infantry

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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 additional troops would likely include infantry, armored vehicles and logistics support.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 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

And past the pyre Akhaia’s captains paraded in review, in arms, clattering chariot teams and infantry.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer