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infantry

[in-fuhn-tree] / ˈɪn fən tri /
NOUN
foot soldiers
Synonyms


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Matt served multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan as an infantry squad leader and gunnery sergeant in the Marine Corps.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The Minneapolis-born, Princeton and Harvard graduate served as an infantry platoon leader in Guantanamo Bay and Iraq, where he was awarded the Bronze Star Medal.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The former Fox News personality, who served as an Army National Guard infantry officer in Iraq and Afghanistan, disdains rules of engagement and other guardrails as constraining to the “warrior ethos.”

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026

At a recent training session for Ukrainian infantry, an instructor shouted as soldiers ran through thick snow, the layers of ice crushing under their boots.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

The first Rebel infantry came in that way, down the narrow gray road from the mountain gap.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara




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