Green Beret major who 'went native' fights back. Fresh out of the military academy at West Point, Lieutenant Thomas Roberts deployed to Afghanistan to meet Major Jim Gant, a victorious Green ...

In Afghanistan, A U.S. Special Forces Major's Meteoric Rise And Humiliating Fall. A once-promising strategy for stability in Afghanistan ended badly two years ago, along with the career of its author and chief proponent, …

U.S. Army Special Operations Command never publicly disclosed that highly-decorated Green Beret Major Jim Gant was relieved of command …

She decided to write a story about Jim entitled, "Jim Gant, the Green Beret who could win the war in Afghanistan." After the article appeared in January 2010, as Jim was in Washington, D.C., attending Pashto language training, he met Ann and the two fell in love.

Major Jim Gant was a genuine American hero, a decorated Green Beret. He first met Ann Scott Tyson in Washington, where she was a reporter for one of the nation's most respected newspapers— The ...

Army Special Forces Major Jim Gant changed the face of America's war effort in Afghanistan. A decorated Green Beret who spent years in Afghanistan and Iraq training indigenous fighters, Gant argued for embedding …

A team of former Green Berets and SEALs took on a daring mission to rescue some Americans in Afghanistan. Convinced "that our own government didn't do this, "We did what we should do, as Americans," he said." former Navy SEAL Jason Redman told ABC. "I just want to get my people out" – Maj. Jim Gant, a retired Green Beret told ABC on their mission …

The Rise and Fall of Major Jim Gant by Joseph Collins, War on the Rocks Book Review. Whether you are interested in an unusual love story or in how the United States fights protracted wars, Ann Scott Tyson's American Spartan is an important book. It artfully tells the story of the author and her now-husband, Major Jim Gant, a tough warrior-hero-thinker, who …

The decorated Green Beret known as Lawrence of Afghanistan has claimed he was forced out of the military because of his push for U.S. …

Former US Army Green Beret: Major Jim Gant, speaks with Afghan tribesmen in Kunar Province, Afghanistan during his time in Special Forces [300 x 225] Close. 150. Posted by 2 years ago. Archived.

Green Beret Major Jim Gant was relieved of command in March 2012, after spending almost a year living with Washington Post war correspondent Ann Scott Tyson in a combat outpost in Afghanistan.

The Green Beret Who Knew How To Win Afghanistan Maj. Jim Gant, shown here in a traditional Afghan perahan tunban under military fatigues and with an AK-47, fought alongside Afghan men as tribal brothers, a strategy …

It artfully tells the story of the author and her now-husband, Major Jim Gant, a tough warrior-hero-thinker, who not only was one of the authors of …

And His Woman - ABC News. This is must-watch: ABC News goes in-depth on the story of Green Beret Maj. Jim Gant, the "legendary Special Forces commander" who was forced to leave the Army after ...

U.S. Army Special Operations Command never publicly disclosed that highly-decorated Green Beret Major Jim Gant was relieved of command at the end of a harrowing 22 months in combat in March 2012.

Jim Gant - Green Beret Major And I would do it again, Gant told ABC News this month in his first television interview. It was extremely unconventional, yes, to say the least. As to the wrongdoing he has since admitted to, he said the results …

A US Green Beret secretly shacked up with his lover as he "went native" while posted in a remote Afghan village.. Special forces Major Jim Gant kept Ann Scott Tyson hidden for a year until ...

Jim Gant, the Green Beret who could win the war in Afghanistan. In recent months, Gant, now a major, has won praise at the highest levels for his effort to radically deepen the U.S. military's involvement with Afghan tribes — …

Jim Gant is a former United States Army Special Forces officer. He served for over 50 months in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan and was wounded seven times. He was awarded a Silver Star for his actions in the Iraq War in 2007, and wrote an influential monograph on Afghanistan titled One Tribe at a Time: A Strategy for Success in Afghanistan. Following his last deployment in …

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Gant is a near-legendary, if controversial former Green Beret who became known as the "Lawrence of Afghanistan" before being forced into retirement in 2014 after an affair with a Washington Post ...

Disgrace for 'Lawrence of Afghanistan': Decorated Green Beret Major lived in Afghan village with secret US reporter lover for a YEAR. Major Jim Gant was thrown out the military unceremoniously in ...

Green Beret Major Jim Gant went 'Native' and became the Lawrence of Afghanistan, ODA 316/3116. "A once-promising strategy for stability in Afghanistan (One Tribe at a Time) ended badly along with...

If you have at least fifteen minutes, ABC has a lengthy report about the affair between Major Jim Gant, a Green Beret who fully integrated his troops into a Pashtun village and "went native ...

Jim Gant talks with tribesmen in Afghanistan. Once nicknamed "Lawrence of Afghanistan" by Gen. David Petraeus, Gant was now more like Col. Walter Kurtz, the Green Beret who goes native ...

In 2014 Tyson published a book about Gant titled American Spartan: The Promise, the Mission, and the Betrayal of Special Forces Major Jim Gant. [6] [7] [8] Tyson and Gant have married and live in Seattle, Washington. [9] [3] Books. Chinese Awakenings: Life Stories from the Unofficial China (1995) Westview Press ISBN 9780813324739

Military forced out controversial Green Beret known as Lawrence of Afghanistan because of his push for troops to 'go native' Major Jim Grant was respected and praised by then General David ...

The commander, Green Beret Major Jim Gant, was excused from service in 2012 after 22 months in combat. High-level military commanders …

Gant is a near-legendary, if controversial former Green Beret who became known as the " Lawrence of Afghanistan " before being forced into retirement in 2014 after an affair with a Washington Post...

If anyone knows how to get a hold of Retired Major Jim Gant, US Army and Green Beret of Operation Pineapple Express, please let me know. And let me explain why. I have over 25 years in Trauma ER, Trauma ICU and Child/Adult Psychiatrics. I have over six different Advanced Certifications in these fields, and if the Major deems me acceptable, I ...