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ensign

noun as in flag

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The secretary said the two ensigns, who only just graduated last year, were aboard the Navy destroyer and “helped defend the freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.”

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Finally, I happened to meet a lady Navy ensign one morning and now we, who are both retired Navy, will celebrate our 50th in December.

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Earlier, while visiting the port of Busan, the Japanese vessel had flown a “Rising Sun” ensign.

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“It reminds me of the higher purpose everybody has when they join the military,” the ensign recalled.

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He was a Flag Officer and went without food or drink for the whole day as he held the naval white ensign.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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