.

When training Kazakh paratroops in Kazakhstan, he received news of the September 11 attacks. He was assigned to help Afghanfreedom fighters overthrow the Taliban rule in Afghanistan. He joined forces wit