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corpsman

[kawr-muhn, kohr-] / ˈkɔr mən, ˈkoʊr- /
NOUN
medic
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During his campaign, Mr. Peña highlighted his time as a Navy hospital corpsman assigned to a Marine division in Okinawa, Japan.

From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2023

Strachan started his career in the Navy as a hospital corpsman but left on a medical discharge after a surgery gone awry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2022

Mr. Ferriero, by the way, also served as a Navy hospital corpsman during the Vietnam War.

From Washington Times ● May 3, 2022

After Jim Enderle, 63, a retired Navy chief hospital corpsman from Quaker Hill, Conn., returned from deployment, he could not enjoy the holidays for years.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2021

A corpsman with the small circle of his profession on his helmet knelt by my side.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

The occasion is production on a show called “Devil Docs,” a web comedy about Navy corpsmen billed as “Scrubs” for the U.S. military.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2020

After dropping the second Marine off, Naimo told the corpsmen he was returning to his own fighting position.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2017

At a training facility for future corpsmen, located near Camp Pendleton, Calif., Roach slips and slides on the fake blood that pours out of fake wounds.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2016

At Guantánamo, psychiatrists, Navy corpsmen and nurses specializing in mental health have replaced the psychologists to provide mental health treatment for detainees.

From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2015

Ishmael watched a half-dozen navy corpsmen busily packing medical field kits and stacking ambulatory litters.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson


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