The U.S. Navy SEALs were established by President John F. Kennedy in 1962 as a small, elite maritime military force to conduct Unconventional Warfare.n 6 June 1943, LCDR Kaufmann established Naval Combat Demolition Unit training at Ft. Pierce, Florida. Most of Kauffmanâs volunteers came from the Navyâs engineering and construction battalions. Training commenced with one grueling week designed to eliminate the men from the boys.
Back to story Â». (Newser) â KFC has a new Colonel Sandersâsort of. Actor George Hamilton (who, his Wikipedia page notes, is, perhaps, most famous for his debonair style and his perfect and perpetual suntan) will play the Extra Crispy Colonel in ads for the chain's Extra Crispy Chicken. Extra Crispy Chicken is fried to a golden brown.
Harry Morgan, Colonel Potter on âM*A*S*H,â Dies at 96. Harry Morgan, the prolific character actor best known for playing the acerbic but kindly Colonel Potter in the long-running television series âM*A*S*H,â died on Wednesday morning at his home in Los Angeles. He was 96.