Quote Originally Posted by bubba
The Special Forces was the first authorized to wear a beret with the uniform, the green beret. Rangers were the first authorized to wear the black beret with the uniform.
Actually, the first US Ranger beret was green:

During WWII, the First Ranger Battalion, commonly known as Darby's Rangers, formed in Northern Ireland in 1942. Completion of training at the Commando Depot afforded those Rangers the right to wear the British Commando green beret and the tartan of the Clan Cameron of Lochiel. The U.S. Army disallowed this and Rangers never donned their berets...

http://www.suasponte.com/m_beret.htm
Too bad the brass didn't allow the Rangers to keep their Scottish connection, eh? :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd