{"id":54936,"date":"2020-05-06T21:48:20","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T21:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/06\/heres-the-career-info-for-the-former-green-berets-involved-in-venezuela-raid-debacle\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T08:43:32","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:43:32","slug":"heres-the-career-info-for-the-former-green-berets-involved-in-venezuela-raid-debacle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2020\/05\/06\/heres-the-career-info-for-the-former-green-berets-involved-in-venezuela-raid-debacle\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s the career info for the former Green Berets involved in Venezuela raid debacle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Army has provided service histories for three former Green Berets<\/a> involved in a failed incursion into Venezuela<\/a> earlier this week, an incident that\u2019s still short on details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The service records come the same day Venezuelan state-owned television released spliced clips from an interrogation of one of the two former Green Berets who Venezuelan authorities say was captured along with about 60 individuals from their Venezuelan irregular force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Green Beret turned private security consultant Jordan Goudreau said in a video<\/a> to announce the raid Sunday that he helped orchestrate the operation. He later identified his two colleagues as U.S. special forces veterans in a now deleted tweet. He did not respond to a request for comment placed at his office Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Sgt. 1st Class Goudreau<\/b>, 43, served on active duty as a special forces medical sergeant and indirect fire infantryman from 2001 to 2016. A LinkedIn account associated with Goudreau stated that he previously served in the Canadian Armed Forces for three years in the mid-1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a U.S. service member, he deployed to Iraq from November 2006 to April 2007 and from March 2010 to September 2010. He later deployed to Afghanistan from May 2011 to June 2011 and again from January 2014 to June 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goudreau received three Bronze Star medals, the Ranger Tab, Special Forces Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge and Parachutist Badge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Sgt. Airan Berry<\/b>, 41, served on active duty as a special forces engineer sergeant from 1996 to 2013. He deployed to Iraq from March 2003 to June 2003; November 2004 to June 2005; and February 2007 to March 2007.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Berry received two Bronze Star medals, the Kosovo Campaign Medal, Ranger Tab, Special Forces Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge, Expert Infantryman Badge, Parachutist Badge, the Special Operations Diver and Special Operations Diving Supervisor Badges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Former Staff Sgt. Luke Denman<\/b>, 34, served on active duty as a special forces communications sergeant from 2006 to 2011, later serving in the Army Reserve until September 2014. He deployed to Iraq from March 2010 to September 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Denman received the Army Commendation Medal, Special Forces Tab, Combat Infantryman Badge and Parachutist Badge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Filings for Goudreau\u2019s security consultancy, Silvercorp USA Inc., date to February 2018 with the company\u2019s main address in Melbourne, Florida. The filings also identify Goudreau as CEO and Drew White as COO. White is a former Army friend who reportedly broke with Goudreau last fall. Service records for White weren\u2019t available on Wednesday, Army officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t