Duke with Jet Pack - GI Joe 25th Anniversary Action Figure (Cartoon Logo)

Duke was fluent in French, German and English when he enlisted. Graduated top of his class at the Fort Benning Airborne School. Opted for U.S. Army Special Languages School where he specialized in Han Chinese and Southeast Asian dialects. Upon graduations, he served in the Armys Special Forces unit in Southeast Asia where he received the medal of Honor and two Bronze Stars for single-handedly rescuing 34 POWs from a heavily guarded enemy compound.