Robert Rheault
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Robert Bradley Rheault /roʊ/ (October 31, 1925 – October 16, 2013) was an American colonel in the U.S. Army Special Forces who served as commander of the First Special Forces Group in Okinawa, and the Fifth Special Forces Group in Vietnam from May to July 1969.
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Robert Bradley Rheault | |
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Born | (1925-10-31)October 31, 1925 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | October 16, 2013(2013-10-16) (aged 87) Owls Head, Maine, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1946–1969 |
Rank | Colonel |
Unit | U.S. Army Special Forces |
Commands held | First Special Forces Group Fifth Special Forces Group |
Battles/wars | Korean War Vietnam War |
Awards | Silver Star |
Other work | Educator Outward Bound Program |
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Rheault was best known for his role as a co-conspirator and commander of the unit responsible for the 20 June 1969 execution of South Vietnam double agent Thai Khac Chuyen, who compromised intelligence agents involved in Project GAMMA operating in Vietnam and Cambodia.[1]