In 1961, the new gospel of counterin-surgency swept like wildfire through the US armed forces, ignited by the personal enthusiasm of President John F. Kennedy. His long-standing interest in what he called "limited brushfire wars" took on additional urgency when Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev pledged support for socialist "wars of national liberation" in the Third World. Two weeks after Kennedy's inauguration, the White House sent a National Security Action Memorandum to the Pentagon directing more emphasis be put on the development of counter-guerrilla forces. It was the first of 23 Kennedy NSAMs on the subject. The President lavished particular attention on the Army Special Forces. On a visit to the Special Warfare Center at Fort Bragg, N.C., he took conspicuous pleasure in authorizing wear of the green beret, banned previously by Army leaders as elitist.
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机译：1961年，约翰·肯尼迪（John F. Kennedy）总统的个人热情激起了新的反叛乱福音，如野火般席卷了美国军队。当苏联领导人尼基塔·赫鲁晓夫（Nikita Khrushchev）承诺支持第三世界的社会主义“民族解放战争”时，他对自己所谓的“有限的无休止的战争”的长期兴趣变得更加紧迫。肯尼迪就职典礼两周后，白宫向五角大楼发出了《国家安全行动备忘录》，指示应更加重视反游击部队的发展。这是有关此主题的23项肯尼迪NSAM中的第一个。总统特别重视陆军特种部队。在访问位于北卡罗来纳州布拉格堡的特种作战中心时，他非常高兴地批准了绿色贝雷帽的佩戴，而贝雷帽此前曾被陆军领导人禁止担任精英人士。
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