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With their support, Private Thorne was soon on his way into Special Forces.

While in Special Forces he taught skiing, survival, mountaineering, and guerrilla tactics.

In turn he attended Airborne School, and quickly advanced in rank, attaining a reserve commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in 1957.

He later received a regular commission and a promotion to Captain in 1960.

From 1958 to 1962 he served in 10th Special Forces Group in West Germany.

While there he was second in command of a search and rescue mission in the Zagros mountains of Iran, gaining him a notable reputation.