infantryman
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For many at the front, the main fear is not an infantryman storming over the top, but an unseen enemy operating a drone from far away with a joystick.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The 53-year-old is a former infantryman with King's Own Scottish Borderers who is blind in one eye and suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025
He viewed his 11 months at the VA as a natural extension of his days as an infantryman, giving back to veterans and this country.
From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2025
I’m struck by the parallel between the life of a closeted trans Civil War infantryman and the modern American trans teen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2024
A doctor started an IV, while a nurse tried to question the infantryman for his name, rank, and serial number.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
Ukrainian infantrymen were hiking more than 10 miles on foot to reach positions inside the devastated city in east Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 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
When handheld guns became common, armed peasant infantrymen supplanted the mounted elite.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
“Yes, sah. The infantrymen gave me the trousers and shirt.”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
