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infantry

[in-fuhn-tree] / ˈɪn fən tri /
NOUN
foot soldiers
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Bill Mauldin, an enlisted soldier with the 45th Infantry in Europe during World War II, was also a cartoonist for the 45th Division News and for Stars and Stripes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Infantry units are full of older men unfit for arduous combat missions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

Museum volunteer Ken Brookes, who knew the couple, explained that they were both soldiers in the Durham Light Infantry and met in Cairo, Egypt.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 2025

The California National Guard’s 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, based in San Diego, said 300 personnel were deployed to protect federal property and personnel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

It clearly marks all the mines buried between the American Army’s Thirty-Seventh Infantry Division’s strategic military position and Santo Tomas.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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