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Recent Examples of jarhead
Mike Ferazzi lived to ride his motorcycle with his brothers, members of the Jarheads, a group of bikers comprised of, well, jarheads, Marines.
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Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2019
When jarhead coders wrote their own version of Doom II, putting players in landscapes that resembled the Iraqi desert and other likely theaters of battle, Vaughn played it day and night.
—Steve Silberman, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2002
Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2019
When jarhead coders wrote their own version of Doom II, putting players in landscapes that resembled the Iraqi desert and other likely theaters of battle, Vaughn played it day and night.
—Steve Silberman, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2002
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Also today: a Ukrainian missile struck a concentration of 810th Naval Infantry Brigade marines in Ivanovskoe, 25 miles north of Sudzha, according to CDS.David Axe, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Taylor From academy footballers to rejection, reflection, the marines… and The Athletic By Jacob Tanswell A unique piece of journalism, brilliantly executed.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The National Park Service rangers particularly remember the former president for his work to establish parks including adding millions of acres to national park land in Alaska in 1987, Litterst said.John Bacon, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2024
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Throughout the summer, rangers lead talks and presentations on preserving and appreciating the night sky.Nile Cappello, AFAR Media, 27 Dec. 2024
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Shortly after, a procession of riflemen and a statue of the Virgin Mary are paraded from San Geronimo de Taos church in front of more than 1,000 onlookers.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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These are not necessarily easy shot opportunities, so rifle setups need to be accurate and the rifleman needs to posess real skills.Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 28 Nov. 2024
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Part of the 11th Army Corps is a 10,000-strong commando division that is trained to parachute into or penetrate enemy territory and carry out assassinations, infrastructure damage and sabotage, according to Madden.Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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Israeli commando units have captured high-value assets in Lebanon and Syria.Shalom Lipner, Foreign Affairs, 25 Nov. 2024
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One of the militias has a powerful saw that can cut through concrete, enabling them to sneak behind Judicial’s raiders.Noel Murray, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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In Charleston, Loyalists were desperate for skilled horsemen who could work as scouts and raiders, plundering Patriot homes for supplies.Kinsey Gidick, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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About the same time, a Missouri infantryman and musician in the home’s band fell back into the sodden embrace of booze after years of sobriety, went back to his barracks and swallowed hydrochloric acid.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
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Tehran would have to provide the Syrian regime with tens of thousands of infantrymen to regain control of the ground.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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In this massive operation, however, Allied commanders became uncertain of the location of the doughboys of the Lost Battalion, who soon fell under attack from both enemy German artillery, as well as friendly fire from the Americans.Alice George, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Nov. 2023
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Look at the recent backlash against pop singer Róisín Murphy, who is about as threatening a figure as the Pillsbury doughboy.Bob Guccione Jr, Spin, 20 Sep. 2023
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Hessler served in the U.S. Army as a field artilleryman for six years, retiring as a staff sergeant before serving two years as a patrol officer for the Baltimore City Police, followed by a lateral transfer to Carroll in March of 2021.Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 21 Nov. 2024
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During the 1930s and '40s, what was left of Indianola was turned into a major training base for thousands of artillerymen.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Mar. 2024
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“Jarhead.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jarhead. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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