marines

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Miller signed on as Cochrane’s captain of marines, and together they sailed to blockade the Spanish fleet at the Peruvian harbor of Callao.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Soldiers, marines, and their support crews need food, water, ammo, and other supplies; a base of some sort would have to be set up.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The 1992 courtroom drama, A Few Good Men, concerned the court martial of two marines for the death of a fellow soldier.

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

Members of Taiwan’s military routinely receive U.S. training, including a unit of marines that recently trained in Guam.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

As the marines walked, dripping, onto the sand, local schoolgirls stepped forward and placed garlands of red and yellow flowers over their necks.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin