Who Founded Delta Force __link__ -

The unit's first real test was Operation Eagle Claw (1980)—the attempt to rescue 52 American hostages in Tehran. It failed catastrophically. Eight soldiers died in the desert when a helicopter collided with a transport plane. Beckwith, on the ground, had to call for the abort. He carried the guilt of that day for the rest of his life.

Candidates—already elite Rangers, Green Berets, and paratroopers—were dropped in the North Carolina wilderness with a compass, no sleep, and a 40-pound rucksack. They had to navigate over 40 miles of mountains in under 20 hours. Alone. No support. No radio. who founded delta force

He didn't just found a unit. He founded a mindset. The unit's first real test was Operation Eagle