Iron on/sew on military embroidered patch. SPECIAL FORCES MESS WITH THE BEST DIE LIKE THE REST printed on front patch in gold lettering. Special forces emblem pictured on front. Skull wearing a beret with two guns crossing. In the United States, the term Special Operations Forces (SOF) is used instead of special forces to refer to the aforementioned units because Special Forces refers to a specific unit, the United States Army Special Forces aka green berets.