military service
Example Sentences
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Political leaders and ordinary Americans sometimes talk about military service members and war the same way.
From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2026
"Such unflattering incidents are conspicuously absent from Byfield's earlier accounts of his military service," O'Keeffe says.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
He volunteered for military service during World War II and, with an affinity for math, served as a navigator on a B-17 bomber that saw heavy action.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
Despite the occasional misstep, including wearing a Nazi uniform at a costume party, the prince became hugely popular, especially after front-line military service in Afghanistan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
I thought about Herbert, about how desperately he wanted the American flag he earned through his military service in Vietnam.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
