Command Sgt. Maj. Parry Baer, command sergeant major of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, congratulates a member of the 247th Special Forces Qualification Course graduating class at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C., Oct. 2. Baer was the guest speaker at the graduation, addressing the graduates who have spent more than a year in training to become Green Berets, the nation’s only dedicated Unconventional Warfare force. (Photo provided by US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School Public Affairs)