infantryman
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He discovered that Stan was an infantryman with the 5th Battalion of the 1st Welsh Regiment.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
When I was an infantryman in the U.S.
From Slate ● Dec. 3, 2025
He served two tours in Iraq between 2003 and 2006, as an enlisted Marine infantryman and scout sniper, and then left the service to become a lawyer.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2024
Valery Shyrokov, 47, an infantryman and mortar gunner who volunteered in 2022 and served, among other places, in the bloody battle for Bakhmut, uses the word “disappointed,” but his manner suggests something far stronger.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2024
Walking patrols for a week, Ellsberg lived the life of an infantryman in Vietnam.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
For Ukrainian infantrymen, Russia’s midrange drones make moving to and from the front line the most perilous part of their work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Nothing the American infantrymen encountered battling across Europe and into the German heartland steeled them for what they found at Dachau.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2025
It's rare for journalists these days to speak to infantrymen, as it's become too risky to go to these trenches.
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
On Nov. 9, 1921, the anonymous “doughboy” — the nickname given to the infantrymen — was carried down the wet gangway.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2021
Not only did Inka infantrymen have to overcome their initial stupefaction, their leaders had to reinvent their military tactics while in the midst of an invasion.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
