Colt Terry

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|name=Colt Terry

|birth_date= {{birth date|1929|2|8}}

|death_date= {{death date and age|2005|9|15|1929|2|8}}

|birth_place= Kissimmee, Florida, U.S.

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|allegiance= United States of America

|branch= {{army|United States}}

|serviceyears=1945–1970

|rank=30px
Lieutenant colonel

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|unit= 10th Special Forces Group
82nd Airborne Division

|battles= Korean War
Vietnam War

|awards= Bronze Star (2)
Purple Heart

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Curtis “Colt” Terry, (February 8, 1929 – September 15, 2005) was one of the original Green Berets – one of the original instructors of Army Special Forces. He died on September 15, 2005, from pancreatic cancer.{{cite news |last1=Peticini |first1=Sandra |title=Green Beret 'Colt' Terry devoted his life to military and his family |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2005-09-19-dead19-story.html |access-date=18 December 2020 |work=The Orlando Sentinel |date=19 September 2005}}

After forging his birth certificate to enlist at 16 in 1945, Terry served two tours in combat in Korea, one behind enemy lines, and three tours in combat in Vietnam. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on September 26, 1945, as a private. He retired in August 1970 as a Lieutenant colonel and during his time in service he spent more than 23 years as a Green Beret instructor. He earned a Purple Heart, and two Bronze Stars. {{cite book |last1=Patton |first1=Charles D. |title=Colt Terry, Green Beret |date=21 June 2005 |publisher=Texas A&M University Press |isbn=978-1-58544-469-4 |url=https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781585444694/colt-terry-green-beret/ |access-date=18 December 2020}}