infantryman
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The rescue of Kostiantyn Vlasenko, a 49-year-old infantryman, from the front line near the city of Kupiansk involved four Ukrainian brigades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026
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
He discovered that Stan was an infantryman with the 5th Battalion of the 1st Welsh Regiment.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
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
In a cafe, they sit two tables down from an infantryman not much older than Werner.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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He had a rare ability to draw out everyone he met, from common infantrymen to generals, who trusted him with their stories.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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
But that advantage flips in the afternoon, when Ukrainian drone pilots can sometimes spot the moving shadows of Russian infantrymen.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
But then their offensive sputtered to a halt as infantrymen and horse-drawn artillery became ensnared in the obstacle course of churned-up fields, abandoned trenches, and shattered roads left from the Battle of the Somme.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
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