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Compare Ovid Fasti 5, 616: inque deum de bove versus erat, "he had been changed from an ox into a god", or Juvenal 7, 197: fies de rhetore consul, "from an orator you will become a consul". Oppresso is the past participle of opprimere ("to oppress") in the ablative case as governed by de, meaning "an oppressed person".
America's Response Monument, subtitled De Oppresso Liber, is a life-and-a-half scale bronze statue in Liberty Park overlooking the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City. Unofficially known as the Horse Soldier Statue , it is the first publicly accessible monument [ 2 ] dedicated to the United States Army Special Forces .
The 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) (7th SFG) (A) is an operational unit of the United States Army Special Forces activated on 20 May 1960. It was reorganized from the 77th Special Forces Group, which was also stationed at Fort Liberty, North Carolina.
De oppresso liber (U.S. Army's translation: "To Liberate the Oppressed") Engagements: Vietnam War Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Gulf War: Insignia; Former 12th Special Forces Group recognition bar, worn by non-special operations qualified soldiers—in lieu of a beret flash—from the 1960s to 1984 [2]
A silver colored metal and enamel device 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 inches (2.9 cm) in height consisting of a pair of silver arrows in saltire, points up and is surmounted at their junction by the V-42 stiletto silver dagger with black handle point up; all over and between a black motto scroll arcing to the base and inscribed "DE OPPRESSO LIBER" in silver ...
United States Army Special Forces (Green Berets) - Latin: De Oppresso Liber, lit. 'To Free the Oppressed' [7] Army Medical Department - To Conserve Fighting Strength [8] United States Army Military Police Corps - Assist. Protect. Defend.
The Special Forces motto, De oppresso liber (Latin: "to free the oppressed") reflects this historical mission of guerrilla warfare against an occupying power. Specifically, the three-man Jedburgh teams provided leadership to French Resistance units.
The inscription at base of the sculpture bears its name, America's Response Monument, and the Latin subtitle De Oppresso Liber. The subtitle, traditionally translated as "to free the oppressed", is the motto of the Green Berets, who inspired the monument. [24] A piece of steel from the original World Trade Center is embedded in the base. [25]