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corpsman

[kawr-muhn, kohr-] / ˈkɔr mən, ˈkoʊr- /
NOUN
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Navy corpsman and Dis’ older brother, found it difficult to grieve his friends who died while serving and the death of his sister because he was raised to “Be a man and suck it up.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

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

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

From Washington Times • May 3, 2022

Rauf enlisted in the Navy Reserve in 2017 and serves as a hospital corpsman, according to his service record provided by the Navy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 1, 2022

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