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a person engaged in military service
wishing our servicemen overseas the best of luck
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Recent Examples of servicemen
These ex-servicemen would need food, sundries, smokes — hundreds of things, and thousands in pension dollars landed in their pockets, right?
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Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Remember that the Pentagon is three million servicemen and women and civilians.
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
Harry founded the Invictus Games 10 years ago as an international multi-sport event for wounded, sick and injured servicemen and servicewomen, both those still serving and veterans.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Ukrainian servicemen prepare for the front line Monday near Kurakhove in eastern Donetsk.
—Reuters, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Taussig reported that the children of American servicemen appeared to be unaffected - US army hospitals didn’t use the drug.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
Argentina invaded the islands in 1982, triggering a two-month war, won by Britain, that killed 649 Argentine troops, 255 British servicemen and three islanders.
—Sylvia Hui, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2024
The report suggests the unit was reassigned to fend off Ukraine’s invasion of the Russian border regions and may be replaced with less capable Russian servicemen.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
A lot of servicemen and servicewomen tell me that this song is an anthem for them.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Remember that the Pentagon is three million servicemen and women and civilians.
—CBS News, 24 Nov. 2024
Harry founded the Invictus Games 10 years ago as an international multi-sport event for wounded, sick and injured servicemen and servicewomen, both those still serving and veterans.
—Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
Ukrainian servicemen prepare for the front line Monday near Kurakhove in eastern Donetsk.
—Reuters, NBC News, 16 Oct. 2024
Meanwhile, Taussig reported that the children of American servicemen appeared to be unaffected - US army hospitals didn’t use the drug.
—Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
Argentina invaded the islands in 1982, triggering a two-month war, won by Britain, that killed 649 Argentine troops, 255 British servicemen and three islanders.
—Sylvia Hui, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2024
The report suggests the unit was reassigned to fend off Ukraine’s invasion of the Russian border regions and may be replaced with less capable Russian servicemen.
—Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
A lot of servicemen and servicewomen tell me that this song is an anthem for them.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
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