troops

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As of May 23, the naval blockade has redirected more than 100 vessels and involved more than 15,000 troops.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

There was no immediate comment from the Iran-backed group, which claimed separate attacks against Israeli troops in Lebanon on Sunday.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Additionally, President Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops to bolster the immigration agencies swarming the area.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

That comparison might sound hyperbolic since Vietnam was a 20-year meat-grinder of a war that cost the lives of more than 50,000 Americans and something like 3.5 million Vietnamese, both troops and civilians.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

The objective was a large concentration of German troops around the town of Saint-Mihiel, south of Verdun.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman