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corpsman

[kawr-muhn, kohr-] / ˈkɔr mən, ˈkoʊr- /
NOUN
medic
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Navy corpsman and Dis’ older brother, found it difficult to grieve his friends who died while serving and the death of his sister because he was raised to “Be a man and suck it up.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025

Mr. Ferriero, by the way, also served as a Navy hospital corpsman during the Vietnam War.

From Washington Times ● May 3, 2022

Rauf enlisted in the Navy Reserve in 2017 and serves as a hospital corpsman, according to his service record provided by the Navy.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022

Thomas Drake spoke to Fox News Digital on Monday about his Virginia-born father, Keith Drake, as well as his own four years of service as a hospital corpsman in the Navy.

From Fox News ● Dec. 7, 2021

A corpsman with the small circle of his profession on his helmet knelt by my side.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac

The occasion is production on a show called “Devil Docs,” a web comedy about Navy corpsmen billed as “Scrubs” for the U.S. military.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2020

After dropping the second Marine off, Naimo told the corpsmen he was returning to his own fighting position.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2017

At a training facility for future corpsmen, located near Camp Pendleton, Calif., Roach slips and slides on the fake blood that pours out of fake wounds.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 1, 2016

If proven effective, they could be issued to corpsmen to give to Marines immediately following an event, and therapy could start immediately, said Hoffer...Since the center has opened, 40 patients have received treatment.

From Time ● Jun. 19, 2011

“It’s okay,” one of the corpsmen told Ishmael.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson




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