militiaman
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“None of us will be afraid when the moment comes to defend our country from foreign aggression,” said Orlando López, 54, a grandfather and proud militiaman.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2025
The court ruled that even if Leschi had killed the militiaman, he couldn’t be charged with murder because he was leader of a sovereign nation in a time of war.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
Another video captured a militiaman recounting a purported conversation with police.
From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2021
In mid-June, a self-described Virginia militiaman drove with a new acquaintance from his home in Alexandria to a former prison in the nearby town of Lorton, about 15 miles away.
From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2021
Laila saw a look pass between Wakil and the militiaman.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
Later he tried to build civil society in war-torn Iraq and Libya and was briefly kidnapped by Tuareg militiamen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
It recreates the war through the perspectives of Continental soldiers, militiamen, British officers, and American Loyalists, as well as Native soldiers and civilians, enslaved and free African Americans, German mercenaries and French and Spanish allies.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2025
The Syrian shrine of Sayeda Zainab drew Iran-backed militiamen from throughout the region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2025
They would be militiamen, not soldiers, they were told.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024
As the British marched on to Concord—rank on rank, as if on parade—the Patriots’ spy network mustered hundreds of militiamen.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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